Pictures Instead of Survey Questions: An Experimental Investigation of the Feasibility of Using Pictures in a Housing Survey

Abstract Anyone with a smartphone can take pictures anytime anywhere. This opens the opportunity for researchers to collect photos augment traditional Web survey data. We conducted an experimental asking 2700 members of Dutch LISS panel about their dwelling conditions. Depending on condition, they were asked either several house or answer set questions same topics. paper documents feasibility collecting instead answers in web and studies consequences using pictures/questions choice components Total Survey Error. find that respondents our study much more willing than pictures, but this difference depended difficulty topic. then compare quality data from heating systems responses. Here we contain useful information Overall, conclude picture within be feasible way high-quality