Comparison of Item and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys
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1. Introduction Survey quality is thought to be impacted by nonresponse, both item nonresponse and survey or unit nonresponse. The relationship between item nonresponse and unit nonresponse has been studied by Dixon (2002). Dahlhamer et al. (2003) also studied item nonresponse across several federal surveys. The current study examines the nature of item nonresponse and the relationship with subsequent unit nonresponse for two surveys: the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Survey (CEQ).
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تاریخ انتشار 2005