Laurie, H and Smith, RA and Scott, L (1999) Strategies for reducing nonresponse in a longitudinal panel survey. Journal of Official Statistics, 15 (2). pp. 269-282.
Laurie, H and Smith, RA and Scott, L (1999) Strategies for reducing nonresponse in a longitudinal panel survey. Journal of Official Statistics, 15 (2). pp. 269-282.
Laurie, H and Smith, RA and Scott, L (1999) Strategies for reducing nonresponse in a longitudinal panel survey. Journal of Official Statistics, 15 (2). pp. 269-282.
Abstract
This article provides an evaluation of some of the fieldwork procedures and survey systems used on the British Household Panel Study (BHPS). The BHPS procedures for dealing with nonresponse through panel maintenance systems, tracking procedures, and refusal conversion during fieldwork are described. The analysis uses data from the first four waves of BHPS from 1991 to 1994, to examine longitudinal patterns of response and reasons for refusal. The reasons for refusal or for becoming a non-contact over the life of the panel are discussed. The process of refusal conversion is described together with conversion outcomes. Finally the effect of interviewer continuity on maintaining the co-operation of sample members is examined. The article argues that in the context of a longitudinal panel survey, having a relatively complex set of procedures in place is critically important to minimise nonresponse and maintain high response rates over time.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Response rates; survey methodology; fieldwork procedures |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2014 08:58 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 18:42 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/8747 |
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