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Oversampling in relation to differential regional response rates
Oversampling bezüglich unterschiedlichem regionalen Antwortverhalten
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Abstract "Response rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional repre... view more
"Response rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional representation of the population in a survey, differential regional oversampling can be an option. The authors show how regional ineligible rates and response rates of previous surveys can be used in a multilevel analysis to obtain residuals that form the basis for the computation of an ineligible correction and a regional oversampling factor for subsequent surveys. They argue that this oversampling design is a good alternative or complement to nonresponse weighting. The authors illustrate their approach with the sampling procedure used for the last edition of the yearly survey on social and cultural changes in the Flemish region." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
region; cultural change; small town; regional difference; analysis; large city; report; Belgium; weighting; population; regional comparison; response behavior; multivariate analysis; social change
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Research Design
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 83-92
Journal
Survey Research Methods, 2 (2008) 2
ISSN
1864-3361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications