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The effect of the refusal avoidance training experiment on final disposition codes in the German ESS-2
Auswirkungen der speziellen Ausbildung von Interviewern zur Erhöhung der Responseraten auf die Antwortbereitschaft beim deutschen ESS-2
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Universität Konstanz, Center for Quantitative Methods and Survey Research (CMS)
Abstract "The implementation of a Refusal Avoidance Training (RAT) within wave 2 of the German part of the European Social Survey (ESS) successful reduced the amount of reported refusal by nearly 7%. The effect of the reduction was compensated by a nearly equal increase in the proportion of non-contacted des... view more
"The implementation of a Refusal Avoidance Training (RAT) within wave 2 of the German part of the European Social Survey (ESS) successful reduced the amount of reported refusal by nearly 7%. The effect of the reduction was compensated by a nearly equal increase in the proportion of non-contacted designated respondents. This effect may be due to non-random allocation of trained interviewers. Further randomized experiments are neccessary to separate the effects of RAT on response rates." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
personnel; interview; measure; empirical social research; method; Federal Republic of Germany; opinion research; impact; response behavior; labor market policy
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Method
applied research; evaluation; empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
City
Konstanz
Page/Pages
10 p.
Series
Arbeitspapier / Universität Konstanz, Zentrum für Quantitative Methoden und Surveyforschung, 3/2006
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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