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Understanding Respondents' Attitudes Toward Web Paradata Use
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Abstract The collection and use of paradata is gaining in importance, especially in web surveys. From a research ethics’ perspective, respondents should be asked for their consent to the collection and use of web paradata. In this context, a positive attitude toward paradata use has been deemed to be a prere... view more
The collection and use of paradata is gaining in importance, especially in web surveys. From a research ethics’ perspective, respondents should be asked for their consent to the collection and use of web paradata. In this context, a positive attitude toward paradata use has been deemed to be a prerequisite for respondents’ willingness to share their paradata. The present study aimed to identify factors affecting respondents’ attitudes toward paradata use. Our findings revealed that adequately informing survey respondents about what paradata are and why they are used was an important determinant of their attitudes toward paradata use. Moreover, we found that respondents with a positive attitude toward the survey were more likely to have a favorable opinion of paradata use. Our findings suggest that a thorough understanding of the factors that contribute to a positive attitude toward paradata use provides the basis for improved paradata consent procedures, which in turn will increase rates of consent to paradata use and help attenuate the risk of consent bias in web surveys.... view less
Keywords
data capture; online survey; personal data; response behavior; data protection; survey research
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
consent bias; informed consent; paradata; respondents' attitudes; web survey
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 739-753
Journal
Social Science Computer Review, 38 (2020) 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319826904
ISSN
1552-8286
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications