A rich and diverse literature exists on the effects that human interviewers can have on
different aspects of the survey data collection process. This research synthesis uses the …

Advances in Telephone Survey Methodology: The Causes and Consequences of Response
Rates in Surveys by the News Media and Governm Page 1 499 CHAPTER 23 The Causes and …

Survey records are increasingly being linked to administrative databases to enhance the
survey data and increase research opportunities for data users. A necessary prerequisite to …

In the United Kingdom, in order to link individual-level administrative records to survey
responses, respondents need to give their consent. Using an unprecedented set of …

In face-to-face surveys interviewers play a crucial role in making contact with and gaining
cooperation from sample units. While some analyses investigate the influence of …

Interviewer effects are found across all types of interviewer-mediated surveys crossing
disciplines and countries. While studies describing interviewer effects are manifold …

Survey researchers have consistently found that interviewers make a small but systematic
contribution to variability in response times. However, we know little about what the …

" Nonresponse is a threat to the validity of conclusions based an survey data. In general, two
strategies are used to counteract this threat. The first strategy is to reduce the proportion of …

Research to improve the quality of social surveys has shown that methodological factors
have a significant impact on respondent cooperation. The research presented here is …

Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde von mir im Mai 2010 als Dissertationsschrift eingereicht und
schließt damit ein spannendes, intensives, oft auch sehr herausforderndes, dennoch lieb …