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Type: Journal Articles Authors: Lothar Essig and Joachim K. Winter ISSN: Print 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
Published in: Fiscal Studies, Vol. 30, No. 3-4, December 2009
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 30, No. 3-4, pp.367-390
JEL classification: C81 Keywords: household surveys, item non-response, panel attrition, interview mode
We analyse the determinants of non-response to questions on financial items such as income and asset holdings in household surveys. Our data come from a controlled field experiment. As part of the SAVE study - a representative survey conducted in Germany in 2001 - questions on household income and financial assets were administered using different modes (personal interview versus drop-off questionnaire). The data also allow us to investigate the influence of interviewer characteristics on non-response. Our results are in line with predictions derived from models of survey response behaviour that have been developed in survey research and social psychology. Search |
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