Informationsverfügbarkeit und Response-Effects: die Prognose von Einflüssen unterschiedlich kategorisierter Antwortskalen durch Antwortsicherheiten und Antwortlatenzen
Abstract: 'Die Angaben von Befragten über die Häufigkeit oder Dauer bestimmter Verhaltensweisen werden in vielen Fällen durch die Verwendung unterschiedlich kategorisierter, objektiv aber identischer Antwortskalen beeinflusst. Als zentrale...
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Abstract: 'Die Angaben von Befragten über die Häufigkeit oder Dauer bestimmter Verhaltensweisen werden in vielen Fällen durch die Verwendung unterschiedlich kategorisierter, objektiv aber identischer Antwortskalen beeinflusst. Als zentrale Entstehungsbedingung dieses Response-Effects wird die kognitive Verfügbarkeit der jeweils abgefragten Informationen vermutet. In der vorliegenden Untersuchung wird diese Hypothese getestet, indem die individuellen Unterschiede in der subjektiven Antwortsicherheit und der jeweils zur Antwortgenerierung benötigten Zeit analysiert werden. Die Studie vergleicht die relative Prognosekraft dieser beiden Indikatoren der Informationsverfügbarkeit für die Entstehung des untersuchten Response- Effects. Ein weiterer Untersuchungsgegenstand betrifft die bislang ungeklärte Frage, durch welche der Datenanalyse vorangehende Transformationen der Antwortlatenzen deren Validität und Vorhersagekraft für das Vorliegen von Response-Effects maximiert werden können. Es werden dr
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Die Vorhersage von Fragenreihenfolgeeffekten durch Antwortlatenzen: eine Validierungsstudie
Abstract: 'Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit die Geschwindigkeit bei der Beantwortung von Einstellungsfragen als valider Indikator für die Einstellungsstärke der Befragten und als zuverlässiger Prädiktor für deren Beeinflussbarkeit durch...
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Abstract: 'Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit die Geschwindigkeit bei der Beantwortung von Einstellungsfragen als valider Indikator für die Einstellungsstärke der Befragten und als zuverlässiger Prädiktor für deren Beeinflussbarkeit durch Fragenreihefolgeeffekte angesehen werden kann. Dabei werden die Abweichungen der Antwortlatenzen bei den Zielitems von der 'normalen' Antwortgeschwindigkeit der jeweiligen Befragten und damit eine standardisierte Version dieses Indikators herangezogen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen erstens die konvergente Validität der Antwortlatenzen als Operationalisierung der Einstellungsstärke. Diese korrelieren in der erwarteten Art mit der Extremität der Einstellungsangaben und der Antwortsicherheit als 'konventionelle' Indikatoren der Einstellungsstärke. Weiterhin finden sich klare Belege für die Konstruktvalidität der Antwortlatenzen. Im Rahmen eines 'Split Ballot'-Experimentes bewerten die Befragten entweder zuerst die generelle Liberalisierung des Schwangerscha
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Zur Datenqualität der Bildungsangaben im Mikrozensus
Abstract: 'In diesem Beitrag wird am Beispiel des Besuchs der Klassenstufen 11-13 allgemein bildender Schulen die Qualität der Bildungsangaben im Mikrozensus 1996 diskutiert. Ergänzend zum Schulbesuch werden auf Basis des Mikrozensuspanels erstmals...
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Abstract: 'In diesem Beitrag wird am Beispiel des Besuchs der Klassenstufen 11-13 allgemein bildender Schulen die Qualität der Bildungsangaben im Mikrozensus 1996 diskutiert. Ergänzend zum Schulbesuch werden auf Basis des Mikrozensuspanels erstmals Analysen zur Antwortkonsistenz der Angaben zum allgemeinen Schulabschluss vorgestellt. Vergleiche mit den Populationsdaten aus der amtlichen Bildungsstatistik zum Schulbesuch lassen Erhebungs- und Abgrenzungsprobleme im Mikrozensus erkennen. Teilweise sind Schüler beruflicher Schulen entgegen den Definitionen des Mikrozensus als Besucher allgemein bildender Schulen erfasst. Zudem ist eine gravierende Übererfassung bei den unter 18-jährigen Oberstufenschülern festzustellen, die auf eine problematische Unterscheidung der Klassenstufen 5-10 vs. 11-13 bzw. der Sekundarstufen I und II verweist. Die mit dem Mikrozensuspanel berechneten Übergangsraten der Bildungsabschlüsse zwischen verschiedenen Zeitpunkten weisen zumeist eine Stabilität von über 80 Pro
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A Comparison of Results from a Spanish and English Mail Survey: Effects of Instruction Placement on Item Missingness
Abstract: Few research studies compare results from self-administered bilingual paper questionnaires on how the positioning of skip instructions may affect the respondent’s ability to follow skip patterns. Using data from the 2004 and 2005 of the...
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Abstract: Few research studies compare results from self-administered bilingual paper questionnaires on how the positioning of skip instructions may affect the respondent’s ability to follow skip patterns. Using data from the 2004 and 2005 of the Phase 5 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) mail survey questionnaire, this paper attempts to fill this gap. We examined whether the positioning of skip instructions can produce differences in item nonresponse rates in subsequent items and how results compare between English and Spanish language questionnaires. These results will be of interest to designers of bilingual self-administered survey questionnaires in guiding respondents through the intended navigational path with skip patterns
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Exploring Language Effects in Crosscultural Survey Research: Does the Language of Administration Affect Answers About Politics?
Abstract: We study if the language of administration of a survey has an effect on the answers of bilingual respondents to questions measuring political dimensions. This is done in two steps. In the first we test whether the measurement instruments...
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Abstract: We study if the language of administration of a survey has an effect on the answers of bilingual respondents to questions measuring political dimensions. This is done in two steps. In the first we test whether the measurement instruments are equivalent for the same individual in two languages. After measurement invariance is established, we test if latent mean differences are significant across the two languages. We also test if the correlation of the same concept in two languages is equal to one or not. Results show evidence for language effects, the latent correlation is below one, although mean differences are not significant. We use data of the LISS migration panel in a within subject design, respondents answer a questionnaire twice first in Dutch and then in their (second) native language among Arabic, English, German, Papiamento and Turkish
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Respondents' ratings of expressions from response scales: a two-country, two-language investigation on equivalence and translation
Abstract: "The paper presents German-American research on expressions from response scales used in cross-national and cross-lingual survey research. Respondents in the United States and Germany were asked to rate expression for the degrees of...
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Abstract: "The paper presents German-American research on expressions from response scales used in cross-national and cross-lingual survey research. Respondents in the United States and Germany were asked to rate expression for the degrees of intensity they were held to express. The scales used were scales of agreement, importance and for/against. The findings of the study raise as many questions as they answer. Translation-based pairings of expressions across English and German work well but not perfectly. Symmetrical response scales often lead to artificial-sounding 'scalespeak' constructions: their effect on scale responses is unknown. Well-matched translation pairings were sometimes differently scored across the populations. Germans and Americans differed in the range of scale points they employed and in the range of vocabulary used to 'explain' expressions. The study is seen as a first step towards understanding cross-national response scale issues." (author's abstract)
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Now, later, or never? Using response-time patterns to predict panel attrition
Abstract: Preventing panel members from attriting is a fundamental challenge for panel surveys. Research has shown that response behavior in earlier waves (response or nonresponse) is a good predictor of panelists' response behavior in upcoming...
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Abstract: Preventing panel members from attriting is a fundamental challenge for panel surveys. Research has shown that response behavior in earlier waves (response or nonresponse) is a good predictor of panelists' response behavior in upcoming waves. However, response behavior can be described in greater detail by considering the time until the response is returned. In the present study, we investigated whether respondents who habitually return their survey late and respondents who switch between early and late response in multiple waves are more likely to attrit from a panel. Using data from the GESIS Panel, we found that later response is related to a higher likelihood of attrition (AME = 0.087) and that response-time stability is related to a lower likelihood of attrition (AME = −0.013). Our models predicted most cases of attrition; thus, survey practitioners could potentially predict future attriters by applying these models to their own data
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Risk of Nonresponse Bias and the Length of the Field Period in a Mixed-Mode General Population Panel
Abstract: Survey researchers are often confronted with the question of how long to set the length of the field period. Longer fielding time might lead to greater participation yet requires survey managers to devote more of their time to data...
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Abstract: Survey researchers are often confronted with the question of how long to set the length of the field period. Longer fielding time might lead to greater participation yet requires survey managers to devote more of their time to data collection efforts. With the aim of facilitating the decision about the length of the field period, we investigated whether a longer fielding time reduces the risk of nonresponse bias to judge whether field periods can be ended earlier without endangering the performance of the survey. By using data from six waves of a probability-based mixed-mode (online and mail) panel of the German population, we analyzed whether the risk of nonresponse bias decreases over the field period by investigating how day-by-day coefficients of variation develop during the field period. We then determined the optimal cut-off points for each mode after which data collection can be terminated without increasing the risk of nonresponse bias and found that the optimal cut-off poi
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Methodological Aspects of a Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Asylum Seekers in Germany - A Field Report
Abstract: This field report presents and discusses methodological issues and challenges encountered in a mixed-methods research project on asylum seekers in Bavaria, Germany. It documents the research design of, and field experiences in, a...
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Abstract: This field report presents and discusses methodological issues and challenges encountered in a mixed-methods research project on asylum seekers in Bavaria, Germany. It documents the research design of, and field experiences in, a quantitative survey based on a quota sampling procedure and a qualitative study, both of which were conducted in collective accommodation for asylum seekers at selected locations in that federal state. Standardized PAPI multiple-topic questionnaires were completed by asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Iraq (N = 779); most of the questionnaires were self-administered. In addition, 12 qualitative face-to-face biographical interviews were conducted in order to gain an indepth understanding of attitudes and experiences of asylum seekers. This report focuses on the following aspects: the use of gatekeepers to facilitate participant recruitment; sampling procedures; the involvement of interpreters in the data collection process; response bias a
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