Publication type
Book Chapter
Series Number
No. 18
Series
Survey methods in multinational, multiregional, and multicultural contexts
Authors
Editors
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Summary:
This chapter reviews the use of auxiliary data in studies of cross-national variations in the above factors and the impacts upon survey nonresponse. It discusses expected sources of cross-national differences in survey participation processes. Then, the chapter classifies potential sources of auxiliary data, focusing on contact data. It reviews existing cross-national studies of nonresponse and summarizes findings with respect to some of the key questions. The chapter discusses the main limitations of currently available contact data, and suggests three quality criteria which would improve the usefulness of contact data for the study of cross-national nonresponse: equivalence of design of contact forms, of implementation, and of the coding of outcomes.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470609927.ch18
Subjects
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