Understanding Society Working Paper Series 2021-02
Experiments on multiple requests for consent to data linkage in surveys
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Publication date
02 Feb 2021
Abstract
Surveys are increasingly seeking informed consent from respondent to link to several administrative data sources. This paper explores how best to administer consent requests for multiple data linkages in a survey. We experimentally varied the format of the consent request and the order of five data sources in two surveys. The format of the request did not have much effect on consent rates. The order does matter, but in complicated ways that depend on the particular outcomes of interest. Objective knowledge and subjective comprehension of the consent process, and confidence in the consent decision are unaffected by format or order.
Subjects
Psychology, Survey Methodology, and Surveys
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