Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (2000)

Invited Papers by Topic

1.Developments in Record Linkage Theory and Application
Organizer: Michael D. Larsen, University of Chicago

Ch
air: Michael D. Larsen, University of Chicago

Weight Estimation for Large Scale Record Linkage Applications - John Armstrong and Maher Saleh ............... 1

Model-Based Analysis of Records Linked Using Mixture Models - Partha Lahiri and Michael D. Larsen ............... 11

Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, and Record Linkage - William E. Winkler ............... 20

 

2. The Use of Statistical Sampling to Improve Census 2000
Organizer: Carolee Bush, U. S. Census Bureau
Chair: John Thompson, U. S. Census Bureau

An Appreciation of Peter Bounpane - William P. Butz ............... 30

The Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation: Theory and Application - Howard Hogan ............... 31

 

3. Non-Parametric and Semi-Parametric Techniques in Survey Sampling
Organizer: F. Jay Breidt, Iowa State University
Chair: F. Jay Breidt, Iowa State University

Prediction of Finite Population Totals Under Informative Sampling Utilizing the Sample Distribution - Mikhail Sverchkov and Danny Pfeffermann ............... 41

Non-Parametric Regression for Estimating Totals in Finite Populations - Alan H. Dorfman ............... 47

Local Polynomial Regression Estimation in Two-Stage Sampling - Ji-Yeon Kim, F. Jay Breidt, and Jean D. Opsomer ............... 55

 

4. Small Area Estimates of Poverty: Current Methods and Future Directions
Organizer: Constance Citro, Committee on National Statistics
Chair: Daniel Kasprzyk, National Center for Education Statistics

Evaluation of the Census Bureau's Small-Area Poverty Estimates - Michael L. Cohen ............... 62

Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimates: Priorities for 2000 and Beyond - Constance F. Citro and Graham Kalton ............... 69

 

5. Response Rate Disclosure
Organizer: Warren Mitofsky, Mitofsky International
Chair: Janice Ballou, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers

Survey Standards and Response Rate Disclosure - Elizabeth Martin ............... 75

 

6. Surveying Populations with Disabilities
Organizer: Allan Sampson, University of Pittsburgh
Chair: Allan Sampson, University of Pittsburgh

Survey Design and Data Collection Issues in the Disability Evaluation Study - Carla Maffeo, William Frey, and Graham Kalton ............... 79

Estimation of Proxy, Time and Content Effect for the Health and Activity Limitation Survey - Éric R. Langlet ............... 89

Federal Disability Surveys in the United States: Lessons and Challenges - Michele C. Adler and Gerry F. Hendershot ............... 98

 

7. Statistical Software for Complex Sample Survey Data
Organizer: Anthony An, SAS Institute Inc.
Chair: Kevin W Dodd, National Cancer Institute

Design Consistent Small Area Estimates Using Gibbs Algorithm for Logistic Models - Babubhai Shah, Beth Barnwell, Ralph Folsom, and Akhil Vaish ............... 105

Variance Estimation and Quasi-Score Tests for Complex Surveys Using Estimating Equations - M. A. Hidiroglou, J N. K. Rao, and W. Yung ............... 112

SAS® Procedures for Analysis of Sample Survey Data - Anthony An and Donna Watts ............... 120

Discussion - Georgia Roberts ............... 130

 

8. Surveying Rare Populations
Organizer: David Signorelli, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Chair: David Signorelli, Australian Bureau of Statistics

Youth in Transition Survey: A Case Study in Design and Development - Joanne C. Moloney and Mike A. Hidiroglou ............... 132

Evaluating Secondary Data Sources for Random Digit Dialing Samples - J. Michael Brick, David Judkins, Jill Montaquila, David Morganstein, and Gary Shapiro ............... 142

 

Contributed Papers by Topic

1. Rooting Out Response Error: Methods to Identify Problem Questions
Organizer: Jennifer Reichert, U. S. Census Bureau
Chair: Leslie R. Flores, U. S. Census Bureau

Reliability of Income and Poverty Data from the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Supplement - Jennifer W. Reichert and John C. Kindelberger ............... 151

Using Response Reliability to Guide Questionnaire Design - Keith A. Albright, Jennifer W. Reichert, Leslie R. F/ores, Jeffrey C. Moore, Jennifer C. Hess, and Joanne Pascale ............... 157

Improving the EIA Survey Data Quality on Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Using Cognitive and Other Method - Howard Bradsher-Fredrick ............... 163

Measuring Response Variance in Census 2000 - J. Joy Sharp, John C. Kindelberger, and John M. Bushery ............... 169

 

2. Design and Analysis of Education Surveys
Organizer: Steve Kaufman, National Center for Education Statistics
Chair: Betty Jackson, U. S. Census Bureau

Minimizing Overlap in NCES Surveys - Sadeq Chowdhury, Adam Chu, and Steve Kaufman ............... 174

Using the Bootstrap to Estimate the Variance in a Very Complex Sample Design - Steven Kaufman ............... 180

Linking the NAEP and SASS Surveys: Methodological Issues and Potential Uses - Gary Skaggs and Steve Kaufman ............... 186

Imputation of Test Scores in the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) - Maxime C. Bokossa, Gary G. Huang, and Michael P. Cohen ............... 191

Multilevel Linear Regression Analysis of Complex Survey Data - Fan Zhang, Sameena Salvucci, and Mike Cohen ............... 197

 

3. Analysis of Incomplete Survey Data
Chair: Ibrahim Yansaneh, United Nations Statistical Division

Latent Variable Models for Analysis of Survey Data - Paul B. Massell ............... 203

A Hierarchical Bayesian Multinomial Model with Nonresponse - Geunshik Han, Balgobin Nandram, and Jai Won Choi ............... 209

Bayes Empirical Bayes Estimation of a Proportion Under Nonignorable Nonresponse - Balgobin Nandram and Jai Won Choi ............... 215

Effect of Nonresponse Adjustments on Variance Estimates for the National Population Health Survey - Harold J. Mantel, Sylvain Nadon, and Douglas Yeo ............... 221

Laplace Approximations for Variances of Estimators Based on Categorical Data in Presence of Unreported Items - Yves Thibaudeau ............... 227

 

4. Evaluation of Data Collection Methods
Chair: John Hall, Mathematica Policy Research

Physician Surveys: Recent Difficulties and Proposed Solutions - Sara L. Thran and Jesse S. Hixson ............... 233

Asymmetric Information, Interviewer Behavior, and Unit Nonresponse - Arthur B. Kennickell ............... 238

An Evaluation of Sample Design Changes for the 1997 Commodity Flow Survey - Jock R. Black, William C. Davie, Jr., and Jacklyn R. Jonas ............... 244

Incentive Effect on Response Rates for the 1997 Survey of Household Spending - Ben Vandermeer ............... 250

Differential Reporting of Food Stamps and AFDC: Explanations and Conjectures - Martin H. David and Christopher R. Bollinger ............... 256

 

5. Sample Design
Chair: Elaine Zanutto, University of Pennsylvania

Maximizing and Minimizing Overlap When Selecting any Number of Units per Stratum Simultaneously for Two Designs with Different Stratifications - Lawrence R. Ernest and Steven P. Paben ............... 261

A National Sampling Plan for Obtaining Food Products for Nutrient Analysis - Charles R. Perry, Daniel G. Beck/er, Pamela Pehrsson, and Joanne Ho/den ............... 267

Establishment Survey Designs: Conventional Sampling verses Network Sampling - Monroe G. Sirken ............... 273

Exploratory Use of Spatial Statistics to Inform the Choice of Variables for Stratifying Non-Self Representing Cities for the Next CPI PSU Sample Selection - William H. Johnson ............... 278

 

6. Development and Validation of Models for Complex Survey Data
Organizer: John F/tinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Joseph C/ements Bureau of Labor Statistics

Alternate Scaling Parameter Functions in a Hierarchical Bayes Model of U. S. County Poverty Rates - Jana Asher and Robin Fisher ............... 283

Analyzing Survey Data by Complete-Case and Available-Case Methods - Michael P. Cohen and Gary G. Huang ............... 289

 

7. Surveys Over Time
Chair: Avinash C. Singh, Research Triangle Institute

Integrating the American Community Survey and the Intercensal Demographic Estimates Program - Charles H. Alexander, Jr. and Signe Wetrogan ............... 295

Multi-Year Averages from a Rolling Sample Survey - Nanak Chand and Charles H. Alexander ............... 301

Subsampling Strategies in Longitudinal Surveys - Jun Liu and Elvessa Aragon ............... 307

Chain Drift in Some Price Index Estimators - Janice Lent ............... 313

Combining Samples vs. Cumulating Cases: A Comparison of Two Weighting Strategies in NLSY97 - Colm 0 'Muircheartaigh and Steven Pedlow ............... 319

Weighting Issues in an RDD Panel Survey - David Ferraro, J. Michael Brick, and Teresa Strick/er ............... 325

 

8. Evaluations of the Census Bureau's Master Address File for Census 2000 and Beyond
Organizer: Frank Vitrano, U. S. Census Bureau
Chair:
Frank Vitrano, U. S. Census Bureau

A Preliminary Examination of the Address List for Census 2000 - Robin A. Pennington , Joseph Burcham, Lionel Howard, and Cynthia Rothhaas ............... 331

Census 2000 Address List Review - Karen L. Owens ............... 337

Preliminary Results from the Census 2000 New Construction Operation - Miriam D. Rosenthal ............... 343

An Assessment of the Decennial Master Address File: Consistency of Aggregated Housing Unit Counts with Demographic Benchmarks - Kirsten K. West, J. Gregory Robinson, and Antonio Bruce ............... 348

 

9. Establishment Surveys
Chair: Rachel Harter, National Opinion Research Center

An Evaluation of the Occupational Staffing Pattern and Mean Wage Rates of State Government Workers - Albert Tou, Christina Chiu, and Kenneth Robertson ............... 354

Developing a New Business Survey: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey at the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Charlotte Mueller and John Wohlford ............... 360

The Genesis of an Establishment Survey: Research and Development for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey at the BLS - Charlotte Mueller and Mary Anne Phillips ............... 366

Sample Design in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Mark Crankshaw and George Stamas ............... 371

Measuring the Demand for Labor in the United States: The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Kelly A. Clark, Rosemary Hyson, and Jessica Cohen ............... 377

Measuring Retail E-Commerce Sales - LaTasha I. Austin, Carol S. King, Christopher Pece, and Judith 0 'Neil ............... 383

Improving the Design of Samples Used for Business Surveys Conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census - David L. Kinyon, Donna Glassbrenner, Jock Black, and Ruth F. Det/efsen ............... 388

 

10. Modes of Data Collection in Surveys
Chair: Arthur Kennickell, Federal Reserve Board

Structural Determinants of Mail Survey Response Rates Over a 12 Year Period, 1988-1999 - Don A. Dillman and Lisa R. Carley-Baxter ............... 394

Responding to the Survey Needs of Business - Glenn D. White, Jr. and Robert P. Wederich, Jr. ............... 400

A Comparison of Mail, Fax and Web-Based Survey Methods - Cihan Cobanoglu, Bill Warde, and Patrick J. Moreo ............... 405

An Experiment in Data Collection Mode Preference of Long-Term Cancer Survivors - Maxine Denniston, Kevin Stein, Frank Baker, Donna Brogan, Michele West, and Lisa Roche ............... 411

 

11. Methods for Evaluation of the 2000 Decennial Census, Part I
Chair: Patrick J. Cantwell, U. S. Census Bureau

The Effect of Age and Type of Advertising Media Exposure on the Likelihood of Returning a Census Form in the 1998 Census Dress Rehearsal - James Poyer ............... 417

Analysis of Item Allocation Rates for Population Items in the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal - Kevin J. Zajac and James B. Treat ............... 423

Examination of Census 2000 Initial Response Rates and the '90 Plus Five Project' - C. Robert Dimitri and James B. Treat ............... 429

Integrated Review System: Plans for Tracking U. S. Census 2000 Estimation Processing - Randal ZuWallack, Susan L. Atha, and Philip M. Gbur ............... 435

Final Sample Design for the Census 2000 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation - Randal ZuWallack, Matthew Salganik, Ryan Cromar, and Vincent Thomas Mule, Jr. ............... 441

Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey Targeted Extended Search - Alfredo Navarro and Douglas B. 0lson ............... 447

An Investigation into the Independence Between the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal and the Integrated Coverage Measurements/Post Enumeration Survey - Anne T. Kearney, Katie M. Bench, and Rita J. Petroni ............... 453

 

12. Interdisciplinary Survey Research Involving the Computer and Cognitive Sciences
Organizer: Monroe Sirken, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Monroe Sirken, National Center for Health Statistics

The Gold Standard of Question Quality on Surveys: Experts, Computer Tools, versus Statistical Indices - Art Graesser, Katja Wiemer-Hastings, Peter Wiemer-Hastings, and Roger Kreuz ............... 459

Unraveling the Seam Effect - Lance J. Rips, Frederick G. Conrad, and Scott S. Fricker ............... 465

Computerized Event History Calendar Methods: Facilitating Autobiographical Recall - Robert F. Belli ............... 471

Cognitive Issues in the Design of Web Surveys - Roger Tourangeau. Mick P. Couper, Robert Tortora, and Darby Miller Steiger ............... 476

Discussion - Gordon B. Willis ............... 482

 

13. Methods for Evaluation of the 2000 Decennial Census, Part II
Chair: Alan M. Zaslavsky, Harvard University

Post-Stratification Modeling for Housing Units Dual System Estimates for Census 2000 - Golam M. Farooque and Inez I.Chen ............... 485

Post-Stratification for the Census 2000 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey - Dawn E. Haines and Eric Schindler ............... 491

Post-Stratification Classification Affected by Household Coverage - Richard Griffin ............... 497

The Effect of the Method of Imputation for Missing Probabilities of Match, Residence, and Correct Enumeration on Dual System Estimates - Maria Cupples Hudson and Kara Morgan Clarke ............... 503

Counting People without a Usual Residence in the 2000 Census - Patrick J. Cantwell, Roger Shores, and Felipe Kohn ............... 509

Variance Estimation for 2000 Census Coverage Estimates - Jae Kwang Kim, Alfredo Navarro, and Wayne Fuller ............... 515

Study of Extreme Values and Influential Observations - Mark E. Asiala and Alfredo Navarro ............... 521

 

14. Current Methods Research Issues: The NCHS Centers for Excellence in Health Statistics. Dedicated to the memory of Seymour Sudman
Organizers: Nathaniel Schenker, National Center for Health Statistics Williams Kalsbeek, University of North Carolina
Chair: Nathaniel Schenker, National Center for Health Statistics

An Interdisciplinary Center Addressing Statistical Issues in Health Research Aimed at High-Risk Populations - William D. Kalsbeek, Robert P. Agans, Ashley F. Bowers, C. M. Suchindran, and Ralph F. Folsom, Jr. ............... 527

Survey Methodology Research for Improved Health Statistics - James M. Lepkowski, Mick P. Couper, Nancy Mathiowetz, Roger Tourangeau, and Trivellore Raghunathan ............... 533

Minnesota Center for Excellence in Health Statistics - John Oswald ............... 539

 

15. Evaluations of the Census Bureau's Master Address File for Census 2000 and Beyond: Part 2
Organizer: Maryann Chapin, U. S. Census Bureau
Chair: Al Tupek, U. S. Census Bureau

Assessing the Quality of the Census 2000 Master Address File Using Earlier Evaluation Data - Joseph Burcham ............... 541

Master Address File Updating Test: Process, Procedures, and Results of the 1999 Field Test - Kyra Linse and Kenneth Stump ............... 547

Evaluation of the 1999 Updating Test for the Master Address File - Mark Gorsak, Dara Hammond, and Randall Parmer ............... 553

Estimating New Construction Lag in the Master Address file: Results from the 1999 Permit Address Match Study - Anthony Tersine, Clfford Loudermilk, and Randall Parmer ............... 559

 

16. Hierarchical Models for Complex Survey Data
Organizer: Tapabrata Maiti, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Chair: Malay Ghosh, University of Florida

Comparison of Aggregate versus Unit-Level Models for Small-Area Estimation - Eric V. Slud ............... 563

Bootstrapping the Effect of Measurement Errors in Variables on Regression Results - Dougal Hutchison, Jo Morrison, and Rachel Felgate ............... 569

A Hierarchical Bayesian Nonresponse Model for Binary Data with Uncertainty About Ignorability - Balgobin Nandram and Jai Won Choi ............... 574

 

17. Imputation for Missing Survey Data
Chair: Leroy Bailey, U. S. Census Bureau

On Regression Imputation in the Presence of Nonignorable Nonresponse - Jean-François Beaumont ............... 580

Incorporating the Finite Population Correction into Variance Estimates from Imputed Data - Hyunshik Lee and Jill M. Montaquila ............... 586

Variance Estimation Under Regression Imputation Model - Kyuseong Kim ............... 592

 

18. Calibration Estimates and Calibration-Adjusted Variance Estimation
Organizer: Avinash Singh, Research Triangle Institute
Chair:
Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University

The Generalized Exponential Model for Sampling Weight Calibration for Extreme Values, Nonresponse, and Poststratification - R. E. Folsom, Jr. and A. C. Singh ............... 598

Experience with the Generalized Exponential Model for Weight Calibration for the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse - P. Chen, M A. Penne, and A. C. Singh ............... 604

Bias Corrected Estimating Function Approach for Variance Estimation Adjusted for Poststratification - A. C. Singh and R. E. Folsom, Jr. ............... 610

Variance Estimation Adjusted for Weight Calibration via the Generalized Exponential Model with Application to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse - A. K. Vaish, H. Gordek, and A. C. Singh ............... 616

Discussion - J. N. K. Rao ............... 622

 

19. Incomplete Data in Longitudinal Surveys
Chair: William Warde, Oklahoma State University

The Impact of Wave of Response in a Law School Survey About the Believability of Wituesses - Thomas R. Belin, Sandy Feinland, and Steven Winick ............... 624

Comparison of Nonresponse Adjustment Methods in a Health Survey - Todd L. Beck and Julia L. Bienias ............... 630

Effect of Interview Length and Proxy Interviews on Attrition to the Survey of Income and Program Participation - Lieu N. Galvin, Sam Sae-Ung, and Karen King ............... 636

 

20. New Directions for the NIS
Organizer: Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Robert A. Wright, National Center for Health Statistics

Compensating for Nonresponse Bias in the National Immunization Survey Using Response Propensities - Philip J. Smith, J. N. K. Rao, Michael P. Battaglia, Danni Daniels, Trena Ezzati-Rice, and Meena Khare ............... 641

Using Data on Interruptions in Telephone Service to Reduce Nontelephone Bias in a Random-Digit-Dialing Survey - Martin R. Frankel, K. P. Srinath, Michael P. Battaglia, David C. Hoaglin, Philip J. Smith, Robert A. Wright, and Meena Khare ............... 647

Split Sampling Design for Topical Modules in the National Immunization Survey - Philip J. Smith, Diane Simpson, Michael P. Battaglia, Vicki Huggins, Lance Rodewald, Monina K/evens, Marilyn Wilkinson, Ann-Sofi Rodén, Meena Khare, and Robert A. Wright ............... 653

The National Immunization Survey Registry Validation Study: Methodology for Matching and Analyses - John Stevenson, Beth Luman, Robert A. Wright, Meena Khare, Barbara Canavan, David C. Hoaglin, Vicki J. Huggins, Linda Piccinino, and Rebecca Strella ............... 659

Accuracy of Vaccination Dates Reported by Immunization Providers in the National Immunization Survey - Meena Khare, Michael P. Battaglia, Vicki J. Huggins, Shannon Stokley, David C. Hoaglin, Robert A. Wright, and Ann-Sofi Rodén ............... 665

 

21. Sample Design, Design Effects and Split Questionnaires
Chair: Michael P. Cohen, National Center for Education Statistics

Costs and Benefits of a Permit Sample Late in the Decade - David Judkins, Diane Cadell, and Kelly Sczerba ............... 671

CCHS and NPHS - An Improved Health Survey Program at Statistics Canada - Yves Béland, Lorna Bailie, Gary Catlin, and M. P. Singh ............... 677

Establishing Sampling Rates for the Family History of Cancer Validation Study - Lou Rizzo, Barry Graubard, Ralph DiGaetano, and Louise Wideroff ............... 683

Mathematical Programming for Sample Design and Allocation Problems - James L. Green ............... 688

Determining an Optimal Split for a Lengthy Questionnaire - Dhiren Ghosh and Andrew Vogt ............... 693

 

22. Methodology Research Involving the NIS
Organizer: Vicki Huggins, Abt Associates, Inc.
Chair: Trena Ezzati-Rice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The National Immunization Survey: Design of a Study on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (NIS-KAP) - Ben Schwartz, Hussain Yusuf, Lance Rodewald, Robert A. Wright, Michael Battaglia, Marilyn Wilkinson, and Vicki Huggins ............... 697

Evaluation the Impact of a New CATI Screener in the National Immunization Survey - Michael P. Battaglia, Vicki Huggins, Ann-Sofi Rodén, Robert Wright, Linda Piccinino, and J. Michael Dennis ............... 703

Issues Relating to the Use of Jackknife Methods in the National Immunization Survey - Philip J. Smith, K. P. Srinath, Michael P. Battaglia, Barry I. Graubard, Lawrence Barker, David C. Hoaglin, Martin Frankel, and Meena Khare ............... 709

Evaluation of Adjustments for Nonresponse Bias Applied to Provider Nonresponse in the National Immunization Survey - Philip J. Smith, David C. Hoaglin, J. N. K. Rao, Danni Daniels, and Michael P. Battaglia ............... 715

Comparison of the NIS and NHIS/NIPRCS Estimation Methods - Shannon Stokley, Michael P. Battaglia, Meena Khare, Danni Daniels, and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice ............... 721

 

23. Survey Estimation and Inference
Chair: Don S. Jang, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

The Effect of the First Stage Ratio Adjustment on the Current Population Survey - Brad L. Rigby ............... 726

Adjusting Data for Measurement Error to Reduce Bias when Estimating Coefficients of a Quadratic Model - Jeff Bay and L. A. Stefanski ............... 731

Some Issues in the Analysis of Complex Survey Data - Susana Rubin Bleuer and Joana Schiopu Kratina ............... 734

The Effect of Cluster Sampling on the Covariance and Correlation Matrices of Sample Distribution Functions - I. Park and J. L. Eltinge ............... 740

Statistical Matching: A New Validation Case Study - Deborah D. Ingram, John O'Hare, Fritz Scheuren, and Joan Turek ............... 746

Frequency-Dependent Probability Measures for Record Linkage - William E. Yancey ............... 752

 

24. Sampling in Developing Countries
Organizer: David Fitch, Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America y Panama
Chair: David Fitch, Instituto de Nutricion de Centro America y Panama

Developing a Sampling Strategy for the Estate Land Utilization Study in Malawi - Savitri Abeyasekera ............... 758

Weighting of Survey Data: Is the View that Such Should Not be Attempted in Developing Countries Reasonable? - David J. Fitch, Roberto Molma, and Tomcis Barrientos ............... 764

Design Effect and Cost Issues for Surveys in Developing Countries - Ibrahim S. Yansaneh and John L. Eltinge ............... 770

Estimation of Area in Crops Alternative to Coca in the Chapare, Bolivia: A Consultant's Report - Charles Proctor ............... 776

Discussion - Gary Shapiro ............... 782

 

25. Nonparametric Modeling, Confidence Intervals, Dimensions and Shape Analysis and Regression
Chair: Michael C. Minnotte, Utah State University

Consistency of GEE Estimators and Application to Design-Based Inference - Ioana Schiopu-Kratina ............... 784

 

26. Variance Estimation for Sample Surveys
Chair: Lawrence Ernst, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Comparison of Variance Estimation Techniques in a Simulation Study - Pedro J. Saavedra, Tigran Markaryan, and Wendy A. Wyatt ............... 790

Increasing Public Accessibility to Complex Survey Data by Using Inverse Sampling - Susan Hinkins, Van Parsons, and Fritz Scheuren ............... 795

Variance Estimation for the Two-Phase Regression Estimator - A Calibration Approach - Martin Axelson ............... 799
Variance Estimation for Experiments Embedded in Complex Sampling Schemes - Jan van den Brakel and David Binder ............... 805

Generalized Variance Function Methodology for ACNielsen' s Homescan Household Panel Survey - Don Jang, Joseph K. Garrett, Frank W. Piotrowski, and William B. Owens ............... 811

 

27. Telephone Surveys: Methodological and Empirical Issues
Chair: Jennifer Reichert, U. S. Census Bureau

Assessing Nonresponse Bias in the National Survey of America's Families - Tamara Black and Adam Safir ............... 816

Panel Conditioning in a Random Digit Dial Survey - Kevin Wang, David Cantor, and Adam Safir ............... 822

A Comparison of the Use of Telephone Interview to Telephone Audio CASI in a Customer Satisfaction Survey - Paula Weir, Michael Laurence, and Colleen Blessing ............... 828

An Analysis of Data from a Y2K Household Survey - Terry L. Kissinger and David W. Chapman
............... 834

 

28. Health and Education Surveys
Chair: Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics

A Comparison of the National Disease and Therapeutic Index and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to Evaluate Antibiotic Usage - Elizabeth R. Zell, Linda F. McCaig, Benjamin A. Kupronis, Richard F. Besser, and Anne Schuchat ............... 840

Estimating Prevalence of Health and Behavioral Outcomes Among Survey Non-respondents in an Epidemiological Study of Child Psychopathology in Rural Maine - G. V. Bobashev, G. Zahner, D. Freeman, and P. Biemer ............... 846

Measures of Classroom Instmctional Practices in Middle Grades - Minsuk K. Shim, Robert D. Felner, Eunjae Shim, and Stephen Brand ............... 852

 

Improving Purchase Recollection - Monica Dashen ............... 858

Using Prediction-Oriented Software for Survey Estimation-Part II: Ratios of Totals - James R. Knaub, Jr. ............... 864

Effects of Attrition in the National Crime Victimization Survey - Lynn M. R. Ybarra and Sharon L. Lohr ............... 870

Design Effect Variation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William Yu ............... 875

 

Papers Presented at the 55th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research &World Association for Public Opinion Research
May 17-21, 2000
Portland, Oregon

An Experiment with Skip Instmctions: Decreasing Item Nonresponse in a Self-Administered Survey of Medicaid Beneficiaries - Vickie L. Stringfellow, Floyd J. Fowler, Jr., and Patricia M. Gallagher ............... 881

A Comparison of the Accuracy of the Last Birthday versus the Next Birthday Methods for Random Selection of Household Respondents - Katherine Lind, Michael Link, and Robert Oldendick ............... 887

A Further Investigation of the Last-Birthday Respondent Selection Method and Within-Unit Coverage Error - Paul J. Lavrakas, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Brian Harpuder ............... 890

Who Makes the Best Focus Group Participants? - An Empirical Study of Over 1000 Focus Group Participants in More than 100 Groups - Michael Wood and Peter Tuckel ............... 896

The Effect of Leaving Different Answering Machine Messages on Response Rates in a Nationwide RDD Survey - Peter Tuckel and Mark Schulman ............... 901

Different Respondents Interpret Ordinary Questions Quite Differently - Anna Suessbrick, Michael F. Schober, and Frederick G. Conrad ............... 907

"An then what was the question again?" - Text and Talk in Standardised Interviews - Hanne-Pernille Stax ............... 913

The Presence of Others and Survey Response - Suhao Tu ............... 918

Use of a Website Questionnaire as One Method of Participation in a Physician Survey - Lorayn Olson, K. P. Srinath, Mary Cay Bunch, and Carrie Klabunde ............... 924

Opportunities and Challenges of Conducting Web Surveys: Results of a Field Experiment - Kumiko Aoki and Michael Elasmar ............... 930

Response Order Effects in the Medicare Population: The Interaction Between Mode of Survey Administration and Respondent Age - Diana B. Elliott and Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. ............... 936

Respondent Cultural Orientations and Survey Participation: The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism - Timothy Johnson, Janet Harkness, Peter Mohler, Fons van de Vijver, Yusuf Ziya Ozcan ............... 941

Using Alternative Question Strategies to Reduce Income Nonresponse - Jeffrey C. Moore and Laura S. Loomis ............... 947

Methods Panel to Improve Income Measurement in the Survey of Income and Program Participation - Pat Doyle, Elizabeth Martin, and Jeffrey Moore ............... 953

Reported Earnings in the Survey of Income and Program Participation: Building an Instmment to Target Those Likely to Misreport - Nancy Bates and Robert Pedace ............... 959

Improving Response Rates to Income Questions - Lisa Schwartz and Geoffrey Paulin ............... 965

Notes from the Field: Experiments in Influencing Response Rates from Medicaid Enrollees - Patricia M. Gallagher, Floyd Jackson Fowler, Jr., and Vickie L. Stringfellow ............... 971

An Experimental Evaluation of Left and Right Oriented Screens for Web Questionnaires - Dennis Bowker and Don A. Dillman ............... 977

Design Issues in Web Surveys - Vasja Vehovar, Katja Lozar Manfreda, and Zenel Batagelj ............... 983

Cognitive Testing Proposed Questions for PRAMS in the NCHS Questionnaire Design Research Laboratory - Barbara Foley Wilson, Nedra Whitehead, and Karen Whitaker ............... 989

Prospective Questions and Other Issues in Cognitive Testing - Carol Cosenza and Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. ............... 994

"Day-of-Week" Differences and Implications for Time-Use Research - Linda L. Stinson ............... 998

There's No Place Like Home: Using Time Diary Data to Increase Efficiency in a Telephone Survey - Martha E. Kropf and Johnny Blair ............... 1004

Evaluation of an Electronic Event History Calendar - Elizabeth F. Wiebe and Karl R. Landis ............... 1010

Interviewing Populations with Disabilities by Telephone: Survey Design and Operations - Karen A. CyBulski and Anne B. Ciemnecki ............... 1016

Assessing a New Data Collection Methodology for Obtaining Sensitive Data Using an RDD Telephone Survey - Larry Osborn, Stephen J. Blumberg, and Lorayn 0lson ............... 1022

A Controlled Experiment for Testing Respondent-Generated Intervals Methodology in Surveys - Judith M. Tanur, S. James Press, Diane Miller, and Diana Petitti ............... 1028

Mode Effects in an Internet/Paper Survey of Employees - Carl Ramirez, Kevin Sharp, and Luis Foster ............... 1033

The Effects of Person-level vs. Household-level Questionnaire Design on Survey Estimates and Data Quality - Jennifer Hess, Jeffrey Moore, Joanne Pascale, Jennifer Rothgeb, and Catherine Keeley ............... 1039

Estimating Residency Rates for Undetermined Telephone Numbers - J. Michael Brick, Jill Montaquila, and Fritz Scheuren ............... 1045

Estimating the Number of Eligible Respondents for a Telephone Survey of Low-Incidence Households - James M. Ellis ............... 1051

Considerations for Implementing a Child Assessment in a Field Survey Research Project - Susan Sprachman, Welmoet van Kammen, and Margo Salem ............... 1057

Is Telephone Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (T-ACASI) a Method Whose Time Has Come? - David J. Mingay ............... 1062

The Feasibility of Monitoring Field Interview Performance Using Computer Audio Recorded Interviewing (CARI) - Paul Biemer, Deborah Herget, Jeremy Morton and Gordon Willis ............... 1068

 

Comparison of Telephone, Mail, Web, and IVR Surveys of Drug and Alcohol use Among University of Georgia Students - James J. Bason ............... 1074

 

Paper Presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
May 13-16, 1999
St. Pete Beach, Florida

The Effect of Alternative Incentives on Cooperation and Refusal Conversion in a Telephone Survey - Martha E. Kropf, Julie Scheib, and Johnny Blair ............... 1081