Implications of Sociocultural Factors in the Question Response Process - Kristen Miller and Concepcion Trevino Eason
CHIS 2001: Assessing English/Spanish Data Quality - Elaine Zahnd, Gordon B. Willis, W. Sherman Edwards, Sue Holtby, David Grant, Charles A. DiSogra, and Ninez Ponce
Small Area Estimation under Informative Sampling - Danny Pfeffermann and Michail Sverchkov Keywords: prediction bias, sample distribution, sample-complement distribution, sampling weights
Small Area Estimation Based on NEF-QVF Models and Survey Weights -
Tapabrata Maiti and Malay GhoshModeling Small Areas in the Presence of Informative Cluster Sampling - Donald Malec
Distribution Function Estimation in Small Areas for Aquatic Resources - Mark J. Delorey and Jay Breidt
Semiparametric Small Area Estimation with Integrated Natural Resources Data - Jay Breidt and Nan-Jung Hsu
Small Area Estimation Using Maps Based on Forest Inventory Data and Satellite Imagery - Ronald E. McRoberts
The Quality of Estimates from the American Community Survey for Small Population Groups - Alfredo Navarro Keywords: reliability, coefficient of variation, small population groups, multi-year average
The Effect of Neighborhood Characteristics on Nonresponse in the Bronx Test Site of the American Community Survey - Joseph J. Salvo and Arun Peter Lobo Keywords: American Community Survey, small area data, nonresponse, survey quality, Census long-form, imputation
Comparison of Models for Household Response in the 1990 and 2000 Census - Eric V. Slud Keywords: American Community Survey, decennial census, demographic weights for nonresponse adjustment, logistic regression, misspecified model
Chip Alexander and the American Community Survey - Alan Zaslavsky Keywords: Census, current surveys, memorial, Charles Alexander, statistical innovation
Combining Link-Tracing Sampling and Cluster Sampling to Estimate the Size of a Hidden Population: A Bayesian Approach - Martin H. Felix-Medina and Pedro Monjardin Keywords: capture-recapture, design-based estimator, finite population
A Markovian Model for Snowball Sampling - Naihua Duan and David Kanouse
The Legacy of Data in Shaping Homelessness Policy - Walter Leginski
Governmental Uses of Homeless Data: Implications for National Data Collection Efforts - Paul Dornan
Options for Gathering Information on Homeless Persons for National Policy Making - Martha Burt
Obtaining Cancer Risk Factor Prevalence Estimates in Small Areas - Michael R. Elliott
Small Area Estimation from Multiple Surveys Using the Estimating Function-Based Hierarchical Bayes Method - Avinash C. Singh, Ralph E. Folsom, and Akhil K. Vaish
Borrowing Strength from Other Surveys and Incomplete Administrative Data in Small Area Estimation - Sharon L. Lohr
Combining Information from Multiple Surveys for Small Area Estimation: A Bayesian Approach - Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Nathaniel Schenker, Dawei Xie, Van L. Parsons, and William W. Davis
Setting the Standard for Comparison: Census Accuracy from 1940 to 2000 - John F. Long, J. Gregory Robinson, and Campbell Gibson Keywords: census accuracy, coverage evaluation, item nonresponse
Elusive Precision in a "Fuzzy" World: Demographic Analysis 2000 - Jeffrey S. Passel Keywords: census undercount, demographic analysis, race, immigration
Accuracy of the 2000 Census - David McMillen
Census 2000 vs. Past Censuses: Which Would You Choose? - Preston J. Waite
Software Engineering and Federal Surveys: Principles in Developing and Testing CAPI Instruments - Jesse Poore
Software Metrics and Visualization Tools: Toward a Redefinition of Survey Documentation - Thomas McCabe
Population Shifts and Demographic Methods - C. Matthew Snipp and Juanita Tamayo Lott Keywords: allocations, tabulations, racial classifications
The Expanding Role of Demographic Analysis in 2000 and Beyond - J. Gregory Robinson, Kirsten K. West, Arjun Adlakha, Antonio Bruce, and Dean Judson Keywords: Census 2000, coverage evaluation, demographic analysis
Integrating Survey, Demographic, and Modeling Methods - Howard Hogan1, William Bell, Lynn Weidman, and Allen Schirm Keywords: coverage measurement, intercensal population estimates
Integrating Survey, Demographic, and Modeling Methods - Howard R. Hogan, William R. Bell, Allen L. Schirm, and Lynn Weidman
Discussion of Papers on Cognitive Aspects of Web Survey Design - Judith M. Tanur
Comparing Data Quality in Telephone and Internet Surveys: Results of Lab and Field Experiments - Jon Krosnick
Interactive Aspects of Web Surveys - Frederick Conrad, Mick P. Couper, and Roger E. Tourangeau
Visual Aspects of Web Survey Design - Mick P. Couper, Roger E. Tourangeau, and Frederick Conrad
An Overview of Calibration Weighting - Phillip S. Kott Keywords: unbiased, randomization consistent, raking, nonresponse, jackknife variance estimator, coverage adjustment
A New Perspective on Calibration Estimators - Victor M. Estevao and Carl-Erik Sarndal Keywords: auxiliary information, calibration weights, automated linearization, population residuals
Efficient Estimation for Surveys with Nonresponse Follow-Up Using Dual-Frame Calibration - Avinash C. Singh, Vincent G. Iannacchione, and Jill A. Dever Keywords: dual-frame estimation, extreme weights, mean square error, nonresponse bias, small area estimation, weight calibration
Estimation Low-Valued Exports from the U.S. - Patrick J. Cantwell, Ryan M. Fescina, and Melvin McCullough Keywords: truncated reporting, exemption level, missing data, composite coefficients, borrowing strength
Using Hot Deck Donor Imputation Methodology in the Service Annual Survey - Carol S. King and Rebecca D. Bogle Keywords: imputation, reporting patterns
The 2002 Commodity Flow Survey Design Process - Jock Black, William C. Davie Jr., and Ruth E. Detlefsen Keywords: stratification, sample design, establishment survey
Chain Drift in Experimental Air Travel Price Index Series - Janice Lent Keywords: index chaining, superlative index
Research Issues in Swedish Road Traffic Surveys - Gosta Forsman, Stig Danielsson, and Annica Isaksson Keywords: road traffic surveys, multi-stage sampling, nonsampling error
Adaptive Cluster Sampling Without Replacement of Clusters - Arthur Dryver and Steven K. Thompson Keywords: adaptive sampling, network, cluster
Refinements of Adaptive Sampling in Site Decontamination - Myron J. Katzoff, Abera Wouhib, and Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr. Keywords: adaptive sampling, simulation, microparticle contamination
Two Options for Oversampling in the National Health Interview Survey - Karen E. Davis Keywords: sample survey, oversampling
Some Practical Considerations in Choosing a Survey's Sample Design - Jeffrey Blaha, Sylvia Johnson-Herring, Sharon Krieger, and Martine Ferguson Keywords: cluster sampling, variance, cost model, housing unit string
Within-PSU Sampling Strategies for the Redesigned National Health Interview Survey - Van L. Parsons, Myron J. Katzoff, and Wenxing Zha Keywords: stratification, clusters, oversampling
A Revised Sampling Plan for Obtaining Food Products for Nutrient Analysis - Charles R. Perry, Jr., Pamela R. Pehrsson, and Joanne Holden Keywords: controlled sampling, Chromy’s PMRPPS Procedure, Kolmogrov’s D
Adaptive Sampling with a Multiple Response Condition - Paul L. Mosquin Keywords: adaptive sampling, adaptive cluster sampling, area sampling, Hansen-Hurwitz, Horvitz-Thompson
SMIKe vs. Data Swapping and PRAM for Statistical Disclosure Control in Microdata: a Simulated Study - Fang Liu and Roderick J. A. Little Keywords: Statistical Disclosure Control (SDC), information loss, disclosure risk, protection
Estimation of Joint Distribution from Marginal Distributions - Yogendra P. Chaubey, Fassil Nebebe, Krzystof Dzicielowski, and Debaraj Sen Keywords: bayesian prediction, contingency table, dirichlet prior
Releasing Partially Synthetic Data Sets to Protect Confidentiality - Jerome P. Reiter
Alternative Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Disclosing Survey Respondents in Public-Use Data Files - David C. Hoaglin, Meena Khare, and Michael P. Battaglia
The California Health Interview Survey: Legal, Institutional, and Statistical Methods for Data Confidentiality - M. Lee Habte, E. Richard Brown, Jenny Chia, Wei Yen, Charles A. DiSogra, and Hongjian Yu
Bounds for Cell Entries in Contingency Tables Given Arbitrary Sets of Conditional and Marginal Distributions - Aleksandra B. Slavkovic
On Data Swapping for Categorical Data - Shanti V. Gomatam and Alan F. Karr
Two Weighting Schemes for Combining Sample in the Health Behaviors in School-age Children Survey - Ronaldo Iachan, Pedro Saavedra, and William Robb Keywords: sampling, weighting, variance, cumulating, schools, frame overlap
The 2002 National Youth Tobacco Survey: Sampling Design and Estimation Issues - Margie Byron, Paul Mowery, Ronaldo Iachan, and M. Lyndon Haviland Keywords: tobacco, education surveys, sample design, panel sample, analysis weights
School Survey Issues: Design and Estimation - William D. Kalsbeek, Robert Agans, Amanda Pyles, Eric S. Pevzner, J. Michael Bowling, and Kurt M. Ribisl
School Mobility and High School Graduation Rates - George E. Cave
A Qualitative Study of Nonresponse Factors Affecting BLS Establishment Surveys: Results - Sylvia Fisher, John Bosley, Karen Goldenberg, William Mockovak, and Clyde Tucker Keywords: establishment surveys, survey nonresponse, qualitative research
Survey Response Measurement at the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Gwyn R. Ferguson, Stephen H. Cohen, and Richard J. Rosen Keywords: response measurement, establishment surveys
A Qualitative Approach to the Study of BLS Establishment Survey Nonresponse - Jean Fox, Sylvia Fisher, Clyde Tucker, Roberta Sangster, and Christine Rho Keywords: establishment surveys, survey nonresponse, qualitative methods
Statistical Inference for Survey Data Analysis - David A. Binder and Georgia R. Roberts Keywords: design-based properties, informative sampling, phases of randomization
A Bayesian Test of Association in a Two-Way Categorical Table with Intra-class Correlation - Balgobin Nandram and Jai Won Choi Keywords: Bayes factor, Gibbs sampler, Monte Carlo integration, Multinomial-Dirichlet
Tests of Monotone Dose-Response in Complex Surveys - Varma Nadimpalli, David Judkins, and Paul Zador Keywords: jackknife, association measures, Mantel-Haenzel test
Hosmer-Lemeshow Goodness of Fit Test for Survey Data - Babubhai V. Shah and Beth G. Barnwell Keywords: Hosmer-Lemeshow test, goodness of fit test, sample surveys
Estimating Degrees of Freedom for Data from Complex Surveys - Allison M. Burns, Robert J. Morris, Jun Liu, and Margaret Z. Byron
Fitting Nested Logit Models to Complex Survey Data - Moshe Feder, Alexander J. Cowell, Sarah Q. Duffy, and Weihua Shi Keywords: random choice, modeling, unequal weighting, clustering
Effect of Collapsing Rows/Columns of Weighting Matrix on Weights - Jay Jong-Ik Kim
Investigation of Alternative Replicate Variance Estimators for the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey - Katherine J. Thompson, Richard S. Sigman, and Roger L. Goodwin Keywords: random group, delete-a-group jackknife, sampling fraction
Variance Estimation and Inference for Stratified Sample Designs with Nontrivial Sample Fractions and Nonresponse - John L. Eltinge Keywords: balanced repeated replication with Fay factors, influence function, quasirandomization model, sparse-effect model, stratum collapse, variance estimator stability
A Comparison of Variance Estimators for the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey - Brett Moore, Jock Black, and Xijian Liu Keywords: replication variance estimation, random groups, delete-a-group jackknife, Monte Carlo simulation
The Use of Overlapping Replicates to Reduce Bias in Replicate Variance Estimates - Susan M. Hinkins, Chris Moriarity, and Fritz J. Scheuren
Census 2000 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II - Donna Kostanich and Dawn E. Haines Keywords: measurement error, dual-system estimation
Alternative Formulas for Dual System Estimation, and Implication for the 2000 Census - Lawrence D. Brown and Zhanyun Zhao
Technical Issues and Developments in the ACE Revision II Estimation - William R. Bell
Evaluating the Use of Residential Mailing Addresses in a National Household Survey - Jennifer M. Staab and Vincent G. Iannacchione Keywords: sampling frame, residential mailing address list, household surveys, coverage, half-open interval, E-911 address conversion
The Effect of Interviewer Experience on the Interview Process in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - James Chromy, Dawn Odom, Joe Eyerman, and Madeline E. McNeeley Keywords: interviewer experience, drug use surveys, response rates, selection bias, conditional models
Computer Assisted Probability Sampling in the Field - Pushpal Mukhopadhyay and Sarah Nusser
Stratified Sampling for Sales and Use Tax Highly Skewed Data – Determination of the Certainty Stratum Cut-off Amount - Eric Falk and Wendy Rotz
Telephone History Analysis of the 2001 California Health Interview Survey - Amy Luo, Ismael Flores Cervantes, Charles DiSogra, and Wei Yen Keywords: nonresponse, telephone survey, call history, CHIS
The Effect of Interviewer Experience on the Interview Process in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Dawn M. Odom, Joe Eyerman, James R. Chromy, Madeline E. McNeeley, and Arthur L. Hughes
Take This Job and...: Why Interviewers Leave - Geraldine Burt
User Responses to Digital Map Tools on Handheld Computers - Sarah M. Nusser
How Many Digits in a Handshake? National Death Index Matching with Less Than Nine Digits of the Social Security Number - Bryan Sayer and Christine S. Cox Keywords: record linkage, National Death Index, National Health Interview Survey, probabilistic matching
Linking Retail Establishments Reported in a Household Survey - Charles Mason
Record Linkage Using Error-prone Strings - Rainer Schnell, Tobias Bachteler, and Stefan Bender Keywords: record linkage, string similarity
An Evaluation of the Record Linkage Phase of a Sampling Frame Update - Eric C. Tischner and Tracy Churchill
Developing and Evaluating a Learning String Comparator - William E. Yancey
Expansion of EIA's Web Site Usability Testing Program - Colleen Blessing, Howard Bradsher-Fredrick, Herbert Miller, Renee Miller, and Robert Rutchik Keywords: web site, usability testing, thinkaloud, participants, energy experts, Kid’s Page, students, teachers, links
Usability Testing of Electronic Surveys and Web Sites for Establishment Data Collection - Amy E. Anderson
Helping Users Find What They Want: Emerging Design Standards for Web Data Access Tools - Marianne Zawitz
Web Survey Usability: Considerations for Private Sector Research - Carrie Christianson DeMay, Kristofer Fenlason, and Kyle Lundby
Identifying Problems with Raking Estimators - J. Michael Brick, Jill Montaquila, and Shelley Roth Keywords: calibration estimation, poststratification, auxiliary variables
A Comparison of Two Regression Estimators for Two-Phase Sampling - X. Li and J. D. Opsomer Keywords: calibration, auxiliary variables
An Extension of Generalized Regression Estimator to Dual Frame Surveys - A.C. Singh and S. Wu Keywords: calibration weights, combining estimates, mode effects, optimal regression
Redesigned Current Population Survey Weighting - Edwin L. Robison and Martha Duff Keywords: raking, iterative proportional fitting, weighting, composite estimation, current population survey
A Look at Alternative Estimators for the Current Population Survey - Stephen M. Miller
Methods for Combining Probability and Convenience Samples: Estimation, Inference, and Applications - Douglas Rivers, Vicki J. Huggins, and Daniel Slotwiner
Model-based Optimal Selection of Sampling Units with Computational Ease - Chang-Tai Chao Keywords: model-based sampling, optimal sampling strategy, eigensystem, Gaussian spatial model, log-Gaussian spatial model
A New Stratification for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component - John Sommers and Steven Riesz Keywords: MEPS-IC, stratification, employer-based sample, employer-sponsored health insurance
Redesign of the Survey of Construction - Bonnie E. Kegan and James D. Ashley Keywords: optimal allocation, overlap, stratification
A Probability Sampling Approach for Variance Minimization - Sun-Woong Kim, Steven G. Heeringa, and Peter W. Solenberger Keywords: statistical efficiency, inclusion probability, non-linear programming
Efficient Sample Design in Special Ratio Type Data - Yan Liu, Mary Batcher, and Fritz Scheuren Keywords: mixture distributions, audit sampling, stratified sampling, Neyman allocation, ratio estimation
Calculation of Selection Probability when Multiwave Proportional-to-Size without Replacement Samples are Selected - Jun Liu and Lei Li
Sample Allocation for Estimation of NML Farms for the 2002 Census of Agriculture - Floyd M. Spears, Raj S. Chhikara, and Charles R. Perry
Assessing the Impact of Methodological Enhancements on Different Subpopulations in an Experiment on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Joe Eyerman, Michael W. Link, Ali Mokdad, and Jeremy Morton Keywords: experiment, response rates, lead letters, subpopulations, BRFSS
Efforts to Improve Response Rates in the Current Employment Statistics Program: Results from Two Experiments - Richard Rosen, Louis Harrell, Ralf Hertwig, and Tony Gomes Keywords: non-response, response rates, incentive, establishment survey, enhanced NRP protocol
Follow-Up of Persons Impacted by Bioterrorism: Respondents and Nonrespondents - Elizabeth R. Zell, Colin Shepard, and Nancy E. Rosenstein Keywords: bioterrorism, anthrax, post-exposure prophylaxis
Using Alternate Address Information to Increase Response Among Active Duty Personnel - Nancy A. Clusen, Esther M. Friedman, and Michael Hartzell Keywords: nonresponse, Health Care Survey of Department of Defense Beneficiaries (HCSDB)
Response Rate Achieved in Government Surveys - Ruey-Pyng Lu Keywords: response rate, nonresponse bias, information collection request
Factors Affecting Response Rate in a Survey of Paramedics: Report from The National Study to Prevent Blood Exposure in Paramedics - Jean G. Orelien, Jack Leiss, Jennifer Tierney, Jennifer Ratcliffe, and Sara Baden
Optimizing Establishment Response with Tailored Design: A Randomized Trial of Token Incentives and Priority Mail in a Nationwide Survey of Meat Manufacturers - Danna Moore and John Tarnai
Indications and Limitations of Structural Equation Modeling in Complex Surveys: Implications for an Application in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Janet L. Valluzzi, Sharon L. Larson, and G. Edward Miller Keywords: complex survey design, latent variables, regression analysis
An Evaluation of Nonresponse Adjustment Cells for the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - David Kashihara, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Lap-Ming Wun, and Robert Baskin Keywords: weight adjustment, nonresponse bias
Investigation of Alternative Nonresponse Adjustment Methods in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Steven R. Machlin, and Robert Baskin Keywords: logistic regression, weight adjustment, propensity scores, adjustment for bias
Estimates of Medical Expenditures from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey: Gains in Precision from Combining Consecutive Years of Data - Steven R. Machlin, Marc W. Zodet, and J. Alice Nixon Keywords: MEPS, Medical expenses
Estimation Strategies for Longitudinal Analyses - Janet C. Greenblatt
Overview and Results of Further Study of Person Duplication for the A.C.E. Revision II - Vincent Thomas Mule, Jr. and Deborah Fenstermaker Keywords: record linkage, dual-system estimation
Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II Missing Data Methodology and Results - Michael Beaghen and Robert D. Sands Keywords: evaluation followup, E sample,P sample, noninterview adjustment, unresolved, imputation
Correcting Measurement Error in the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation - Tamara S. Adams, Elizabeth A. Krejsa, and Douglas B. Olson
Estimation Methodology and General Results for the Census 2000 A.C.E. Revision II - Richard Griffin
Summary of Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II Methodology - David C. Whitford and Donna Kostanich Keywords: census, coverage evaluation
Replication Variance Estimation for the National Resources Inventory - J.D. Opsomer, W.A. Fuller, and X. Li Keywords: regression estimation, natural resource survey, replication variance estimation
Variance Estimation for the Special Studies of the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) - Hyunshik Lee, Jae-Kwang Kim, and Sylvia Dohrmann Keywords: multi-phase sampling, clustering, double expansion weight, ratio adjustment, Weight Winsorization, poststratification
Jackknife Variance Estimation for Two-Phase Sampling in the National Resources Inventory - Jean D. Opsomer, Wayne A. Fuller, and Xiaoxi Li
Applications of Nonparametric Hierarchical Models to Surveys with Clustered Outcome - Hui Zheng and Roderick Joseph Little
Methodological Influences on Comparibility of Race Measurements: Several Cautionary Examples - Elizabeth Martin and Eleanor Gerber Keywords: question wording effects, response error, reliability, race measurement, coverage error
Variability in Question Interpretation - Michael Schober and Frederick Conrad
Increasing the Quality of Survey Questions: When Techniques Fail - Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer L. Dykema
The Influence of Questionnaire Design on Measurement Error and Survey Comparability: A Cautionary Tale from Census 2000 - Elizabeth A. Martin
The Effects of Visual Construction Variations on Answers to Internet Surveys - Don A. Dillman
Optimal Sample Design Procedures for National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey - Feng Lan and Iris Shimizu Keywords: sample design, complex sample, optimization, Lagrange method
Rating Medicare: Does Mode Matter? - Celia R. Eicheldinger, Vincent G. Iannacchione, and Lisa C. Carpenter Keywords: survey mode effects, CAHPS®, medicare fee-for-service, telephone survey, social desirability
Processing of Race and Ethnicity in the NSDUH - Eric A. Grau, Jeanne Snodgrass, and Rachel A. Caspar
Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Models for Generalized Variance Functions for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Harper Gordek and Avinash C. Singh
A Multisite Assessment of the Extent and Correlates of Arrest Recidivism and Its Impact on Arrestee Drug Abuse Prevalence and Pattern Estimations - Zhiwei Zhang and Dean Gerstein
Does Type of Health Insurance and Race Change the Rate of Prostate and Colon Cancer? - Negasi T. Beyene
Research Agenda and Research Resources for Health Status Assessment and Summary Health Measures - Edward J. Sondik
Characteristics of Nontelephone Households: A Supplement Survey to Two Travel-related Surveys - Jonaki Bose, J. Neil Russell, Lee H. Giesbrecht, and Michael P. Cohen Keywords: nonsampling error, mail survey, walking, nonresponse, bias, evaluation
Reordering the Darkness: Application of Effort and Unit Nonresponse in the Survey of Consumer Finances - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: Nonresponse, interviewers
Staying the Course: Patterns of Nonresponse in a National Longitudinal Study of Young Children - Jill Walston and Jerry West Keywords: nonresponse, longitudinal studies, national studies, sample attrition
Better Late? Characteristics of Late Respondents to a Health Care Survey - Esther M. Friedman, Nancy A. Clusen, and Michael Hartzell Keywords: nonresponse bias, late respondents, mail survey, Health Care Survey of Department of Defense Beneficiaries (HCSDB)
Response Process and Burden in Establishment Surveys - Tony Hak, Diane K. Willimack, and Amy E. Anderson Keywords: establishment surveys, response process, response burden, electronic reporting
Some Factors that Influence Response Rates in Web-Based Surveys - Yasar Yesilcay and Rickie J. Domangue
Time of the Year and "Don't Know" Responses to the Annual Household Income Question - Wei Yen, Charles A. DiSogra, Jenny Chia, and Rong Huang
Assessing the Validity of Matched Address Data for Unlisted Telephone Numbers in REACH 2010 - Joe Murphy, Ann Burke, and Whitney Murphy Keywords: RDD, telephone, geocoding, screening
The Reach 2010 Community-Based Surveys and Their Cost Issues - Rachel M. Harter and Carol-Ann Emmons Keywords: community survey, screening, random digit dial, coverage
Optimizing Call Strategies in RDD: Differential Nonresponse Bias and Costs in REACH 2010 - Whitney Murphy, Colm O’Muircheartaigh, Carol-Ann Emmons, Steven Pedlow, and Rachel Harter
Outlier Weight Adjustment in Reach 2010 - Steven Pedlow, Javier Porras, Colm O’Muircheartaigh, and Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: extreme weights, Winsorization, capping weights
Can We Improve Our Methods to Reduce Nonresponse Bias in RDD Surveys? - Roberta L. Sangster Keywords: nonresponse bias, response rates, cooperation, advance letters, introductions, answering machines, refusal conversion, incentives, contact attempts, call attempts, respondent attitudes
Survey Quality Issues During the Last 50 Years: Some Observations - Lars Lyberg and Eva Elvers Keywords: quality components, total error, MSE components, production process
Data Swapping and Other Perturbational Methods for Confidentiality - Stephen E. Fienberg
Dalenius Days at the U.S. Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology - Fritz J. Scheuren
Loss Function Analysis for A.C.E. Revision II Estimates of Census 2000 Coverage Error - Mary H. Mulry, Randal S. Zuwallack, and Bruce D. Spencer Keywords: dual system estimation, nonsampling error, undercount, overcount
P-Sample Match Rate Corrected for Error due to Inconsistent Post-Stratification Variables - Katie Bench Keywords: jackknife estimation, replication, dual-system estimation, multiple comparisons
Evaluation of the A.C.E. Revision II Estimates of Census 2000 Coverage Error - Mary H. Mulry and Rita J. Petroni Keywords: dual system estimator, nonsampling error, undercount, overcount
Clerical Review of Duplicate Enumerations in Census 2000 - Rosemary Byrne, Michael Beaghen, and Mary H. Mulry Keywords: census coverage error, nonsampling error, Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey
Correlation Bias Estimation in the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II - Roger Shores and Robert Sands Keywords: dual system estimation, heterogeneity bias, undercount estimation
Transformed Variables in Survey Sampling - Raymond L. Chambers and Alan H. Dorfman Keywords: balanced sampling, jackknife variance estimator, lognormal linear model prediction, probability proportional to size sampling, residuals, simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, smearing estimator, outlier robust estimator
Simulation Comparison Between an Outlier Resistant Model-Based Finite Population Estimator and Design-Based Estimators under Contamination - Bogong Li Keywords: mixed-effects model, finite population, best predictor, influence function
On Some Aspects of Estimation Methods Based on Capture Alone with Applications - Sameer Y. Desale, Dhirendra N. Ghosh, and Bimal K. Sinha
A Bayes And Empirical Bayes Prediction For a Finite Population Total Using Auxiliary Information - Mark S. Hamner, John W. Seaman, Jr., and Dean M. Young Keywords: superpopulation model, empirical Bayes estimator, general regression estimator, partitioned matrices
A Comparison of Two Arrestee Drug Use Estimation Methods - Y. Michael Yang and Dean R. Gerstein Keywords: post-sampling stratification, weighting adjustment, mean square error, design effect, survey cost
Making Unbiased Estimates About Hidden Populations Using Respondent-driven Sampling - Matthew J. Salganik and Douglas Heckathorn
An Application of a Method of Determining Optimum Number of Call Attempts in a Telephone Survey - K.P. Srinath, Pamela Giambo, and Susan Arday
An Evaluation of Current Nonresponse and Coverage Adjustment Methods in Web Panel Surveys - Sunghee Lee
Web Collection in the Covered Employment and Wages Program - Michael A. Searson
Self-Initiated vs. Randomized Selection Effects in Web Site Evaluation - Elizabeth C. Smith
The Impact of Ring-No-Answer Telephone Numbers in Random-Digit-Dialing Survey Response Rates - Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Meena Khare, Dale W. Kulp, and Jessica Cardoni
An Empirical Evaluation of the Use of Administrative Records to Predict Census Day Residency - Elizabeth A. Stuart and D.H. Judson Keywords: Bayesian hierarchical model, administrative records census, nonresponse followup, migration, imputation, multiple systems estimation
Discussion: Plans for Improving Coverage in the Census - Michael L. Cohen Keywords: rostering, unduplication, administrative records
Rostering, Residence Rules, and Coverage: Where We've Been and Where We're GOing - Laurie Schwede Keywords: rosters, residence rules, Census 2000, coverage, item nonresponse
Improving Within Household Coverage - Elizabeth A. Krejsa and David Sheppard Keywords: 2004 Census test, residence rules, erroneous enumerations, erroneous omissions
Census Unduplication Research Plan for 2010 - Damon R. Smith and David C. Whitford Keywords: Census unduplication, Census 2010
Census Unduplication Research Plan for 2010 - Damon R. Smith and David C. Whitford
Causal Inference for Multi-level Observational Data with Application to Kindergarten Retention Study - Guanglei Hong and Stephen W. Raudenbush Keywords: potential outcomes, exchangeability, propensity scores, multi-site trial, cluster randomized trial
Handling Missing Data: Union Formation Issues and Those Lost to Follow-Up - Jessica K. Kohlschmidt and Elizabeth A. Stasny
Measuring Visual Political Knowledge in Web-Based Surveys - Markus Prior
A Bayesian Hierarchical Approach to Modeling Spatial Variation of the Ohio Debt Stress Index with Missing Addresses - Xiang Ling
A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of the Free World - David Friedenberg, Shenek Heyward, Lindsay Kellam, and Vasant B. Waikar
Comparing Scoring Systems from Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis Using Random Samples - William Wong and Chih-Chin Ho Keywords: replication, nonlinear estimator, variances, detection, profiling, tax compliance
Social Security Administration Public-Use Microdata Samples - Brian Greenberg, Cherice Jefferies, and Jennifer Lee Keywords: public use microdata files, Social Security Administration, OASDI, SSI
Reduction of Linear Edits - Stanley Weng Keywords: linear editing, Fellegi-Holt methodology, polyhedral theory, implicit equality, elimination by equality, facet approach
Statistical Matching with Assessment of Uncertainty in the Procedure: New Findings - Chris Moriarity and Fritz Scheuren Keywords: data fusion, constrained matching
The Variance of the Variance of Samples From a Finite Population - Eungchun Cho, Moon Jung Cho, and John Eltinge Keywords: sample variance, randomization variance, polykays, moments of finite population
Analysis of Hierarchical Factorial Layouts When the Class Levels Are Sampled from Unbalanced Finite Populations - Shannon E. Allen and Burt S. Holland
A Nationwide Laboratory: Examining Trust and Trustworthiness by Integrating Behavioral Experiments into Representative Surveys - Juergen Schupp, Ernst Fehr, Urs Fischbacher, and Gert G. Wagner
Lessons Learned from a Split-panel Test of Questionnaire Length for a Provider-based Health Survey - Catharine W. Burt, Susan Schappert, and Esther Hing Keywords: data collection, response rates, questionnaire design, response burden
Is a User-Friendly Diary More Effective? Findings from a Field Test - Eric Figueroa, Jeanette Davis, Sally Reyes-Morales, Nhien To, and Lucilla Tan Keywords: Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey, field test, form design
Comparing Responses to the Race Question Asked Two Different Ways - Barbara Lepidus Carlson Keywords: survey, race, community tracking study, directive 15
The Effect of Context on the Correspondence Between Questionnaire and Observational Data - Frederick O. Lorenz
Comparing Five Different Versions of the Census Short Form Using Cognitive Interviewing - Tracey Heller and David I. Cantor
Impact of Instrument, Design, and Mode Changes in a Physician Survey - Sara L. Thran
Analysis of Respondent's Behavior When Offered Alternative Modes of Response: Census 2000 Compared to the 2003 National Census Test - Tracy L. Mattingly Keywords: Census 2000, 2003 National Census Test, electronic response modes
Customer Satisfaction with Internet and IVR as Census Data Collection Tools - Courtney N. Stapleton, Sherri Norris, and Sarah Brady Keywords: self-response, electronic data collection, telephone
Effect of New and Additional Contact Strategies on Cooperation Rates and Data Quality - Julie A. Bouffard, Sarah E. Brady, Courtney N. Stapleton, and Jerry Imel Keywords: replacement questionnaire, reminder telephone call, due date, item nonresponse
Effect of Alternative Data Collection Modes on Cooperation Rates and Data Quality - Sarah E. Brady, Courtney N. Stapleton, Julie A. Bouffard, and Jerry D. Imel Keywords: internet, interactive voice response, item nonresponse
Analysis of Alternative Race and Ethnicity Questions for the 2003 National Census Test - Dave Sheppard and Michael Bentley Keywords: questionnaire design, Hispanic origin, race, examples
Detecting Possibly Fraudulent or Error-Prone Survey Data Using Benford's Law - David Swanson, Moon Jung Cho, and John Eltinge Keywords: Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey, curbstoning, digit preference, Pearson test statistic, quantitative survey responses, reinterview
Inferential Methods to Identify Possible Interviewer Fraud Using Leading Digit Preference Patterns and Design Effect Matrices - Moon J. Cho, John L. Eltinge, and David Swanson Keywords: Benford’s Law, cluster sample, Consumer Expenditure Survey, curbstoning, misspecification effect, Rao-Scott adjusted goodness-of-fit test
The Use of Technology to Monitor Field Data Collection Activities - Wende Mix, Gary Shapiro, Richard Huey, Adele Bensur, Dennis Utter, and Donna Glassbrenner Keywords: GPS, PDA, Observational Transportation Survey, National Occupant Protection Use Survey, field operations
A Field Interviewer Verification System Based on Unobtrusive Digitally Recorded Interviews - Rachel A. Caspar and Paul P. Biemer
The Efficiency of the Bootstrap under a Locally Random Assumption for Systematic Samples - Steven Kaufman Keywords: BHR, super-population, finite population correction, variance estimation
An Application of the Bootstrap Variance Estimation Method to the Canadian Participation and Activity Limitation Survey - Éric R. Langlet, Dany Faucher, and Éric Lesage Keywords: bootstrap method, without replacement design, response propensity model, logistic regression
A Simulation Study of Two Methods of Variance Estimation with Hot Deck Imputation - Michael E. Jones, J. Michael Brick, Graham Kalton, and Richard Valliant Keywords: model-assisted, adjusted jackknife
Applying the Delete-a-Group Jackknife Variance Estimator to Analysis of Data from a Complex Longitudinal Survey - Julia L. Bienias, Phillip S. Kott, and Denis A. Evans Keywords: complex surveys, poisson sampling, finite-population inference, model
Variance Estimation for Combined Survey Estimated Using the Extended Delete-a-Group - James L. Reilly Keywords: variance estimation, jackknife, combined estimates, statistical matching
Monte Carlo Study on the Successive Difference Replication Method for Non-Linear Statistics - Amang S. Sukasih and Donsig Jang Keywords: variance estimation, complex survey, stratified sample, systematic selection, variance bias, variance stability
Evaluating Various Methods of Standard Error Estimation for Use with the Current Population Survey's Public Use Data - Michael E. Davern, James M. Lepkowski, Gestur Davidson, and Lynn A. Blewett
Reporting Patterns in the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Kennon R. Copeland Keywords: late reports, attrition, nonresponse, panel survey, establishment survey, estimate revisions
Imputation of Benefit Related Data for the National Compensation Survey - James A. Buszuwski, Daniel J. Elmore, Lawrence R. Ernst, Michael K. Lettau, Lowell G. Mason, Steven P. Paben, and Chester H. Ponikowski Keywords: missing data, item nonresponse, hot-deck, regression
Regulatory Exemptions and Item Nonresponse - Paul B. McMahon Keywords: administrative records, item Nonresponse
Family Income Nonresponse in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS): 1997-2000 - John R. Pleis and James M. Dahlhamer Keywords: family income, socioeconomic status, item nonresponse
The Generalized Simulation System (Genesis): A Pedagogical and Methodological Tool - David Haziza Keywords: estimation, full response, imputation, imputation classes, nonresponse, simulation studies, system
Correcting for Sample Selection Bias in Internet Panel Surveys Based on Random Digit Dialing Sampling - J. Michael Dennis, Rick J. Li, J. R. DeShazo, and Trudy Ann Cameron
The Quality Management Strategy (QMS) in the New Zealand 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings and How This Shapes the Future - Nancy McBeth, Catherine McGill, Tracy Moore, and Denise McGregor
Quality Management in the 2006 Canadian Census of Population - Paul Poirier, Jean Dumais, and Brad Hawkes Keywords: quality management, quality assurance, census of population
U.S. Census 2010 Quality Assurance Strategy - John M . Bushery, Jennifer W. Reichert, and Richard F. Blass Keywords: census, population census, quality assurance, quality control
Quality Management and the Australian Census - Paul S. Williams
Quality Lessons from 2001 U.K. Census and Plans for the Future - Paul Vickers
Design Consistent Estimators for a Mixed Linear Model on Survey Data - Rong Huang and Michael A. Hidiroglou Keywords: survey weights, design consistent, mixed linear model, estimating equation, covariance components, random effects
Comparing the Areas under Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves for Cluster Designs - William W. Davis and Katherine M. Flegal Keywords: cluster sample, statistical weight, mixed model, jackknife, balanced repeated replication
Health Insurance Estimates for Counties - Robin Fisher and Joanna Turner Keywords: small area estimates, health insurance coverage, ASEC
A Simulation Study to Compare Unit-Level Linear Mixed Model Methods for Small Area Estimation for Survey Data - A. K. Vaish, R. E. Folsom, and A. C. Singh Keywords: estimating functions, pseudo score functions, survey weighted hierarchical Bayes, MCMC, pseudo hierarchical Bayes
A comparison of different MSPE estimators of EBLUP for the Fay-Herriot model - Shijie Chen and P. Lahiri Keywords: method of moments, mixed linear models, prediction, variance components
County Food Stamp Program Participation-to-Poverty Ratio During Welfare Reform - Geoffrey Gee
Small Area Estimation Based on Repeated Surveys: Using Semiparametric Models to Estimate Trends - Dawei Xie
A Contingency-Table Model for Imputing Data Satisfying Analytic Constraints - W. E. Winkler Keywords: hot-deck, log-linear models, set-covering
Fractional Imputation Using Regression Imputation Model - Jae Kwang Kim Keywords: jackknife, nonresponse, response probability, survey sampling, variance estimation
Assessment of Model Fit Based on Incomplete Data - Tamás Rudas Keywords: model diagnostics, missing data, mixture index of fit, categorical data analysis
Neural Network Imputation: A New Fashion or a Good Tool - Safaa R. Amer, Virginia M. Lesser, and Robert Burton
A Comparison of Conventional Estimates of Vaccination Coverage with Estimates Obtained from Multiply Imputed Datasets Using Available Software for Multiple Imputation - Meena Khare and Recai Murat Yucel
Multiple Imputation Using Sequential Hierarchical Regression Models - Recai Murat Yucel, Nathaniel Schenker, and Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Semiparametric Approach for Multiple Imputation of Unobserved Values in Longitudinal Studies - Yulei He and Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Methods of Statistical Inference for the Survey of Income and Program Participation that are Suitable for an Online Data Analysis Tool - Reid A. Rottach and David W. Hall Keywords: calibration, variance estimation, degrees of freedom, balanced repeated replication (BRR), residual technique
Simultaneous Calibration Estimators for Two-Phase Samples - Stephen Ash Keywords: auxiliary information, regression estimator
Assessing the Affect of Different Instrument Modes on Reinterview Results for the Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview Survey - Angela-Jo Wetzel Keywords: CAPI reinterview, PAPI reinterview, instrument mode, response rates, falsification, data quality
Markov Latent Class Analysis and Its Application to the Current Population Survey in Estimating the Response Error - Bac Tran and Franklin Winters Keywords: index of inconsistency, gross difference rate, misclassification error, response error, reinterview survey
Design Effects and Survey Planning - Inho Park, Marianne Winglee, Jay Clark, Keith Rust, Andrea Sedlak, and David Morganstein Keywords: design effect decomposition models, stratification, unequal weighting, clustering
Estimating Components of Variance of Price Change from a Scanner-Based Sample - Sylvia G. Leaver and William E. Larson Keywords: scanner data, weighted REML, price index
Estimation and Comparison of Chained CPI-U Standard Errors with Regular CPI-U Results (2000-2001) - Owen J. Shoemaker Keywords: Tornqvist, stratified random groups
Evaluation of National CPS Labor Force Variances - Tamara Sue Zimmerman Keywords: variance estimation, balanced half sample replication, generalized variance functions, Current Population Survey
Comparison of Procedures to Account for Certainty Primary Sampling Units - Frank Potter, Donsig Jang, Esther Friedman, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Bidisha Ghosh Keywords: variance estimation, Certainty PSUs, balanced repeated replication
Determining the Optimal Pricing Frequency for Commodities and Services Items and Geographic Areas in the Consumer Price Index - William Johnson, Sylvia G. Leaver, William Larson, and Owen J. Shoemaker
Comparison of With-Replacement and Without-Replacement Sampling Variances for a Complex Sample Survey With High Selection Rates for Primary Sampling Units - Frank J. Potter, Stephen R. Williams, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and James Reschovsky
A Nonresponse Adjustment Strategy Using Modeling in the Canadian Labour Force Survey - Asma Alavi and Jean-Francois Beaumont Keywords: nonresponse adjustment classes, reweighting, modeling, logistic regression, contact information
A Kernel Smoothing Method to Adjust for Unit Nonresponse in Complex Surveys - Damiao N. da Silva and Jean D. Opsomer
Nonresponse Adjustments for a Survey of Children with Disabilities Using Information of a Responsible Adult - Núria Díaz-Tena and Frank Potter Keywords: nonresponse, propensity scores, logistic models, supplemental security income, SSA data files
Weighting Adjustments for Unit Nonresponse with Multiple Outcome Variables - Sonya L.Vartivarian and Roderick J. Little Keywords: sampling weights, survey inference, unit nonresponse adjustment
Sampling Nonrespondents: Why, When, and How Much? - Timothy Triplett, Kevin H. Wang, Adam Safir, and Natalie Abi-Habib
Exploratory Analysis of the Effects of Data Quality on Nonresponse Adjustments in RDD Surveys - Kevin H. Wang, Timothy Triplett, Adam Safir, and Natalie Abi-Habib
Alternative Weighting Adjustments for the Knowledge Networks Panel Based on Nonresponse Analyses - Rick J. Li, Vicki J. Huggins, Mick P. Couper, and J. Michael Dennis
Counting People with Disabilities: How Survey Methodology Influences Estimates in Census 2000 and the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey - Sharon Stern Keywords: disability, data collection mode, questionnaire design, American Community Survey
Measuring Education: A Comparison of the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey - Scott Boggess and Nikki L. Graf Keywords: school enrollment, American Community Survey, Census, national estimates, county estimates, supplemental survey
Income in the American Community Survey: Comparisons to Census 2000 - Kirby G. Posey, Edward Welniak, and Charles Nelson
Comparing Grandparents' Response Items on Census 2000 and the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey/American Community Survey 2000 - Jane L. Dye
Comparison and Analysis of Stratified Randomized Response Models - Jong-Min Kim and Matthew E. Elam Keywords: random sampling, sensitive characteristics, estimation of proportion
Using Network Sampling in a Telephone Survey to Locate Non-telephone Households - Nadra Garas and Johnny Blair Keywords: network sampling, frame coverage, multiplicity estimation, telephone survey, survey methodology, non-telephone households
Sample Expansion for Probability Proportional to Size without Replacement Sampling - Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: PPS sampling, sample expansion, Tille's method, National Compensation Survey
Sample Design and Estimation of Lifespans of Federal Reserve Notes - Darrel Parke and May Liu Keywords: sample size, cluster sampling, length-biased sampling, inventory models
Sampling From Curves, Surfaces, and Other Coordinatized Regions - Dhiren Ghosh and Andrew Vogt
Empirical Tests of Stratum Boundary Methods in Tax Populations - David E. McGrath Keywords: stratification, stratum boundaries, Neyman allocation, tax, skewed populations
Initial Sample Design Considerations for the National Children's Study - David Judkins, Graham Kalton, Joseph Waksberg, John Kiely, Amy Branum, and Peter Scheidt Keywords: antenatal sampling, Gravida recruitment, pregnancy screening
Making Complex Data Available to Users with Simple Tools: The Case of the Survey of Consumer Finances - Ryan Bledsoe Keywords: data access, graphical analysis, software
Striving for Cost Efficiency in the Sample Design for the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement - Sheila Krawchuk, Gary Shapiro, and Andrea Sedlak Keywords: institutional survey, two-stage sample design, differential sampling rates, geographical clustering of sampling units
Redesign of the National Compensation Survey - Yoel Izsak, Lawrence R. Ernst, Steven P. Paben, Chester H. Ponikowski, and Jason Tehonica Keywords: sample redesign, sample areas, between area variances, overlap maximization, allocation of sample
Measuring Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption in Canada - Jennifer Taylor Keywords: diary, fuel consumption survey, pilot test, response rates
Random Sampling for Impact Analysis in a Statistically Representative Set of Sites: The National Head Start Impact Study - Stephen Bell, Mike Puma, and Gary M. Shapiro
Applied Multiple Regression for Surveys with Regressors of Changing Relevance: Fuel Switching by Electric Power Producers - James R. Knaub, Jr. Keywords: prediction, imputation, small area estimation, regressors, regression weights, model performance measure
Disclosure Review and the 2001 Survey of Consumer Finances - Gerhard Fries Keywords: confidentiality, imputation
Strategies for Modeling Two Categorical Variables with Multiple Category Choices - Christopher R. Bilder and Thomas M. Loughin Keywords: alternating logistic regression, correlated binary data, generalied loglinear, marginal independence, multiple-response categorical variable, pick any/c
Precision of Survey Estimates Derived from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William Yu Keywords: design effect, MEPS, health care expenditures
Estimating the Variance of Percentiles Using Replicate Weights - John W. Rogers Keywords: percentiles, replicate weights, variance, sample surveys
”Just-in-Time” Surveys: A Case Study in Large- Scale Real-Time Web Sampling and Interviewing - Beth Rothschild, Douglas Willson, and Adine Frank Keywords: internet survey, case study
Identifying the Sources of Non-Response in Difficult to Answer Questions - Monica L. Dashen
Why do Respondents Provide Vague Answers to Open-Ended, Categorical Questions? - Monica Dashen
Dealing with Distributions of Behavior Frequencies: An Example with Alcohol Use - Emilia Peytcheva and Andy Peytchev Keywords: behavior frequencies, alcohol, left censoring, Poisson, tobit, mixture models
The Relationship between Accuracy and Interval Length in the Respondent-Generated Interval Protocol - S. James Press and Judith M. Tanur Keywords: RGI, Bayesian estimation, brackets, cognition, survey design
The Effect of Data Collection Modality on Students' Foreign Language Survey - Yann-Yann Shieh Keywords: survey data collection, mode effect
On Estimation of Population Total Using Generalized Regression Predictor - Raghunath Arnab and Sarjinder Singh Keywords: generalized regression predictor, auxiliary information, estimation of total/variance, optimality
Determining the Probability of Selection for a Telephone Household in a Random Digit Dial Sample Design is Becoming more Difficult - Timothy Triplett and Natalie Abi-Habib Keywords: survey sampling, telephone surveys, RDD weighting factors
Respondent-Generated Intervals: Do They Help in Collecting Quantitative Data? - Dominic Lusinchi Keywords: anchoring, item nonresponse, measurement/response error, quantitative data, recall, uncertainty, web-based survey research
Increased Efforts in RDD Surveys - J. Michael Brick, David Martin, Patricia Warren, and J. Wivagg Keywords: response rates, telephone surveys, call attempts
Reformatting a Self Administered Questionnaire Based on Item Non-response - Frances M. Chevarley Keywords: MEPS, self administered questionnaire, SAQ, item nonresponse, SUDAAN
An Experiment in Call Scheduling - Patricia Cunningham, David Martin, and J. Michael Brick Keywords: random digit dial, telephone survey, calling protocol
How Web Surveys Differ from Other Kinds of User Interfaces - Michael F. schober, Frederick G. Conrad, Patrick Ehlen, and Scott S. Fricker Keywords: web surveys, question clarification, data quality, response accuracy, human-computer interaction
Modeling the Cognitive Processing of Drug Use Questions - Timothy P. Johnson and Michael Fendrich Keywords: self-report validation, substance use surveys, information processing
Using Call Records to Study Sources of Nonresponse Bias in Consumer Expenditure Surveys - John Dixon and Eric Figueroa Keywords: survey nonresponse, gross flows, expenditure, compositional analysis
Assessment of Behavioral Engine Technologies and Subjects' Rating of Realism in an Interviewer Skills Training Tool - Michael W. Link, Polly P. Armsby, Laura Flicker, and Rachel Caspar Keywords: technology-based training, virtual reality, refusal avoidance, speech recognition
Comparing Promised and Pre-paid Incentives for an Extended Interview on a Random Digit Dial Survey - David Cantor, Kevin Wang, and Natalie Abi-Habib Keywords: refusal conversion, missing data, response distribution
The Effect of Method of Delivery on Response to a Non-Response Follow-Up - Linda L. Dimitropoulos, Larry N. Campbell, and Vincent G. Iannacchione Keywords: mail survey, non-response follow-up, response propensity, CAHPS
Contact Histories in Personal Visit Surveys: The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Methods Panel - Nancy Bates Keywords: contact rates, contact attempts, CAPI, process data
Urban Public Transportation Riders: Surveying a Population on the Move - Lisel Blash, John D. Rogers, and Richard LeGates
Validating Self-Reports of Socially Desirable Behaviors - Jane E. Burris, Timothy P. Johnson, and Diane P. O’Rourke Keywords: social desirability, Marlowe-Crowne, self-reports, cancer screening
Educational Attainment and Vocational/Technical Training: Questionnaire Design and Data Quality - Anna Y. Chan and Jeffrey C. Moore Keywords: educational attainment, vocational/technical training, measurement design and data quality
How Much Can you Trust the Answers You Get Using Cognitive Interviews? - Christine Rho and Roberta L. Sangster
Respondents’ Understanding of Confidentiality Language - Eleanor R Gerber Keywords: confidentiality statements, cognitive interviewing, privacy, data sharing
Can the American Community Survey Replace the Census Long Form? - Deborah H. Griffin, Susan P. Love, and Sally M. Obenski
A Comparison Between Using the Web and Using Telephone to Survey Political Opinions - Annica Isaksson and Gösta Forsman Keywords: web surveys, propensity score adjustment, political opinion poll
The Effect of an Explicit Refusal Option on Sample Outcomes: A Study of Union Members - Matthew E. Jans, Mary Ellen Colten, Anthony M. Roman, and Timothy Stablein Keywords: response rates, phone surveys, respondent burdon
Timing of Mailings and Response Rates: A National Study of College Students - Matthew E. Jans and Anthony M. Roman Keywords: response rates, mail surveys, college students
Improving the Validity of Self-Reports of Cancer Screening Behaviors - Timothy P. Johnson, Diane P. O’Rourke, Jane E. Burris, and Richard B. Warnecke Keywords: self-report validation, cancer screening behaviors, barriers, intentions, exceptions, ACASI
Survey Response Rate Reporting in the Professional Literature - Timothy Johnson and Linda Owens Keywords: response rates, editorial policies, professional standards
Improving Response Rates for the BRFSS: Use of Lead Letters and Answering Machine Messages - Michael W. Link, Ali Mokdad, Machelle Town, Jodie Weiner, and David Roe Keywords: advance letters, answering machines, response rates, BRFSS
A Review and Proposal for a New Measure of Poll Accuracy - Elizabeth A. Martin, Michael W. Traugott, and Courtney Kennedy
Effects of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on Nonresponse in the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse - Madeline E. McNeeley, Peter Frechtel, and Dicy Painter Keywords: response rates, contact rates, data collection challenges, calls to first contact, September 11, terrorism
Effects of Incentives on Data Collection: A Record of Calls Analysis of National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Dicy Painter, James R. Chromy, Martin Meyer, Rebecca A. Granger, and Andrew Clarke Keywords: data collection process, in-person interviews, visits, survey outcomes, incentive effects