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ERIC Number: EJ1194070
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1525-822X
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A Comparison of Full and Quasi Filters for Autobiographical Questions
Olson, Kristen; Watanabe, Megumi; Smyth, Jolene D.
Field Methods, v30 n4 p371-385 Nov 2018
Some survey questions do not apply to all respondents. How to design these questions for both eligible and ineligible respondents is unclear. This article compares full filter (FF) and quasi filter (QF) designs for autobiographical questions in mail surveys. Using data from National Health, Well-being, and Perspectives Study, we examine the effect of type of filter on item nonresponse rates, response errors, and response distributions. We find that QF questions are more confusing to respondents, resulting in higher rates of item nonresponse and response errors than FF questions. Additionally, FF questions more successfully identify ineligible respondents, bringing estimates closer to national benchmarks. We recommend that survey designers use FF designs rather than QF designs for autobiographical questions in mail surveys. [The analysis was partially funded by a Cooperative Agreement supported by the National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture; National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: USDANASS58AEU50023