Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates
Response rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional repres...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
European Survey Research Association
2008-06-01
|
| Series: | Survey Research Methods |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/656 |
| _version_ | 1798037192274083840 |
|---|---|
| author | Jan Pickery Ann Carton |
| author_facet | Jan Pickery Ann Carton |
| author_sort | Jan Pickery |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Response rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional representation of the population in a survey, differential regional oversampling can be an option. We show how regional ineligible rates and response rates of previous surveys can be used in a multilevel analysis to obtain residuals that form the basis for the computation of an ineligible correction and a regional oversampling factor for subsequent surveys. We argue that this oversampling design is a good alternative or complement to nonresponse weighting. We illustrate our approach with the sampling procedure used for the last edition of the yearly survey on social and cultural changes in the Flemish region. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T21:23:14Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a4bba8ef726549778a081315596e3078 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1864-3361 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T21:23:14Z |
| publishDate | 2008-06-01 |
| publisher | European Survey Research Association |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Survey Research Methods |
| spelling | doaj.art-a4bba8ef726549778a081315596e30782022-12-22T04:02:32ZengEuropean Survey Research AssociationSurvey Research Methods1864-33612008-06-012210.18148/srm/2008.v2i2.6561692Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response RatesJan Pickery0Ann Carton1Research Centre of the Flemish GovernmentResearch Centre of the Flemish GovernmentResponse rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional representation of the population in a survey, differential regional oversampling can be an option. We show how regional ineligible rates and response rates of previous surveys can be used in a multilevel analysis to obtain residuals that form the basis for the computation of an ineligible correction and a regional oversampling factor for subsequent surveys. We argue that this oversampling design is a good alternative or complement to nonresponse weighting. We illustrate our approach with the sampling procedure used for the last edition of the yearly survey on social and cultural changes in the Flemish region.https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/656sample designunit nonresponsemultilevel analysis |
| spellingShingle | Jan Pickery Ann Carton Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates Survey Research Methods sample design unit nonresponse multilevel analysis |
| title | Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates |
| title_full | Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates |
| title_fullStr | Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates |
| title_short | Oversampling in Relation to Differential Regional Response Rates |
| title_sort | oversampling in relation to differential regional response rates |
| topic | sample design unit nonresponse multilevel analysis |
| url | https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/656 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT janpickery oversamplinginrelationtodifferentialregionalresponserates AT anncarton oversamplinginrelationtodifferentialregionalresponserates |