The Effect of Answering in a Preferred Versus a Non-Preferred Survey Mode on Measurement

Previous research has shown that offering respondents their preferred mode can increase response rates, but the effect of doing so on how respondents process and answer survey questions (i.e., measurement) is unclear. In this paper, we evaluate whether changes in question format have different effec...

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Main Authors: Jolene Smyth, Kristen Olson, Alian Kasabian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Survey Research Association 2014-12-01
Series:Survey Research Methods
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Online Access:https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/5750