Measurement errors in retrospective reports of event histories. A validation study with Finnish register data

It is well known that retrospective survey reports of event histories are affected by measurement errors. Yet little is known about the determinants of measurement errors in event history data or their effects on event history analysis. Making use of longitudinal register data linked at person-level...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marjo Pyy-Martikainen, Ulrich Rendtel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Survey Research Association 2009-12-01
Series:Survey Research Methods
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Online Access:https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/2372