Explaining Rising Nonresponse Rates in Cross-Sectional Surveys

This review of nonresponse in cross-sectional household surveys in the United States shows trends in nonresponse rates, the main reasons for nonresponse, and changes in the components of nonresponse. It shows that nonresponse is increasing but that existing methods for modeling response mechanisms d...

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Published in:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 2013-01, Vol.645 (1), p.36-59
Main Authors: BRICK, J. MICHAEL, WILLIAMS, DOUGLAS
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Behavior
Cross-sectional analysis
Denial
Economic surveys
Health surveys
Households
Modelling
Non-response
Nonresponse rates
Opinion polls
Polls & surveys
Public opinion
Response rates
Social capital
Social surveys
Survey data
Surveys
Telephones
U.S.A
United States of America
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Cross-sectional analysis
Denial
Economic surveys
Health surveys
Households
Modelling
Non-response
Nonresponse rates
Opinion polls
Polls & surveys
Public opinion
Response rates
Social capital
Social surveys
Survey data
Surveys
Telephones
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United States of America
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