Refusals: Who, Where and Why

The characteristics of a very small group of people who refused to participate in a personal interview panel study are investigated in this article. Comparisons are made between characteristics of respondents and refusers in the initial interview and subsequent interviews. Details of the refusal sit...

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Published in:Public opinion quarterly 1980-07, Vol.44 (2), p.223-233
Main Author: DeMaio, Theresa J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Census/Censuses
Censuses
Denial
Estimation bias
Geographic regions
Households
Information legislation
Marketing
Opinion polls
Response/Responsive/ Responsiveness/Responses
Statistical variance
Survey sampling
United States/US
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Summary:The characteristics of a very small group of people who refused to participate in a personal interview panel study are investigated in this article. Comparisons are made between characteristics of respondents and refusers in the initial interview and subsequent interviews. Details of the refusal situation and reasons given by refusers for their noncooperation are also discussed.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/268586