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Survey non-response trends and fieldwork effort in the 21st century: Results of an international study across countries and surveys
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Decreasing survey response rates are of great concern to researchers since it affects the sample selection process and the validity of inferences. Also, non-response rates in smaller samples may result in longer period surveys and increased survey costs. Non-contacts and refusals are two major components for evaluation of surveys. One of the first studies of this issue reported that from 1952 to 1979 refusals increased in two major face-to-face interview studies, though it did not address noncontacts. In a later stage study for the period from 1979 to 2003, it was found that both refusals and noncontacts increased, especially after 1985. Other studies have registered similar trends for overlapping as well as subsequent periods. Gallop poll surveys have a shown drop in response rates from 28% in 1997 to 9% in 2012 to 7% in 2017. Some efforts were undertaken to review data from different countries on response and noncontact rates. Differences were found across countries on refusal rates and noncontact rates, such as the former increased and thye latter decreased. In the United States, the trend on refusals was more on telephone surveys compared to face-to-face interviews.
Annemieke Luiten、Joop Hox、Edith de Leeuw
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Statistics Netherlands, PO Box 4481, 6401 CZ Heerlen, The Netherlands
Department of Methodology and Statistics, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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