Web Survey Bibliography
We explore the correlates of noncoverage and nonresponse in an Internet survey conducted as part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a panel study of persons 50 years old and older in the US. About 30% of HRS respondents indicated they used the Internet. Of these, 73% expressed willingness to do a Web survey. A subset of this group was subsequently sent a mailed invitation to participate in a Web survey and 78% completed the survey. Using multivariate models, we find significant demographic, financial, and health-related differences in access, consistent with other research. There are fewer differences in willingness (given access) and response (given willingness). However, disparities in health and socio-economic status persist after controlling for demographic differences in coverage and response. Weighting on demographics alone is thus unlikely to yield a representative sample in such surveys. Noncoverage (lack of access to the Internet) appears to be of greater concern than nonresponse (unwillingness to participate given access) for representation in Internet surveys of this age group.
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Web Survey Bibliography - Schonlau, M. (22)
- Recruiting in an Internet panel using respondent driven sampling; 2012; Schonlau, M.
- Respondent-driven sampling; 2012; Schonlau, M., Liebau, E.
- Conducting Respondent Driven Sampling on the Web: An Experimental Approach to Recruiting Challenges; 2011; Kapteyn, A., Schonlau, M.
- Collecting Genetic Samples in Population Wide (Panel) Surveys: Feasibility, Nonresponse and Selectivity...; 2010; Dohmen, T., Falk, A., Montag, C., Reuter, M., Schonlau, M., Schupp, J., Siegel, N., Sunde, U., Wagner...
- Selection Bias in Web Surveys and the Use of Propensity Scores; 2009; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A., Couper, M. P.
- Surveying a nationally representative internet-based panel to obtain timely estimates of influenza vaccination...; 2008; Harris, K. M., Schonlau, M., Lurie, N.
- Graph comprehension: an experiment in displaying data as bar charts, pie charts and tables with and...; 2008; Schonlau, M.
- Beyond Demographics: Are ‘Webographic’ Questions Useful for Reducing the Selection Bias...; 2007; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A.
- Are ‘Webographic' or Attitudinal Questions Useful for Adjusting Estimates from Web Surveys Using...; 2007; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A.
- Noncoverage and nonresponse in an Internet survey; 2007; Kapteyn, A., Schonlau, M., Couper, M. P.
- Selection Bias in Web Surveys and the Use of Propensity Scores; 2006; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A., Couper, M. P.
- Adjusting for selection bias in Web surveys using propensity scores: the case of the Health and Retirement...; 2005; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A., Couper, M. P.
- Will Web Surveys Ever Become Part of Mainstream Research?; 2004; Schonlau, M.
- Attempting to adjust for selection bias in Web surveys with propensity scores: the case of the Health...; 2004; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A., Couper, M. P., Winter, J.
- Noncoverage and Nonresponse in a Web Survey; 2004; Couper, M. P., Kapteyn, A., Schonlau, M., Winter, J.
- Attempting to Adjust for Selection Bias in Web Surveys with Propensity Scores: The Case of the Health...; 2004; Schonlau, M., Couper, M. P., Winter, J.
- Web Surveys as Part of a Mixed-Mode Strategy for Populations That Cannot Be Contacted by E-Mail; 2003; Schonlau, M., Asch, B. J., Du, C.
- A Comparison Between Responses From a Propensity-Weighted Web Survey and an Identical RDD Survey; 2003; Schonlau, M., Zapert, K., Simon, L.P., Sanstad, K., Marcus, S., Adams, J., Spranca, M., Kan, H., Turner...
- Conducting Research Surveys via E-mail and the Web; 2002; Schonlau, M., Elliot, M. N., Fricker, R. D.
- Advantages and disadvantages of Internet research surveys: Evidence from the literature; 2002; Fricker, R. D., Schonlau, M.
- Recruiting respondents for web surveys: random and other samples; 2002; Schonlau, M.
- Literature Review of Web and E-mail Surveys, Chapter III; 2001; Schonlau, M., Fricker, R. D., Elliot, M. N.