Web Survey Bibliography
Even before the internet became popular among the public, researchers had identified the potential problems involved in using a web-based data collection method for survey research. Probability-based web surveys are generally believed to produce data of higher quality than those from non-probability web surveys. Both of these methods, however, are subject to coverage error. This is shown by the fact that in 71% of American households, at least one member uses the internet at any location (including at home), and that only 62% of households have an internet connection from home as of October of 2007. Moreover, some subgroups of the population are more likely to be offline than others. This phenomenon is often referred to as the digital divide. Evidence also suggests that this divide may not be closing quickly enough to be dismissed by researchers who want to study a representative sample of the population. As a solution, Knowledge Networks covers the ISP charges and provides WebTVs and in some cases PC’s to its panelists (i.e., KnowledgePanel® members) who live in a household without internet access, thus closing the digital divide gap. As a result, all panel members recruited by landline RDD are able to complete surveys online, which minimizes the potential bias that can result from ignoring non-internet users. Data from KnowledgePanel® are examined to build a profile of these non-internet users to find out who they are and how they behave. In this paper, demographic characteristics of the offline population are first explored and compared to other research findings. Then, responses to a series of survey questions are analyzed using (multinomial) logistic regressions, to identify whether internet access status still makes a difference when controlled by relevant demographic variables. For example, the analysis reveals that differences in environmental behaviors between internet and non-internet users (e.g., recycling paper and glass) still exist after controlling for the relevant demographic variables.
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- Comparison of Web-Based versus Paper-and-Pencil Self-Administered Questionnaire: Effects on Health Indicators...; 2008; van de Looij-Jansen, P. M., de Wilde, E. J.
- By the Numbers: The pros and cons of sampling modes; 2008; Piekarski, L.
- A look at the impact of boredom on the respondent experience; 2008; Puleston, J., Sleep, D.
- Does speed in completing an online questionnaire have an influence on its reliability?; 2008; Montag, C., Reuter, M.
- To Mix or Not To Mix Survey Modes; 2008; Dillman, D. A.
- Finding Lost Respondents on MySpace and Facebook; 2008; Claggett, A.
- Blast from the Past: The Challenges of Gaining Cooperation for a Follow-up Survey Several Years Later...; 2008; Costanzo, D., Sipulski, E., Carris, K., O'Connor, K.
- Data Collection on Handheld Computers with Voice Recognition Technology; 2008; Malakhoff, L.
- Web Survey Technology; 2008; Boucher, D.
- The New GSS Data Dissemination Website; 2008; Cooke, M.
- Item Non-Response: Does Mode (Web versus Paper) Make a Difference?; 2008; Payn, B.
- How To Write Better Survey Questionnaires; 2008; Triplett, T. A.
- The Use of the Internet in the American Community Survey Group Quarters Frame Creation; 2008; Williams, A.
- Technology and the Survey Interview and Questionnaire; 2008; Couper, M. P.
- Response Effects in Video-enhanced Web Surveys; 2008; Fuchs, M.
- Evaluation of Sample Designs for Telephone Surveys That Include Cell Phones; 2008; Steeh, C. G.
- Costs and Benefits from Conducting a Supplemental Sample of Cell Phone Numbers in National RDD Surveys...; 2008; Kennedy, C.
- Cell Phone Interviewing; 2008; Lee, R. H.
- Reaching Cell Phone Only Households; 2008; Anatchkova, B.
- Interviewing with Cell Phones: Trends and Effects on Data Quality and Operation Costs; 2008; Leissou, E., Gouskova, E., McGonagle, K., Beaule, A., Stafford, F.
- Text Messaging as a Data Collection Tool; 2008; Nordstrom, P.
- Swedish National Data Service's Strategy for Sharing and Mediating Data; 2008; Carlhed, C., Alfredsson, I.
- A Web-Based Survey of the Relationship Between Buddhist Religious Practices, Health, and Psychological...; 2008; Wiist, W. H., Sullivan, B. M., Wayment, H. A., Warren, M.
- Social Research Methods; 2008; Bryman, A.
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Cell Phone Surveying; 2008; Barron, M.
- Experiments Exploring the Relationship (or Lack Thereof) Between Nonresponse Error and Measurement Error...; 2008; Tourangeau, R., Groves, R. M., Presser, S., Toppe, C., Kennedy, K., Yan, T.,
- Using Audio Recording Using Audio to Detect Data Collection Error; 2008; Thissen, R., Nguyen, M.
- When do nonresponse follow-ups improve or reduce data quality? A meta-analysis and review of the existing...; 2008; Olson, K., Feng, C., Witt, L.
- Respondent Incentives in a Multi-Mode Panel Survey: Cumulative Effects on Non-Response and Bias; 2008; Jaeckle, A., Lynn, P.
- A comparison of results from an alcohol survey of a prerecruited Internet panel and the National Epidemiologic...; 2008; Heeren, T., Edwards, E., Dennis, J. M., Rodkin, S., Hingson, R. W., Rosenbloom D. L.
- Effects of Pre-coding Response Options for Five Point Satisfaction Scale in Web Surveys; 2008; Callegaro, M., Wells, T., Kruse, Y.
- ...; 2008; Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D., Christian, L. M., O'Neill, A. C.
- Accommodating New Technologies: Mobile and VoIP Communication; 2008; Piekarski, L., Steeh, C. G.
- Internet Technology and Social Capital:How the Internet Affects Seniors' Social Capital and Wellbeing...; 2008; Sum, S., Mathews, M. R., Pourghasem, M., Hughes, I.
- Quality Criteria for Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research: A View from Social Policy...; 2008; Bryman, A., Becker, S., Sempik, J.
- Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods; 2008; Lavrakas, P. J.
- An implementation of a within-household selection procedure for web surveys; 2008; Callegaro, M., Osborn, L., Debell, M., Leuvano, P.
- Response options order effect and category number association: An experiment using items on a five point...; 2008; Tang, G., Callegaro, M.
- More than the digital divide?: Investigating the differences between Internet and non-Internet users; 2008; Zhang, C., Callegaro, M., Thomas, M.
- Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method ; 2008; Dillman, D. A., Christian, L. M., Smyth, J. D.
- Enhancing the Travel Survey Process and Data Using the CATI System ; 2008; Morency, C.
- Mobile Research in Marketing: Design and Implementation Issues; 2008; Li, H., Townsend, L.
- Is data collection via web a valid methodology?; 2008; Otero, P.
- Identifying Multiple Submissions in Internet Research: Preserving Data Integrity ; 2008; Bowen, A. M., Daniel, C. M., Williams, M. L., Baird, G. L.
- The Methodological Issues Associated With Internet-Based Research; 2008; Beddows, E.
- A national Internet survey on rapid sequence intubation patterns from Turkey ; 2008; Guneysel, O., Onur, O. E., Akoglu, H., Eroglu, S., Denızbası, A.
- Experiments in Mobile Web Survey Design; 2008; Peytchev, A., Hill, C.
- A multimedia-based and time-sensitive interactive web survey for road user opinion on traffic condition...; 2008; Posawang, P., Phosaard, S., Polnigongit, W., Pattara-Atikom, W.
- The Effectiveness of CATI Method in the Survey “Structure of Agricultural Holdings”; 2008; Jakóbik, K., Ruta, G.
- CAQDAS, Secondary Analysis and the Coding of Survey Data; 2008; Fielding, N.