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For many years, the standard approach for producing sound files for audio computer assisted selfinterviewing (ACASI) has been to use recorded human voices. This process is relatively inefficient, especially if questions are changed. An early study (Couper, Singer, and Tourangeau, 2004) found computer-generated text-to-speech (TTS) voices equally effective at eliciting sensitive information over the telephone. In this paper we compare the effects of a recorded human voice versus a text-to-speech system using a quasi-experimental design. The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) adopted TTS for ACASI beginning in September 2011, using the TextSpeech Pro software from Digital Future. We will compare the reports of sensitive behavior and respondent reactions to and use of ACASI in the first quarter of the new cycle of NSFG (September-December 2011) with data from the previous cycle of NSFG (completed in June 2011). We will use the substantive data to compare response distributions, interview observation data to compare use of ACASI, and keystroke data to explore time differences in completion. If necessary, we will use matching techniques to control for sample composition differences between the two cycles. Our working hypothesis is that there will be no differences between recorded and computer-generated speech. If supported, this finding will advance the development of ACASI systems.
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We evaluate the use of text-to-speech (TTS) technology for audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI). We use a quasi-experimental design, comparing the use of recorded human voice in the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth with the use of TTS in the first year of the 2011–2013 survey, where the essential survey conditions are largely unchanged. We examine substantive distributions of ACASI items, item missing data rates, interviewer observations, and time stamps. We find no negative effect of the transition to TTS. We discuss the advantages of using TTS for ACASI.
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2012
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Web survey bibliography - Field Methods (31)
- Last Year Your Answer Was … The Impact of Dependent Interviewing Wording and Survey Factors on...; 2016; Al Baghal, T.
- The Effects of a Delayed Incentive on Response Rates, Response Mode, Data Quality, and Sample Bias in...; 2016; McGonagle, K., Freedman, V. A.
- Can Student Populations in Developing Countries Be Reached by Online Surveys? The Case of the National...; 2016; Langer, A., Meuleman, B., Oshodi, A.-G. T., Schroyens, M.
- The Effects of Vignette Placement on Attitudes Toward Supporting Family Members; 2016; Lau, C. Q., Seltzer, J. A., Bianchi, S. M.
- Comparisons of Online Recruitment Strategies for Convenience Samples: Craigslist, Google AdWords, Facebook...; 2016; Antoun, C., Zhang, C., Conrad, F. G., Schober, M. F.
- Comparing Cognitive Interviewing and Online Probing: Do They Find Similar Results?; 2016; Meitinger, K., Behr, D.
- Setting Up an Online Panel Representative of the General Population The German Internet Panel; 2016; Blom, A. G.; Gathmann, C.; Krieger, U.
- Self-administered Questions and Interviewer–Respondent Familiarity; 2015; Rodriguez, L. A., Sana, M., Sisk, B.
- Comparing Food Label Experiments Using Samples from Web Panels versus Mall Intercepts; 2015; Chang, L. C., Lin, C. T. J.
- Translating Answers to Open-ended Survey Questions in Cross-cultural Research: A Case Study on the Interplay...; 2015; Behr, D.
- Hidden Populations, Online Purposive Sampling, and External Validity: Taking off the Blindfold; 2015; Barrat, M. J.; Ferris, J. A.; Lenton, S.
- Calendar Instruments in Retrospective Web Surveys; 2015; Glasner, T.; van der Vaart, W.; Dijkstra, W.
- Does Sequence Matter in Multimode Surveys: Results from an Experiment; 2014; Wagner, J., Arrieta, J., Guyer, H., Ofstedal, M. B.
- The Use of Cognitive Interviewing Methods to Evaluate Mode Effects in Survey Questions; 2014; Gray, M., Blake, M., Campanelli, P.
- A Mixed Methods Approach to Network Data Collection; 2014; Rice, E., Holloway, I. W., Barman-Adhikari, A., Fuentes, D., Brown, C. H., Palinkas, L. A.
- Accuracy of Within-household Selection in Web and Mail Surveys of the General Population.; 2014; Olson, K., Smyth, J. D.
- Use of Web and Phone Survey Modes to Gather Data From Adults About Their Young Adult Children: An Evaluation...; 2013; Abbott, R. D.; Fleming, C. B.; Marchesini, G.; Elgin, J.; Haggerty, K. P.; Woodward, D.; Catalano, R...
- Sample composition discrepancies in different stages of a probability-based online panel; 2013; Bosnjak, M., Haas, I., Galesic, M., Kaczmirek, L., Bandilla, W., Couper, M. P.
- Testing the Validity of Gender Ideology Items by Implementing Probing Questions ; 2013; Behr, D., Braun, M., Kaczmirek, L., Bandilla, W.
- The effects of item saliency and question design on measurement error in a self-administered survey; 2012; Stern, M. J., D., Mendez, J. D.Smyth, J. D.
- Data Quality in HIV/AIDS Web-Based Surveys: Handling Invalid and Suspicious Data; 2012; Bauermeister, J. A., Pingel, E., Zimmerman, M., Couper, M. P., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Strecher, V. J.
- Comparing Ranking Techniques in Web Surveys; 2012; Blasius, J.
- Using Text-to-Speech (TTS) for Audio-CASI; 2012; Couper, M. P., Kirgis, N., Buageila, S., Berglund, P.
- Why semantic differentials in Web-based research should be made from visual analogue scales and not...; 2012; Funke, F., Reips, U.-D.
- Evaluating the usability of personal digital assistants to collect behavioral data on adolescents with...; 2011; McClamroch, K. J.
- Using the Internet to Give Children a Voice: An Online Survey of 10-and 11-Year-Old Children in Northern...; 2010; Lloyd, K., Devine, P.
- Comparing response rates from Web and mail surveys: A meta-analysis; 2008; Shih, T.-H., Fan, X.
- Visualizing Personal Networks: Working with Participant-aided Sociograms; 2007; Hogan, B., Carrasco, J. A., Wellman, B.
- Using Text Messages in U.S. Mobile Phone Surveys ; 2007; Steeh, C. G., Buskirk, T. D., Callegaro, M.
- An investigation of the effect of lotteries on web survey response rates; 2006; Heerwegh, D.
- Evaluation of Web Survey Data Collection Systems; 2002; Crawford, S. D.