Web Survey Bibliography
Over the last few years, data collection agencies have gained experience with asking for linkage consent in face-to-face and telephone surveys; however, the same is not true for web surveys. Asking for linkage consent in a web survey raises important methodological questions, namely, what is the optimal way of asking for linkage consent that maximizes consent rates and minimizes consent bias? We addressed this question using a national probability sample of people living in Germany. Web survey respondents were asked for consent to link their survey data to official employment records. Respondents were randomly assigned to receive different wordings of the consent question. We found that when the consent request is phrased in such a way that emphasizes a particular benefit of linkage (reduced questionnaire and time savings) respondents provide consent at a higher rate compared to neutral phrasing.
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Web survey bibliography - NTTS 2013 - New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics (8)
- The challenge of a mixed-mode design survey and new IT tools application: the case of the Italian Structure...; 2013; Cardinaleschi, S., De Santis, S., Rocci, F., Spinelli, V.
- MOTUS: Modular online Time-Use Survey; 2013; Joeri, M., Ignace, G., van Tienoven, T. P., Djiwo, W.
- The Design of the Online Questionnaire of the Italian Population Census ; 2013; Tininini, L., Virgillito, A.
- Experiments in Obtaining Data Linkage Consent in Web Surveys ; 2013; Sakshaug, J. W., Kreuter, F.
- The behaviour of respondents while filling in a web questionnaire: the case of the Italian business...; 2013; Masselli, M., Nuccitelli, A.
- A web-based Census of services: an ISTAT evolutionary study ; 2013; Cesaro, A., Palazzi, B., Paterniti, M., Ranaldi, P.
- A web based management system for addressing census complexity: the Italian experience; 2013; Bruno, M., Giacummo, M., Silipo, M., Vaste, G.
- Response Burden in Official Business Surveys: Measurement and Reduction Practices of National Statistical...; 2013; Giesen, D., Bavdaz, M., Loefgren, T., Raymond-Blaess, V.