Web Survey Bibliography
Title Understanding Mobility: Consent and Capture of Geolocation Data in Web Surveys
Author Crawford, S. D.; McClain, C.; Young, R.H.; Nelson, T. F.
Year 2014
Access date 10.08.2016
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Abstract
The use of smartphones and tablets of various sizes and operating systems has posed numerous challenges for researchers, impacting survey response and data quality. Importantly, though, their use also provides opportunities to capture nuanced data helpful in understanding their impact. A key element of such device use is the mobility of the respondent; one may be in transit or in a public location while responding to a Web survey previously only completed on a computer. Thus far, little data has been collected to assess the impact of mobility on data quality. With these aims in mind, we report the findings of an experiment assessing feasibility of collecting geolocation from survey respondents, as well as the quality of data received. In doing so, we discuss implications for survey implem entation and measurement error in an increasingly mobile world.
Within a series of short web surveys of college students fielded in 2013, we assessed feasibility by asking respondents whether they would be willing to let researchers collect geolocation data in the future. Building off positive results from this analysis, we then experimentally tested methods of informed consent for geolocation capture. Respondents were randomly assigned to receive no request for geolocation, a request via the survey consent form, or a request via a separate question focusing only on this data capture. We captured geolocation data at every page of the survey for those consenting.
We will discuss the results of the experiment, laying out a recommendation for obtaining consent; comparing those who consented to those who did not; and assessing the quality of the geolocation data obtained. We will also present analyses examining how such information may be used in a broader context-- exploring whether or not the mobility of the respondent may be a key predictor in evaluating survey data quality.
Within a series of short web surveys of college students fielded in 2013, we assessed feasibility by asking respondents whether they would be willing to let researchers collect geolocation data in the future. Building off positive results from this analysis, we then experimentally tested methods of informed consent for geolocation capture. Respondents were randomly assigned to receive no request for geolocation, a request via the survey consent form, or a request via a separate question focusing only on this data capture. We captured geolocation data at every page of the survey for those consenting.
We will discuss the results of the experiment, laying out a recommendation for obtaining consent; comparing those who consented to those who did not; and assessing the quality of the geolocation data obtained. We will also present analyses examining how such information may be used in a broader context-- exploring whether or not the mobility of the respondent may be a key predictor in evaluating survey data quality.
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Web survey bibliography - Crawford, S. D. (25)
- The Effect of Mobile Web Survey Design on Screen Orientation Manipulation; 2014; Young, R.H.; Crawford, S. D.; Couper, M. P.; Nelson, T. F.
- Understanding Mobility: Consent and Capture of Geolocation Data in Web Surveys; 2014; Crawford, S. D.; McClain, C.; Young, R.H.; Nelson, T. F.
- Grid Formats, Data Quality, and Mobile Device Use: A Questionnaire Design Approach; 2013; McClain, C., Crawford, S. D.
- Examining the Feasibility of SMS as a Contact Mode for a College Student Survey; 2013; Crawford, S. D., McClain, C., O'Brien, S., Nelson, T. F.
- Web Survey Live Validations - What Are They Doing?; 2011; Crawford, S. D., McClain, C.
- Multi-Mode and Method Experiment in a Study of Nurses; 2010; Friese, C. R., Lee, C. S., O'Brien, S., Crawford, S. D.
- The Impact of Textual Messages of Encouragement on Web Survey Breakoffs: An Experiment ; 2009; Sakshaug, J. W., Crawford, S. D.
- Do Tailored Messages of Encouragement Reduce Web Survey Break-offs?; 2007; Sakshaug, J. W., Crawford, S. D., Inkelas, K. K.
- Web-Based Consent Form Design: An Experiment with Two Populations; 2006; Crawford, S. D., Eisenberg, D., Wimsatt, L., Golberstein, E.
- Using Interactive Web-Based Maps; 2006; Sinibaldi, J., Showen, S., Crawford, S. D., Saltz, R.
- The Social Science Web Survey System: Moving from 2.0 to 3.0; 2006; Crawford, S. D.
- Web Survey Design: Paging versus Scrolling; 2006; Peytchev, A., Couper, M. P., McCabe, S. E., Crawford, S. D.
- Unintended Consequences of Incentive Induced Response Rate Differences; 2005; Pope, D., Crawford, S. D., Johnson, E. O., McCabe, S. E.
- Using the Web to Survey College Students: Institutional Characteristics That Influence Survey Quality...; 2005; Crawford, S. D., McCabe, S. E., Inkelas, K. K.
- Mode effects for collecting alcohol and tobacco data among 3rd and 4th grade students: A randomized...; 2005; McCabe, S. E., Boyd, C. J., Young, A., Crawford, S. D., Pope, D.
- Developmnent and testing of web questionnaires; 2004; Baker, R. P., Crawford, S. D., Swinehart, J.
- Web Survey Design: Paging vs. Scrolling; 2004; Peytchev, A., Crawford, S. D., McCabe, S. E., Conrad, F. G., Couper, M. P.
- Validations in Web-based Surveys; 2003; Crawford, S. D., Peytchev, A.
- What They See Is What We Get: Response Options for Web Surveys; 2003; Couper, M. P., Tourangeau, R., Conrad, F. G., Crawford, S. D.
- The local/global decision in Internet research; 2002; Crawford, S. D., Jones, S., Rowen, C.
- Evaluation of Web Survey Data Collection Systems; 2002; Crawford, S. D.
- From Mail to Web: Improving Response Rates and Data Collection Efficiencies; 2002; Crawford, S. D., McCabe, S. E., Couper, M. P., Boyd, C. J.
- Testing Web Questionnaires; 2002; Crawford, S. D., Baker, R. P.
- A Nonresponse Analysis of a Mail-Web Mode Comparison; 2002; Boyd, C. J., Crawford, S. D., McCabe, S. E., Couper, M. P.
- Experiments on column width spacing in the University of Michigan Student Life Survey; 2001; Boyd, C. J., McCabe, S. E., Couper, M. P., Crawford, S. D.