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Title The first year of computer-assisted interviewing for the Canadian Labour force survey
Author Simard, M., Dufour, J., Mayda, F.
Source Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association, 1995, pp. 533-538
Year 1995
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Abstract As part of its decennial redesign, the Canadian Labour Force Survey (LFS) has recently undergone a major technological changeover. Computer-Assisted Interviewing (CAI) is now the new data collection method. Since November 1993, the CAI mode has been gradually introduced in the LFS. Within a few months, portable computers (notebooks) replaced the traditional Paper And Pencil Interviewing (PAPI). This paper describes the major impact of this important change on some data quality indicators as well as the challenges encountered during the implementation. It also discusses the introduction of new types of quality indicators which are now available with the implementation of CAI.
This paper is divided into four sections. The first section briefly describes the Canadian Labour Force Survey. The second section discusses the conversion strategy from PAPI to CAl. The third section analyses current and new data quality indicators. The current data quality indicators are measures which are regularly produced such as nonresponse rates and edit failure rates. New data quality indicators can be divided into two types. There are those which were produced since the introduction of CAl to monitor and measure the performance of CAl. As well, there are the quality indicators from the case management system of CAl which provide previously unavailable information about the interview process, such as the average duration of the interview and the number of calls required to contact the respondent. The last section outlines the lessons learned and the future of CAI for the LFS.
This paper is divided into four sections. The first section briefly describes the Canadian Labour Force Survey. The second section discusses the conversion strategy from PAPI to CAl. The third section analyses current and new data quality indicators. The current data quality indicators are measures which are regularly produced such as nonresponse rates and edit failure rates. New data quality indicators can be divided into two types. There are those which were produced since the introduction of CAl to monitor and measure the performance of CAl. As well, there are the quality indicators from the case management system of CAl which provide previously unavailable information about the interview process, such as the average duration of the interview and the number of calls required to contact the respondent. The last section outlines the lessons learned and the future of CAI for the LFS.
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Web survey bibliography - 1995 (13)
- The effect of computer-assisted interviewing on data quality: A review.; 1995; de Leeuw, E. D., Hox, J., Snijkers, G.
- Subsequent questions may influence answers to preceding questions in mail surveys; 1995; Schwarz, N., Hippler, H. J.
- How to conduct self-administered and mail surveys; 1995; Bourque, L. B., Fielder, E. P.
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- A review of the 1992 VRS Exit Poll; 1995; Mitofsky, W. J., Edelman, M.
- The effects of alternative methods of collecting similarity data for multidimensional scaling; 1995; Bijmolt, T. H. A., Wedel, M.
- The Prodigy Experiment in Using e-Mail for Tracking Public Opinion; 1995; Werner, J., Maisel, R., Robinson, K.
- Computer-assisted Personal Interviewing: An Experimental Evaluation of Data Quality and Cost; 1995; Baker, R. P., Bradburn, N. M., Johnson, R. A.
- Method of psychological assessment, self disclosure, and experiential differences: A study of computer...; 1995; Loke, S. D., Gilbert, B. O.
- Respondent preferences toward audio-CASI and how that affects data quality; 1995; Kinsey, S. H., Thornberry, J. S., Carson, C. P., Duffer, A. P.
- Focus groups on the Internet: an interesting idea but not a good one; 1995; Greenbaum, T.
- An Exploratory-Study of The Perceived Benefits of Electronic Bulletin Board Use and Their Impact on...; 1995; Wotring, C. E., Forrest E. J., James, M. L.
- The numeric values of rating scales: A comparison of their impact in mail surveys and telephone interviews...; 1994; Schwarz, N., Hippler, H. J.