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Title Noncoverage and Nonresponse in a Web Survey
Author Couper, M. P., Kapteyn, A., Schonlau, M., Winter, J.
Source RC33 6th International Conference on Social Science Methodology: Recent Developments and Applications in Social Research Methodology, 2004
Year 2004
Access date 14.09.2004
Abstract In this paper we explore the correlates of noncoverage and nonresponse in a Web survey conducted as part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a panel survey of persons 50 years old and older in the U.S. In the 2002 wave of the survey, 16,077 panel members were asked whether they had access to the Internet and, if so, whether they would be willing to participate in a Web survey; 29.7% of the sample were identified as having Internet access, and, of these, 73.3% expressed willingness to do a Web survey. A sample of those who expressed willingness was subsequently sent a mailed invitation to participate in a Web survey. Of the 2,697 invited, 78.4% completed the Web survey. The HRS provides us with a rich vector of health and economic data to explore correlates of access, willingness and actual response to the Web survey. Using multivariate models, we find that disparities in health and socio-economic status persist after controlling for demographic differences in coverage and response.
Year of publication2004
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
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