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Results are reported from a preliminary study testing a new technology for survey data collection: audio computer assisted self-interviewing. This technology has the theoretical potential of providing privacy (or anonymity) of response equivalent to that of paper self-administered questionnaires (SAQs). In addition, it could offer the advantages common to all computer assisted methods such as the ability to implement complex questionnaire logic, consistency checking, etc. In contrast to Video-CASI, Audio-CASI offers these potential advantages without limiting data collection to the literate segment of the population. In this preliminary study, results obtained using RTI's Audio-CASI system were compared to those for paper SAQs and for Video-CASI. Survey questionnaires asking about drug use, sexual behavior, income, and demographic characteristics were administered to a small sample (N=40) of subjects of average and below-average reading abilities using each method of data collection. While the small sample size renders many results suggestive rather than definitive, the study did demonstrate that both Audio- and Video-CASI systems work well even with subjects who do not have extensive familiarity with computers. Indeed, respondents preferred the Audio- and Video-CASI to paper SAQs. The computerized systems also eliminated errors in execution of “skip” instructions that occurred when subjects completed paper SAQs. In a number of instances, the computerized systems also appeared to encourage more complete reporting of sensitive behaviors such as use of illicit drugs. Among the two CASI systems, respondents rated Audio-CASI more favorably than Video-CASI in terms of interest, ease of use, and overall preference.
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- How to conduct self-administered and mail surveys; 1995; Bourque, L. B., Fielder, E. P.
- Alternative methods of presenting bi-polar scales in telephone interviews: 1 to 7 vs. -3 to +3 and neutral...; 1995; Schaeffer, N. C., Baker, K.
- A review of the 1992 VRS Exit Poll; 1995; Mitofsky, W. J., Edelman, M.
- The role of computer-based test interpretation (CBTI) in occupational assessment; 1995; Bartram, D.
- 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 interactive effects of monetary incentive justification and questionnaire length on mail survey...; 1994; Biner, P.M; Kidd, H.J
- The Impact of Topic Interest on Mail Survey Response Behaviour; 1994; Martin, C.
- The numeric values of rating scales: A comparison of their impact in mail surveys and telephone interviews...; 1994; Schwarz, N., Hippler, H. J.
- A comparison of vertical and horizontal rating scales; 1994; Friedman, L. W., Friedman, H.
- Decentralised CATI Versus Paper and Pencil Interviewing: Effects on the Results in the Swedish Labour...; 1994; Bergman, L. R., Kristiansson, K.-E., Olofsson, A., Safstrom, M.
- Audio and Video Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing: Preliminary Tests of New Technologies for Data...; 1994; O'Reilly, J. M., Hubbard, M. L., Lessler, J. T., Biemer, P. P., Turner, C. F.
- Touch-tone data entry for household surveys: Research findings and possible applications; 1994; McKay, R. B., Robon, E. L., Malik, A. B.
- Estimating the effect of incentives on mail survey response rates: A meta-analysis; 1993; Church, A. H.
- The biasing effect of scale-checking styles on response to a Likert scale; 1993; Friedman, H., Herskovitz, P. J., Pollack, S.
- SUMI: the Software Usability Measurement Inventory; 1993; Kirakowski, J., Corbett, M.
- Generalized raking procedures in survey sampling; 1993; Deville, J. C., Sarndal, C. E., Sautory, O.
- Discovery-oriented consumer research; 1993; Wells, W. D.
- Case Management and Communications for Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing; 1993; Nicholls II, W. L., Kindel, K. K.
- The Use of CAPI for Attitude Surveys: An Experimental Comparison with Traditional Methods; 1993; Martin, J., O'Muircheartaigh, C., Curtice, J.
- Management of Computer Assisted Interviews in the Netherlands; 1993; Hofman, P. M. B., Keller, W. J.
- Computer Assisted Survey Methods (CASM) at OPCS and some current issues in the use of Blaise for the...; 1992; Manners, T., Bennet, N.
- Understanding the decision to participate in a survey; 1992; Groves, R. M.; Cialdini, R.B.; Couper, M. P.
- Serial context effects in survey interviews; 1992; Daamen, D. D. L., de Bie, S.
- Report on feeling thermometer for "moderates"; 1992; Brady, H. E.
- Context effects: State of the past/State of the art; 1992; Schuman, H.
- Calibration estimators in survey sampling; 1992; Deville, J. C., Sarndal, C.-E.
- Best pracices in disk-by-mail surveys; 1992; Witt, K. J., Bernstein, S.
- Data Quality in Mail, Telephone and Face to Face Surveys; 1992; De Leeuw, E. D.
- Effect of Questionnaire Design on the Quality of Survey Data; 1992; Sanchez, M. E.
- Computer-Assisted Survey Information Collection: A Review of CASIC Methods and Their Implications for...; 1992; Weeks, M. F.
- New Technology in Survey Research: Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI); 1992; Baker, R. P.
- Response-Order Effects in Likert-Type Scales; 1991; Chan, J. C.
- Understanding Mail Survey Response Behaviour. A Meta Analysis ; 1991; Skinner, S.J.; Childers, T.L.; Yammarino, F.J.
- Mode effects of cognitively designed recall questions: A comparison of answers to telephone and mail...; 1991; Dillman, D. A., Tarnai, J.
- Towards a response model in establishment surveys; 1991; Edwards, W. S., Cantor, D.
- The design and analysis of reinterview: An overview; 1991; Forsman, G., Schreiner, I.
- Response-time measurement in survey research. A method for CATI and a new look at nonattitudes; 1991; Bassili, J. N., Fletcher, J. F.
- Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation; 1991; Markus, H. R., Kitayama, S.
- Response strategies for coping with the cognitive demands of attitude measures in surveys; 1991; Krosnick, J. A.
- Dimensional analysis of ranking data; 1990; Brady, H. E.
- A study of procedures to identify and trim extreme sampling weights; 1990; Potter, F.
- Sampling Design for a Monitoring Plan for CATI Interviewing; 1990; Chapman, D. W., Weinstein, R. B.
- Measuring Nonresponse and Refusals to an Electronic Telephone Survey; 1990; Havice, M. J.
- Response Effects in Mail Surveys; 1990; Ayidiya, S. A., McClendon, M. J.