Web Survey Bibliography
Title Understanding Unit-Nonresponse in Web-based Surveys
Author Bosnjak, M., Tuten, T. L.
Year 2001
Access date 21.04.2004
Abstract The decision process when requested to participate in a Web Survey is in our view understood most appropriately by applying a psychological theory of human action. To this end, our study utilized an extended version of Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior to predict and explain the number of participations in a five wave Web-based panel study. We assumed that (1) one's attitude towards participating in Web surveys, (2) the internalized social pressure, (3) the perceived behavioral control and (4) the extent of moral obligation towards participating are, mediated by behavioral intention, determinants of the extent of Unit Nonresponse. The collegiate respondents answered a preliminary paper-based questionnaire (administered as a class assignment), which assessed the variables described above. Participation in a five-wave, Web-based panel study on "Internet-based Marketing", conducted at a frequency of one survey per month for five months, represented the target behavior. The results indicate a large predictive power of the model. The multiple correlation coefficient (R) for intention to participate is near .80, and the number of participations can be predicted with R= .50. Attitude towards participation and perceived behavioral control predict the intention to participate best, followed by internalized social pressure and moral obligation.
Year of publication2001
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
Web Survey Bibliography - Germany (420)
- Sozialforschung im Internet: Methodologie und Praxis der Online-Befragung; 2008; Jackob, N., Schoen, H., Zerback, T. (eds.)
- Does speed in completing an online questionnaire have an influence on its reliability?; 2008; Montag, C., Reuter, M.
- Response Effects in Video-enhanced Web Surveys; 2008; Fuchs, M.
- Sensitive Questions in Online Surveys: Experimental Results for the Randomized Response Technique (RRT...; 2008; Coutts, E., Jann, B.
- Using Internet Pages of Organisations as Data Source for Social Science Research; 2008; Baumgarten, B., Grauel, J.
- Representativeness in Online-Surveys Through Stratified Sample; 2008; Blasius, J.
- Individual payments as a longer-term incentive in online panels ; 2008; Goeritz, A., Wolff, H.-G., Goldstein, D. G.
- Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing (VASI) : An Expansion of Survey Data Collection Methods to the Virtual...; 2008; Bell, M. W., Castronova, E., Wagner, G. G.
- Communicative Channels, Cognitive Processes and Question Understanding: Results from a Randomized Field...; 2008; Fuchs, M.
- Visual Analogue Scales in Cross Cultural Web Surveys ; 2008; Funke, F., Reips, U. -D., Thomas, R. K.
- The effects of incentives in internet panels: a review; 2008; Goeritz, A.
- The long-term effect of material incentives on participation in online panels; 2008; Goeritz, A.
- Phone respondents reported less mental health problems whereas mail interviewee gave higher physical...; 2008; Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Wetzel, R., Krügel, A., Brambosch, A.
- Selectivity or Usefulness of Online-Surveys? A Comparison with Data from a Local Population Survey; 2008; Kroll, S., Hüfken, V., Reuband, K.H.
- Mobile Market Research; 2008; Maxl, E.
- Flexible and High-Speed Market Research through Mobile Data Collection & Online Reporting Tool; 2008; Haag, J., Volkmer, H.P.
- Online vs. Offline in Mobile Surveys; 2008; Neubarth, W., Maier, U.
- Gender-of-Interviewer Effects in Video-Enhanced Web Surveys. Results from a Randomized Field-Experiment...; 2008; Fuchs, M.
- Prenotification in Web-Based Access Panel Surveys: The Influence of Mobile Text Messaging Versus E-Mail...; 2008; Bosnjak, M., Neubarth, W., Couper, M. P., Bandilla, W., Kaczmirek, L.
- Web Surveys versus Other Survey Modes – A Meta-Analysis Comparing Response Rates; 2008; Lozar Manfreda, K., Bosnjak, M., Berzelak, J., Haas, I., Vehovar, V.Berzelak, N.
- Online access panels and tracking research. The conditioning issue; 2007; Nancarrow, C., Cartwright, T.
- Nicht-reaktive datenerhebung: Teinahmeverhalten bei befragungen mit paradaten evaluieren. [Non reactive...; 2007; Kaczmirek, L., Neubarth, W.
- Using Audio and Video Clips in Web Surveys — Feasibility and Impact on Data Quality; 2007; Fuchs, M., Funke, F.
- Video Web Surveys: Results from field-experimental comparisons with text-based Web surveys; 2007; Fuchs, M., Funke, F.
- Sampling Bias: Face to face to Web; 2007; Bandilla, W., Blohm, M., Kaczmirek, L., Neubarth, W.
- Survey Design for Visually Impaired and Blind People ; 2007; Kaczmirek, L., Wolff, H.-G.
- First Experiences with Internet Surveying in the German Socio-Economic Panel; 2007; Wagner, G. G., Schupp, J., Schraepler, J. -P., Siegel, N.
- Perspektive Deutschland -- a Case Study of a Very Large Internet Survey; 2007; Boersch-Supan, A., Esner, D., Fassbender, H., Kiefer, R., McFadden, D., Winter, J.
- The Influence of Regulatory Focus and Other Personality Traits on the Participation in Online Surveys...; 2007; Stratmann, C., Verheyen, C.
- "Dirty Politics" Web Experiments on the Effects of Negative Communication Actions ; 2007; Tatzl, G.
- Media usage in the age of Web 2.0 ; 2007; Trump, T., Spahlinger, M. P.
- The impact of the duration of affiliation and the intensity of questioning on the willingness of participation...; 2007; Wachenfeld, A.
- From "Innavators" to "Laggards" - Diffusion of Unrestricted Surveys on the Web ; 2007; Wolsing, A., Faas, T.
- Quality of Online Research: Does it Improve Results? ; 2007; Lindemann, M.
- testMaker An Open Source Tool for Web-based Aptitude Testing ; 2007; Milbradt, A., Zimmerhofer, A., Hornke, L. F.
- New Access to Information laws in Germany - a big bang for Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR)? ; 2007; Redelfs, M.
- Participation Motives of Online Panellists ; 2007; Rodenhausen, T., Kaufmann, G., Hartmann, A.
- Online research praxis: the role of online research at Yahoo! ; 2007; Gonzales, R.
- Documentation of Online Surveys ; 2007; Kaczmirek, L., Neubarth, W., Bandilla, W., Watteler, O.
- On whom do we rely? Personality traits and nonresponse in an online surve ; 2007; Bipp, T.
- Lotteries as Incentives in Longitudinal Web Studies; 2007; Goeritz, A., Wolff, H.-G.
- The anonymous elect. Market research through online access panels; 2006; Postoaca, A.
- Blocked versus randomized format of questionnaires. A confirmatory multigroup analysis; 2006; Sparfeldt, J. R., Schilling, S. R., Rost, D. H., Rost, D. H., Thiel, A.
- Physical or Virtual Presence of the Experimenter: Psychological Online-Experiments in Different Settings...; 2006; Ollesch, H., Heineken, E., Schulte, F. P.
- Nonresponse bei Web-Befragungen im Vergleich zu anderen Befragungsmodi - Eine Meta-Analytische Synthese...; 2006; Lozar Manfreda, K., Bosnjak, M., Berzelak, J., Haas, I., Vehovar, V.Berzelak, N.
- Internet and Present Business Tendency Survey Practices; 2006; Stangl, A.
- Cash Lotteries as Incentives in Online Panels; 2006; Goeritz, A.
- Putting a Questionnaire on the Web is not Enough # A Comparison of Online and Offline Surveys Conducted...; 2006; Faas, T., Schoen, H.; de Rouvray, C.
- Beyond response rates: Effects of different (Web-) survey implementation procedures on sample composition...; 2006; Bosnjak, M., Marcus, B.; Schuetz, A.; Lindner, S.; Pilischenko, S.
- Response Order Effects in International Online Surveys; 2006; Thomas, R. K., Greenfield, S., Bremer, J.