The role of interviewer encounters in panel responses on life satisfaction

Adrian Chadi

Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 121, issue 3, 550-554

Abstract: This note examines a common explanation why participants of panel surveys may report declining life satisfaction over time. In line with the argument of developing trust relationships between interviewers and interviewees, the analysis reveals positive effects in reported life satisfaction when the person conducting the interview changes to an unfamiliar individual. Yet, the evidence also shows that the overall decline is determined by years in the panel, rather than by number of encounters with one specific interviewer.

Keywords: Life satisfaction; Panel effect; Survey design; Response bias; Interviewer effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.10.024

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