Using externally collected vignettes to account for reporting heterogeneity in survey self-assessment

Mark Harris, Rachel J. Knott, Paula Lorgelly and Nigel Rice

Economics Letters, 2020, vol. 194, issue C

Abstract: The anchoring vignette approach has grown in popularity as a method to adjust for reporting heterogeneity in self-reported survey questions, removing bias due to systematic variation in reporting styles across study respondents. The use of anchoring vignettes, however, has been limited to surveys where both self-reports and vignette questions have been included. This diminishes their wider application. We illustrate, using an application to self-reported health in a large household survey, how externally collected vignettes can be used to adjust for reporting heterogeneity in datasets that have not included anchoring vignettes. Given that self-reported measures are an important facet of social, health and economic research, we anticipate the approach described will lead to new applications of the anchoring vignette methodology.

Keywords: Anchoring vignettes; Reporting heterogeneity; Differential item functioning; Self-reported measures; Survey measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 C1 I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325

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