Explaining Rising Nonresponse Rates in Cross-Sectional Surveys

J. Michael Brick and Douglas Williams

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2013, vol. 645, issue 1, 36-59

Abstract: This review of nonresponse in cross-sectional household surveys in the United States shows trends in nonresponse rates, the main reasons for nonresponse, and changes in the components of nonresponse. It shows that nonresponse is increasing but that existing methods for modeling response mechanisms do not adequately explain these changes.

Keywords: response propensity; social capital; reasons for nonresponse; survey mode (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716212456834

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