Assessing the Representativeness of the 1992 British Crime Survey: The Impact of Sampling Error and Response Biases

C. Elliott and D. Ellingworth

Sociological Research Online, 1997, vol. 2, issue 4, 55-70

Abstract: The paper highlights the importance of the representativeness of survey samples, using the 1992 British Crime Survey as an example. The success with which different demographic characteristics are represented in the survey sample is addressed by comparison to the 1991 Census Small Area Statistics for England and Wales. In addition, biases associated with different response rates in different areas are addressed, and given the nature of the survey, the impact of an area's crime rate on its response rate is also analysed. Finally, regression modelling is used to identify whether the same variables have explanatory power in explaining differences in crime rate and response rate.

Keywords: Bias; British Crime Survey; Census; Deciles; Sampling; Regression Modelling; Representativeness; Response Rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.122

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