Collecting Sensitive Data

Thomas W. Mangione, Ralph Hingson and Jane Barrett
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Thomas W. Mangione: University of Massachusetts
Ralph Hingson: Boston University
Jane Barrett: Dartmouth College

Sociological Methods & Research, 1982, vol. 10, issue 3, 337-346

Abstract: Results from studies that compare different methods of data collection may be confounded in many instances because of differences in response rates or sampling frames. Two alternatives to in-person interviewing were designed to overcome these confounding factors. One strategy utilized the telephone with in-person interviewing as a back-up when phone numbers were not available. The other strategy was a drop-off/pick-up, self-administered strategy. The telephone/field strategy was shown to be a viable alternative to in-person interviewing. The drop-off/pick-up strategy did not fare as well in comparison. Although response rates and costs were equivalent to in-person interviewing, the process was less enjoyable for respondents, and produced significantly different distributions on several sensitive measures.

Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.1177/0049124182010003006

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