A modified two-stage randomized response model for estimating the proportion of stigmatized attribute

G. N. Singh and S. Suman

Journal of Applied Statistics, 2019, vol. 46, issue 6, 958-978

Abstract: The survey related to stigmatized characteristics leads to the non-response problem if it is conducted according to classical (direct) methods, especially, developed for non-sensitive issues; therefore, it needs to be applied appropriate survey methodology to get a reliable response from respondents in incriminating issues. Randomized response model is one of the most recent methods which is attracting the attention of survey practitioners to deal with the problems of non-response because it protects the privacy of individuals in order to acquire the truthful response. The present work proposes a new two-stage randomized response model to get rid of misleading response or non-response due to the stigmatized nature of attribute under the study. The proposed randomized response model results in the unbiased estimator of population proportion possessing the sensitive attribute. The properties of the resultant estimator have been studied and empirical comparisons are performed to show its dominance over existing estimators. Suitable recommendations have been put forward to the survey practitioners.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2018.1529150

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