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Multilevel modelling of refusal and noncontact in household surveys: evidence from six uk government surveys

Multilevel modelling of refusal and noncontact in household surveys: evidence from six uk government surveys
Multilevel modelling of refusal and noncontact in household surveys: evidence from six uk government surveys
We analyse household unit non-response in six major UK Government surveys by using a multilevel multinomial modelling approach. The models are guided by current conceptual frameworks and theories of survey participation.

One key feature of the analysis is the investigation of the extent to which effects of household characteristics are survey specific. The analysis is based on the 2001 UK Census Link Study, which is a unique source of data containing an unusually rich set of auxiliary variables. The study contains the response outcome of six surveys, linked to census data and interviewer observations for both respondents and non-respondents.
census link study, multilevel multinomial models, non-contact, refusal, survey unit non-response, theories of survey participation
0964-1998
361-381
Durrant, Gabriele B.
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Steele, Fiona
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Durrant, Gabriele B.
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Steele, Fiona
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Durrant, Gabriele B. and Steele, Fiona (2009) Multilevel modelling of refusal and noncontact in household surveys: evidence from six uk government surveys. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 172 (2), 361-381. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2008.00565.x).

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We analyse household unit non-response in six major UK Government surveys by using a multilevel multinomial modelling approach. The models are guided by current conceptual frameworks and theories of survey participation.

One key feature of the analysis is the investigation of the extent to which effects of household characteristics are survey specific. The analysis is based on the 2001 UK Census Link Study, which is a unique source of data containing an unusually rich set of auxiliary variables. The study contains the response outcome of six surveys, linked to census data and interviewer observations for both respondents and non-respondents.

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Published date: 22 September 2009
Keywords: census link study, multilevel multinomial models, non-contact, refusal, survey unit non-response, theories of survey participation
Organisations: Social Statistics

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Local EPrints ID: 150135
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/150135
ISSN: 0964-1998
PURE UUID: e24a0578-c841-474d-83c3-785226761cfd

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