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What are the characteristics of respondents using different devices in mixed-device online surveys? Evidence from six UK surveys

What are the characteristics of respondents using different devices in mixed-device online surveys? Evidence from six UK surveys
What are the characteristics of respondents using different devices in mixed-device online surveys? Evidence from six UK surveys
There is a move towards online data collection across the world. Online survey response is complicated by respondents using different devices. So far, no research has been conducted in the UK to study characteristics of people using different devices in mixed-device online surveys. This analysis uses all publicly available UK social surveys with an online component: Understanding Society Innovation Panel, Community Life Survey, European Social Survey, 1958 National Child Development Study, and the Second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England. Descriptive analysis and logistic regressions are used to explore significant correlates of device use in online surveys. The results of bivariate analysis suggest that age, gender, marital status, employment, religion, household size, children in household, household income, number of cars, and frequency of internet use are significantly associated with device used across surveys. The associations with age, gender, employment status, household size and education are consistent with the findings from other countries. The knowledge about respondents’ characteristics using different devices in online surveys in the UK will help to understand better the response process in online surveys and to target certain subgroups more effectively. It is also important for designs of online surveys, understanding of data quality and post-survey adjustments.
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Maslovskaya, Olga, Durrant, Gabriele, Smith, Peter W.F., Hanson, Tim and Villar, Ana (2019) What are the characteristics of respondents using different devices in mixed-device online surveys? Evidence from six UK surveys. International Statistical Review, 326-346. (doi:10.1111/insr.12311).

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There is a move towards online data collection across the world. Online survey response is complicated by respondents using different devices. So far, no research has been conducted in the UK to study characteristics of people using different devices in mixed-device online surveys. This analysis uses all publicly available UK social surveys with an online component: Understanding Society Innovation Panel, Community Life Survey, European Social Survey, 1958 National Child Development Study, and the Second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England. Descriptive analysis and logistic regressions are used to explore significant correlates of device use in online surveys. The results of bivariate analysis suggest that age, gender, marital status, employment, religion, household size, children in household, household income, number of cars, and frequency of internet use are significantly associated with device used across surveys. The associations with age, gender, employment status, household size and education are consistent with the findings from other countries. The knowledge about respondents’ characteristics using different devices in online surveys in the UK will help to understand better the response process in online surveys and to target certain subgroups more effectively. It is also important for designs of online surveys, understanding of data quality and post-survey adjustments.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 January 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 February 2019
Published date: 1 August 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 427517
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/427517
ISSN: 0306-7734
PURE UUID: e1c17913-3270-4e1b-9b95-eb33fcd4c80e
ORCID for Olga Maslovskaya: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3814-810X
ORCID for Gabriele Durrant: ORCID iD orcid.org/0009-0001-3436-1512
ORCID for Peter W.F. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-5410

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Date deposited: 22 Jan 2019 17:30
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Author: Tim Hanson
Author: Ana Villar

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