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The role of interviewer encounters in panel responses on life satisfaction

The role of interviewer encounters in panel responses on life satisfaction
The role of interviewer encounters in panel responses on life satisfaction
This note examines a common explanation why participants of panel surveys may report declining life satisfaction over time. In line with the argument of developing trust relationships between interviewers and interviewees, the analysis reveals positive effects in reported life satisfaction when the person conducting the interview changes to an unfamiliar individual. Yet, the evidence also shows that the overall decline is determined by years in the panel, rather than by number of encounters with one specific interviewer. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Interviewer effects, Life satisfaction, Panel effect, Response bias, Survey design
0165-1765
550-554
Chadi, Adrian
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Chadi, Adrian
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Chadi, Adrian (2013) The role of interviewer encounters in panel responses on life satisfaction. Economics Letters, 121 (3), 550-554. (doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.10.024).

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This note examines a common explanation why participants of panel surveys may report declining life satisfaction over time. In line with the argument of developing trust relationships between interviewers and interviewees, the analysis reveals positive effects in reported life satisfaction when the person conducting the interview changes to an unfamiliar individual. Yet, the evidence also shows that the overall decline is determined by years in the panel, rather than by number of encounters with one specific interviewer. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

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Accepted/In Press date: 21 October 2013
Published date: 21 October 2013
Keywords: Interviewer effects, Life satisfaction, Panel effect, Response bias, Survey design

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Local EPrints ID: 496073
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496073
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.10.024
ISSN: 0165-1765
PURE UUID: bbc1dde3-ca3f-4c39-8c18-07a6db0ba9d2
ORCID for Adrian Chadi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2008-0653

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Date deposited: 02 Dec 2024 18:01
Last modified: 17 Dec 2024 03:11

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Author: Adrian Chadi ORCID iD

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