Does Survey Mode Still Matter? Findings from a 2010 Multi-Mode Comparison

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Ansolabehere ◽  
Brian F. Schaffner
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Survey Error ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Multi Mode ◽  
Survey Comparison

In this article, we present data from a three-mode survey comparison study carried out in 2010. National surveys were fielded at the same time over the Internet (using an opt-in Internet panel), by telephone with live interviews (using a national Random Digit Dialing (RDD) sample of landlines and cell phones), and by mail (using a national sample of residential addresses). Each survey utilized a nearly identical questionnaire soliciting information across a range of political and social indicators, many of which can be validated with government data. Comparing the findings from the modes using a Total Survey Error approach, we demonstrate that a carefully executed opt-in Internet panel produces estimates that are as accurate as a telephone survey and that the two modes differ little in their estimates of other political indicators and their correlates.

Profiling Victims of Investment Fraud: Mindsets and Risky Behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 904-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marguerite Deliema ◽  
Doug Shadel ◽  
Karla Pak
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Random Digit ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Investment Returns ◽  
Stock Traders ◽  
Investment Fraud

Abstract Millions of Americans are targeted by investment scams, resulting in billions of dollars lost each year. Previous research indicates that investment fraud victims are more likely to be male, white, and married, and to have higher socioeconomic status compared to the general US population, but little research examines what behaviors and mindsets differentiate them from other investors. A telephone survey was administered to 214 investment fraud victims and 813 general investors recruited using random digit dialing. Based on the opportunity model of predatory victimization, the aim was to identify differences in investment behaviors and psychological mindsets that may affect exposure to investment scams and make individuals more attractive and susceptible targets. In addition to being older and male, victims were more materialistic than general investors and were more frequent stock traders, and purchased more investments sold through unsolicited calls, emails, television advertisements, or “free lunch” seminars, but were less likely to invest based on a social network member’s recommendation. As more retirees begin to take on managing their retirement assets, many may be tempted by unreasonable investment returns promised by unscrupulous brokers. Findings point to specific areas where investor education is needed to counteract poor investment decision-making and risky mindsets.

Using the Total Survey Error Paradigm to Improve Cross-National Research on Religion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Functional Equivalence ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Survey Error ◽  
Comparison Error ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Cross National

Cross-national research is an absolute necessity if we are to understand contemporary human societies in general and the role of religion in particular. To be useful, comparative survey research needs to meet high scientific standards of reliability and validity and achieve functional equivalence across surveys. This chapter examines how well-designed and well-executed cross-national/cultural survey research can best minimize error and maximize equivalence. The chapter first introduces the concept of total survey error (TSE), including interactions among the error components, its application when multiple surveys are involved, and comparison error across cross-national surveys. Second, obtaining functional equivalence and similarity in cross-national surveys is discussed. Third, the challenges of doing cross-national surveys are considered, as well as how combining traditional approaches for maximizing functional equivalence with the utilization of TSE can minimize comparison error and maximize comparative reliability and validity. Fourth, attention is given to minimizing comparison error in question wordings in general. Special attention is given to dealing with differences in language, structure, and culture. Lastly, specific issues relating to studying religion cross-nationally are examined.

Estimating Intruder-Related Firearm Retrievals in U.S. Households, 1994

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin M. Ikeda ◽  
Linda L. Dahlberg ◽  
Jeffrey J. Sacks ◽  
James A. Mercy ◽  
Kenneth E. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Study Methods ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Random Digit ◽  
Self Reports

To estimate the frequency of firearm retrieval because of a known or presumed intruder, the authors analyzed data from a 1994 national random digit dialing telephone survey (n = 5,238 interviews). Three mutually exclusive definitions of firearm retrieval were constructed: (1) retrieved a firearm because there might be an intruder, (2) retrieved a firearm and saw an intruder, and (3) retrieved a firearm, saw an intruder, and believed the intruder was frightened away by the gun. Of 1,678 (34%) households with firearms, 105 (6%) retrieved a firearm in the previous 12 months because of an intruder. National projections based on these self-reports reveal an estimated 1,896,842 (95% CI [confidence interval] = 1,480,647-2,313,035) incidents in which a firearm was retrieved, but no intruder was seen; 503,481 (95% CI = 305,093-701,870) incidents occurred in which an intruder was seen, and 497,646 (95% CI = 266,060-729,231) incidents occurred in which the intruder was seen and reportedly scared away by the firearm. Estimates of the protective use of firearms are sensitive to the definitions used. Researchers should carefully consider both how these events are defined and the study methods used.

“Yes, I've Received Treatment”: What Does This Mean in the Context of Epidemiological Surveys for Alcohol Problems?

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Cunningham ◽  
Jan Blomqvist ◽  
Joanne Cordingley ◽  
Russell Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Random Digit ◽  
Epidemiological Surveys ◽  
Reduced Drinking ◽  
Treatment Use ◽  
Successful Change

Aim: To assess what it means when respondents say they have received treatment on population surveys. Method: Former heavy drinkers recruited through a random digit dialing telephone survey were asked about the type, time, and amount of treatment they had received. Results: When respondents indicated that they had received treatment, it appeared that they had a specific treatment in mind, that they completed the treatment program, and that, for the majority, treatment occurred at roughly the same time as their successful change from heavy drinking. The congruence between age of change and age of treatment use appeared greater among respondents with abstinent versus reduced-drinking recoveries.

scholarly journals Stress Perception and Social Indicators for Low Back, Shoulder and Joint Pains in Japan: National Surveys in 1995 and 2001

2004 ◽  
Vol 203 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeaki Takeuchi ◽  
Mutsuhiro Nakao ◽  
Mariko Nishikitani ◽  
Eiji Yano
Keyword(s):  
Social Indicators ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Stress Perception ◽  
National Surveys

Telephone Survey Calling Patterns, Productivity, Survey Responses, and Their Effect on Measuring Public Opinion

Field Methods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-308
Author(s):  
Enrijeta Shino ◽  
Christopher McCarty
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Machine Learning Technique ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Random Digit ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Late Evening ◽  
Calling Patterns ◽  
Survey Responses

This study examines the effect of telephone survey dialing patterns on lab productivity and survey responses. Using an original data set of paradata from 2010 to 2017 and a machine learning technique for variable selection, we find that early and late afternoon shifts are as productive as late evening shifts for both landline and cellphone Random Digit Dialing (RDD) samples. Also, early weekdays are more productive than the weekend for the cellphone RDD samples. Most importantly, time of the interview affects survey responses; therefore, survey practitioners and scholars should be cognizant of this effect when scheduling calls.

scholarly journals Interoperability Conflicts in Linked Open Statistical Data

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Evangelos Kalampokis ◽  
Areti Karamanou ◽  
Konstantinos Tarabanis
Keyword(s):  
Data Analytics ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Statistical Nature ◽  
Data Cubes ◽  
Multiple Datasets ◽  
Open Government Data ◽  
Government Data

An important part of Open Data is of a statistical nature and describes economic and social indicators monitoring population size, inflation, trade, and employment. Combining and analyzing Open Data from multiple datasets and sources enable the performance of advanced data analytics scenarios that could result in valuable services and data products. However, it is still difficult to discover and combine Open Statistical Data that reside in different data portals. Although Linked Open Statistical Data (LOSD) provide standards and approaches to facilitate combining statistics on the Web, various interoperability challenges still exist. In this paper, we propose an Interoperability Framework for LOSD, comprising definitions of LOSD interoperability conflicts as well as modelling practices currently used by six official open government data portals. Towards this end, we combine a top-down approach that studies interoperability conflicts in the literature with a bottom-up approach that studies the modelling practices of data portals. We define two types of LOSD schema-level conflicts, namely naming conflicts and structural conflicts. Naming conflicts result from using different URIs. Structural conflicts result from different practices of modelling the structure of data cubes. Only two out of the 19 conflicts are currently resolved and 11 can be resolved according to literature.

scholarly journals Assessing Criterion Validity of Using Internet Searches as a Measure of Public Attention

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Stiles ◽  
Patrick E. Grogan-Myers
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
United States Supreme Court ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Random Digit ◽  
Internet Searches

We examine the criterion validity of using internet searches as a measure of public attention to United States Supreme Court (USSC) cases.  First, we construct a measure of public attention to three cases by comparing relevant search terms in Google Trends to one top search terms of the year, then sum the measure week by week during the period of the research design.  To test the measure’s criterion validity, we replicate Scott and Saunders’ (2006) models using their dataset (created by conducting phone interviews of a national sample using random digit dialing) that was designed to assess awareness of USSC decisions. We find that public attention as measured by Google Trends data is predictive of public awareness of USSC decisions for two of their three models. We conclude that using free, publically available big data to measure public attention to USSC cases has criterion validity, and is a valuable tool for researchers studying public policy and process. 

Mental Health Correlates of Financial Mistreatment in the National Elder Mistreatment Study Wave II

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1196-1211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Acierno ◽  
Jordan Watkins ◽  
Melba A. Hernandez-Tejada ◽  
Wendy Muzzy ◽  
Gabrielle Frook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Elder Mistreatment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Financial Abuse ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Second Wave

Objective: Whereas prevalence of elder financial mistreatment has received increased attention over the past decade, health and mental health correlates are rarely studied. Thus, the potential relevance of financial abuse to mental health and perceived health is relatively unknown, and the objective of this article is to illustrate this relationship. Method: The second wave of the National Elder Mistreatment Study used random digit dialing telephone survey methodology to assess both recent financial mistreatment and its potential mental health correlates (i.e., diagnoses of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], generalized anxiety disorder [GAD], and self-ratings of physical health) in 774 older adults. Results: The study indicated that past-year Wave II financial mistreatment was associated with significantly increased likelihood of depression, PTSD, GAD, and poor self-rated health; and financial mistreatment perpetrated by family members was associated with particularly increased risk of depression. Discussion: Assessment of mental health is relevant and important in cases of financial abuse.

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