Book description
A comprehensive framework for both reduction of nonresponse and
postsurvey adjustment for nonresponse
This book provides guidance and support for survey statisticians who
need to develop models for postsurvey adjustment for nonresponse, and
for survey designers and practitioners attempting to reduce unit
nonresponse in household interview surveys. It presents the results of
an eight-year research program that has assembled an unprecedented data
set on respondents and nonrespondents from several major household
surveys in the United States.
Within a comprehensive conceptual framework of influences on
nonresponse, the authors investigate every aspect of survey cooperation,
from the influences of household characteristics and social and
environmental factors to the interaction between interviewers and
householders and the design of the survey itself.
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys:
* Provides a theoretical framework for understanding and studying
household survey nonresponse
* Empirically explores the individual and combined influences of several
factors on nonresponse
* Presents chapter introductions, summaries, and discussions on
practical implications to clarify concepts and theories
* Supplies extensive references for further study and inquiry
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys is an important resource for
professionals and students in survey methodology/research methods as
well as those who use survey methods or data in business, government,
and academia. It addresses issues critical to dealing with nonresponse
in surveys, reducing nonresponse during survey data collection, and
constructing statistical compensations for the effects of nonresponse on
key survey estimates. ROBERT M. GROVES, PhD, is Professor and Senior
Research Scientist at the University of Michigan. He is the author of
Survey Errors and Survey Costs and Chief Editor of Telephone Survey
Methodology, both available from Wiley.
MICK P. COUPER, PhD, is Assistant Research Scientist in the Survey
Research Center at the University of Michigan.
