Reducing question order effects: The operation of buffer items

Racial/ethnic differences in adolescent drug use : exploring possible explanations

Ethnicity and ethnic identity. Toward an understanding of ethnicity and ethnic identity, and their relationship with drug use research /; Joseph E. Trimble –; Issues of ethnicity in research on the prevention of substance abuse /; R. Lorraine Collins –; Conducting research in ethnic minority communities : considerations and challenges /; Robert E. Fullilove, Mindy… Continue reading Racial/ethnic differences in adolescent drug use : exploring possible explanations

Promoting re-employment and mental health: A cross-cultural case study

Finite population sampling and inference : a prediction approach

1. Introduction to Prediction Theory — 2. Prediction Theory Under the General Linear Model — 3. Bias-Robustness — 4. Robustness and Efficiency — 5. Variance Estimation — 6. Stratified Populations — 7. Models with Qualitative Auxiliaries — 8. Clustered Populations — 9. Robust Variance Estimation in Two-Stage Cluster Sampling — 10. Alternative Variance Estimation Methods… Continue reading Finite population sampling and inference : a prediction approach

The psychology of survey response

An introduction and a point of view — Respondents’ understanding of survey questions — The role of memory in survey responding — Answering questions about dates and durations — Factual judgments and numerical estimates — Attitude questions — Attitude judgments and context effects — Selecting a response: Mapping judgment to survey answers — Editing of… Continue reading The psychology of survey response

Casting a wider net: Contributions from new disciplines

Contexts effects on answers to attitude questions

Design considerations for questionnaire development

Written and edited by leading experts, this volume offers an overview of and solid foundation in up-to-date survey questionnaire issues, concerns, and responses. This work has been prepared in conjunction with an international conference on the topic (in November 2002) by the Survey Research Methods Section of the American Statistical Association, the American Association for… Continue reading Design considerations for questionnaire development

They psychology of survey response

Data and research needs concerning union formation and dissolution

This paper has been written to provide a broad overview of union formation and dissolution in the United States. Our primary goal in writing the paper is to consider the current state of knowledge concerning the formation and dissolution of unions. We discuss a broad range of things that are currently understood about union formation… Continue reading Data and research needs concerning union formation and dissolution