Summary.? Survey agencies have started to use interviewer observations collected on all sample units to adjust survey estimates for non-response. Ideally, these observations should be related to both response indicators and key survey variables. However, these observations are typically judgements that are made by the interviewers, making them potentially prone to measurement error. Presenting analyses… Continue reading An examination of the quality and utility of interviewer observations in the National Survey of Family Growth
Keyword: Non-response Adjustment
Using proxy measures and other correlates of survey outcomes to adjust for non-response: examples from multiple surveys
Summary.? Non-response weighting is a commonly used method to adjust for bias due to unit non-response in surveys. Theory and simulations show that, to reduce bias effectively without increasing variance, a covariate that is used for non-response weighting adjustment needs to be highly associated with both the response indicator and the survey outcome variable. In… Continue reading Using proxy measures and other correlates of survey outcomes to adjust for non-response: examples from multiple surveys