Effects of interviewer attitudes and behaviors on refusal in household surveys

Interviewers play a crucial role in gaining cooperation from a sample unit. This paper aims to identify the interviewer characteristics that influence survey cooperation. Of principal interest to survey practitioners are interviewer attributes associated with higher cooperation rates, particularly a...

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Main Authors: Durrant, Gabriele B. (Author), Groves, Robert M. (Author), Staetsky, Laura (Author), Steele, Fiona (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010.
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