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Interview modality
— effects on costs and data quality in a sample of older women | | Author(s) | Rachel A Pruchno, Jason M Hayden |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 12, no 1, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 3-24 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Interviewing ; Methodology ; Costs ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The costs and quality of data collected in person, by telephone, and by self-administered questionnaires are contrasted in a sample of 586 older American women. The cost of data collection was 25% to 30% lower for the self-administered mode than for other modes. Response rates were highest for the in-person interview, and lowest for the self-administered questionnaire. The rate of missing data was highest for the self-administered questionnaire. Significant differences in response effects were found across mode, with respondents to self-administered questionnaires profiling the poorest. The costs and quality of data collected by various modes are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding the physical and mental well-being of older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000515001 A |
| Classmark | BD: 3DL: 3D: WC: 7T |
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