SURVEY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, 1990-1999 Recent Titles in Bibliographies and Indexes in Law and Political Science Sports Law and Legislation: An Annotated Bibliography John Hladczuk, Sharon Hladczuk, Craig Slater, and Adam Epstein, compilers Anarchist Thinkers and Thought: An Annotated Bibliography Compiled and Edited by Paul Nursey-Bray, with the assistance of Jim Jose and Robyn Williams Security, Arms Control, and Conflict Reduction in East Asia and the Pacific Andrew McClean, compiler United States Sanctions and South Africa: A Selected Legal Bibliography Terrel D. Hale, compiler Empirical Knowledge on World Politics: A Summary of Quantitative Research, 1970-1991 Brian Gibbs and J. David Singer Federal Legislative Histories: An Annotated Bibliography and Index to Officially Published Sources Bernard D. Reams, Jr., compiler J. William Fulbright: A Bibliography Betty Austin, compiler Contemporary Canadian Politics, 1988-1994 An Annotated Bibliography Gregory Mahler Accessing U.S. Government Information, Revised and Expanded Edition Subject Guide to Jurisdiction of the Executive and Legislative Branches Jerrold Zwirn, compiler Polling and Survey Research Methods 1935-1979: An Annotated Bibliography Graham R. Walden, compiler National Service and AmeriCorps: An Annotated Bibliography Allan Metz, compiler Theories of Political Processes: A Bibliographic Guide to the Journal Literature, 1965-1995 Gregory G. Brunk, compiler SURVEY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, 1990-1999 An Annotated Bibliography Compiled by Graham R. Walden Bibliographies and Indexes in Law and Political Science, Number 28 GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Walden, Graham R., 1954- Survey research methodology, 1990-1999 : an annotated bibliography / compiled by Graham R. Walden. p. cm.—(Bibliographies and indexes in law and political science, ISSN 0742-6909 ; no. 28) Includes indexes. ISBN 0-313-30597-8 (alk. paper) 1. Social surveys—Methodology—Bibliography. I. Title. II. Series. Z7164.S667W35 2002 [HM538] 300.723—dc21 2002027118 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2002 by Graham R. Walden All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002027118 ISBN: 0-313-30597-8 ISSN: 0742-6909 First published in 2002 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21 In memory of Seymour Sudman 1928-2000 This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix History 3 Reference Sources 11 Instructional Materials 17 General 17 Handbooks and Manuals 23 Textbooks 27 Cognitive Aspects of Survey Methodology (CASM) 35 Design 45 Instructional Materials 45 Instrument Design 47 General 47 Cognitive Applications 54 Longitudinal 55 Pretesting 57 Translation 59 vn viii Survey Research Methodology, 1990-1999 Design (continued) Question Design 60 General 60 Context Effects 66 Filter 79 Models 80 Pretesting 82 Wording 83 Sampling 95 General 95 Error 97 Instructional Materials 97 Specific Populations 101 Gay 101 Haitian 103 Hispanic 104 Rare or Hidden 104 Senior Citizens 106 Vulnerable 107 Telephone 108 Bias 108 Random Digit Dialing 109 Interviewers 115 Bias 115 Effects 116 Age 116 Gender 117 Race 120 Error 123 Interviewer-Respondent Interaction 125 Interviewing 131 Cognitive 131 Confidentiality 134 Conversational 135 Ethnographic 138 History 139 Incentives 140 Indirect 143 Instructional Materials 144 Introductions 145 Probing 147 Contents ix Interviewing (continued) Specific Populations 148 African Americans 148 Asian Americans 150 Deaf 150 Elite 151 Foreign Born 151 Hispanics 152 Mexican Americans 154 Senior Citizens 155 Urban 158 Data Collection Methods 161 Computer Assisted 161 Face-to-Face 165 Face-to-Face and Diary 165 Face-to-Face and Mail Questionnaire 166 Face-to-Face, Mail Questionnaire, and Self-Administered Questionnaire 167 Face-to-Face, Mail Questionnaire, and Telephone 167 Face-to-Face and Secret Ballot 168 Face-to-Face and Self-Administered Questionnaire 169 Face-to-Face, Self-Administered Questionnaire, and Telephone 172 Face-to-Face and Telephone 174 Focus Group and Mail Questionnaire 179 Mail Questionnaire and Telephone 180 Telephone 185 General 185 Answering Machines and Caller-ID 193 Callbacks 198 Respondents 201 Characteristics 201 Cognitive Processes 202 Consent 210 Memory/Recall 210 General 210 Autobiographical 217 Models 224 Poll Impact 226 Proxy 226 Refusals 229 Models 232 Undecided 234
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