Oversampling in relation to differential regional response rates

"Response rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional representation of the population in a survey, differential regional oversampling can be an option. The authors show how regional ineligible rates and response rates of previous surveys can be used in a multilevel analysis to obtain residuals that form the basis for the computation of an ineligible correc... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Pickery, Jan
Carton, Ann
Dokumenttyp: journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Verlag/Hrsg.: DEU
Schlagwörter: Sozialwissenschaften / Soziologie / Social sciences / sociology / anthropology / Forschungsarten der Sozialforschung / Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften / Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis / Statistical Methods / Computer Methods / Research Design / Kulturwandel / Großstadt / Gewichtung / Region / Antwortverhalten / Kleinstadt / sozialer Wandel / multivariate Analyse / Belgien / regionaler Vergleich / regionaler Unterschied / Bevölkerung / Analyse / Bericht / cultural change / small town / regional difference / analysis / large city / report / Belgium / weighting / population / regional comparison / response behavior / multivariate analysis / social change
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"Response rates of face-to-face surveys often show regional variation. In larger cities e.g., response typically will be lower than in smaller villages. Following current survey practices, substitution of survey non-respondents is no longer recommended. In order to achieve an adequate regional representation of the population in a survey, differential regional oversampling can be an option. The authors show how regional ineligible rates and response rates of previous surveys can be used in a multilevel analysis to obtain residuals that form the basis for the computation of an ineligible correction and a regional oversampling factor for subsequent surveys. They argue that this oversampling design is a good alternative or complement to nonresponse weighting. The authors illustrate their approach with the sampling procedure used for the last edition of the yearly survey on social and cultural changes in the Flemish region." (author's abstract)