An Experiment with a Confidentiality Reminder in a Telephone Survey

An Experiment with a Confidentiality Reminder in a Telephone Survey

The effect of a confidentiality reminder was tested during a telephone survey of the general public of a metropolitan area. One-half of the sample was administered the reminder just prior to the demographic questions; the other half of the sample did not receive the treatment. The results showed no...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public opinion quarterly 1986-07, Vol.50 (2), p.267-269
1. Verfasser: Frey, James H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Confidentiality
Control groups
Data quality
Marital status
Measurement
Methodology (Data Collection)
Patient confidentiality
Public opinion
Researcher Subject Relations
Response rates
Responses
Surveys
Telephone Surveys
Telephones
Test
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Zusammenfassung:The effect of a confidentiality reminder was tested during a telephone survey of the general public of a metropolitan area. One-half of the sample was administered the reminder just prior to the demographic questions; the other half of the sample did not receive the treatment. The results showed no significant differences on the distribution of nonsubstantive responses between the two groups. There was some evidence that the confidentiality reminder had a negative effect on data quality.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/268980