TY - JOUR
T1 - Interviewer variance between event history calendar and conventional questionnaire interviews
AU - Sayles, Harlan
AU - Belli, Robert F.
AU - Serrano, Emilio
N1 - Funding Information:
HARLAN SAYLES is with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. ROBERT F. BELLI is with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Survey Research and Methodology Program, Lincoln, NE, USA. EMILIO SERRANO is with John Deere Credit, Johnston, IA, USA. This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging [R01AG17977 to R.B.]. The authors appreciate the analytic assistance of Robin High. The views expressed in this article are solely the responsiblity of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Aging or the National Institutes of Health. *Address correspondence to Robert F. Belli, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Survey Research and Methodology Program, 201 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-1505, USA; e-mail: [email protected].
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Whereas the primary goal of event history calendar interviewing is to maximize the accuracy of autobiographical recall, the primary goal of standardized conventional questionnaires is to obtain valid and reliable reports by minimizing interviewer variance. The level of interviewer variance in eliciting retrospective reports for a 30-year reference period was examined between CATI event history calendar and CATI standardized conventional questionnaire interviews. In general, with both interviewing methods, the level of interviewer variance was within the range observed with other data sources. Although the event history calendar led to a modest increase in interviewer variance in comparison to the conventional questionnaire, the event history calendar is still the preferred method because its use reliably produced more accurate retrospective reports.
AB - Whereas the primary goal of event history calendar interviewing is to maximize the accuracy of autobiographical recall, the primary goal of standardized conventional questionnaires is to obtain valid and reliable reports by minimizing interviewer variance. The level of interviewer variance in eliciting retrospective reports for a 30-year reference period was examined between CATI event history calendar and CATI standardized conventional questionnaire interviews. In general, with both interviewing methods, the level of interviewer variance was within the range observed with other data sources. Although the event history calendar led to a modest increase in interviewer variance in comparison to the conventional questionnaire, the event history calendar is still the preferred method because its use reliably produced more accurate retrospective reports.
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U2 - 10.1093/poq/nfp089
DO - 10.1093/poq/nfp089
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:77949296369
SN - 0033-362X
VL - 74
SP - 140
EP - 153
JO - Public Opinion Quarterly
JF - Public Opinion Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -