TY - JOUR
T1 - Question Order and Fair Play
T2 - Evidence of Even‐Handedness in Rural Surveys
AU - Lorens, Frederick O.
AU - Saltiel, John
AU - Hoyt, Danny R.
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - The norm of even‐handedness is a question‐order effect known to occur in face‐to‐face interviews when respondents favor one of two complementary or competing opinion questions, both written at the same level of specificity. After defining and illustrating the concept, evidence of even‐handedness in opinion questions is explored in a Montana mail survey and in recall of recent behavior in Iowa telephone interviews. The Montana survey provides evidence of education effects that are not consistent with previous theories of cognitive sophistication, suggesting that future research must consider the interaction between substantive issues and cognitive processes. The Iowa poll provides evidence that respondents' recall of their recent behaviors and the behaviors of their partner also are subject to context effects. This poll also provides evidence that even‐handedness operates independently of social desirablity, especially among women. 1995 Rural Sociological Society
AB - The norm of even‐handedness is a question‐order effect known to occur in face‐to‐face interviews when respondents favor one of two complementary or competing opinion questions, both written at the same level of specificity. After defining and illustrating the concept, evidence of even‐handedness in opinion questions is explored in a Montana mail survey and in recall of recent behavior in Iowa telephone interviews. The Montana survey provides evidence of education effects that are not consistent with previous theories of cognitive sophistication, suggesting that future research must consider the interaction between substantive issues and cognitive processes. The Iowa poll provides evidence that respondents' recall of their recent behaviors and the behaviors of their partner also are subject to context effects. This poll also provides evidence that even‐handedness operates independently of social desirablity, especially among women. 1995 Rural Sociological Society
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1995.tb00597.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1995.tb00597.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029520197
SN - 0036-0112
VL - 60
SP - 641
EP - 653
JO - Rural Sociology
JF - Rural Sociology
IS - 4
ER -