Abstract
Within-household selection aims to provide each member of a sampled household with a known, nonzero chance of being selected for the survey. Thus, it helps to ensure that the sample represents the target population rather than only those most willing and available to participate and, as such, reduces total survey error. This chapter reviews recent literature on within-household selection across survey modes, identifies the methodological requirements of studying within-household selection methods experimentally, and provides an example of an experiment designed to improve the quality of selecting an adult within a household in mail surveys. It summarizes current implications for survey practice regarding within-household selection. The chapter focuses on selection of one adult out of all possible adults in a household; screening households for members who have particular characteristics has additional complications, although designing experimental studies for screening follows the same principles.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Experimental Methods in Survey Research |
| Subtitle of host publication | Techniques that Combine Random Sampling with Random Assignment |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 23-45 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119083771 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119083740 |
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| State | Published - Sep 30 2019 |
Keywords
- Experimental examination
- Methodological requirements
- Self-administered surveys
- Survey practice
- Telephone surveys
- Total survey error
- Within-household selection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences