City Research Online

The effect of respondent incentives on panel attrition in a sequential mixed-mode design

Gaia, A. (2017). The effect of respondent incentives on panel attrition in a sequential mixed-mode design (2017-03). UK: Institute of Social and Economic Research.

Abstract

This paper evaluates the effect of switching an existing panel study from a unimode face-to-face design to a sequential mixed-mode design (web followed by face-to-face interviewing) on attrition. I use large-scale randomised experimental data from the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society. While the introduction of a mixed-mode design increases panel attrition one wave after the mode switch (IP6), the effect is eroded at subsequent waves (IP7-IP9). The offer of higher incentives to sample members in the mixed-mode group cancels the negative effect of mixed-mode on attrition one wave after the mode switch (IP6) and leads to higher response over time (IP7-IP9).

Publication Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Departments: School of Policy & Global Affairs > Sociology & Criminology
[thumbnail of 2017-03(11).pdf]
Preview
Text - Published Version
Download (352kB) | Preview

Export

Add to AnyAdd to TwitterAdd to FacebookAdd to LinkedinAdd to PinterestAdd to Email

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics

Actions (login required)

Admin Login Admin Login