The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project 2004-06: Data collection, data quality, and analysis of attrition

被引:57
作者
Anglewicz, Philip [1 ]
Adams, Jimi [2 ]
Obare, Francis [3 ]
Kohler, Hans-Peter [4 ]
Watkins, Susan [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Ctr Populat Studies, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Robert Wood Johnson Fdn, Hlth & Soc Scholars Program, New York, NY 10027 USA
[3] Populat Council, Nairobi, Kenya
[4] Univ Penn, Dept Sociol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[5] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Calif Ctr Populat Res, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
关键词
SAMPLE ATTRITION; INTERVIEWERS; ADOLESCENTS; MORTALITY; BEHAVIOR; PANEL;
D O I
10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.21
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
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摘要
In this paper we evaluate the quality of survey data collected by the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project by investigating four potential sources of bias: sample representativeness, interviewer effects, response unreliability, and sample attrition. We discuss the results of our analysis and implications of our findings for the collection of data in similar contexts.
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页码:503 / 539
页数:37
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