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The Impact of Personality on Participation Decisions in Surveys

A Contribution to the Discussion on Unit Nonresponse

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Authors:
  1. Denise Saßenroth

    1. Berlin, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of social sciences

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-16
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  2. Introduction

    • Denise Saßenroth
    Pages 17-21

  3. Survey Nonresponse

    • Denise Saßenroth
    Pages 23-63

  4. Sample Persons’ Personality and Survey Refusals

    • Denise Saßenroth
    Pages 65-91

  5. Personality Effects on Participation in the GGSS (ALLBUS)

    • Denise Saßenroth
    Pages 93-128

  6. Personality Effects on Participation in the LISS Panel

    • Denise Saßenroth
    Pages 129-160

  7. Conclusion

    • Denise Saßenroth
    Pages 161-165

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 167-192
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About this book

Increasing nonresponse rates in surveys are a matter of concern internationally, as low response rates put the quality of survey data into question. The risk of biased data is high if nonrespondents differ significantly from respondents. In arguing that sample persons’ personality traits are decisive in survey participation decisions, Denise Saßenroth investigates the mechanisms causing increasing nonresponse rates. Based on a modification of the Social Isolation Hypothesis, she analyses the impact of sample persons’ personality on participation decisions with data from the German General Social Survey and the LISS Panel from the Netherlands.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Berlin, Germany

    Denise Saßenroth

About the author

Dr. Denise Saßenroth is a social scientist and research associate at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Impact of Personality on Participation Decisions in Surveys

  • Book Subtitle: A Contribution to the Discussion on Unit Nonresponse

  • Authors: Denise Saßenroth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01781-1

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-01780-4Published: 17 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-01781-1Published: 13 May 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 176

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychological Methods/Evaluation

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