Telephone presurveys, self-selection, and non-response bias to mail and Internet surveys in economic research

Hudson, Darren; Seah, Lee-Hong; Hite, Diane; Haab, Timothy C.

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“…Although a promising means for conducting survey-based research, the use of the Internet and electronic mail for delivering contingent valuation surveys is just emerging and there are few published references reporting on its use in this context (Berrens et al, 2004;Tsuge and Washida, 2003;Arlinghaus and Mehner, 2004;Hudson et al, 2004;Lenert, 2003). None of the existing Internet based contingent valuation studies focused on data quality evaluation or data comparability with other survey modes.…”

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“…Other inherent advantages of using Internet based surveys include lower cost (postage, printing, interviewer and transcription costs are avoided) and can be administered rapidly (Hudson et al, 2004;Kaplowitz et al, 2004). Also, Internet surveys are distinct from all the other types of surveys because respondents' answers can be directly downloaded into a database, avoiding not only transcription costs but also transcription errors (Fricker and Schonlau, 2002).…”

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“…These derive from the fact that not everybody has Internet access, and those who do have may not feel comfortable transmitting personal information through the Internet, and from the current absence of a procedure analog to the random digit dialing (RDD) method 4 used for telephone surveys (Schaefer and Dillman, 1998;Hudson et al, 2004) …”

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Testing for the survey mode effect on contingent valuation data quality: A case study of web based versus in-person interviews

Marta-Pedroso¹,

Freitas²,

Domingos³

2007

Ecological Economics

158

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This paper addresses the lack of empirical evaluation of the use of web based surveys in the context of contingent valuation surveys. We compare, using a case study, in-person interviews with web based surveys regarding response rate, information additivity effects and respondents' attitudes towards paying. The web based survey had a much lower response (5.1%) than the in-person interviewing (84%). We find the web based contingent valuation surveys to be neither more susceptible to information additivity effects nor more prone to zero protest responses. We conclude in favor of the use of web based surveys, IntroductionThe contingent valuation method (CVM) is a stated preference method 1 for valuing changes in the provision of nonmarketable goods (e.g. environmental amenities). The method was conceptually proposed by CiriacyWantrup in 1947, but the first empirical application only took place in 1961 with Robert Davis, in the US (Jackobsson and Dragun, 1996; Venkatachalam, 2004). The contingent valuation method rose to high prominence in the 1980s and in the last two decades has been routinely used in the appraisal of projects with impact on the environment. Its potential to capture both use and non-use values of environmental assets and the flexibility of its application largely contributed to its massive use (Carson, 2000).Basically, CVM is a survey-based methodology which relies on obtaining monetary estimates for the economic value of a specified change in the provision of the environmental good of interest, which typically is not traded in the conventional markets. Hence CVM application consists in the construction of hypothetical markets (also called elicitation scenarios) where the individuals' valuation of the good is elicited. Monetary estimates are obtained either as individuals' Willingness to Pay (WTP) or Willingness to Accept (WTA). WTP measures the amount of income a person is willing to forego in exchange for an improved state of an environmental good. E-mail address: cristina.marta@ist.utl.pt (C. Marta-Pedroso). 1 Stated preference, or direct, methods employ constructed markets in an experimental setting to elicit individuals' preferences. Other stated preference valuation approaches include contingent ranking, contingent choice and conjoint analysis (see Boxall et al., 1996, for a comprehensive comparison of the various stated preference approaches).

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Testing for the survey mode effect on contingent valuation data quality: A case study of web based versus in-person interviews

Marta-Pedroso¹,

Freitas²,

Domingos³

2007

Ecological Economics

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“…Surveys conducted via the Internet are becoming more widespread due to faster completion times and lower costs compared to other approaches to public data collection [2] [5] [10] [11] [12]. Furthermore, internet surveys have been found to not exhibit nonresponse bias [13]. The sample was targeted, through the use of respondent quotas (within the Qualtrics platform), to be representative of US households in terms of gender, age, income, and region of residency.…”

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US Resident Perceptions of Dairy Cattle Management Practices

Widmar¹,

Morgan²,

Wolf³

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As public perception continues to shape the dairy industry, an understanding of consumer views and purchasing behaviors is critically important. The objectives of this paper are to: 1) summarize consumer perceptions or views of 12 common dairy cattle management practices (humane methods of slaughter, humane transportation, increased pen stall or size, access to pasture, feeding of a GMO-free diet, feeding of an organic diet, feeding of a diet the animal would naturally consume, ability to interact with other animals of the same species, access to fresh water at all times, tail docking, use of antibiotics for sick animals, and dehorning), and 2) analyze relationships between respondent's household demographic characteristics and perceptions of three specific contentious dairy practices, including antibiotic use, tail docking, and dehorning. An online, national survey was used to collect data on household demographics, dairy consumption and purchasing behavior, and perceptions of dairy production practices from 1201 US residents. The findings of this study indicate that 87% of participants consumed dairy products. Of these respondents, 12% had altered their consumption of dairy products over the past three years because of animal welfare concerns and 10% had done so due to food safety concerns. Respondents perceived tail docking and dehorning to have the least beneficial and most negative implications for dairy cattle welfare of the dairy production practices considered.

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“…There were no statistically significant differences in the frequencies (chi-square test) or the means (ttest) between the early (Finnish sample, N=61; Swedish sample, N=76) and late respondents (Finnish sample, N=29; Swedish sample, N=40) (on non-response bias, see Armstrong & Overton, 1977;Lambert & Harrington, 1990;Hudson et al, 2004). Smaller suppliers were apparently not as active in responding as larger suppliers.…”

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Suppliers' roles in category management: A study of supplier–retailer relationships in Finland and Sweden

Lindblom¹,

Olkkonen²,

Ollila

et al. 2009

Industrial Marketing Management

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Telephone presurveys, self-selection, and non-response bias to mail and Internet surveys in economic research

Abstract: A telephone presurvey is used in conjunction with mail and Internet follow-up surveys to assess self-selection and item nonresponse bias. Findings suggest that self-selection is present, but item nonresponse bias is limited. The Internet version exhibited no item nonresponse bias.

Cited by 99 publications

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Testing for the survey mode effect on contingent valuation data quality: A case study of web based versus in-person interviews

Testing for the survey mode effect on contingent valuation data quality: A case study of web based versus in-person interviews

US Resident Perceptions of Dairy Cattle Management Practices

Suppliers' roles in category management: A study of supplier–retailer relationships in Finland and Sweden

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