Two experiments showing the effect of the interviewer's racial background on responses to questionnaires concerning racial issues.

Athey, K. R.; Coleman, Joan E.; Reitman, Audrey P.; Tang, Jenny

doi:10.1037/h0043697

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“…As a case in point, we mention that Athey et al (1960) found that the race of the interviewer had considerable impact on answers concerning racial issues-contrary to prediction (8.2)-while Bryant et al (1966) in a replication study did not fmd this relationship between race of the interviewer and answers given by the respondents. However, such contradictory research outcomes become understandable and manageable if one conceives research outcomes as drawings from a probability distribution.…”

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Systems Methodology in Social Science Research

Cavallo¹

1982

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Section: Comparison Of Data From Different Projectscontrasting

confidence: 63%

Systems Methodology in Social Science Research

Cavallo¹

1982

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“…It has been found that physical characteristics of the interviewer can affect the information received during an in‐person interview. Characteristics such as gender (27) and race (28) have been shown to be possible barriers in the forming of a relationship between interviewer and respondent. If the interview contains information that is considered “sensitive” or potentially embarrassing, having a withdrawn or uncomfortable interviewee could interfere with data collection.…”

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Impact of Interviewer's Body Mass Index on Underreporting Energy Intake in Overweight and Obese Women

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MCKENZIE, DEBRA C., RACHEL K. JOHNSON, JEAN HARVEY-BERINO, AND BETH CASEY GOLD. Impact of interviewer's body mass index on underreporting energy intake in overweight and obese women. Obes Res. 2002;10:471-477. Objective: To determine if overweight and obese women provide more accurate reports of their energy intake by 1) in-person recall with an obese interviewer, 2) in-person recall with a lean interviewer, or 3) telephone recall with an unknown interviewer. Research Methods and Procedures: Eighty-eight overweight and obese women participated in this study. Subjects completed one telephone-administered multiple-pass 24-hour recall (MP24R) with an unknown interviewer and were then randomly assigned to an in-person MP24R with either a lean or obese interviewer to gather reported energy intake (rEI). Basal metabolic rate (BMR) was measured using a Deltrac monitor, and physical activity (EEPA) was estimated using a Caltrac accelerometer. Therefore, estimated energy expenditure was determined by: estTEE ϭ (BMR ϩ EEPA) ϫ 1.10. Results: No significant differences were found between the two in-person interview modes for subject age, weight, body mass index, percentage of body fat, total energy expenditure, rEI, and misreporting of energy intake. In-person recall data were combined for comparison with the telephone recalls. No significant difference was found between the in-person and telephone recalls for rEI and misreporting. Mean reported energy intake was significantly lower than estimated total energy expenditure for the telephone recalls and combined (lean and obese modes) in-person recalls. Conclusions: This study found that interviewer body mass index had no impact on self-reported energy intake during an in-person MP24R, and that telephone recall data were comparable with in-person recalls. Underreporting was a widespread problem (ϳ26%) for all modes in this sample.

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“…Research on race-of-interviewer effects [7,9] has found that racial stereotypes can be "primed" simply by presenting an image of the target group. This view is an alternative to the "racial deference" or "polite stranger" hypotheses [2,22] which suggest that people avoid articulating negative stereotypes in the presence of another person, particularly a member of the target group, out of politeness. This latter view is more akin to the social presence model.…”

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Social presence in Web surveys

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Tourangeau

Steiger³

2001

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Social interface theory has widespread influence in the field of human-computer interaction. The basic thesis is that humanizing cues in a computer interface can engender responses from users similar to human-human interaction. In contrast, the survey interviewing literature suggests that computer administration of surveys on highly sensitive topics reduces or eliminates social desirability effects, even when such humanizing features as voice are used.In attempting to reconcile these apparently contradictory findings, we varied features of the interface in a Web survey (n=3047). In one treatment, we presented an image of 1) a male researcher, 2) a female researcher, or 3) the study logo at several points. In another, we varied the extent of personal feedback provided. We find little support for the social interface hypothesis. We describe our study and discuss possible reasons for the contradictory evidence on social interfaces.

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Two experiments showing the effect of the interviewer's racial background on responses to questionnaires concerning racial issues.

Cited by 44 publications

References 4 publications

Systems Methodology in Social Science Research

Systems Methodology in Social Science Research

Impact of Interviewer's Body Mass Index on Underreporting Energy Intake in Overweight and Obese Women

Social presence in Web surveys

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