Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2018

Seiten: 295-311

Zeitschrift: Field Methods

Bandnummer: 30

Heftnummer: 4

ISSN: 1525-822X

eISSN: 1552-3969

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X18783977

Verlag: SAGE Publications

Abstract: 
In face-to-face interviews, accurate work by interviewers is crucial for ensuring high-quality survey data. In a field experiment, payment of interviewers, legitimation of falsification behavior, and respondents' willingness to participate were experimentally varied. The impact of these factors on interviewers' accuracy during fieldwork was investigated. Low accuracy was operationalized, for instance, as noncompliance with the instructions concerning contacting and recruitment. In addition, falsifications by interviewers were investigated. There were fewer deviations from prescribed routines, and interviewers' work was of higher quality if the interviewers were paid per hour and when respondents belonged to the cooperative group, compared to break-offs. We conclude that high task difficulty may lead to a decrease of interviewers' accuracy. Payment per hour seems to ensure higher-quality data and should be preferred.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Menold, N., Landrock, U., Winker, P., Pellner, N. and Kemper, C. (2018) The Impact of Payment and Respondents’ Participation on Interviewers’ Accuracy in Face-to-face Surveys: Investigations from a Field Experiment, Field Methods, 30(4), pp. 295-311. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X18783977

APA-Zitierstil: Menold, N., Landrock, U., Winker, P., Pellner, N., & Kemper, C. (2018). The Impact of Payment and Respondents’ Participation on Interviewers’ Accuracy in Face-to-face Surveys: Investigations from a Field Experiment. Field Methods. 30(4), 295-311. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X18783977