Are incentive effects on response rates and nonresponse bias in large-scale, face-to-face surveys generalizable to Germany? : evidence from ten experiments
author list: Klaus Pforr, (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany), Michael Blohm, (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany), Annelies G. Blom, (School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany,), Barbara Erdel, (Institute for Employment Research, German Federal Employment Agency, Nürnberg), Barbara Felderer, (University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany), Mathis Fräßdorf, (DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany), Kristin Hajek, (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Soziologie, München, Germany), Susanne Helmschrott, (Collaborative Research Center "Political Economy of Reforms" (SFB 884), University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany), Corinna Kleinert, (Universität Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany), Achim Koch, (GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, B2, 14, Mannheim, Germany), Ulrich Krieger, (Collaborative Research Center "Political Economy of Reforms" (SFB 884), University of Mannheim, L 13,15-17, Mannheim, Germany), Martin Kroh, (DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany), Silke Martin, (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, M1, 10, Mannheim, Germany), Denise Saßenroth, (DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany), Claudia Schmiedeberg, (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Soziologie, München, Germany), Eva-Maria Trüdinger, (Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Stuttgart, Germany), Beatrice Rammstedt, (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, B2, 1, Mannheim, Germany)
In survey research, a consensus has grown regarding the effectiveness of incentives encouraging survey participation across different survey modes and target populations. Most of this research has been based on surveys from the United States, whereas few studies have provided evidence that these results can be generalized to other contexts. This paper is the first to present comprehensive information concerning the effects of incentives on response rates and nonresponse bias across large-scale surveys in Germany. The context could be viewed as a critical test for incentive effects because Germany's population is among the most survey-critical in the world, with very low response rates. Our results suggest positive incentive effects on response rates and patterns of effects that are similar to those in previous research: The effect increased with the monetary value of the incentive; cash incentives affected response propensity more strongly than lottery tickets do; and prepaid incentives could be more cost effective than conditional incentives. We found mixed results for the effects of incentives on nonresponse bias. Regarding large-scale panel surveys, we could not unequivocally confirm that incentives increased response rates in later panel waves.
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2015
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Authors: | Pforr, Klaus ; Blohm, Michael ; Blom, Annelies G. ; Erdel, Barbara ; Felderer, Barbara ; Fräßdorf, Mathis ; Hajek, Kristin ; Helmschrott, Susanne ; Kleinert, Corinna ; Koch, Achim ; Krieger, Ulrich ; Kroh, Martin ; Martin, Silke ; Saßenroth, Denise ; Schmiedeberg, Claudia ; Trüdinger, Eva-Maria ; Rammstedt, Beatrice |
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[Oxford] : [Oxford University Press] |
Subject: | Methodenforschung | Interview | Deutschland | Germany | Befragung | Experiment | Systematischer Fehler | Bias | Anreiz | Incentives |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (circa 55 Seiten) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Sonderausgabe aus: Public opinion quarterly ; 79,3 |
Other identifiers: | 10.1093/poq/nfv014 [DOI] hdl:10419/146094 [Handle] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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