Response bias in survey-based measures of household consumption

An important aspect of household surveys is the design of consumption questions. A controlled experiment shows that a single question on total monthly nondurables expenditure and a design with 35 disaggregated categories produce different results. These differences vary with household characteristics.

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Year of publication:	2004-03-15
Authors:	Winter, Joachim
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 3.2004, 9, p. 1-12
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	consumption

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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