Consent to data linkage (or the lack of it) has long been an important topic for researchers using survey data. In this … propensity to consent to link their survey data to their educational, health and recreational administrative records. In addition …, we investigate how participant consent rates di er by linkage topic and respondent characteristics. Finally, we …

Using new survey data of teachers in England we investigate the propensity for teachers to consent to data linkage …, differences by observable characteristics and the effect of a randomly assigned information intervention. We find that consent … the independent sector are significantly less likely to consent. While we find that the provision of additional …

their written consent. This paper explores whether characteristics of the respondent, the interviewer or survey design … features influence consent. We use the BHPS combined with a survey of interviewers to model the probability that respondents … consent to adding health and social security records to their survey responses. We find that some respondent characteristics …

range of administrative health records. Multivariate analysis is applied to investigate whether there is consent bias. We … find that consent on the BHPS is not biased with respect to socio-economic characteristics or health; recent users of GP … services are underrepresented among consenters. Whilst consent rates are lower than on previous surveys with a more medical …

informed consent from respondents. Obtaining consent from all respondents is a difficult challenge and one that faces … significant resistance. Consequently, data linkage consent rates vary widely from study to study. Several studies have found … underlying mechanisms of consent from a theory-driven perspective. In this study, we describe and test several hypotheses related …

to give their consent. Using an unprecedented set of respondent, interview, and interviewer characteristics derived from … characteristics influence consent to adding health and social security records to the survey responses. We find that consent is … personality, attitudes to persuading respondents, and job experience, are not associated with consent. Interviewers’ survey …

Using new survey data of teachers in England we investigate the propensity for teachers to consent to data linkage …, differences by observable characteristics and the effect of a randomly assigned information intervention. We find that consent … the independent sector are significantly less likely to consent. While we find that the provision of additional …