Event history calendars and question list surveys: A direct comparison of interviewing methods

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-74

  Belli, Robert F ^a,b   Shay, William L ^c   Stafford, Frank P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035532615     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320037     Document Type: Review

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