Response quality in survey research with children and adolescents: The effect of labeled response options and vague quantifiers

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-94

  Borgers, Natacha ^a   Hox, Joop ^a   Sikkel, Dirk ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Utrecht University ^*

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EID: 0037215960     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/15.1.83     Document Type: Article

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