The impact of privacy and confidentiality concerns on survey participation the case of the 1990 U.S. Census

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 465-482

  Singer, Eleanor ^a   Mathiowetz, Nancy A ^b   Couper, Mick P ^c  

^a US Bureau of the Census ^*  (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 21344491990     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/269391     Document Type: Article

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