Response order effects in dichotomous categorical questions presented orally the impact of question and respondent attributes

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 325-348

  Holbrook, Allyson L ^a   Krosnick, Jon A ^b   Moore, David ^c   Tourangeau, Roger ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34548751200     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfm024     Document Type: Review

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