Effects of interviewer attitudes and behaviors on refusal in household surveys

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-36

  Durrant, Gabriele B ^a   Groves, Robert M ^b   Staetsky, Laura ^c   Steele, Fiona ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949310337     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfp098     Document Type: Review

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