Non-response in a survey among immigrants in Denmark

Survey Research Methods

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 107-121

  Deding, Mette ^a   Fridberg, Torben ^a   Jakobsen, Vibeke ^a  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Non contacts; Non response; Refusals

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649283356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18643361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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