Toward a benefit-cost theory of survey participation: Evidence, further tests, and implications

Journal of Official Statistics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 379-392

  Singer, Eleanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit; Cost; Decision making; Nonresponse; Open ended questions; Risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959522830     PISSN: 0282423X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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