Interviewer Gender Effect on Acquiescent Response Style in 11 Asian Countries and Societies

Field Methods

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 327-344

  Liu, Mingnan ^a   Wang, Yichen ^b  

^a Survey Monkey   (United States)

^b NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

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EID: 84990176064     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X15623755     Document Type: Review

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