An Experiment with Data Collection Modes and Incentives in the Dutch Family and Fertility Survey for Young Moroccans and Turks

Field Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-334

  Van Den Brakel, Jan A ^a   Vis Visschers, Rachel ^a   Schmeets, J J G ^a  

^a STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ethnic minoritie; mode effect; nonrespons; promised incentiv; response bia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996216675     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X06287533     Document Type: Article

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