Handbook of Nonresponse in Household Surveys

Jelke Bethlehem, PhD, is Senior Survey Methodologist in the Division of Methodology and Quality at Statistics Netherlands and Professor at the University of Amsterdam. His current research interests include web surveys, computer-assisted survey information collection, graphical techniques in statistics, and the development of user-friendly software for statistical analysis. Dr. Bethlehem is the author of Applied Survey Methods: A Statistical Perspective and coeditor of Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection, both published by Wiley. Fannie Cobben, PhD, is Project Manager at Statistics Netherlands, focusing on the redesign of household surveys. She has written several published papers on the topics of nonresponse, representativity, and adjustment methods in survey research. Barry Schouten, PhD, is Senior Methodologist in the Division of Methodology and Quality at Statistics Netherlands. Dr. Schouten's areas of research interest include nonresponse and response bias in mixed-mode surveys, indicators for representativeness of response, and adaptive and responsive survey designs.

Preface. Chapter 1 The Nonresponse Problem. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Theory. 1.3. Application. 1.4. Summary. 1.5. Key Terms. 1.6. References. 1.7. Exercises. Chapter 2 Basic Theoretical Concepts. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Theory. 2.3. Application. 2.4. Summary. 2.5. Key Terms. 2.6. References. 2.7. Exercises. Chapter 3 Reducing Nonresponse. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Theory. 3.3. Application. 3.4. Summary. 3.5. Key Terms. 3.6. References. 3.7. Exercises. Chapter 4 Nonresponse and the Mode of Data Collection. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Theory. 93 4.3. Application. 4.4. Summary. 4.5. Key Terms. 4.6. References. 4.7. Exercises. Chapter 5 Analysis of Nonresponse. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Theory. 5.3. Application. 5.4. Summary. 5.5. Key Terms. 5.6. References. 5.7. Exercises. Chapter 6 An International Comparison of Nonresponse. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Theory. 6.3. Application. 6.4. Summary. 6.5. Key Terms. 6.6. References. 6.7. Exercises. Chapter 7 Nonresponse and Representativity. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Theory. 7.3. Application. 7.4. Summary. 7.5. Key Terms. 7.6. References. 7.7. Exercises. Chapter 8 Weighting Adjustment Techniques. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Poststratification. 8.3. Linear Weighting. 8.4. Multiplicative Weighting. 8.5. Other Weighting Issues. 8.6. Summary. 8.7. Key Terms. 8.8. References. 8.9. Exercises. Chapter 9 Selection of Auxiliary Variables. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Theory. 9.3. Application. 9.4. Summary. 9.5. Key Terms. 9.6. References. 9.7. Exercises. Chapter 10 Re-approaching Nonrespondents. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Theory. 10.3. Application. 10.4. Summary. 10.5. Key Terms. 10.6. References. 10.7. Exercises. Chapter 11 The Use of Response Propensities. 11.1. Introduction. 11.2. Theory. 11.3. Application. 11.4. Summary. 11.5. Key Terms. 11.6. References. 11.7. Exercises. Chapter 12 Analysis and Adjustment Accounting for the Cause of Nonresponse. 12.1. Introduction. 12.2. Theory. 12.3. Application. 12.4. Summary. 12.5. Key Terms. 12.6. References. 12.7. Exercises. Chapter 13 Adaptive Survey Designs. 13.1. Introduction. 13.2. Theory. 13.3. Application. 13.4. Summary. 13.5. Key Terms. 13.6. References. 13.7. Exercises. Chapter 14 Item Nonresponse. 14.1. Introduction. 14.2. Theory. 14.3. Application. 14.4. Summary. 14.5. Key Terms. 14.6. References. 14.7. Exercises. Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Topics. 15.1. Introduction. 15.2. Theory. 15.3. Summary. 15.4. Key Terms. 15.5. References. 15.6. Exercises. Index.