A rich and diverse literature exists on the effects that human interviewers can have on
different aspects of the survey data collection process. This research synthesis uses the …

Tools for social research are critical for developing an understanding of conservation
problems and assessing the feasibility of conservation actions. Social surveys are an …

Polling and the Public helps readers become savvy consumers of public opinion polls,
offering solid grounding on how the media cover them, their use in campaigns and elections …

The crimes of rape and sexual assault are among the most injuri-ous that perpetrators can
inflict on other individuals. These crimes are devastating, extending beyond the initial …

International und national gehören Bevölkerungsumfragen inzwischen zu den
unumstrittenen Hilfsmitteln und wohl etablierten Instrumenten wirtschafts-, bildungs-, kultur …

This paper describes a methodology for exploring trust using psychological (subjective) and
physiological (objective) correlates to trust. The aim was to explore trust using natural …

Retrospective vote choice is a critical question asked in political science surveys. Yet, this
question suffers from persistently high item nonresponse rates, which can bias estimates …

Objective: To examine discrepancies in men's abortion reporting when queried via face-to-
face interview versus audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) in the National …

Background Interviewers can substantially affect self-reported data. This may be due to
random variation in interviewers' ability to put respondents at ease or in how they frame …

Bias may be introduced in survey data collection when participants answer questions
differently depending on interviewer gender. This could affect the validity of collected data …