Short- and Long-Term Effects of Reminders on Panellists’ Survey Participation in a Probability-Based Panel Study with a Sequential Mixed-Mode Design

Becker, Rolf (2022). Short- and Long-Term Effects of Reminders on Panellists’ Survey Participation in a Probability-Based Panel Study with a Sequential Mixed-Mode Design. Quality and quantity, 56(6), pp. 1-25. Springer Netherlands 10.1007/s11135-022-01554-y

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In recent panel studies, besides other methods such as sequential mixed-mode design, pushto-
web method, and prepaid monetary incentives, follow-up contacts such as personalised
electronic mails (e-mails) or short message service are often used to motivate nonrespondents
to complete the questionnaire, increase the response rate within a limited fieldwork
period, and minimise panel attrition. Since it is still unclear when and how often non-complying
panellists should be reminded to take part in a survey, this contribution analyses
the short- and long-term effects of digital reminders across the fieldwork period. For this
purpose, longitudinal data and statistical procedures of event history analysis are applied
to reveal the effects of reminders on the likelihood, timing, and social structure of Swiss
juveniles’ survey participation. On the one hand, there are short-term and long-term effects
of multiple early reminders on the response of panellists receiving reminders. On the other
hand, there are no cumulative effects across the fieldwork period or overlapping effects of
reminders across the mixed survey modes. Considering the social structure of nonrespondents
who receive reminders, it appears plausible that there may be a selective response in
terms of the panellists’ social origin, educational level, and language proficiency.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Sociology of Education

UniBE Contributor:

Becker, Rolf

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

0033-5177

Publisher:

Springer Netherlands

Language:

English

Submitter:

Rolf Becker

Date Deposited:

05 Dec 2022 16:31

Last Modified:

07 Dec 2022 18:38

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s11135-022-01554-y

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Panel study · Sequential mixed-mode design · Push-to-web method · Online · CATI · Reminder · Competing risks · Event history analysis

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/175496

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/175496

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