Response rate in Switzerland Dominique Joye

Response rate in Switzerland

Introduction

Household survey is also part of the national culture Interviewee Interviewer

What is response rate?

Response rate in Switzerland

Respondents and non- respondents

How to know more about non-respondents Use the information in a "normal" survey Use multi steps surveys Use specific surveys

A Swiss experience

Basis Two practical tests 3 samples Some additional levels of information

Two practical tests Incentives Choice of respondent in the household

Total Household respondent:521 Household non-respondent: 229

Household respondent:521 L1 –Direct: 448 –After conversion refusal: 73 L2 –Individual questionnaire: 369 Easy HtR Reluctant –Losses: 152

Household non-respondent: 229 Ineligible: 35 Not possible: 47 No contact: 39 Refusal 1: 102 Refusal 2: 79

Results Practical tests: table 1 Additional information

Practical tests: table 1 Hypothesis 1: effect of incentive Hypothesis 2: effect of selection in the household

Additional information Refusal with information (175 cases) –Research questions Is there a way to predict conversion refusal? Is there different patterns in the explanations given? –Results Households with information –Research question Is there different social characteristics between households with further response or not? –Results individuals –Research question Is there different answers to different topics between "easy", HtR and reluctant? Results –Friends –Trust –Political interest

Strategies of Improvement

Interviewers Training Motivating

Interviewees Incentives Information