TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonresponse of secondary respondents in multi-actor surveys: determinants, consequences and possible remedies
AU - Kalmijn, M.
AU - Liefbroer, A.C.
N1 - Reporting year: 2011
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Multi-actor survey data are highly valuable for answering questions about family relations, but the collection of such data is complicated by nonresponse among secondary (nonresident) respondents. Little is known, however, about the degree to which nonresponse of secondary respondents is selective and about the degree to which selective nonresponse biases substantive findings. Using a large representative survey, we analyze nonresponse of nonresident adult children of primary respondents. Nonresponse appears strongly related to characteristics of the parent–child relationship and to characteristics of both parents and children. Consequences are examined for three
dependent variables: children’s attitudes, children’s support giving to parents and children’s well-being. Heckman models, which correct for sample selection bias, show that selective response hardly biases the substantive estimates.
keywords: values; intergenerational relations; well-being; non-response; survey methodology
AB - Multi-actor survey data are highly valuable for answering questions about family relations, but the collection of such data is complicated by nonresponse among secondary (nonresident) respondents. Little is known, however, about the degree to which nonresponse of secondary respondents is selective and about the degree to which selective nonresponse biases substantive findings. Using a large representative survey, we analyze nonresponse of nonresident adult children of primary respondents. Nonresponse appears strongly related to characteristics of the parent–child relationship and to characteristics of both parents and children. Consequences are examined for three
dependent variables: children’s attitudes, children’s support giving to parents and children’s well-being. Heckman models, which correct for sample selection bias, show that selective response hardly biases the substantive estimates.
keywords: values; intergenerational relations; well-being; non-response; survey methodology
U2 - 10.1177/0192513X10390184
DO - 10.1177/0192513X10390184
M3 - Article
SN - 0192-513X
VL - 32
SP - 735
EP - 766
JO - Journal of Family Issues
JF - Journal of Family Issues
IS - 6
ER -