Are incentive effects on response rates and nonresponse bias in large-scale face-to-face surveys generalizable to Germany? Evidence from ten experiments


Pforr, Klaus ; Blohm, Michael ; Blom, Annelies G. ; Erdel, Barbara ; Felderer, Barbara ; Fräßdorf, Mathis ; Hajek, Kristin ; Helmschrott, Susanne ; Kleinert, Corinna ; Koch, Achim ; Krieger, Ulrich ; Kroh, Martin ; Martin, Silke ; Saßenroth, Denise ; Schmiedeberg, Claudia ; Trüdinger, Eva-Maria ; Rammstedt, Beatrice



DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfv014
URL: https://academic.oup.com/poq/article-lookup/doi/10...
Weitere URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277670275...
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Titel einer Zeitschrift oder einer Reihe: Public Opinion Quarterly : POQ
Band/Volume: 79
Heft/Issue: 3
Seitenbereich: 740-768
Ort der Veröffentlichung: Oxford
Verlag: Oxford Univ. Press
ISSN: 0033-362X , 1537-5331
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: Englisch
Einrichtung: Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften > Psychologische Diagnostik, Umfragedesign u. Methodik (Rammstedt 2011-)
Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > MZES - Arbeitsbereich B
Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften > Methoden d. empirischen Sozialforschung insbes. Internet Panel Survey-Forschung (Juniorprofessur) (Blom 2012-2017)
Fachgebiet: 320 Politik
Abstract: In survey research, a consensus has grown regarding the effectiveness of incentives encouraging survey participation across different survey modes and target populations. Most of this research has been based on surveys from the United States, whereas few studies have provided evidence that these results can be generalized to other contexts. This paper is the first to present comprehensive information concerning the effects of incentives on response rates and nonresponse bias across large-scale surveys in Germany. The context could be viewed as a critical test for incentive effects because Germany’s population is among the most survey-critical in the world, with very low response rates. Our results suggest positive incentive effects on response rates and patterns of effects that are similar to those in previous research: The effect increased with the monetary value of the incentive; cash incentives affected response propensity more strongly than lottery tickets do; and prepaid incentives could be more cost effective than conditional incentives. We found mixed results for the effects of incentives on nonresponse bias. Regarding large-scale panel surveys, we could not unequivocally confirm that incentives increased response rates in later panel waves.




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