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Activity Number:
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12
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, July 29, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #307834 |
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Title:
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Look and Listen, But Don't Stop: Interviewers and Data Quality in the 2007 SCF
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Author(s):
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Arthur B. Kennickell*+
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Companies:
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Federal Reserve Board
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Address:
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Mail Stop 153, Washington, DC, 20551,
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Keywords:
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Data quality ; Interviewers ; Quality control
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Abstract:
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In most field surveys, the data collection process is observed only by the respondents and the interviewers. Others can observe only the traces reflected in the data and paradata. Careful hiring and training of interviewers is, of course, very important in maintaining data quality. But creating a continuing mechanism for clarifying, reinforcing and enforcing the survey protocols is also important. The 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) introduced a new two-part system of data review coupled with regular feedback to the interviewers throughout the field period. Based on the experience with that system, a more refined process was developed for the 2007 SCF. This paper presents a discussion of the process as seen from the perspective of the ongoing survey.
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