Abstract #300604

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300604
Activity Number: 358
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #300604
Title: A Field Interviewer Verification System Based on Unobtrusive Digitally Recorded Interviews
Author(s): Rachel A. Caspar*+ and Paul P. Biemer
Companies: RTI International and RTI International
Address: PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2194,
Keywords: falsification ; face-to-face interviewing ; quality control
Abstract:

A standard method for field interview verification involves recontacting a small sample of respondents in each interviewer's assignment to obtain any evidence of interview falsification. This method suffers from a number of shortcomings including increased respondent burden, the inability to recontact all selected respondents, and the high costs, especially for households requiring a personal visit for verification. This paper describes an alternative approach using computer audio recorded interviewing (CARI) technology to unobtrusively record portions of every interview. In the CARI-based approach, specially trained monitors review these recordings for a sample of interviews in order to classify the interviews as "likely authentic," "possibly authentic," or "likely not authentic." Follow-up contacts are then conducted for all cases classified as "likely not authentic," a small sample of cases classified as "possibly authentic," and a very small sample of cases classified as "authentic." This paper will report on an ongoing research program to evaluate various aspects of this approach. Results will be provided on the costs and feasibility of the method.

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