Abstract #301415

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301415
Activity Number: 435
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 7, 2003 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301415
Title: Assessing the Affect of Different Instrument Modes on Reinterview Results for the Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview Survey
Author(s): Angela-Jo Wetzel*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 1850 West Queens Court, Crofton, MD, 21114-2629,
Keywords: CAPI reinterview ; PAPI reinterview ; falsification ; response differences
Abstract:

The Consumer Expenditure Quarterly (CEQ) Interview Survey converted from a paper (PAPI) survey to a computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI) survey in April, 2003. Likewise, the CEQ Reinterview converted from PAPI to CAPI. To prepare for this conversion, a CEQ CAPI dress rehearsal took place from January through September 2002, with the reinterview being conducted from March through September 2002. For seven months the CEQ survey had both a PAPI reinterview, as part of its regular production, and a CAPI reinterview, as part of the dress rehearsal, in the field at the same time. This paper will make comparisons between CAPI and PAPI reinterview results on reinterview verification rates, time lag between the original interview and the reinterview, rates of suspected falsification, and discrepancies detected between the original and reinterview among certain survey items.

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