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Activity Number: 252
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, July 30, 2012 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #304802
Title: An Exploration of the Application of PLS Path Modeling Approach to Creating a Summary Index of Respondent Burden
Author(s): Scott Fricker*+ and Lucilla Tan and Craig Kreisler
Companies: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Address: 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC, 20212-0022, United States
Keywords: respondent burden ; path modeling
Abstract:

The potential effect on respondent burden is a major consideration in the evaluation of survey design options, so the ability to quantify the burden associated with alternative designs would be a useful evaluation tool. Furthermore, the development of such a tool could facilitate more systematic examination of the association between burden and data quality. In this study, we explore the application of Partial Least Squares path modeling to construct a burden score. Our data come from a phone-based, modified version of the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey in which respondents were asked post-survey assessment questions on dimensions thought to be related to burden - e.g., effort, survey length, and the frequency of survey requests (Bradburn, 1978). These dimensions served as the latent constructs in our model.


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