Lynn P () (Institute for Social and Economic Research) Jäckle A () (Institute for Social and Economic Research) Sala E () (Institute for Social and Economic Research) Jenkins S () (Institute for Social and Economic Research)
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This article is concerned with measurement error in panel survey reports of social security benefit receipt. Our aims are two-fold. First, we attempt to quantify the extent of measurement error and to identify its correlates. Second, we assess the extent to which this varies according to the questioning method used. Specifically, dependent interviewing has been proposed as a way to reduce under-reporting in some circumstances and we compare two versions of dependent interviewing (DI) with traditional independent interviewing in an experimental design. We use data from a large-scale UK household panel survey and we consider six benefits. To assess the measurement error, a validation exercise was conducted, with administrative data on benefit receipt matched at the individual level to the survey micro data.
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Length: 28 Date of creation: 05 Jan 2005 Date of revision: Publication status: published Handle: RePEc:ese:iserwp:2004-28
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