Simona Bignami-Van Assche
Georges Reniers
Alexander A. Weinreb

http://www.demographic-research.org/special/1/2/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2003.S1.2

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Abstract
This paper evaluates the quality of the data collected as part of the Kenya and Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Projects, two longitudinal household surveys that examine the role of social networks in influencing attitudes and behavior regarding family size, family planning, and HIV/AIDS in, respectively, rural Kenya and Malawi. We investigate three sources of non-sampling error: interviewer effects, response reliability and sample attrition, highlighting the interaction between them, and paying particular attention to their implications for AIDS-related behavioral research.

Author's affiliation
Simona Bignami-Van Assche
University of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Georges Reniers
University of Colorado at Boulder, United States of America
Alexander A. Weinreb
University of Texas at Austin, United States of America

Keywords
agriculture, attrition, data quality, family planning, interviewer effects, interviews, Kenya, Malawi, measurement, measurements, reliability

Word count (Main text)
6545

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