Special Collection 1 - Article 2 | Pages 31–76
An Assessment of the KDICP and MDICP Data Quality: Interviewer Effects, Question Reliability and Sample Attrition
| Date received: | 03 Feb 2003 |
| Date published: | 19 Sep 2003 |
| Word count: | 6545 |
| Keywords: | agriculture, attrition, data quality, family planning, interviewer effects, interviews, Kenya, Malawi, measurement, measurements, reliability |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2003.S1.2 |
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 - Université de Montréal, Canada
Georges Reniers - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Alexander A. Weinreb - University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
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