Public Opinion Quarterly 44:223-233 (1980)
© 1980 American Association for Public Opinion Research
Refusals: Who, Where and Why
Theresa J. DeMaio is a survey statistician at the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of her coworkers at the Bureau, in particular Naomi D. Rothwell, who designed and made arrangements for the reports on which this paper is based, and who critically reviewed drafts of it.
The characteristics of a very small group of people who refused to participate in a personal interview panel study are investigated in this article. Comparisons are made between characteristics of respondents and refusers in the initial interview and subsequent interviews. Details of the refusal situation and reasons given by refusers for their noncooperation are also discussed.
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