Sensitive Questions in Surveys

Ehler, Ingmar; Wolter, Felix; Junkermann, Justus

doi:10.1093/poq/nfab002

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“…Because both samples are presented with the same control list and are randomly assigned, any difference between the average response of the two groups is due to the additional sensitive item. The technique has been most widely used in political science research on voting and research on racism and attitudes to immigration (Krumpal, 2013;Ehler et al, 2021).…”

Section: List Experimentsmentioning

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Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Timmons¹,

Carroll²,

McGinnity³

2023

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The mission of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is to advance evidence-based policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on 12 areas of critical importance to 21st Century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T. K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis to provide a robust evidence base for policymaking in Ireland.Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The quality of its research output is guaranteed by a rigorous peer review process. ESRI researchers are experts in their fields and are committed to producing work that meets the highest academic standards and practices.The work of the Institute is disseminated widely in books, journal articles and reports. ESRI publications are available to download, free of charge, from its website. Additionally, ESRI staff communicate research findings at regular conferences and seminars.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising 14 members who represent a cross-section of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. The Institute receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to support the scientific and public interest elements of the Institute's activities; the grant accounted for an average of 30 per cent of the Institute's income over the lifetime of the last Research Strategy. The remaining funding comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies and competitive research programmes.

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Section: List Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Timmons¹,

Carroll²,

McGinnity³

2023

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“…Equation (10) includes the two variances V ( p1 ) and V ( p2 ), which are calculated applying Eq. ( 4), and the covariance term C( p1 , p2 ), addressing the levels of dependence of z and u in s 1 , and x and w in s 2 , respectively (for the details see Appendix 1).…”

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“…Moreover, the interviewees do never have to supply the answer on the sensitive question directly. Various experiments examined the effectiveness of the method (cf., for instance, Droitcour et al [9], Tsuchiya et al [27], Coutts and Jann [8], Comsa and Postelnicu [7], Kiewiet de Jonge and Nickerson [16], Wolter and Laier [28], Blair et al [2], and in particular the meta-analysis by Ehler et al [10]). Exciting application examples can be found, for instance, in Comsa and Postelnicu [7], Malesky et al [17], Frye et al [11], Gibson et al [12], Rinken et al [21], or Wolter et al [29].…”

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Efficient item count techniques with one or two lists

Quatember

2023

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If the direct questioning on sensitive variables leads to non-ignorable item-nonresponse and untruthful answering, a considerably biased estimator might be the consequence. In such cases, indirect questioning designs, which protect the respondents’ privacy by masking the sensitive information, could pay off in terms of accuracy through an increased willingness to cooperate. To achieve this goal, such a design has to be simple in its implementation for the users and easy to understand for the respondents. In this article, it is shown for one of the indirect questioning designs, the item count technique, how the usage of specific oftentimes available prior information can substantially improve the estimation accuracy and at the same time reduce the respondents’ task. This can make the method a stronger and more serious competitor of the direct questioning on sensitive attributes, which is commonly used in empirical research.

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“…Although researchers do have statements or procedures to ensure the confidentiality of respondents, several studies have shown that respondents always seem not to put their trust in such assurances. As a result, in many cases, when asked directly about sensitive conduct or matters, they refuse to provide information [30], or information is distorted [31].…”

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Exploring Some Academic Dishonesty in Remote Online Exams of Vietnamese High School Students in Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nguyen

et al. 2022

AJESS

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The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 has forced the general educational system in many countries to switch to online learning, leading to the fact that tests have also been moved to remote online exams. With this test method, the problem of academic dishonesty while taking exams of high school students has emerged as an issue that needs to be studied. Therefore, this study explores the pervasiveness and legitimacy of nine academic dishonesty of Vietnamese high school students participating in remote online exams during Covid-19 pandemic, divided into two groups: cheating (7 acts) and plagiarism (2 acts). To achieve the research objectives, descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Spearman, and Welch correlation analysis were used to analyse the data. The analysis results show that, in general, the pervasiveness of dishonest acts is assessed at a fairly common level, while the legitimacy of these acts is assessed at a fairly illegal level. Regarding gender, there is a difference in the assessment of the pervasiveness of some dishonest acts between male and female students, and there is a slight difference in the assessment of the legitimacy of dishonest acts between male and female students. Regarding the relationship between pervasiveness and legitimacy of the behavioral groups, the analysis results show a positive correlation generally. The research results are not only useful evidence for Vietnamese educators and managers about the issue of academic dishonesty in remote online exams conducted in the context of social distancing due to Covid-19 pandemic, but also provide suggestions for improving the quality of remote online exams by reducing academic dishonesty.

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Sensitive Questions in Surveys

Cited by 20 publications

References 36 publications

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Efficient item count techniques with one or two lists

Exploring Some Academic Dishonesty in Remote Online Exams of Vietnamese High School Students in Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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