Bystanders, Noise, and Distractions in Face-to-Face Surveys in Africa and Latin America

Autor/inn/en	Lau, Charles Q.; Baker, Melissa; Fiore, Andrew; Greene, Diana; Lieskovsky, Min; Matu, Kim; Peytcheva, Emilia
Titel	Bystanders, Noise, and Distractions in Face-to-Face Surveys in Africa and Latin America
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 20 (2017) 5, S.469-483 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2016.1208959
Schlagwörter	Surveys; Researchers; Information Technology; Correlation; Parent Child Relationship; Spouses; Family (Sociological Unit); Acoustics; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Social Desirability; Barriers; Gender Differences; Privacy; Responses; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Place of Residence; Internet; Ghana; Nigeria; Brazil; Uganda; Guatemala + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Researcher; Forscher; Informationstechnologie; Korrelation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Ehepartner; Familie; Akustik; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Soziales Bedürfnis; Geschlechterkonflikt; Privatsphäre; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Wohnort; Brasilien
Abstract	Survey researchers are increasingly concerned that the presence of other people (bystanders) may affect data quality in structured, face-to-face survey interviews. In this article, we study bystanders using data from 15,309 face-to-face surveys about technology from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil and Guatemala. Our analysis (1) describes the frequency of bystander presence (spouses, parents, other family and non-family members), (2) investigates the correlates of bystander presence, and (3) studies whether bystanders affect response distributions, 'don't know' responses, and satisficing behavior. We also consider the influence of other environmental factors -- noise and distractions -- on interviewer--respondent interaction and satisficing. The results are encouraging for the field of survey research. Bystanders did not affect response distributions, the number of 'don't know' responses, or satisficing behavior. Although noise negatively affected interviewer--respondent interactions, noise did not affect data quality. Our research suggests that for less sensitive topics, bystanders have limited influence, and also that respondents and interviewers are resilient to challenges such as noisy environments. (As Provided).
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