Response Quality in Survey Research with Children and Adolescents: The Effect of Labeled Response Options and Vague Quantifiers

In: International journal of public opinion research, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 83-94

Abstract

Explores response quality of children in surveys as related to the cognitive developmental stages of children. The abilities to interpret the question, retrieve information, & synthesize & report that information are assessed as an outcome of question structure & age variables. The study focused on partially labeled response options & vague quantifiers in contrast to completely labeled, clearly worded response options. The effects of cognitive processes, age, & question-&-answer options structure are evaluated. 1 Table, 2 Figures, 1 Appendix, 34 References. L. Collins