Sociodemographic Differences in Respondent Preferences for Survey Formats: Sampling Bias and Potential Threats to External Validity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore sampling bias as a result of survey format selection by examining associations between characteristics of people aging with long-term physical disability (PAwLTPD) and their preferences for phone or web-based survey format.

Design

A cross-sectional study using a secondary data analysis approach.

Setting

Data were from an ongoing longitudinal cohort study conducted in the community.

Participants

Convenience sampling was used. PAwLTPD who participated in year 2 of the longitudinal cohort study were included. Inclusion criteria were age 45-65 years, English speaking, and self-reported onset of a physical disability at least 5 years prior to study recruitment. Two participants completed the survey using both phone and web formats and were thus

SUBMITTER: Chen SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8904875 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature