Literacy Skills Predict Probability of Refusal in Follow-Up Wave: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Assessment Surveys

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Silke; Lechner, Clemens; Kleinert, Corinna; Rammstedt, Beatrice
Titel	Literacy Skills Predict Probability of Refusal in Follow-Up Wave: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Assessment Surveys
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 24 (2021) 4, S.413-428 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2020.1763715
Schlagwörter	Literacy; Response Style (Tests); Longitudinal Studies; Foreign Countries; Followup Studies; Probability; Thinking Skills; Adults; Cognitive Tests; Germany; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Antwortverhalten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Ausland; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Denkfähigkeit; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Deutschland
Abstract	Selective nonresponse can introduce bias in longitudinal surveys. The present study examines the role of cognitive skills (more specifically, literacy skills), as measured in large-scale assessment surveys, in selective nonresponse in longitudinal surveys. We assume that low-skilled respondents perceive the cognitive assessment as a higher burden than higher-skilled respondents because they are more likely to experience negative feelings. We hypothesize that low-skilled respondents are more likely than high-skilled respondents to refuse to participate in a follow-up wave. We analysed data from two assessment surveys in Germany with similar study designs, target populations, and assessment instruments. Results provide support for our hypothesis. Consistently across both surveys, respondents with the lowest literacy skills had a higher probability of refusal than those with the highest literacy skills. This difference persisted even after controlling for several established predictors of nonresponse, including education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01