The power of the interviewer

Randall, Sara and Coast, Ernestina (2013) The power of the interviewer. Africa at LSE Blog (10 Jun 2013). Blog Entry.

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Surveys are the main source of information about poverty, health, demography and many other indicators in Africa, making them vital for evidence-based policy design and planning. But have social scientists been ignoring the potential impact of interviewers on the data they collect? A new study[1], whose researchers include LSE’s Ernestina Coast, highlights just how much influence interviewers have over the data they produce.

Item Type:	Website (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2013 Africa at LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
JEL classification:	C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs > C81 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
Sets:	Departments > Social Policy Research centres and groups > LSE Health Research centres and groups > Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa Collections > Africa at LSE
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2013 10:30
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2017 10:16
Projects:	Harmonised Households
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51034

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