Telephone versus Internet samples for a national advisory referendum: are the underlying stated preferences the same?

Hui Li Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A.

R. P. Berrens Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A.

A. K. Bohara Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A.

H. C. Jenkins-Smith Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A.

C. L. Silva Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A.

L. Weimer LaFollette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, U.S.A.

Abstract

Using telephone and Internet (web-based) survey samples for a national advisory referendum, this study investigates whether the underlying preferences across two survey modes are equivalent. Results from a structural test support the conclusion of common preferences.

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¹ As one example, see the Time Sharing Experiment for the Social Sciences (TESS) project, where social scientists have competitive access to probability-based national telephone and Internet surveys. (URL: www.experimentcentral.org/tess; site accessed 4/15/03).

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