Title: |
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Assessing the Impact of Interview Mode on Data Quality and Survey Estimates in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) |
Description: |
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A study by Simile, Stussman, and Dahlhamer (2006) indicated that interview mode has some effect on estimates of health indicators in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The Medical Expenditure Panel survey (MEPS), like the NHIS, uses both face-to-face (FF) and phone (P) modes of interview administration to increase response rates and decrease survey costs. Therefore, we are interested in assessing the effect of the modes of interview on health estimates in the MEPS.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic characteristics of MEPS interviews conducted FF versus by P. We also examine key paradata measures for the two modes of interview groups. To assess data quality, we examine item missing rates for selected survey variables. Finally, we compare selected survey estimates by mode of interview. We also run regression models on selected survey variables using covariates. |
Author(s): |
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Lap-Ming Wun and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice |
Agency: |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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