Using externally collected vignettes to account for reporting heterogeneity in survey self-assessment

Mark  Harris; Rachel Knott; Paula Lorgelly; Nigel Rice

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325

Using externally collected vignettes to account for reporting heterogeneity in survey self-assessment

Mark Harris , Rachel Knott, Paula Lorgelly, Nigel Rice

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Abstract

The anchoring vignette approach has grown in popularity as a method to ad- just for reporting heterogeneity in self-reported survey questions, removing bias due to systematic variation in reporting styles across study respondents. The use of anchoring vignettes, however, has been limited to surveys where both self-reports and vignette questions have been included. This diminishes their wider application. We illustrate, using an application to self-reported health in a large household survey, how externally collected vignettes can be used to adjust for reporting heterogeneity in datasets that have not included anchoring vignettes. Given that self-reported measures are an important facet of social, health and economic research, we anticipate the approach described will lead to new applications of the anchoring vignette methodology.

Original language	English
Article number	109325
Journal	Economics Letters
Early online date	22 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

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