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

Harris, MN; Knott, RJ; Lorgelly, PK; Rice, N; (2020) Using externally collected vignettes to account for reporting heterogeneity in survey self-assessment. Economics Letters , 194 , Article 109325. 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325. Green open access

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Abstract

The anchoring vignette approach has grown in popularity as a method to adjust 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.

Type: Article
Title: Using externally collected vignettes to account for reporting heterogeneity in survey self-assessment
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Anchoring vignettes, Reporting heterogeneity, Differential item functioning, Self-reported measures, Survey measures
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Applied Health Research
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10105795
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