Survey Mode Effects on Valuation of Environmental Goods

被引:21
作者
Bell, Jason [2 ]
Huber, Joel [2 ]
Viscusi, W. Kip [1 ]
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Vanderbilt Law Sch, Nashville, TN 37203 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Fuqua Sch Business, Durham, NC 27708 USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2011年 / 8卷 / 04期
关键词
survey mode; environmental economics; internet surveys; stated preference; benefit-cost analysis; water quality; IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS; MAIL;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph8041222
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This article evaluates the effect of the choice of survey recruitment mode on the value of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams. Four different modes are compared: bringing respondents to one central location after phone recruitment, mall intercepts in two states, national phone-mail survey, and an Internet survey with a national, probability-based panel. The modes differ in terms of the representativeness of the samples, non-response rates, sample selection effects, and consistency of responses. The article also shows that the estimated value of water quality can differ substantially depending on the survey mode. The national Internet panel has the most desirable properties with respect to performance on the four important survey dimensions of interest.
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页码:1222 / 1243
页数:22
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