Understanding Refusals
Date
2008
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
IFiS Publishers
Abstract
The paper presents findings from a qualitative study (depth interviews in the one-to-one and dyad format), held with European Social Survey round 3 refusers in Poland. Its objective was to gather insights into reasons behind negative attitudes towards participation in surveys. Our research has shown that there is a need to distinguish between ‘active’ refusals and cases where surveys are ignored. In cases of ‘active’, conscious refusals there are some underlying reasons for refusal that could be challenged. On the other hand, social isolators ‘by choice’ make automatic refusals, without much thinking and, therefore, conversions are hardly possible in such cases.
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Keywords
European Social Survey, social isolation, refusal, advance letter
Citation
Ask: Research and Methods. Volume 17, Issue 1 (2008), pp. 39-84