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Getting working parents for surveys: using paradata to assess the ease of contact and rescheduling needs of busy work-family jugglers
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Workfamily balance is a frequently studied topic, often examined using survey data. Yet studies have shown that workfamily imbalance can lead to survey non-response. Missing people experiencing (more) problems with juggling work and family demands in surveys on work and family life is problematic as it can lead to biased results. Therefore, it is important to know whether some respondents are harder to get in work-related and family-related surveys. This study investigates whether combined workloads of work and family life affect the ease of contact, the necessary precondition for survey participation, in face-to-face surveys on work and family life. Moreover, it tests whether it leads to a greater need for rescheduling the actual interview an additional, often overlooked cost in the contact process. Using indicators of combined workloads and contact history data of two Belgian surveys on work and family life, differences in ease of contact and rescheduling needs are found according to employment status and family composition.
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English
Source (journal)
Journal of family studies. - Manley
Publication
Manley : 2017
ISSN
1322-9400
DOI
10.1080/13229400.2015.1111805
Volume/pages
23 :3 (2017) , p. 333-351
ISI
000407593900007
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Creation 18.10.2017
Last edited 08.02.2023
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