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

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  • Harris, Mark N.
  • Knott, Rachel J.
  • Lorgelly, Paula K.
  • Rice, Nigel

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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.

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  • Harris, Mark N. & Knott, Rachel J. & Lorgelly, Paula K. & Rice, Nigel, 2020. "Using externally collected vignettes to account for reporting heterogeneity in survey self-assessment," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 194(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:194:y:2020:i:c:s0165176520302147
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109325
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    Anchoring vignettes; Reporting heterogeneity; Differential item functioning; Self-reported measures; Survey measures;
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics

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