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Problems and pitfalls of retrospective survey questions in COVID-19 studies

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  • Hipp, Lena
  • Bünning, Mareike
  • Munnes, Stefan
  • Sauermann, Armin

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This paper examines and discusses the biases and pitfalls of retrospective survey questions that are currently being used in many medical, epidemiological, and sociological studies on the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing the consistency of answers to retrospective questions provided by respondents who participated in the first two waves of a survey on the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, we illustrate the insights generated by a large body of survey research on the use of retrospective questions and recall accuracy.

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  • Hipp, Lena & Bünning, Mareike & Munnes, Stefan & Sauermann, Armin, 2020. "Problems and pitfalls of retrospective survey questions in COVID-19 studies," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 14(2), pages 109-1145.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:222251
    DOI: 10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7741
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