Session
Psychology
Description
T
his article investigates the role of interviewer/respondent gender dyad in cellphone interview retention and length. Relying on a simple random sample of cellphone public opinion survey data of 1571 respondents collected in Albania in winter 2018-2019, we test a set of hypothesis arguing that, in cellphone public opinion surveys, female interviewers would yield better results both in terms of advancing the interview toward the last question (interview retention), and having it conducted in shorter time (interview length). By complementing social distance theory and social desirability theory with genders differences in personality traits, we hope to contribute with models potentially stable and generalizable across different cultural and political settings. We found that, indeed, in cellphone surveys the female-female dyad would predict better interview results and the male-male dyad would predict the worst interview results, with the other gender combinations in between.
Keywords:
cellphone survey, random digit dialing, interviewer-respondent dyad effect, interview retention, interview length
Session Chair
Edmond Dragoti, Denis Celcima
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
First Page
15
Last Page
34
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 2:00 PM
End Date
26-10-2019 2:10 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.95
Recommended Citation
Peshkopia, Ridvan; Asllani, Bleona; Llapashtica, Vanesa; and Vuniqia, Alma, "The Role of Interviewer/Respondent Gender Dyads in Cellphone Interview Retention and Length" (2019). UBT International Conference. 95.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/95
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The Role of Interviewer/Respondent Gender Dyads in Cellphone Interview Retention and Length
Pristina, Kosovo
T
his article investigates the role of interviewer/respondent gender dyad in cellphone interview retention and length. Relying on a simple random sample of cellphone public opinion survey data of 1571 respondents collected in Albania in winter 2018-2019, we test a set of hypothesis arguing that, in cellphone public opinion surveys, female interviewers would yield better results both in terms of advancing the interview toward the last question (interview retention), and having it conducted in shorter time (interview length). By complementing social distance theory and social desirability theory with genders differences in personality traits, we hope to contribute with models potentially stable and generalizable across different cultural and political settings. We found that, indeed, in cellphone surveys the female-female dyad would predict better interview results and the male-male dyad would predict the worst interview results, with the other gender combinations in between.