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Obtaining Income Information from Elderly Respondents: An Assessment of Non-response and Reliability*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Anne Martin Matthews ,
Lynda R. Ross  and
Amy E.G. Cousineau
Anne Martin Matthews
Affiliation:
University of Guelph
Lynda R. Ross
Affiliation:
University of Guelph
Amy E.G. Cousineau
Affiliation:
University of Guelph
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Résumé

Quels sont les profils de non-réponse aux questions sur le revenu qui se dégagent de recherches canadiennes sur les personnes âgées vivant au sein d'une communauté? Quels sont les attitudes des personnes âgées à l'égard du dévoilement de renseignements sur les revenus? Le taux de non-réponse aux items qui se rapportent aux renseignements sur les revenus est supérieur à tout autre dans les questionnaires. De plus, le format proprement dit des questions sur les revenus semble influencer le taux de non-réponse. En général, la fiabilité des renseignements recueillis sur le revenu est élevée. Les personnes âgées hésitent à dévoiler ce genre d'information car ils désirent d'abord et avant tout protéger leur vie privée.

Keywords

IncomeNon-Response PatternsSurvey Research.Revenunon réponsesondage.
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , Summer/été 1991 , pp. 177 - 198
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1991

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