The development of the ACS raises a number of issues concerning sample and questionnaire design, both for the ACS and for current household surveys. The potential uses of the ACS that involve sample ...

Data from mixed-mode questions are hard, if not impossible, to interpret accurately. The first part of this article will give an example of a mixed-mode question and an analysis of how to interpret ...

The value of strong questionnaire design, complemented by the task of high-quality sample development, is not fully appreciated. Too often researchers relegate those two essential building blocks of ...