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The DECISIONS Study: A Nationwide Survey of United States Adults Regarding 9 Common Medical Decisions by Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J., Couper, Mick P., Singer, Eleanor, Levin, Carrie A., Fowler, Floyd J., Ziniel, Sonja, Ubel, Peter A., Fagerlin, Angela

“…Background Patient involvement is required before patients’ preferences can be reflected in the medical care they receive. Furthermore, patients are a vital…”
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The Effects of Response Rate Changes on the Index of Consumer Sentiment by CURTIN, RICHARD, PRESSER, STANLEY, SINGER, ELEANOR

“…From 1979 to 1996, the Survey of Consumer Attitudes response rate remained roughly 70 percent. But number of calls to complete an interview and proportion of…”
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Use of the Internet and Ratings of Information Sources for Medical Decisions: Results from the DECISIONS Survey by Couper, Mick P., Singer, Eleanor, Levin, Carrie A., Fowler, Floyd J., Fagerlin, Angela, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J.

“…Background The rise in Internet use for seeking health information raises questions about the role the Internet may play in how patients make medical…”
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How Does Feeling Informed Relate to Being Informed? The DECISIONS Survey by Sepucha, Karen R., Fagerlin, Angela, Couper, Mick P., Levin, Carrie A., Singer, Eleanor, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J.

“…Background An important part of delivering high-quality, patient-centered care is making sure patients are informed about decisions regarding their health…”
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Patients’ Knowledge about 9 Common Health Conditions: The DECISIONS Survey by Fagerlin, Angela, Sepucha, Karen R., Couper, Mick P., Levin, Carrie A., Singer, Eleanor, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J.

“…Background To make informed decisions, patients must have adequate knowledge of key decision-relevant facts. Objective To determine adults’ knowledge about…”
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Some Methodological Uses of Responses to Open Questions and Other Verbatim Comments in Quantitative Surveys by Eleanor Singer, Mick P. Couper

“…The use of open-ended questions in survey research has a very long history. In this paper, building on the work of Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Howard Schuman, we…”
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The Use and Effects of Incentives in Surveys by SINGER, ELEANOR, YE, CONG

“…This article is intended to supplement rather than replace earlier reviews of research on survey incentives, especially those by Singer (2002); Singer and…”
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Introduction: Nonresponse Bias in Household Surveys by Singer, Eleanor

“…In this introduction to the special issue on "Non-Response Bias in Household Surveys" the editor traces the recognition of the impacts of nonresponse in…”
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Reflections on Surveys' Past and Future by Singer, Eleanor

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Visual Analog Scales by Couper, Mick P, Tourangeau, Roger, Conrad, Frederick G, Singer, Eleanor

“…The use of visual analog scales (VAS) in survey research has been relatively rare, in part because of operational difficulties. However web surveys permit the…”
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The Effect of Framing and Placement on Linkage Consent by Sakshaug, Joseph W, Schmucker, Alexandra, Kreuter, Frauke, Couper, Mick P, Singer, Eleanor

“…Numerous surveys link interview data to administrative records, conditional on respondent consent, in order to explore new and innovative research questions…”
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Incentives for survey participation when are they "coercive"? by Singer, Eleanor, Bossarte, Robert M

“…Monetary incentives are increasingly used to help motivate survey participation. This article summarizes several theories underlying the use of incentives and…”
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THE EFFECT OF QUESTION WORDING ON ATTITUDES TOWARD PRENATAL TESTING AND ABORTION by SINGER, ELEANOR, COUPER, MICK P.

“…At intervals since 1990, the General Social Survey (GSS) has asked a series of four questions inquiring into knowledge of genetic testing and attitudes toward…”
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THE IMPACT OF PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS ON SURVEY PARTICIPATION THE CASE OF THE 1990 U.S. CENSUS by SINGER, ELEANOR, MATHIOWETZ, NANCY A., COUPER, MICK P.

“…This study investigates the relationship between concerns about confidentiality and privacy, on the one hand, and mail returns to the 1990 census, on the…”
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EDITING "PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY", 1972-1986 by SINGER, ELEANOR

“…This article reviews the history of Public Opinion Quarterly from 1972 through 1986, with brief discursions on its prehistory at Princeton and Columbia…”
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Do Incentives Exert Undue Influence on Survey Participation? Experimental Evidence by Singer, Eleanor, Couper, Mick P.

“…MONETARY INCENTIVES ARE INCREASINGLY used to help motivate survey participation. Research Ethics Committees have begun to ask whether, and under what…”
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Experiments in Producing Nonresponse Bias by Groves, Robert M., Couper, Mick P., Presser, Stanley, Singer, Eleanor, Tourangeau, Roger, Acosta, Giorgina Piani, Nelson, Lindsay

“…While nonresponse rates in household surveys are increasing in most industrialized nations, the increasing rates do not always produce nonresponse bias in…”
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Evaluating Active (Opt-In) and Passive (Opt-Out) Consent Bias in the Transfer of Federal Contact Data to a Third-Party Survey Agency by Sakshaug, Joseph W., Schmucker, Alexandra, Kreuter, Frauke, Couper, Mick P., Singer, Eleanor

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Deficits and Variations in Patients’ Experience with Making 9 Common Medical Decisions: The DECISIONS Survey by Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J., Couper, Mick P., Singer, Eleanor, Ubel, Peter A., Ziniel, Sonja, Fowler, Floyd J., Levin, Carrie A., Fagerlin, Angela

“…Background Although many researchers have examined patient involvement and patient-provider interactions within specific clinical environments, no nationally…”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Visual Analog Scales: A Web Experiment by Couper, Mick P., Tourangeau, Roger, Conrad, Frederick G., Singer, Eleanor

“…The use of visual analog scales (VAS) in survey research has been relatively rare, in part because of operational difficulties. However web surveys permit the…”
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