Official Statistics

Family Resources Survey: description of non-respondents to the 2008/09 survey

Analysis of the reasons for non-response to the survey and the impact this had on the results in this year.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
5 September 2012

Documents

Data report

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Details

Non-response is a significant problem for survey research, due to the potential bias in the findings that can result when those sampled do not take part. Non-response to the survey occurs where eligible households refuse to take part (ie refusals) or where the members of eligible households could not be contacted during the survey assignment (ie non-contacts).

Bias will result should the characteristics of those who take part in the survey differ greatly from those who do not take part. It is therefore important to attempt to discover the characteristics of those who do not take part.

Published 5 September 2012