Conclusions Regarding Cross-Group Differences in Happiness Depend on Difficulty of Reaching Respondents
Conclusions Regarding Cross-Group Differences in Happiness Depend on Difficulty of Reaching Respondents
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DOI：
10.1257/aer.103.7.3001
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Rabin, Matthew
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作者：
Heffetz, Ori;Rabin, Matthew
越来越多的文献探讨了不同人口群体主观幸福感的差异，通常依赖于高无应答率的调查。通过使用密歇根大学消费者调查参与者的呼叫尝试次数，我们发现，容易联系的受访者之间的比较不同于难以联系的受访者之间的比较。值得注意的是，容易联系到的女性比容易联系到的男性更快乐，但难以联系到的男性比难以联系到的女性更快乐，一项调查的结论可能会随着更多的尝试电话而逆转。比较群体抽样平均数的更好的替代办法可能包括更重视难以接触到的答复者，甚至推断答复的趋势。
A growing literature explores differences in subjective well-being across demographic groups, often relying on surveys with high non-response rates. By using the reported number of call attempts made to participants in the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers, we show that comparisons among easy-to-reach respondents differ from comparisons among hard-to-reach ones. Notably, easy-to-reach women are happier than easy-to-reach men, but hard-to-reach men are happier than hard-to-reach women, and conclusions of a survey could reverse with more attempted calls. Better alternatives to comparing group sample averages might include putting greater weight on hard-to-reach respondents or even extrapolating trends in responses.