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Padilla, José Luis., Martinez, Miguel Angel., Moratilla, Teresa., Gonzalez, Andres. and Esteban, Isabel. "Using cognitive procedures and traditional pilot studies to improve the quality of questions concerning earnings in the Spanish Labour Force Survey." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association For Public Opinion Association, Fontainebleau Resort, Miami Beach, FL, <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p16975_index.html>

Padilla, J. , Martinez, M. , Moratilla, T. , Gonzalez, A. and Esteban, I. "Using cognitive procedures and traditional pilot studies to improve the quality of questions concerning earnings in the Spanish Labour Force Survey." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association For Public Opinion Association, Fontainebleau Resort, Miami Beach, FL <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p16975_index.html

Publication Type: Paper/Poster Proposal Abstract: Data concerning earnings are important for a variety of users: political leaders, private companies, trades unions, etc. In Spain, the most important source of information on the labour market is the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS is a three-monthly panel survey which collects data from all members of the houshold using a sample of approximately 70,000 households. On all occasions the survey is conducted by means of a face-to-face interview. This paper considers various studies designed to analyse the viability of introducing questions concerning earnings, in which different question format and interview methods were studied. The principal sources of error analysed in these studies are as follows: the effect of order when enquiring about gross earnings and net earnings; the closed or open format of the question; the precision of information provided by proxy and the impact of presentation letters prior to the interview. The paper presents the results of 40 cognitive interviews and two focus groups. Participants were selected on the basis of socio-demographic and educational characteristics. In addition, the different proposals were examined by means of a traditional pilot study in which 270 subjects took part in a survey with a quasi-experimental design. Participants in the cognitive procedures agreed on the need for a previous presentation letter. Analysis of the interviews reveals that interviewees respond with greater precision to questions on net salary, and show a preference for questions situating their salary in bands. Results also indicate the lack of precision of information provided by proxy. In the pilot study, question format was not shown to make a difference. Again, questions regarding net salary achieved a higher answer rate. Finally, the article proposes criteria for analysing the convergence between results obtained in traditional pilot studies and cognitive procedures during the pre-test phase of questionnaires.

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