Non-sampling errors can generally be divided into three types:sampling frame errors,non-response errors and measurement errors.Missing target units in the sam-pling frame,improper handling of non-responses,and misrepo...Non-sampling errors can generally be divided into three types:sampling frame errors,non-response errors and measurement errors.Missing target units in the sam-pling frame,improper handling of non-responses,and misreporting or underreport-ing of key variables in the questionnaire can all cause deviations in a survey’s results.The widespread application of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing(CAPI)systems and the inclusion of administrative records from government sources in sur-veys has strengthened the ability to control non-sampling errors.Taking a national fertility sampling survey as an example,this study summarizes the sources of var-ious non-sampling errors and explains how to harness big data resources such as administrative records to control non-sampling errors throughout the survey.The study analyzes the impact of three types of non-sampling errors on the results of the fertility survey and examines the strategies used to address the problems caused by these non-sampling errors.The findings indicate that non-sampling errors were the main source of total error in the survey,and that the errors found came mainly from sampling frame errors;non-response errors and measurement errors were controlled and had little impact on the survey results.展开更多
基金sponsored by the Follow-up Research on Fertility Level and Fertility Intentions with the Help of Big Data(No.21BRK001)a research project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China.
文摘Non-sampling errors can generally be divided into three types:sampling frame errors,non-response errors and measurement errors.Missing target units in the sam-pling frame,improper handling of non-responses,and misreporting or underreport-ing of key variables in the questionnaire can all cause deviations in a survey’s results.The widespread application of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing(CAPI)systems and the inclusion of administrative records from government sources in sur-veys has strengthened the ability to control non-sampling errors.Taking a national fertility sampling survey as an example,this study summarizes the sources of var-ious non-sampling errors and explains how to harness big data resources such as administrative records to control non-sampling errors throughout the survey.The study analyzes the impact of three types of non-sampling errors on the results of the fertility survey and examines the strategies used to address the problems caused by these non-sampling errors.The findings indicate that non-sampling errors were the main source of total error in the survey,and that the errors found came mainly from sampling frame errors;non-response errors and measurement errors were controlled and had little impact on the survey results.
