Gross Income Non-Response in the German Socio-Economic Panel – Refusal or Don’t Know?

Schräpler, Jörg-Peter

doi:10.3790/schm.123.1.109

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Schräpler, J. Gross Income Non-Response in the German Socio-Economic Panel – Refusal or Don’t Know?. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 123(1), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.123.1.109

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Gross Income Non-Response in the German Socio-Economic Panel – Refusal or Don’t Know?

Schräpler, Jörg-Peter

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 123 (2003), Iss. 1 : pp. 109–124

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.123.1.109
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Pages: 16

Schräpler, Jörg-Peter

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Many validation studies deal with item non-response and measurement error in earnings data. In this paper we explore motives of respondents who fail to reveal earnings using the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). The GSOEP collects socio-economic information from private households in the Federal Republic of Germany. We explain the evolution of income non-response in the GSOEP and demonstrate the importance of distinguishing between a refusal to respond and a response of \don’t know”.

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Schräpler: Gross Income Non-Response in the German Socio-Economic Panel – Refusal or Don’t Know?	109
Abstract	109
1. Introduction	109
2. Item Non-Response – explanations	110
3. Item- and unit non-response in the GSOEP	113
4. Estimates	117
5. Conclusions	121
References	122

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