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The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project 2004–06: Data collection, data quality, and analysis of attrition

Philip Anglewicz, University of Pennsylvania
jimi adams, Columbia University
Francis Obare, Population Council, Nairobi, Kenya
Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania
Susan Watkins, University of California - Los Angeles

Abstract

In this paper we evaluate the quality of survey data collected by the Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project by investigating four potential sources of bias: sample representativeness, interviewer effects, response unreliability, and sample attrition. We discuss the results of our analysis and implications of our findings for the collection of data in similar contexts.

Suggested Citation

Philip Anglewicz, jimi adams, Francis Obare, Hans-Peter Kohler, and Susan Watkins. "The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project 2004–06: Data collection, data quality, and analysis of attrition" Demographic Research 20.21 (2009): 503-540.