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Use of Public Records to Compare Respondents and Nonrespondents in a Study of Recent Widows

Margaret B. Neal

Institute on Aging, Portland State University

Paula C. Carder

Institute on Aging, Portland State University

David L. Morgan

Institute on Aging, Portland State University

Little is known about bereaved persons who refuse to participate in bereavement research, although participants have been assumed to be representative of the bereaved. This assumption is examined in a study of older women in their first, second, or third year of widowhood. To identify sources of sample bias, data from deceased husbands' death certificates (N = 2,331) were used to compare respondents and nonrespondents at stages in the recruitment process: assumed located, returned reply card, agreed to hear more, wished to participate, eligible, and interviewed. The low participation rate (N= 376) did not produce a major bias, although small, statistically significant differences in deceased husband's age, race, education, place and cause of death were revealed. Differences by recruitment stage were observed, as were differences by cohort. Recent widows were more likely to participate. Implications for achieving representative samples are discussed.

Research on Aging, Vol. 18, No. 2, 219-242 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027596182004
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D. Morgan, P. Carder, and M. Neal
Are Some Relationships more Useful than Others? The Value of Similar Others in the Networks of Recent Widows
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, December 1, 1997; 14(6): 745 - 759.
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