Problems and pitfalls of retrospective survey questions in COVID-19 studies

This paper examines and discusses the biases and pitfalls of retrospective survey questions that are currently being used in many medical, epidemiological, and sociological studies on the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing the consistency of answers to retrospective questions provided by respondents wh...

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Published inSurvey research methods Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 109 - 1145
Main Authors Hipp, Lena, Bünning, Mareike, Munnes, Stefan, Sauermann, Armin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Konstanz European Survey Research Association 01.01.2020
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COVID-19
recall accuracy
retrospective questions
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Summary:This paper examines and discusses the biases and pitfalls of retrospective survey questions that are currently being used in many medical, epidemiological, and sociological studies on the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing the consistency of answers to retrospective questions provided by respondents who participated in the first two waves of a survey on the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, we illustrate the insights generated by a large body of survey research on the use of retrospective questions and recall accuracy.
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ISSN:1864-3361
1864-3361
DOI:10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7741