The Vignette Technique in Survey Research

1987/02/01 by Janet Finch · 12 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Economic, Social, and Health Studies #Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations #Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1177/0038038587021001008

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Abstract

This research note describes the use of vignettes in the author's current survey of beliefs about family obligations, and discusses the potential of the technique for eliciting survey data of a normative kind. Comparisons are made between different ways of using vignettes in British and American surveys concerned with beliefs and norms.

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