Survey Methodology for Public Health Researchers Journal

Selected Readings from 20 years of Public Opinion Quarterly

Source: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/poq/collectionspage.html

1. Evaluations of survey-based data that are used in health-related research and policy

Medicaid Underreporting in the CPS: Results from a Record Check Study
Joanne Pascale, Marc I. Roemer, and Dean Michael Resnick
Public Opinion Quarterly (2009) 73:497-520 Full Text
Adolescents' Inconsistency in Self-Reported Smoking: A Comparison of Reports in School and in Household Settings
Pamela C. Griesler, Denise B. Kandel, Christine Schaffran, Mei-Chen Hu, and Mark Davies
Public Opinion Quarterly (2008) 72:260-290 Full Text
Reaching the U.S. Cell Phone Generation: Comparison of Cell Phone Survey Results with an Ongoing Landline Telephone Survey
Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Larry Osborn, and Ali H. Mokdad
Public Opinion Quarterly (2007) 71:814-839 Full Text
A Comparison of Address-Based Sampling (ABS) Versus Random-Digit Dialing (RDD) for General Population Surveys
Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Larry Osborn, and Ali H. Mokdad
Public Opinion Quarterly (2008) 72:6-27 Full Text

2. Experiments that evaluate the impact of various aspects of survey data collection protocols on data quality

The Association of Survey Setting and Mode with Self-Reported Health Risk Behaviors among High School Students
Nancy D. Brener, Danice K. Eaton, Laura Kann, Jo Anne Grunbaum, Lori A. Gross, Tonja M. Kyle, and James G. Ross
Public Opinion Quarterly (2006) 70:354-374 Full Text
The Influence of Graphical and Symbolic Language Manipulations on Responses to Self-Administered Questions
Leah Melani Christian and Don A. Dillman
Public Opinion Quarterly (2004) 68:57-80 Full Text
Does Conversational Interviewing Reduce Survey Measurement Error?
Michael F. Schober and Frederick G. Conrad
Public Opinion Quarterly (1997) 61:576-602 Full Text PDF
Charities, No; Lotteries, No; Cash, Yes: Main Effects and Interactions In a Canadian Incentives Experiment
Keith Warriner, John Goyder, Heidi Gjertsen, Paula Hohner, and Kathleen McSpurren
Public Opinion Quarterly (1996) 60:542-562 Full Text PDF
Asking Sensitive Questions: The Impact of Data Collection Mode, Question Format, and Question Context
Roger Tourangeau and Tom W. Smith
Public Opinion Quarterly (1996) 60:275-304 Full Text PDF

3. Review articles that summarize the current state of some issue in survey methodology

The State of Surveying Cell Phone Numbers in the United States: 2007 and Beyond
Paul J. Lavrakas, Charles D. Shuttles, Charlotte Steeh, and Howard Fienberg
Public Opinion Quarterly (2007) 71:840-854 Full Text
Nonresponse Rates and Nonresponse Bias in Household Surveys
Robert M. Groves
Public Opinion Quarterly (2006) 70:646-675 Full Text
Research Synthesis: The Practice of Cognitive Interviewing
Paul C. Beatty and Gordon B. Willis
Public Opinion Quarterly (2007) 71:287-311 Full Text
Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questions
Stanley Presser, Mick P. Couper, Judith T. Lessler, Elizabeth Martin, Jean Martin, Jennifer M. Rothgeb, and Eleanor Singer
Public Opinion Quarterly (2004) 68:109-130 Full Text

4. Articles that address the impact of some aspect of survey question design on the accuracy of the resulting data

Methodological Comparisons Between CATI Event History Calendar and Standardized Conventional Questionnaire Instruments
Robert F. Belli, Lynette M. Smith, Patricia M. Andreski, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Public Opinion Quarterly (2007) 71:603-622 Full Text
Comparing Check-All and Forced-Choice Question Formats in Web Surveys
Jolene D. Smyth, Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern
Public Opinion Quarterly (2006) 70:66-77 Full Text
The Impact of "No Opinion" Response Options on Data Quality: Non-Attitude Reduction or an Invitation to Satisfice?
Jon A. Krosnick, Allyson L. Holbrook, Matthew K. Berent, Richard T. Carson, W. Michael Hanemann, Raymond J. Kopp, Robert Cameron Mitchell, Stanley Presser, Paul A. Ruud, V. Kerry Smith, Wendy R. Moody, Melanie C. Green, and Michael Conaway
Public Opinion Quarterly (2002) 66:371-403 Full Text PDF
How Unclear Terms Affect Survey Data
Floyd Jackson Fowler, Jr.
Public Opinion Quarterly (1992) 56:218-231 Full Text PDF
A Tale of Two Questions: Benefits of Asking More Than One Question
Elizabeth F. Loftus, Mark R. Klinger, Kyle D. Smith, and Judith Fiedler
Public Opinion Quarterly (1990) 54:330-345 Full Text PDF

IMPACT FACTOR AND RANKING

Year	Impact Factor	Ssi: Communication	Ssi: Political Science	Ssi: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
2011	2.247	4 out of 72	3 out of 148	5 out of 89
2010	1.933	4 out of 67	7 out of 139	7 out of 83
2009	1.588	6 out of 54	13 out of 112	8 out of 68
2008	1.972	3 out of 45	6 out of 99	3 out of 61
2007	2.030	1 out of 45	4 out of 93	2 out of 57
2006	1.550	2 out of 44	6 out of 85	4 out of 58

This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Social Science Citation Index by ISI.