Inclusion of disabled populations in interview surveys: Review and recommendations

Abstract

This paper is the result of a comprehensive study of the issues and challenges of including persons with disabilities in interview surveys. Through a review of the literature and over fifty in-depth interviews with key disability advocates and survey methodologists, we discuss the major issues (including sampling, proxy interviewing, and the use of adaptive technologies) and present a set of recommendations for including persons with disabilities in interview surveys.

Citation

Parsons, J.A., Baum, S., Johnson, T.P. and Hendershot, G. (2001), "Inclusion of disabled populations in interview surveys: Review and recommendations", Barnartt, S.N. and Altman, B.M. (Ed.) Exploring Theories and Expanding Methodologies: Where we are and where we need to go (Research in Social Science and Disability, Vol. 2), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 167-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3547(01)80025-7