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Survey Methodology: An Innovative Technique for Estimating Sensitive Survey Items

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 1, 1999
Report No. GGD-00-30
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Summary:

This staff study discusses an innovative technique that GAO has devised for collecting data on sensitive policy-relevant topics. The "three card method" is designed to collect sensitive information in large-scale surveys. It is intended to allow estimation of the needed statistics while maximizing response privacy and reducing "question threat." If successful, this technique might eventually fill in key data gaps and improve statistics that would be helpful in making public policy decisions. GAO's main goal is to spur interest in--and, where appropriate, encourage more development and testing of -- this promising, albeit not yet fully validated, technique.

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