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THURSDAY 21 JULY 141& Kre, I. 1991; Hox, J.,& de Leeuw, E. 2002; Stoop 2005). Many reasons are given: people do not open the door to strangers; theyare not even a lile bit interested in listening to what the interviewer has to say; they do not trust in the interviewer;they believe that these studies are pointless; they cannot spend so much of their me answeringa quesonnaire…and so on. What can then be done to ensure a good sample and a reliable set of answers?With this presentaon we aim to show the work that the Portuguese research team has been doing in order toachieve the requested response rates of the European Social Survey; the procedures that have been introducedin each round to improve results; the consequences of those improvements...3.23.3 What do respondents and non respondents think of incenves? The ESS experience in PolandF. Sztabinski 1 , P. Sztabinski 11 Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandBackground: Much like other countries, Poland has seen a systemacally declining response rate in surveys.Incenves are recommended as one way to drive it higher (Dillman 2000, Biemer& Lyberg 2003, Groves& Couper 1998). On the other hand, ESS data analysis shows that in countries where incenves were used theresponse rate is somewhat lower in comparison with countries where no incenves were applied (Stoop et al.,2010). Based on authors’ interpretaon, this may stem from the fact that incenves were used in countrieswhich struggle to achieve a sasfactory response rate. But it may also arise from non-adherence to generaland country-specific rules of using incenves. In Poland, we have used incenves since Round 3 and monitoredtheir effecveness. In addion, we have conducted dedicated qualitave studies on the percepon ofincenves...3.23.4 Are you really that different: The effect of tailor made response enhancing measures on the measurementof outcome variablesJ. Kappelhof 11 Social and Cultural Planning office (SCP), NetherlandsIn recent years the Netherlands instute for Social Research/SCP has conducted several surveys among minorityethnic populaons. In order to achieve a high and balanced response general and tailor made measureswere employed such as increased number of contact aempts, translated quesonnaires, re-issuing refusalsand bi-lingual interviewers.3.24 The Quality of Longitudinal Survey Data: Measurement Error & Arion IIITo be held on July 21, 2011 from: 11:00 to 12:30, in room 415.Coordinated by:• Ulrich Krieger - SHARE MEA University of Mannheim, Germany• Peter Lugg - Utrecht University, Netherlands• Emanuela Sala - University of Milano Bicocca, Italy• Noah Uhrig - University of Essex, United Kingdom3.24.1 The Impact of Arion on Healthy Life Expectancies Esmated Using Longitudinal Survey DataM. Molla 11 Naonal Center for Health Stascs , United StatesAIMS: Summary measures of populaon health (SMPH) is used to summarize the health of a populaon takinginto account both mortality and morbidity. One such measure is the remaining years of healthy life. Healthylife is esmated using data from cross-seconal or longitudinal health surveys. Models that use data from