Charles Q Lau
Biographic Data
| ID | 102303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles Q Lau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles Q |
| FAMILY NAME | Lau |
| SIGNATURE | LAU C Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | RTI International |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Comparison of Geosampling and Random Walk Methods for Household Sample Selection in Uttar Pradesh, India
Our research evaluates an innovative sampling technique for household surveys called “geosampling” which leverages recent advances in geographic information systems, computer vision algorithms, and satellite imagery. We compare geosampling to the random walk method. We conducted two surveys in Uttar Pradesh, India: one using geosampling (1,026 completes) and another using random walk (939 completes). We compare the two sampling techniques along t…
Questionnaire Design in Short Message Service (SMS) Surveys
Short message service (SMS or text messaging) surveys can collect data quickly and inexpensively. However, SMS surveys have space constraints that pose difficulties to questionnaire designers: Questions can only be 160 characters or less, surveys must be short, and many respondents use phones with small screens. In this article, we compare SMS and benchmark face-to-face surveys across four African countries to address three common questions in SM…
The influence of interviewer characteristics on support for democracy and political engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study investigates how an interviewer’s characteristics affect how respondents answer survey questions about democracy and political engagement. I analyze data from the 2008 Afrobarometer surveys, in which 810 interviewers surveyed 27,713 respondents across 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Using these data, I study how interviewer education, age, and gender affect two outcomes: (1) response distributions to attitudinal and behavioral surv…
Assessing the Tongzhi Label
Tongzhi is one of several Chinese terms that refer to individuals who are attracted to the same sex. Using data from two different surveys in Hong Kong, this research note examines how the term tongzhi coexists with other terms. We investigate the prevalence of self-identification as tongzhi, and we explore the extent to which using the term tongzhi influences public attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. Activists began popularizing the ter…
Bystanders, noise, and distractions in face-to-face surveys in Africa and Latin America
Survey researchers are increasingly concerned that the presence of other people (bystanders) may affect data quality in structured, face-to-face survey interviews. In this article, we study bystanders using data from 15,309 face-to-face surveys about technology from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil and Guatemala. Our analysis (1) describes the frequency of bystander presence (spouses, parents, other family and non-family members), (2) investigates …
Rating Scale Design Among Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
Attitudes are particularly sensitive to how they are measured. Question wording, order, and response options affect how respondents understand and answer questions, influencing survey statistics (Krosnick & Fabrigar, 1997; Schwarz, 2008). Many attitudinal questions ask respondents to indicate how much they agree or disagree with various statements, although some research has critiqued this approach (Saris, Revilla, Krosnick, & Shaeffer, 2010). A …
The Effects of Vignette Placement on Attitudes Toward Supporting Family Members
Vignettes are useful for measuring norms and beliefs, but little is known about how vignette placement affects responses to subsequent attitude questions. We investigate how the placement of a vignette about parents and adult children living together affects answers to subsequent questions about family obligations in a survey of the U.S. population. We randomly assigned the order of the vignette and three single-statement attitude questions. For …
Public Opinion in Hong Kong about Gays and Lesbians
Using data from a 2013 telephone survey in Hong Kong (N = 850), we investigate how interpersonal and imagined contact with gays and lesbians affects attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. We also study the demographic correlates of interpersonal contact with gays and lesbians, as well as the correlates of attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. For all demographic groups, we found strong associations between interpersonal contact and fav…
Doubling up when times are tough
The Stability of Same-Sex Cohabitation, Different-Sex Cohabitation, and Marriage
This study contributes to the emerging demographic literature on same-sex couples by comparing the level and correlates of union stability among 4 types of couples: (a) male same-sex cohabitation, (b) female same-sex cohabitation, (c) different-sex cohabitation, and (d) different-sex marriage. The author analyzed data from 2 British birth cohort studies: the National Child Development Study (N = 11,469) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (N = 11,9…
The Stability of Same-Sex Cohabitation, Different-Sex Cohabitation, and Marriage
This study contributes to the emerging demographic literature on same-sex couples by comparing the level and correlates of union stability among 4 types of couples: (a) male same-sex cohabitation, (b) female same-sex cohabitation, (c) different-sex cohabitation, and (d) different-sex marriage. The author analyzed data from 2 British birth cohort studies: the National Child Development Study (N = 11,469) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (N = 11,9…
Doubling up when times are tough
Public Opinion in Hong Kong about Gays and Lesbians
Using data from a 2013 telephone survey in Hong Kong (N = 850), we investigate how interpersonal and imagined contact with gays and lesbians affects attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. We also study the demographic correlates of interpersonal contact with gays and lesbians, as well as the correlates of attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. For all demographic groups, we found strong associations between interpersonal contact and fav…
The influence of interviewer characteristics on support for democracy and political engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study investigates how an interviewer’s characteristics affect how respondents answer survey questions about democracy and political engagement. I analyze data from the 2008 Afrobarometer surveys, in which 810 interviewers surveyed 27,713 respondents across 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Using these data, I study how interviewer education, age, and gender affect two outcomes: (1) response distributions to attitudinal and behavioral surv…
Assessing the Tongzhi Label
Tongzhi is one of several Chinese terms that refer to individuals who are attracted to the same sex. Using data from two different surveys in Hong Kong, this research note examines how the term tongzhi coexists with other terms. We investigate the prevalence of self-identification as tongzhi, and we explore the extent to which using the term tongzhi influences public attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. Activists began popularizing the ter…
Bystanders, noise, and distractions in face-to-face surveys in Africa and Latin America
Survey researchers are increasingly concerned that the presence of other people (bystanders) may affect data quality in structured, face-to-face survey interviews. In this article, we study bystanders using data from 15,309 face-to-face surveys about technology from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil and Guatemala. Our analysis (1) describes the frequency of bystander presence (spouses, parents, other family and non-family members), (2) investigates …
Questionnaire Design in Short Message Service (SMS) Surveys
Short message service (SMS or text messaging) surveys can collect data quickly and inexpensively. However, SMS surveys have space constraints that pose difficulties to questionnaire designers: Questions can only be 160 characters or less, surveys must be short, and many respondents use phones with small screens. In this article, we compare SMS and benchmark face-to-face surveys across four African countries to address three common questions in SM…
The Effects of Vignette Placement on Attitudes Toward Supporting Family Members
Vignettes are useful for measuring norms and beliefs, but little is known about how vignette placement affects responses to subsequent attitude questions. We investigate how the placement of a vignette about parents and adult children living together affects answers to subsequent questions about family obligations in a survey of the U.S. population. We randomly assigned the order of the vignette and three single-statement attitude questions. For …
A Comparison of Geosampling and Random Walk Methods for Household Sample Selection in Uttar Pradesh, India
Our research evaluates an innovative sampling technique for household surveys called “geosampling” which leverages recent advances in geographic information systems, computer vision algorithms, and satellite imagery. We compare geosampling to the random walk method. We conducted two surveys in Uttar Pradesh, India: one using geosampling (1,026 completes) and another using random walk (939 completes). We compare the two sampling techniques along t…
Rating Scale Design Among Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
Attitudes are particularly sensitive to how they are measured. Question wording, order, and response options affect how respondents understand and answer questions, influencing survey statistics (Krosnick & Fabrigar, 1997; Schwarz, 2008). Many attitudinal questions ask respondents to indicate how much they agree or disagree with various statements, although some research has critiqued this approach (Saris, Revilla, Krosnick, & Shaeffer, 2010). A …
Doubling up when times are tough
The Stability of Same-Sex Cohabitation, Different-Sex Cohabitation, and Marriage
This study contributes to the emerging demographic literature on same-sex couples by comparing the level and correlates of union stability among 4 types of couples: (a) male same-sex cohabitation, (b) female same-sex cohabitation, (c) different-sex cohabitation, and (d) different-sex marriage. The author analyzed data from 2 British birth cohort studies: the National Child Development Study (N = 11,469) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (N = 11,9…
Public Opinion in Hong Kong about Gays and Lesbians
Using data from a 2013 telephone survey in Hong Kong (N = 850), we investigate how interpersonal and imagined contact with gays and lesbians affects attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. We also study the demographic correlates of interpersonal contact with gays and lesbians, as well as the correlates of attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. For all demographic groups, we found strong associations between interpersonal contact and fav…
Bystanders, noise, and distractions in face-to-face surveys in Africa and Latin America
Survey researchers are increasingly concerned that the presence of other people (bystanders) may affect data quality in structured, face-to-face survey interviews. In this article, we study bystanders using data from 15,309 face-to-face surveys about technology from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil and Guatemala. Our analysis (1) describes the frequency of bystander presence (spouses, parents, other family and non-family members), (2) investigates …
Rating Scale Design Among Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
Attitudes are particularly sensitive to how they are measured. Question wording, order, and response options affect how respondents understand and answer questions, influencing survey statistics (Krosnick & Fabrigar, 1997; Schwarz, 2008). Many attitudinal questions ask respondents to indicate how much they agree or disagree with various statements, although some research has critiqued this approach (Saris, Revilla, Krosnick, & Shaeffer, 2010). A …
The Effects of Vignette Placement on Attitudes Toward Supporting Family Members
Vignettes are useful for measuring norms and beliefs, but little is known about how vignette placement affects responses to subsequent attitude questions. We investigate how the placement of a vignette about parents and adult children living together affects answers to subsequent questions about family obligations in a survey of the U.S. population. We randomly assigned the order of the vignette and three single-statement attitude questions. For …
The influence of interviewer characteristics on support for democracy and political engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study investigates how an interviewer’s characteristics affect how respondents answer survey questions about democracy and political engagement. I analyze data from the 2008 Afrobarometer surveys, in which 810 interviewers surveyed 27,713 respondents across 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Using these data, I study how interviewer education, age, and gender affect two outcomes: (1) response distributions to attitudinal and behavioral surv…
Assessing the Tongzhi Label
Tongzhi is one of several Chinese terms that refer to individuals who are attracted to the same sex. Using data from two different surveys in Hong Kong, this research note examines how the term tongzhi coexists with other terms. We investigate the prevalence of self-identification as tongzhi, and we explore the extent to which using the term tongzhi influences public attitudes toward gay people and gay rights. Activists began popularizing the ter…
Questionnaire Design in Short Message Service (SMS) Surveys
Short message service (SMS or text messaging) surveys can collect data quickly and inexpensively. However, SMS surveys have space constraints that pose difficulties to questionnaire designers: Questions can only be 160 characters or less, surveys must be short, and many respondents use phones with small screens. In this article, we compare SMS and benchmark face-to-face surveys across four African countries to address three common questions in SM…
A Comparison of Geosampling and Random Walk Methods for Household Sample Selection in Uttar Pradesh, India
Our research evaluates an innovative sampling technique for household surveys called “geosampling” which leverages recent advances in geographic information systems, computer vision algorithms, and satellite imagery. We compare geosampling to the random walk method. We conducted two surveys in Uttar Pradesh, India: one using geosampling (1,026 completes) and another using random walk (939 completes). We compare the two sampling techniques along t…
Psychology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Statistics (4 works) · Affect (linguistics (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works) · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (3 works)