Substantive Meanings of Missing Data in Family Research
Does “Don't Know” Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Pearce-Morris (Texas A&M University – Kingsville, corresponding author), Seung-Won Emily Choi (0000-0002-0963-8516, Michigan State University), Seung-Won Choi (Michigan State University), Veronica Roth (c Department of Sociology , The Pennsylvania State University, University Park , Pennsylvania , USA), Veronica Leigh Roth (Pennsylvania State University), Rebekah Young (d Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington , USA) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 665-690 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01494929.2014.938292 |
| OpenAlex | W1970516065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
In this article we analyze “don't know” responses from three sources of longitudinal data: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 14,528), the National Survey of Families and Households (n = 5,488), and the National Health Interview Survey Second Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 1,131). We asked whether these responses are meaningful in family research, and, if so, how evaluating these responses can contribute to the development of theory, the discovery of novel findings, and identification of sensible methods for analyzing these nebulous responses. We found that “don't know” responses to questions about family members predicted less educational attainment, poor marital quality, and earlier mortality. Results suggest that this response category may have substantive meanings rather than indicating neutral responses or being missing data
Developmental psychology · Educational attainment · Identification (biology · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Missing data · Political science · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |