Estimating Sensitive Behavior: The ICT and High-Incidence Electoral Behavior

Kathrin Thomas; David Johann; Syliva Kritzinger; Carolina Plescia; Eva Zeglovits

doi:10.1093/ijpor/edw002

Estimating Sensitive Behavior: The ICT and High-Incidence Electoral Behavior

Kathrin Thomas, David Johann, Syliva Kritzinger^* (Corresponding Author), Carolina Plescia, Eva Zeglovits

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Abstract

When respondents intentionally present themselves in socially desirable ways, survey researchers speak of social desirability bias (SDB) that is introduced to the data. SDB is a challenge to survey research, as it can lead to inaccurate measurements and incorrect conclusions about citizens’ behavior (Phillips & Clancy, 1972). The Item Count Technique (ICT) is a frequently used method in survey research to reduce such bias by indirectly, anonymously, and confidentially asking respondents about the sensitive behavior in question.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157–171
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Public Opinion Research
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Early online date	26 Feb 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edw002
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017

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Funding
This work is supported by the Austrian National Election Study, a National Research Network sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund (S10902-G11).

Acknowledgments
The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback and Graeme Blair and Kosuke Imai for their helpful support.

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