Household survey nonresponse is a matter of concern in many countries. In one of the first trend analyses, de Leeuw and de Heer (2002) found that response rates declined the years, and that countries differed in response rates and nonresponse trends. Their cover longitudinal data on the Labour Force Survey from National Statistical for the period 1980 to 1997. We added a new data set, covering the period 1998 -2015, and analysed nonresponse data over time and countries. In these analyses we between voluntary and mandatory surveys. The trends visible in de Leeuw and Heer (2002) continue with possibly a small deceleration in refusal rates.
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