Survey Data Quality in Older Respondents: a scoping review protocol using the Total Survey Error framework
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This scoping review will map empirical evidence on objective survey data quality issues and survey errors in standardized surveys involving adults aged 60 years and older and classify the findings using the Total Survey Error framework. It will include empirical studies reporting measurable indicators such as nonresponse, response styles, order, interviewer and mode effects, proxy–self discrepancies, and recall-related errors across all fields, settings, and survey modes, while excluding qualitative studies, reviews, editorials, and studies without objective data quality outcomes. Searches will cover eight multidisciplinary databases and selected grey literature in English, German, Italian, and Dutch, with two reviewers independently screening and extracting data for descriptive, tabular, diagrammatic, and narrative evidence mapping.
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203935899