Replication data for: Alternative Corrections for Sample Truncation: Applications to the 1988, 1990, and 1992 Senate Election Studies

High levels of nonresponse plague all three waves of the National Election Studies’ Senate Studies. Each of the studies failed to elicit interviews from close to one of every two selected sample persons, a rate far worse than the NES regular Pre- and Post-Election Studies. This paper addresses three interdependent problems: Given limited data about the nonrespondents, how can we model the causes of nonresponse? Using these models, how can we adjust our analysis of the Senate Study data to compensate for nonresponse? What difference does nonresponse make for our understanding of the dynamics of Senate elections?

高无应答率困扰着全国选举研究（National Election Studies，简称NES）参议院选举研究的全部三轮调查。每一项研究均无法对近半数抽选样本对象完成访谈，该无应答率远高于NES常规选举前后研究。本文探讨了三个相互关联的问题：在仅掌握有限无应答者相关数据的前提下，我们应如何建模分析无应答的成因？依托上述模型，我们应如何调整对参议院选举研究数据的分析，以弥补无应答带来的偏差？无应答问题会对我们理解参议院选举的动态演化产生何种影响？