caa a22 4500 606178015 CHVBK 20210128100754.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-014-0861-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-014-0861-y The effects of response option order and question order on self-rated health [Elektronische Daten] [Dana Garbarski, Nora Schaeffer, Jennifer Dykema] Objectives: This study aims to assess the impact of response option order and question order on the distribution of responses to the self-rated health (SRH) question and the relationship between SRH and other health-related measures. Methods: In an online panel survey, we implement a 2-by-2 between-subjects factorial experiment, manipulating the following levels of each factor: (1) order of response options ("excellent” to "poor” versus "poor” to "excellent”) and (2) order of SRH item (either preceding or following the administration of domain-specific health items). We use Chi-square difference tests, polychoric correlations, and differences in means and proportions to evaluate the effect of the experimental treatments on SRH responses and the relationship between SRH and other health measures. Results: Mean SRH is higher (better health) and proportion in "fair” or "poor” health lower when response options are ordered from "excellent” to "poor” and SRH is presented first compared to other experimental treatments. Presenting SRH after domain-specific health items increases its correlation with these items, particularly when response options are ordered "excellent” to "poor.” Among participants with the highest level of current health risks, SRH is worse when it is presented last versus first. Conclusion: While more research on the presentation of SRH is needed across a range of surveys, we suggest that ordering response options from "poor” to "excellent” might reduce positive clustering. Given the question order effects found here, we suggest presenting SRH before domain-specific health items in order to increase inter-survey comparability, as domain-specific health items will vary across surveys. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2014 Self-rated health nationallicence Response option order nationallicence Question order nationallicence Assimilation effects nationallicence Validity nationallicence USA nationallicence Garbarski Dana Department of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 1032 West Sheridan Road, 60660, Chicago, IL, USA aut Schaeffer Nora Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA aut Dykema Jennifer University of Wisconsin Survey Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/6(2015-06-01), 1443-1453 0962-9343 24:6<1443 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0861-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0861-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Garbarski Dana Department of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 1032 West Sheridan Road, 60660, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schaeffer Nora Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dykema Jennifer University of Wisconsin Survey Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/6(2015-06-01), 1443-1453 0962-9343 24:6<1443 2015 24 11136