Stability of School‐age Children's Survey Responses

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Abstract
School-age children may have low levels of response stability on many questions asked in survey research. This article incorporates evidence from a three-wave panel study into a discussion of some possible causes of low stability. In general, children's responses to questions of fact were more stable than responses to questions of opinion. The findings suggest that when questionnaires are carefully developed, school-age children are reliable respondents.