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Table 3 Overview of survey results

From: Unit nonresponse at the firm level: a cross-border analysis using the IAB-ReLOC data

Response classification

Survey result

Germany

Czech Republic

German MNEs

German non-MNEs

Czech MNEs

Czech non-MNEs

Response

Interview

368

(15.2%)

1074

(14.2%)

445

(13.4%)

857

(8.6%)

Neutral nonresponse

Firm exists no more

57

(2.4%)

93

(1.2%)

307

(9.3%)

381

(3.8%)

Wrong address

82

(3.4%)

52

(0.7%)

 

36

(0.4%)

Firm does not belong to target group

329

(13.6%)

754

(10.0%)

99

(3.0%)

71

(0.7%)

Required number of interviews reached

 

1292

(17.1%)

 

2788

(28.0%)

Unit nonresponse

No information on target person provided

102

(4.2%)

196

(2.6%)

84

(2.5%)

71

(0.7%)

Target person not contactable

183

(7.6%)

173

(2.3%)

11

(0.3%)

80

(0.8%)

Non-participation due to time reasons

379

(15.7%)

1523

(20.1%)

47

(1.4%)

555

(5.6%)

Target person refuses participation

811

(33.5%)

2396

(31.7%)

2222

(67.0%)

4646

(46.7%)

No interview due to other reasons

108

(4.5%)

8

(0.1%)

80

(2.4%)

439

(4.4%)

Interview not complete

2

(0.1%)

5

(0.1%)

23

(0.7%)

21

(0.2%)

 

N

2421

7566

3318

9945

  1. Source: IAB-ReLOC data, linked data