From Concurrent to Push-To-Web Mixed-Mode: Experimental Design Change in the German Social Cohesion Panel

Carina Cornesse, Julia Witton, Julian B. Axenfeld, Jean-Yves Gerlitz, Olaf Groh-Samberg, Department Survey Design and Methodology, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, German Socio-Economic Panel , German Institute for Economic Research , DIW Berlin, Research Institute Social Cohesion , University of Bremen

Social Science Computer Review

Published online on November 29, 2025

Abstract

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Research shows that concurrent and sequential self-administered mixed-mode designs both have advantages and disadvantages in terms of panel survey recruitment and maintenance. Since concurrent mixed-mode designs usually achieve higher initial response ...