Document Type
Article
Author ORCID Identifier
Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-5419
Shuang Li https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7991-4694
J. G. Arbuckle https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-4624
Kathryn J. Brasier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-8895
Morey Burnham https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-9964
Anil Kumar Chaudhary https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5809-8854
Weston M. Eaton https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-6855
Douglas Jackson-Smith https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0671-5862
Alexander L. Metcalf https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9532-585X
Linda S. Prokopy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7076-0046
Adam Wilke https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1197-2983
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Society & Natural Resources
Volume
35
Issue
7
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc.
Publication Date
6-9-2022
First Page
804
Last Page
812
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Abstract
Researchers need probability samples to collect representative survey data about the behaviors and attitudes of agricultural producers they study in relation to the natural resources that they manage, yet obtaining accurate and complete sampling frames is challenging. We extract data from a publication database to identify the most commonly used sampling frame sources in survey research of agricultural producers in the U.S., finding that government program participant lists are used most often, while private vendor samples are increasingly being purchased. Based on our research experience, we find that for many projects, private vendors can provide the most rigorous samples. Given that survey methods remain a useful and popular method for studying the behaviors and attitudes of producers on a variety of topics, such an assessment and guide is needed for researchers and practitioners.
Recommended Citation
Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Shuang Li, J. G. Arbuckle, Edem Avemegah, Kathryn J. Brasier, Morey Burnham, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Weston M. Eaton, Wei Gu, Tonya Haigh, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Alexander L. Metcalf, Amit Pradhananga, Linda S. Prokopy, Matthew Sanderson, Emma Wade & Adam Wilke (2022) An Inventory and Assessment of Sample Sources for Survey Research with Agricultural Producers in the U.S., Society & Natural Resources, 35:7, 804-812, DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2081392