Survey response rates: some trends, causes and correlates
Expert InsightsPublished 1977
Reviews personal interview response rate experience for selected national studies over the past 10-15 years and some current literature. Personal interview response rates for the studies examined have not declined importantly. Refusals may be increasing slightly. Large, persistent differences among organizations are evident. The number of attempts to obtain an interview has a large effect on response rates. Other design variables can make a difference but none by itself has a predictable major effect. The author hypothesizes field management features that may account for much of the variance.
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- Year: 1977
- Pages: 27
- Document Number: P-5863
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