منابع مشابه
Maximising response rates in household telephone surveys
BACKGROUND Epidemiological and other studies that require participants to respond by completing a questionnaire face the growing threat of non-response. Response rates to household telephone surveys are diminishing because of changes in telecommunications, marketing and culture. Accordingly, updated information is required about the rate of telephone listing in directories and optimal strategie...
متن کاملCross-national Mail Surveys: Why Do Response Rates Differ between Countries?
2 ABSTRACT This article describes the results of a cross-national industrial mail survey in 22 countries. Response rates are shown to vary considerably across countries and several explanations for these differences in response rates are put forward and tested. Our results show that, when compared to non-respondents, respondents are geographically and culturally closer to the Netherlands (the c...
متن کاملPanel surveys go mobile
In order to take panel surveys into the ‘mobile age’, a careful analysis of their characteristics is conducted. Core issues of mobile surveys and panel designs are addressed and contrasted to their respective alternatives. Moreover, the use of mobile technology for carrying out panel surveys is discussed. Thereby, necessary actions and actors involved are identified, which provides a guideline ...
متن کاملResponse rates to mail surveys published in medical journals.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to characterize response rates for mail surveys published in medical journals; to determine how the response rate among subjects who are typical targets of mail surveys varies; and to evaluate the contribution of several techniques used by investigators to enhance response rates. METHODS One hundred seventy-eight manuscripts published in 1991, represent...
متن کاملIncreasing response rates in physicians' mail surveys: an experimental study.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain high response rates in physicians' mail surveys. In 1983-84, we tested the effectiveness of two techniques among 604 Quebec physicians who had not responded to an initial letter. A handwritten thank you note at the bottom of the letter accompanying the questionnaire and a more personalized mailout package increased response rates by 40.7 per cent ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0002-7162,1552-3349
DOI: 10.1177/0002716212456363