Effects of an Introductory Letter on Response Rates to a Teen/Parent Telephone Health Survey  

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Woodruff, Susan I. ; Mayer, Joni A. ; Clapp, Elizabeth

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Evaluation Review vol. 30 no. 6 (Dec. 2006), page 817-823.
Topik: response rate; cooperation rate; telephone survey; presurvey letter
Fulltext: 817.pdf (76.91KB)

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The authors conducted a pilot study in preparation for a larger investigation that will rely on telephone surveys to assess select health behaviors of teens and their parents, with a focus on indoor tanning. This study used a randomized design to assess the impact of a presurvey letter on response rates to a telephone survey, as well as prevalence estimates of ever having used an indoor tanning facility. The letter did not have a significant effect on response rates or prevalence estimates in the two cities under study. Findings suggest that researchers should not assume that a letter sent in advance of a telephone survey will necessarily increase response rates enough to justify their use.

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