Differences Between Persons Responding and Not Responding to a Mailed Questionnaire

Bibliographic Data

ID5248283
AuthorsCarl F Reu, Carl F Reuss (corresponding author)
Year1943
Volume8
Issue4
Pages433
Publication date1943-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2085805
OpenAlexW2332006562
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Marked differences exist between respondents and non-respondents to a mailed questionnaire. Higher intelligence scores and scholarship, loyalty or ties to the questionnaire sponsor, and a rural background, seem to be positively associated with the tendency to respond. Knowledge of the probable tendencies of bias in response to mailed questionnaires should enable the investigator to evaluate his returns and to phrase his questions and his appeal for response in a more effective manner

Medical education · Applied Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse