Forewarned is Forearmed? A Survey-Experiment concerning the Impact of Pre-Notification Letters on Response in a Postal Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20386342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bram Spruyt (0000-0003-0573-724X, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Filip Van Droogenbroeck (0000-0003-1133-3495, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 86-95 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0791-6035 • E-ISSN: 2050-5280 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7227/ijs.22.2.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2313912724 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
The use of pre-notification letters is thought to increase the response rate of postal surveys. The empirical evidence for that claim, however, is not conclusive. In this research note we assessed the impact of pre-notification by means of data from a large-scale survey-experiment conducted in Flanders (N: 4000). Three outcomes were studied: overall response rate, timing of the response and quality of the response. No significant positive impact was found on the overall response rate and quality of response. However evidence indicated that respondents who received a pre-notification letter were more inclined to respond earlier
Empirical evidence · Statistics · Survey data collection · Survey research · Applied Psychology · Census and Population Estimation · Healthcare Policy and Management · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
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Methods to increase response to postal and electronic questionnaires
Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
Mail and Internet Surveys
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Response Rate in Academic Studies-A Comparative Analysis
Survey response rate levels and trends in organizational research
The Influence of Advance Letters on Response in Telephone Surveys
Understanding The Decision to Participate in a Survey
Total Survey Error
The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |