Does Sequence Matter in Multimode Surveys
Results from an Experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2407445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Wagner (0000-0002-8823-3110, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Jennifer Arrieta (University of Michigan), Heidi Guyer (0000-0001-7621-2972, University of Michigan), Mary Beth Ofstedal (0000-0002-9395-1168, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-155 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | CAM (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1525822x13491863 |
| PMID | 24764767 |
| PMCID | PMC3992480 |
| OpenAlex | W2107961419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
Interest in a multimode approach to surveys has grown substantially in recent years, in part due to increased costs of face-to-face (FtF) interviewing and the emergence of the Internet as a survey mode. Yet, there is little systematic evidence of the impact of a multimode approach on survey costs and errors. This article reports the results of an experiment designed to evaluate whether a mixed-mode approach to a large screening survey would produce comparable response rates at a lower cost than an FtF screening effort. The experiment was carried out in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), an ongoing panel study of Americans over age 50. In 2010, HRS conducted a household screening survey to recruit new sample members to supplement the existing sample. The experiment varied the sequence of modes with which the screening interview was delivered. One treatment offered mail first, followed by FtF interviewing; the other started with FtF and then mail. A control group was offered only FtF interviewing. Results suggest that the mixed-mode options reduced costs without reducing response rates to the screening interview. There is some evidence, however, that the sequence of modes offered may impact the response rate for a follow-up in-depth interview
Environmental health · Interview · National Health Interview Survey · Sample (material · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Medicine · Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Address‐Based Sampling for Recruiting Rural Subpopulations
Overview of the Health and Retirement Study and Introduction to the Special Issue
Timing the Mode Switch in a Sequential Mixed-Mode Survey
Offering Web Response as a Refusal Conversion Technique in a Mixed-mode Survey
The Impact of Survey Mode Design and Questionnaire Length on Measurement Quality
A Critical Comparison of Three Strategies of Collecting Data from Households
A Conceptual Framework for Adaptive Preventive Interventions
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys
Internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys
Response Rates for Mixed-Mode Surveys Using Mail and E-mail/Web
The Mode Effect in Mixed-Mode Surveys
A comparison of mail, telephone, and home interview strategies for household health surveys
Response rate and measurement differences in mixed-mode surveys using mail, telephone, interactive voice response (IVR) and the Internet
Evaluating Patients’ Experiences with Individual Physicians
Comparisons of the Costs and Quality of Norms for the SF-36 Health Survey Collected by Mail Versus Telephone Interview
Assessing Inner-City Patients' Hospital Experiences
Using the Internet to Survey Small Towns and Communities
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |