Large Monetary Incentives and Their Effect on Mail Survey Response Rates

1992 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannine M. James ◽  
Richard Bolstein
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanika Arora ◽  
Marsha Cheyney ◽  
Fredric Gerr ◽  
Divya Bhagianadh ◽  
Jenna Gibbs ◽  
...  

Highlights Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives.Chemicals, equipment/tools, and health outcomes were the greatest perceived health and safety concerns among surveyed agricultural workers. Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives.Finances, climate/weather, and farm workload and management were the greatest perceived psychological stressors among surveyed agricultural workers. Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives.Among mail survey respondents, response rates for prepaid monetary incentives were double that of promised monetary incentives. Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives.There was considerable overlap in the pattern of survey responses across mail and in-person respondents. Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives.In-person data collection facilitated access to underrepresented groups of agricultural workers. Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives. Abstract. There is limited research exploring agricultural workers’ own perspectives on the relative importance of the hazards and stressors they experience. There is also a lack of evidence on whether this reporting differs by method of elicitation. Finally, very little research exists on how to improve mail survey response rates among agricultural workers. We examined health and safety concerns and psychological stressors among Midwestern farmers. We assessed whether these reports varied by survey mode (mail survey versus in-person survey). The efficacy of two different types of incentives to enhance mail survey response rates among agricultural workers was also investigated. In 2018, a needs assessment survey was developed and mailed to a random sample of farm owner-operators in Iowa, Ohio, and Missouri, with randomly assigned prepaid or promised monetary incentives. In-person surveys were conducted among farm owner-operators and hired workers at three regional farm shows in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. The mail survey response rates were compared by incentive type. Content analysis was used to generate themes associated with health and safety concerns and psychological stressors, which were then ranked by frequency counts. Chi-square tests were used to analyze variation in the distribution of these themes by survey mode. The response rate for the $1 prepaid incentive was double that of the $10 promised incentive. Content analysis identified 13 health and safety concerns and eight psychological stressors. Chemicals, equipment/tools, and health outcomes were the most frequently noted health and safety concerns. Finances, climate/weather, and farm workload and management were the most frequently noted psychological stressors. Although there was considerable overlap in survey responses across mail and in-person respondents, important differences by sample and survey mode characteristics were observed. The results can support a variety of stakeholders in prioritizing and developing interventions and educational resources to address health and safety concerns and psychological stressors among Midwestern farmers. Our findings also contribute to the evidence base on primary data collection methods for agricultural workers. Keywords: Farmers, Health and safety, Needs assessment, Stressors, Survey incentives.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoë E. Glas ◽  
Jackie M. Getson ◽  
Yuling Gao ◽  
Ajay S. Singh ◽  
Francis R. Eanes ◽  
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1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Furse ◽  
David W. Stewart ◽  
David L. Rados

Only followup contacts and monetary incentives have been shown to be consistently effective in improving survey response rates. Recently researchers have been encouraged by findings that compliance with a smaller request (i.e., a foot-in-the-door) increases the probability of subsequent compliance with a larger request and have sought to exploit the technique to increase survey responses. In the authors’ study, the “foot” had no effect on initial responses to a mail survey, but did affect responses to a followup request. A cash incentive worked significantly better than the “foot.” No difference was found in the overall response rates whether the incentive was sent with the initial or followup mailing or with both mailings.


2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEREMY H. LIPSCHULTZ

1980 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris T. Allen ◽  
Charles D. Schewe ◽  
Gösta Wijk

A field experiment conducted in Sweden compared the effectiveness of two types of telephone pre-calls in influencing response rates in a mail survey. Response rates for a questioning foot-in-the-door manipulation were evaluated against responses produced by a simple solicitation call and a blind mailing control. The results demonstrate that pre-calling in general enhances response rate. However, the results furnish, at best, qualified support for a self-perception theory prediction. Alternative explanations for the lack of the self-perception foot effect are offered. Conclusions are drawn for the practitioner and academic researcher.


2009 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 368-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Brennan ◽  
Jan Charbonneau

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