A Self-Perception Interpretation of the Effect of Monetary and Nonmonetary Incentives on Mail Survey Respondent Behavior

1980 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Survey Respondent ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Response Quality ◽  
Incentive Group ◽  
External Cues ◽  
Perception Theory ◽  
Value Of Money

Self-perception theory is applied to explain mail survey respondent behavior when incentives to respond are used. The results support the hypothesis that when external cues are present (i.e., incentives are used) the level of compliance, as measured by response quality, is reduced. A monetary and a comparable value nonmonetary incentive are used. The psychological value of money explanation is supported as the monetary incentive group yields a significantly higher response rate and faster response.

More on Self-Perception Theory's Foot Technique in the Pre-Call/Mail Survey Setting

1980 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris T. Allen ◽  
Charles D. Schewe ◽  
Gösta Wijk
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
The Self ◽  
Academic Researcher ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Perception Theory

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.

Effects of a Small Monetary Incentive and Follow-up Mailings on Return Rates of a Survey to Nurse Practitioners

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1154-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorette Oden ◽  
James H. Price
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Return Rates ◽  
Incentive Group ◽  
Chi Square Test

The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of a modest monetary incentive ($1) and none in increasing the response rate of a mail survey to 600 nurse practitioners. The response rate in the incentive group was 81% and 66% in the control group, significant by chi-square test. The most cost effective survey technique for increasing the response rate of nurse practitioners was to code the envelopes and eliminate the monetary incentive.

Effect of a monetary incentive on chiropractors’ response rate and time to respond to a mail survey

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1027-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L Russell ◽  
D.R Mutasingwa ◽  
M.J Verhoef ◽  
H.S Injeyan
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Monetary Incentive

Multiple Criteria Effects in a Mail Survey Experiment

1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley H. Jones ◽  
Gerald Linda
Keyword(s):  
Response Bias ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Sampling Error ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Cover Letter ◽  
Response Quality ◽  
Return Postage ◽  
Survey Costs

A factorial mail survey experiment was used to investigate response rate, response quality, and response bias effects related to the use of three response inducement techniques. The results suggest cover letter message, survey sponsorship, and return postage alternatives that decrease sampling error and survey costs without introducing systematic survey errors.

Impact of Pre-Call Request Form and Gender Interaction on Response to a Mail Survey

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Hornik
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Request Form ◽  
Response Quality ◽  
Gender Interaction ◽  
Survey Response Rate ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Call Request

The author investigates the effect of grammatical variations in telephone prenotification and interviewer/respondent gender interaction on mail survey response rate, speed, quality, and bias. The four experimental grammatical forms were expected to differ in the amount of pressure they seem to exert on the respondent to comply. Findings suggest that rhetorical elicitation modes in the pre-call/mail survey setting influence response rate and speed, particularly for female interviewers, and do not affect response quality.

scholarly journals Who Gets Lost, and What Difference Does It Make? Mixed Modes, Nonresponse Follow-up Surveys and the Estimation of Turnout

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas C Goldberg ◽  
Pascal Sciarini
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Politically Active

Abstract This article assesses whether—and to what extent—turnout bias in postelection surveys is reduced by adding a short nonresponse follow-up (NRFU) survey to a mixed-mode survey. Specifically, we examine how the NRFU survey influences response propensities across demographic groups and political factors and whether this affects data quality. We use a rich dataset on validated voter turnout data, collected across two different ballots. In addition to the main survey that comprises computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) and web respondents, both studies include a short follow-up mail survey for nonrespondents. The results demonstrate that collecting extra information from additional respondents on so-called “central” questions is worth the effort. In both studies, the NRFU survey substantially increases representativeness with respect to sociodemographic and participation variables. In particular, voters and politically active citizens are more accurately represented in the NRFU survey. This tends to result in better estimates of turnout determinants in the final (combined) sample than is seen from CATI/web respondents only. Moreover, the increase in response rate and the decrease in nonresponse bias comes at almost no price in terms of measurement errors. Vote overreporting is only slightly higher in the mail follow-up survey than in the main CATI/web survey.

The noneffect of three variables on mail survey response rate.

1973 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Landy ◽  
Frederick Bates
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Survey Response Rate

scholarly journals Content validation of the Self-perception of Family Health Status scale using the Delphi technique

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquín Salvador Lima-Rodríguez ◽  
Marta Lima-Serrano ◽  
Nerea Jiménez-Picón ◽  
Isabel Domínguez-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The Self ◽  
Delphi Panel ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the content validity of the Self-perception of Family Health Status scale. METHOD: A validation study of an instrument with an online Delphi panel using the consensus technique. Eighteen experts in the subject were intentionally selected, with a multidisciplinary origin and representing different professional fields. Each of the proposed items was assessed using a five-point scale, and open-ended questions, to modify or propose items. Descriptive analysis was performed of the sample and the items, applying criteria of validation/elimination. RESULTS: The first round had a response rate of 83.3% and validated 75 of the 96 proposed items; the second had a response rate of 80%, and validated the 21 newly created items, concluding the panel of experts. CONCLUSIONS: We present an instrument to measure self-perception of family health status, from a nursing perspective. This may be an advance in scientific knowledge, to facilitate the assessment of the state of health of the family unit, enabling detection of alterations, and to facilitate interventions to prevent consequences to the family unit and its members. It can be used in clinical care, research or teaching.

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