UNDERSTANDING MAIL SURVEY RESPONSE RATES AMONG MALE RESERVE COMPONENT GULF WAR ERA VETERANS

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
pp. 859 ◽  
Author(s):  
WALTER R. SCHUMM
2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEREMY H. LIPSCHULTZ

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 859-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman ◽  
Anthony P. Jurich ◽  
Carlos Castelo ◽  
Diane Sanders ◽  
...  

In this study of current and former male Reserve and National Guard members from the State of Ohio, it was expected that veterans who were older, had more years of military service, who had participated in the Persian Gulf War, who were Euro-Americans, who were higher in rank, who had higher residential stability in Ohio who belonged to the Air Force, who had higher formal education, and who belong to the National Guard would have a greater investment in U.S. society as defined by 11 demographic variables. It was assumed that those with greater investment in society would more often have valid addresses and would be more likely to respond to a survey on military issues, thereby biasing sample outcomes in those directions. Results for male veterans were consistent with the hypothesis that investment in the society system would predict validity of addresses and response rates. In other words, results supported the idea that those veterans who might be expected to have a greater investment in U.S. society were more likely to be located and to respond (once located) to a survey concerning Desert Storm-era military service and its aftermath. Implications for future Desert Storm research are discussed.


1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Anthony P. Jurich ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman ◽  
Diane Sanders ◽  
Carlos Castelo ◽  
...  

In this study of current and former female reservists and National Guard members from the state of Ohio, veterans who were older, who had more years of military service, who had participated in the Gulf War, who were Euro-Americans, who were or had been married, and who were higher in rank tended to have more valid addresses and higher response rates, thus biasing sample outcomes in those directions. Educational attainment, branch of service, component of service, and residential stability appeared to be less important, although some significant findings were noted. Implications for further research on Desert Storm are discussed. In general, those veterans who might have been expected to have a greater investment in U.S. society were more likely to respond to a survey concerning Desert Storm era military service and its aftermath.


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

1992 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannine M. James ◽  
Richard Bolstein

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Parasuraman

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