Physician Response Rates to a Telephone Survey: Effects of Monetary Incentive Level

1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter J. Gunn ◽  
Isabelle N. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Incentive Level ◽  
Physician Response

Influence of Paper Color and a Monetary Incentive on Response Rate

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 432-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. King ◽  
Jennifer L. Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Green Paper ◽  
Survey Response Rate

This study examined whether survey response rate differed based on the color of the paper the survey was printed on (blue vs green) and presence of a monetary incentive. A 4-page survey on eating disorders was mailed to Division 1A and 1AA college head athletic trainers ( N = 223) with half of the surveys on blue paper and half on green paper. Half of the athletic trainers ( n = 111) received a $1.00 monetary incentive, and half ( n = 112) received no monetary incentive. A total of 166 (71%) athletic trainers returned completed surveys. Response rates did not differ based on survey color but did differ based on presence of a monetary incentive. Athletic trainers who received a monetary incentive were significantly more likely than those who did not to return completed surveys (86% vs 63%, respectively).

The effect of question preface on response rates to a telephone survey of sexual experience

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Wiederman ◽  
David L. Weis ◽  
Elizabeth Rice Allgeier
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Response Rates

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Monetary Incentive on Response Rates in a Survey of Recent U.S. Veterans

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven S. Coughlin ◽  
Pablo Aliaga ◽  
Shannon Barth ◽  
Stephanie Eber ◽  
Jessica Maillard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Rates ◽  
Monetary Incentive

An Informational versus Monetary Incentive in Increasing Physicians' Response Rates

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 968-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa N. Easton ◽  
Susan K. Telljohann ◽  
James H. Price ◽  
Kathryn Boehm
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Return Rates

This study examined return rates for a cancer prevention survey by pediatricians in relation to an informational booklet versus a monetary incentive in the first of a three-wave mailing. Of the 300 surveys sent which included an informational booklet incentive, 189 (64%) were returned. Of the 300 surveys sent which included a $1.00 incentive 227 (79%) were returned, indicating the $1.00 incentive was more effective than the informational incentive in increasing return rates in this sample of physicians.

scholarly journals Improving response rates using a monetary incentive for patient completion of questionnaires: an observational study

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen D Brealey ◽  
Christine Atwell ◽  
Stirling Bryan ◽  
Simon Coulton ◽  
Helen Cox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Monetary Incentive

scholarly journals Response trends in a national random digit dial survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Robert Tortora
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Random Digit ◽  
Random Digit Dial ◽  
Over Time

This paper reviews response trends over 24 consecutive quarters of a National Random Digit Dial telephone survey. Trends for response rates and refusal rates are studied as well as the components of response rate, namely, contact, cooperation and completion rates. In addition other rates, including answering machine, busy and no answer are studied. While refusal rates declined over the six year period, contact and cooperation rates significantly declined causing response rates to decline. Answering machine rates and busy rates also showed a significant increase over time. Finally, correlation’s among the variables of interest are presented. The response rate is negatively correlated with the busy rate, the answering machine rate and the no answer rate. Implications of the above trends are discussed.

scholarly journals Respondent Burden Effects on Item Non-Response and Careless Response Rates: An Analysis of Two Types of Surveys

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 2035
Author(s):  
Álvaro Briz-Redón
Keyword(s):  
Random Effects ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Mixed Effects Models ◽  
Quantitative Detection ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Respondent Burden ◽  
Careless Responding ◽  
Increasing Trend

The respondent burden refers to the effort required by a respondent to answer a questionnaire. Although this concept was introduced decades ago, few studies have focused on the quantitative detection of such a burden. In this paper, a face-to-face survey and a telephone survey conducted in Valencia (Spain) are analyzed. The presence of burden is studied in terms of both item non-response rates and careless response rates. In particular, two moving-window statistics based on the coefficient of unalikeability and the average longstring index are proposed for characterizing careless responding. Item non-response and careless response rates are modeled for each survey by using mixed-effects models, including respondent-level and question-level covariates and also temporal random effects to assess the existence of respondent burden during the questionnaire. The results suggest that the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and the typology of the question impact item non-response and careless response rates. Moreover, the estimates of the temporal random effects indicate that item non-response and careless response rates are time-varying, suggesting the presence of respondent burden. In particular, an increasing trend in item non-response rates in the telephone survey has been found, which supports the hypothesis of the burden. Regarding careless responding, despite the presence of some temporal variation, no clear trend has been identified.

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