Respondents, nonrespondents, and population surveys: A note
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Community Development Society. Journal
- Vol. 12 (2) , 1-11
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.1981.9987128
Abstract
This research note examines respondent‐nonrespondent bias in a statewide population survey. The findings indicate general support for using master lists in the selection of respondents for participation in a large mail questionnaire survey. A call is made for other researchers in possession of statewide lists of members of a population to calculate similar estimates in order to assess the accuracy and general representativeness of final samples.Keywords
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