LARGE MONETARY INCENTIVES AND THEIR EFFECT ON MAIL SURVEY RESPONSE RATES

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Title LARGE MONETARY INCENTIVES AND THEIR EFFECT ON MAIL SURVEY RESPONSE RATES

Author(s) JEANNINE M. JAMES, RICHARD BOLSTEIN, JEANNINE JAMES is an industrial psychologist and president of American Research Company, Inc., Great Falls, Virginia, RICHARD BOLSTEIN is associate professor. Center for Computational Statistics, at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.

Identifiers Public Opinion Quarterly, volume 56, page 442

Copyright © 1992, the American Association for Public Opinion Research

Availability Other sites: JSTOR [No subscription required for AAPOR members] *

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Title	LARGE MONETARY INCENTIVES AND THEIR EFFECT ON MAIL SURVEY RESPONSE RATES
Author(s)	JEANNINE M. JAMES, RICHARD BOLSTEIN, JEANNINE JAMES is an industrial psychologist and president of American Research Company, Inc., Great Falls, Virginia, RICHARD BOLSTEIN is associate professor. Center for Computational Statistics, at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Identifiers	Public Opinion Quarterly, volume 56, page 442
Copyright	© 1992, the American Association for Public Opinion Research
Availability	Other sites: JSTOR [No subscription required for AAPOR members] *

				J. L. Zagorsky and P. Rhoton The Effects of Promised Monetary Incentives on Attrition in a Long-Term Panel Survey Public Opin Q, September 1, 2008; 72(3): 502 - 513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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				D. S. Rose, S. D. Sidle, and K. H. Griffith A Penny for Your Thoughts: Monetary Incentives Improve Response Rates for Company-Sponsored Employee Surveys Organizational Research Methods, April 1, 2007; 10(2): 225 - 240. [Abstract] [PDF]

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