The Effectiveness of Self-Administered Questionnaires
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TL;DR
The costs and cooperation rates of alternative methods attempted in an NORC experiment are described, and the responses for the self-administered questionnaire and the personal interview are compared.
Abstract
The use of self-administered questionnaires in conjunction with personal interviews is an efficient data collection procedure which achieves a high cooperation rate, especially from teen-agers. This article describes the costs and cooperation rates of alternative methods attempted in an NORC experiment, and compares the responses for the self-administered questionnaire and the personal interview.