DIFFERENT RESPONSE RATES IN A TRIAL OF 2 ENVELOPE STYLES IN MAIL SURVEY-RESEARCH

被引：36

作者：

ASCH, DA

CHRISTAKIS, NA

机构：

[1] Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

[2] Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Philadelphia, PA

[3] University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

[4] Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

来源：

EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1994年 / 5卷 / 03期

关键词：

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; STUDY DESIGN; SURVEY METHODS; VETERANS AFFAIRS;

D O I：

10.1097/00001648-199405000-00020

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

To determine whether academic physicians' response rates to a mail survey depend on the envelope used to mail the survey, we randomized 901 internists affiliated with a university department of medicine to receive a survey in either a university envelope or a Veterans Affairs envelope. The response rate among those receiving the Veterans Affairs envelope (41%) was 20% higher than the response rate among those receiving the university envelope (34%). We conclude that the packaging of a mail survey can influence the response rate.

引用

页码：364 / 365

页数：2

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