MAIL SURVEY RESPONSE RATE PATTERNS IN A POPULATION OF THE ELDERLY: DOES RESPONSE DETERIORATE WITH AGE?

Examines whether the rate and quality of response to a mail survey, directed to the elderly, is in any way affected by the age of the potential respondent.

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Published in:Public opinion quarterly 1994-04, Vol.58 (1), p.68-76
Main Authors: KALDENBERG, DENNIS O., KOENIG, HAROLD F., BECKER, BORIS W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Age distribution
Age groups
Aged
Aging
Elderly
Elderly people
History, theory and methodology
Mail
Mail Surveys
Marketing
Methodology
Missing data
Older adults
Proxy reporting
Proxy statements
Questionnaires
Research Responses
Response effects
Response rates
Retirement
Sociology
Surveys (response)
Telephones
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Summary:Examines whether the rate and quality of response to a mail survey, directed to the elderly, is in any way affected by the age of the potential respondent.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/269408