Describe in detail how response rates can be improved for mailed surveys.

What will be an ideal response?


Mail a brief letter to the respondents that notifies them of the importance of the survey they are to receive a few days before the survey is mailed; send the questionnaire with a well-designed, personalized cover letter; send a reminder postcard, thanking respondents and reminding non-respondents; send a replacement questionnaire with a new cover letter to non-respondents; 6 to 8 weeks later, attempt a phone survey

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding Grassroots CommunityOrganizing? a. Grassroots Community Organizing is typically run by members of the community

b. Grassroots Community Organizing is a hybrid of Models A and C. c. Grassroots Community Organizing uses strength-in-numbers to bring about social change. d. Grassroots Community Organizing usually springs up over issues generated by the middle and upper classes.

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In response to changes in child welfare practices, child welfare workers

consistently report that they rarely feel unsafe or threatened. a. True b. False

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Among women, as the volume of cocaine consumed increases, the likelihood of being the victim of a crime:

A. increases. B. decreases. C. remains the same. D. remains unknown and unknowable. E. none of the above.

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Which of the following is a structural question in field research interviewing?

A) Is a "cig and a coffee slurper" a type of customer you have here? B) What is a typical day here like? C) How many people work here on the night shift? D) What do the drinks, a "gin fizz" and a "screwdriver" have in common? E) none of the above

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