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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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.
In response to changes in child welfare practices, child welfare workers
consistently report that they rarely feel unsafe or threatened. a. True b. False
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.
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