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A Mail/Telephone Technique For Collecting Primary Data

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  • Smith, Richard W.
  • Conrad, Jon M.
  • Storey, David A.

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A mail/telephone technique is discussed which achieved a 79 percent response rate at a cost per usable survey which was only about 50 percent above the general average costs for using mailed questionnaires. With proper follow-up techniques this method is capable of yielding even higher response rates at a cost far below personal, face-to-face interviews.

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  • Smith, Richard W. & Conrad, Jon M. & Storey, David A., 1978. "A Mail/Telephone Technique For Collecting Primary Data," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 7(1), pages 1-3, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:nareaj:159008
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.159008
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