Dear Allstat list members,
Literature from the 1990's suggests the average response rate for mail
surveys ranges from 60-70%. Reviews of academic studies by Yehuda
(1999) and Asch (1997) support this figure.
Additionally, while a vast amount of literature is available on how to
increase response rates to postal questionnaires there is little
evidence on the expected response rate when questionnaires are
distributed by a third party e.g. pharmacists.
I am therefore in search of recent literature on the average response
rate for postal questionnaires distributed by third parties.
Would you be able to help?
Cathy Lisles
Research Assistant
HEPRU
Health Economics & Policy Research Unit
School of Care Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
Wales
CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 483834
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