Do Postal Stamps (Still) Lead to a Higher Response Rate? An Empirical Test in Belgium. Issue 1 (February 2023)
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- Title:
- Do Postal Stamps (Still) Lead to a Higher Response Rate? An Empirical Test in Belgium. Issue 1 (February 2023)
- Main Title:
- Do Postal Stamps (Still) Lead to a Higher Response Rate? An Empirical Test in Belgium
- Authors:
- Hooghe, Marc
Stiers, Dieter - Abstract:
- When conducting a postal survey, a traditional recommendation is to use paper postage stamps instead of an automated postage system, to make sure that invitations have a more personal and attractive appearance. In this research note, we investigate whether this traditional recommendation is still valid. In the autumn of 2020, a postal survey was conducted among high-school teachers in Belgium strictly adhering to the Dillman protocol. The overall response rate was 43.4%. Invitations with a real paper postage stamp had a three-percentage points higher response rate (44.9% versus 41.8%), but this difference proved not to be significant. There are no significant gender or age differences between the groups. In addition, the presence or absence of a paper stamp did not influence the respondents' choice for answering the questionnaire online or on paper, as those who received a stamped envelope were equally likely to choose the online answering tool.
- Is Part Of:
- Field methods. Volume 35:Issue 1(2023)
- Journal:
- Field methods
- Issue:
- Volume 35:Issue 1(2023)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0035-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 64
- Page End:
- 72
- Publication Date:
- 2023-02
- Subjects:
- Ethnology -- Methodology -- Periodicals
Anthropology -- Methodology -- Periodicals
Anthropologie -- Méthodologie -- Périodiques
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http://www.ingentaselect.com/rpsv/ij/sage/1525822x/contp1.htm ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1525822X211072350 ↗
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- ISSNs:
- 1525-822X
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