Corruption, Opportunity Networks, and Gender: Proximity, NIMBYism, and Public Support for Energy Infrastructure, About the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Receive exclusive offers and updates from Oxford Academic, Copyright © 2021 American Association for Public Opinion Research. 1996. London: McGraw-Hill. New York: Academic Press. Respondents answering items that are included in … Article  This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Missing data: a review of the literature. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2011. Survey textbooks suggest that long questionnaires should be avoided, and a careful reading of the available empirical evidence confirms the negative effects of substantial length on both response rates and the quality of those responses which are obtained. RESULTS: An overall response rate of 17% was achieved. Journal of Marketing Research XX: 36–44. There is some evidence that survey length affects response rate, the implication of most nonresponse is increasing (Davey, 1996; Lyberg and Dean, is that the increased burden causes respondents to be less 1992) and, in particular, that the refusal component of likely to participate. Chicago: Aldine. (1975). Courtenay, G. (1978). The effects of questionnaire length and lottery ticket inducement on the response rate in mail surveys. Mirta Galesic, Michael Bosnjak, Effects of Questionnaire Length on Participation and Indicators of Response Quality in a Web Survey, Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 73, Issue 2, Summer 2009, Pages 349–360, https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfp031. Obtaining the survey interview. Unexpectedly, the variance in number of responses was greater when the questions were asked later in the questionnaire. US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, National Center for Health Services Research, Health Survey Research Methods, Research Proceedings from the 2nd Biennial Conference, Publication No (PHS) 79-3207: 49–53. Billiet, J. and Loosveldt, G. (1988). The response options for each question in your survey may include a dichotomous, a three-point, a five-point, a seven-point or a semantic differential scale. Yu, J. and Cooper, H. (1983). In Rossi et al. Emma Adams. John M Preston. London: Heinemann. "The effect of questionnaire length on survey response," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. Morton-Williams, J. and Young, P. (1986). SMS Survey Software Use the power of SMS to send surveys to your respondents at the click of a button. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide, This PDF is available to Subscribers Only. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. BMC Med Res Methodol. The effect of a monetary incentive for administrative assistants on the survey response rate: a randomized controlled trial. As a field of applied statistics concentrating on human-research surveys, survey methodology studies the sampling of individual units from a population and associated techniques of survey data collection, such as questionnaire construction and methods for improving the number and accuracy of responses to surveys. Corresponding Author. Minimising participant non-response in postal surveys helps to maximise the generalisability of the inferences made from the data collected. Qual Quant 26, 233–244 (1992). Public Opinion Quarterly 48: 409–442. Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomised controlled trial S. Sahlqvist, Y. Influence of the interviewer on the accuracy of survey results. To test these assumptions, we manipulated the stated length (10, 20, and 30 minutes) and the position of questions in an online questionnaire consisting of randomly ordered blocks of thematically related questions. A good survey question is asked in a precise way at the right stage in the buyer’s journey to give you solid data about your customers’ needs and drives. New York: Wiley. Shapiro, M. J. Introduction: Web-based epidemiologic surveys are being widely used, but still present lower response rates compared to traditional methods.Their design can influence survey response rates. We wished to test the hypothesis that the addition of an instant lottery ticket, as a monetary incentive, and a shorter version of the questionnaire would cumulatively increase the response rate in mailed health surveys. Learn more about Institutional subscriptions. Different mailing rounds were varied in the length of the questionnaire (11, 26 or 55 questions), survey incentive (gift card or $2 cash), number of follow-up waves (0, 2 or 3), incentive for participating in a 5-night in-home sleep study ($100, $150 or $200), and address personalization. Postal survey procedures. Sheth, J. N., Roscoe, A. M. and Talbert, T. L. (1973). ), Handbook of Survey Research. Blumberg, H. H., Fuller, C. and Hare, A. P. (1974). Journal of Applied Psychology 60: 774–776. Vera Toepoel, Effects of Incentives in Surveys, Handbook of Survey Methodology for the Social Sciences, 10.1007/978-1-4614-3876-2, (209-223), (2012). Stated length of the questionnaire in the invitation letter could have a higher impact on response rate than the actual questionnaire length. ), Knowledge and Control: New Directions for the Sociology of Education. Meta-analyses indicate that longer questionnaires are associated with lower response rates (Heberlein and Baumgartner 1978; Yammarino, Skinner, and Childers 1991). Step 1) Measure the Length of Your Survey. 16, No. Improving participation rates in epidemiologic studies using questionnaires and biological sampling is important for the generalizability of the outcome. In G. Lindzey and E. Aronson (eds. The results are interpreted as resulting from the greater power that respondents gain as the survey proceeds. The length of the questionnaire (four pages vs. seven pages) did not influence response. Anderson, A. Schleifer, S. (1986). As expected, the longer the stated length, the fewer respondents started and completed the questionnaire. In M. F. D. Young (ed. This study replicated a ground-breaking study conducted in 2004 by Sandra Rathod and Andrea la Bruna which concluded, among other things, that data quality suffers as interview length increases. Public Opinion Quarterly 45: 49–59. Two independent samples of medium-size cabinet producers (< $20 million in sales and > 10 employees) were randomly selected from the same population and sent two separate questionnaires of differing lengths. Information about the open-access article 'Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomised controlled trial' in DOAJ. Part of Springer Nature. (eds. Blass T, Leichtman SR, Brown RA. The interactive effects of monetary incentive justification and questionnaire length on mail survey response rates. Research on Ageing 5: 283–296. Response bias is a general term for a wide range of tendencies for participants to respond inaccurately or falsely to questions. SM96-05 Karen Bogen Introduction. Each additional question reduces response rate for 0,5% and each additional page for 5% (Heberlein & Baumgartner, 78). (1971). Search for more papers by this author. Public Opinion Quarterly 38: 113–123. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on postal survey response rate and quality and to compare the cost-effectiveness of the alternative survey strategies. Response biases can have a large impact on the validity of questionnaires or surveys.. A response tendency resulting from the length of a group-administered questionnaire instrument is described. The present study provides additional data on the effects of stated length on response and completion rates in web surveys… Objectives: To examine the effect of reducing questionnaire length on the response rate in a physician survey. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. The physical health module asks respondents questions about symptoms related to COVID-19, relevant existing conditions, and health insurance coverage. Journal of Applied Psychology 59: 776–778. In our study, however, 20 min was the stated length for both questionnaires. Questionnaire construction and item writing. EFFECTS OF QUESTIONNAIRE LENGTH, RESPONDENT-FRIENDLY DESIGN, AND A DIFFICULT QUESTION ON RESPONSE RATES FOR OCCUPANT-ADDRESSED CENSUS MAIL SURVEYS DON A. DILLMAN MICHAEL D. SINCLAIR JON R. CLARK Abstract An experimental study of alternatives to the current U.S. decennial census questionnaire shows that shortening the Questionnaire length and response rate. Don't already have an Oxford Academic account? We aimed to evaluate the effects of lottery incentive and length of questionnaire on health survey response rates when used in isolation or combined. - 136.144.142.122. volume 26, pages233–244(1992)Cite this article. Survey procedures for supplementing mortality statistics. Ultimately, the length of a survey is a matter of perception. Earlier studies suggest that response rates decrease once length exceeds 12 pages [ 2 ], while more recent research suggests no effect of … In this study, researchers analyzed the effects of questionnaire length on response rate in a mail survey of the U.S. cabinet industry. Shannon Sahlqvist. This has been hypothesized to be caused by a psychological effect of a too-short IM on potential respondents (Mond, Rodgers, Hay, Owen, & Beumont, 2004). Ferber, R. (1966). Data is presented from a lengthy survey in Britain in 1987. Data is presented from a lengthy survey in Britain in 1987. Jones, H. J. M., Lawson, H. B. and Newman, D. (1973). London: Collier-Macmillan. ), Survey Research Practice. Beebe et al. Beebe et al. This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve. If you originally registered with a username please use that to sign in. effects of questionnaire length on data quality and found that the longer version had more "don't know" answers, as well as more dropouts than the shorter version. Sheatsley, P. B. The Effect of Questionnaire Length on Response Rates: A Review of the Literature. Survey textbooks suggest that long questionnaires should be avoided, and a careful reading of the available empirical evidence confirms the negative effects of substantial length on both response rates and the quality of those responses which are obtained. Rossi, P. H., Wright, J. D. and Anderson, A. Personalizing the … (1986). J Soc Psychol 1981;113:213-6. Population census: some recent British developments in methodology. Social and Political Sciences Department, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, You can also search for this author in Construct validity and error components of survey measures: a structural modelling approach. Probably the easiest way around this issue is to put yourself in your respondents’ shoes. Survey instruments can vary in length from less than a minute to more than an hour. In G. Hoinville and R. Jowell (eds. 2016; 16 :94. doi: 10.1186/s12874-016-0201-8. Respondent burden: a test of some common assumptions. We aimed to evaluate the effects of lottery incentive and length of questionnaire on health survey response rates when used in isolation or combined. Downloads: (external link) Although frequently used, entry into a prize draw did not increase response. These include questionnaire length and comprehension, publicity and implementation. New York: Academic Press. Longer questionnaires result in higher data collection costs and greater respondent burden and may lead to lower response rates and diminished quality of response. Gibson, D. M. and Aitkenhead, W. (1983). Heath J. Kidd. All rights reserved. Introduction: Web-based epidemiologic surveys are being widely used, but still present lower response rates compared to traditional methods.Their design can influence survey response rates. Fatigue Effects. Maximizing the response rate of self-administered questionnaires is key in survey research. Johnson, W. R., Seiveking, N. A. and Clanton, E. S. (1974). American Sociological Review 5: 193–200. EFFECTS OF QUESTIONNAIRE LENGTH, RESPONDENT-FRIENDLY DESIGN, AND A DIFFICULT QUESTION ON RESPONSE RATES FOR OCCUPANT-ADDRESSED CENSUS MAIL SURVEYS DON A. DILLMAN, DON A. DILLMAN professor and director The Social Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University, and senior survey methodologist at the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Sharp, L. M. and Frankel, J. Handbook of Survey Research. Vol II (2nd ed). The aim of this study was to examine the effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on postal survey response rate and quality and to compare the cost-effectiveness of the alternative survey strategies. Paul M. Biner. Survey methodology is "the study of survey methods". Participants who received the short version of the questionnaire were more likely to respond (OR = 1.48, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.07). ABSTRACT. Herzog, A. R. and Bachman, J. G. (1981). Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomised controlled trial BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2011 Yena Song Research on mail surveys. Methods. (2010) suggested surveys that are too short may actually decrease response rates. Brook, L. (1978). Sletto, R. F. (1940). Survey textbooks suggest that long questionnaires should be avoided, and a careful reading of the available empirical evidence confirms the negative effects of substantial length on both response rates and the quality of those responses which are obtained. In order to more fully understand the possible effects of survey length, fatigue, and subsequent response quality, SSI recently fielded two surveys: one long and one short. Analysis of reasons for nonresponse to this survey suggest that length may indeed have been a significant disincentive to respond for many. Effect of survey design factors on response rate. Public Opinion Quarterly 25: 296–299. Cannell, C. F. and Kahn, R. L. (1968). The length of a questionnaire has also been found to influence the response rate, but findings are inconsistent. Mail and Telephone Surveys: The Total Design Method. Brendan Burchell and Catherine Marsh. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on postal survey response rate and quality and to compare the cost-effectiveness of the alternative survey strategies. Scott, C. (1961). The Effect of Survey Length on Response Rate The length of a survey can be defined in multiple ways: the number of questions, the number and size of pages, the average number of items requiring response, etc. Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout. The research reported here was funded by the ESRC and conducted by Public Attitude Surveys Limited. We aimed to evaluate the effects of lottery incentive and length of questionnaire on health survey response rates when used in isolation or combined. 1, pp. Questionnaire page length and return rate. Search for other works … Hoinville, G. and Jowell, R. (1978). Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomised controlled trial. © 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Longer questionnaires result in higher data collection costs and greater respondent burden and may lead to lower response rates and diminished quality of response. Response Effects in Surveys: a Review and Synthesis. Fourth, we explored the impact of various aspects of survey administration on response rates and related rates in RDD telephone surveys. However, no effect of length was found on item quality as measured by the number of responses given to open-ended questions. Paul M. Biner. In P. Rossi et al. Burchell, B., Marsh, C. The effect of questionnaire length on survey response. Results An overall response rate of 17% was achieved. The effects of the survey design factors on response were examined using multivariate logistic regression. (1983). 67-75. Roper, B. Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 1992, vol. A quantitative review of research design effects on response rates to questionnaires. Email Survey Software Robust email survey software & tool to create email surveys, collect automated and real-time data and analyze results to gain valuable feedback and actionable insights! (1983). Journal of the Market Research Society 20: 59–72. You could not be signed in. Heberlein, T. A. and Baumgartner, R. (1978). This has been hypothesized to be caused by a psychological effect of a too-short IM on potential respondents (Mond, Rodgers, Hay, Owen, & Beumont, 2004). Data is … ), Handbook of Survey Research. Don't already have an Oxford Academic account? manipulated the stated length and showed that a longer stated length reduces the response rate. London: Heinemann. American Sociological Review 39: 44–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172427, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in American Sociological Review 43: 447–462. Some effects of position on opinion survey items. The effects of the survey design factors on response were examined using multivariate logistic regression. Kraut, A. I., Wolfson, A. D. and Rothenberg, A. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (A) 136: 505–538. Song, Fiona Bull , E. Adams, J. Preston School of Population and Global Health Social and Mental Health. Ball State University. Brendan Burchell & Catherine Marsh, 1992. The modes of data collection covered are as follows: self-completion, automated telephone entry, face to face interviews and web based data collection. The elderly respondent: experiences from a largescale survey of the aged. Interviewer Strategies on the Doorstep. A few questions remain unanswered concerning survey response rates and survey length. New York: Wiley. Increasing mail questionnaire response: a four state comparison. In addition, answers to questions positioned later in the questionnaire were faster, shorter, and more uniform than answers to questions positioned near the beginning. Each of these response scales has its own advantages and disadvantages, but the rule of thumb is that the best response scale to use is the one which can be easily understood by respondents and interpreted by the researcher. Fiona Bull. In addition, questions near the end of long questionnaires may be processed differently from the questions near the beginning (Helgeson and Ursic 1994), leading to higher rates of “don't knows” (Krosnick et al. Berdie, D. R. (1973). Full text. Goode, W. J. and Hatt, P. K. (1952). Sirken, M. G., Pifer, J. W. and Brown, M. L. (1960). B. Immediate online access to all issues from 2019. Surveys are popular as they are easy to write, simple to deploy and have a high-response and completion rate. Public Opinion Quarterly 50: 10–16. Hanson, R. H. and Marks, E. S. (1958). Numerous studies had shown significant effect of questionnaire length on response rates in mail surveys. Study Design and Setting: A postal four double-page questionnaire on end-of-life decision making was sent to a random sample of 1,100 general practitioners, 400 … Ultimately, the length of a survey is a matter of perception. A random sample of 440 residents in Western Sydney, Australia was randomly allocated to four equal groups to receive or not receive an instant lottery ticket and a long (seven page) or short (one page) questionnaire. Google Scholar. Psychol Marketing 1994;11:483-92. The effect of questionnaire length on survey response. The interactive effects of monetary incentive justification and questionnaire length on mail survey response rates. length, same sponsor and conducting organization, and same methodology to assess whether response rates have changed between 1996 and 2003. ), The Handbook of Social Psychology. To purchase short term access, please sign in to your Oxford Academic account above. Goyder, J. C. (1982). Collins, M. (1978). The current randomized trial was undertaken to compare the effect of four different incentive types and two questionnaire lengths on the response rates of a primary care population to a survey about bowel cancer screening. You do not currently have access to this article. American Sociological Review 47: 550–553. The aim was also to investigate any interaction effects between, questionnaire length, incentive type, and participant demographic characteristics. New York: Academic Press. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society 124: 143–206. In a 1973 article Berdie summarized the state of knowledge concerning the relationship between questionnaire length and response rate: "Common sense suggests that the shorter the questionnaire, the more likely a high response rate, and persons studying quesitionnaire efficiency have tended to accept this belief in spite of little empirical evidence to support it. Bernstein, B. On the classification and framing of educational knowledge. The Effects of Lottery Incentive and Length of Questionnaire on Health Survey Response Rates: A Randomized Study. Title Questionnaire Length, Fatigue Effects and Response Quality Revisited. Journal of the American Statistical Association 53: 635–55. Paper presented to the British Market Research Society Conference, Brighton, March. B., Basilevsky, A. and Hum, D. (1983). Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306Search for more papers by this author. Response rates in postal surveys. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org. Earlier studies suggest that response rates decrease once length exceeds 12 pages [ 2 ], while more recent research suggests no effect of … Questionnaire construction. In general population surveys, response to postal questionnaires may be improved by reducing their length and offering incentives. Journal of Applied Psychology 58: 278–280. The aim of this study was to investigate whether questionnaire length and/or the offer of an incentive improves the response of GPs to a postal questionnaire survey. Subscription will auto renew annually. (1982). Backstrom, C. H. and Hursh-Cesar, G. (1981). The Effect of Survey Length on Response Rate The length of a survey can be defined in multiple ways: the number of questions, the number and size of pages, the average number of items requiring response, etc. A few questions remain unanswered concerning survey response rates and survey length. Year 2010. Effects of questionnaire length on response quality. Dillman, D. A. Yena Song. Factors affecting response rates to mailed questionnaires: a quantitative analysis of the published literature. Numerous studies have shown significant effects of questionnaire length on response rates in mail surveys (Bogen 1996). Public Opinion Quarterly 52: 190–211. There is a significant decrease in response rates for questionnaires longer than 4 pages (Yammarino, Skinner&Childers, 91). Item nonresponse in a consumer survey. Objective: Analyse the influence of questionnaire length, frequency of reminders, and the interaction between them, on the response rates of five web-based questionnaires. Participants who received the short version of the questionnaire were more likely to respond (OR=1.48, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.07). Downloads: (external link) (1983). Participants who received the short version of the questionnaire were more likely to respond (OR=1.48, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.07). Respondent burden. 2002) and … Mason, W. S., Dressel, R. J. and Bain, R. K. (1961). In E. G. Hoinville and R. Jowell (eds. Galesic et al. London: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Author Cape, P. J. 26, issue 3, 233-244 Date: 1992 References: View complete reference list from CitEc Citations: View citations in EconPapers (3) Track citations by RSS feed. Evaluating polls with poll data. European Journal of Social Psychology 12: 335–352. Public Opinion Quarterly 37: 482–483. Survey Research, 2nd edition. Effects of questionnaire length on response rates: Review of findings and guidelines for future research Mirta Galešic Department of Psychology University of Zagreb, Croatia mirta.galesic@zg.tel.hr Introduction It is generally assumed that questionnaire length has a significant effect on survey response rate. 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