Unexpected effects of a prior feedback letter and a professional layout on the response rate to a mail survey in Geneva.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Etter, Jean Francois Perneger, Thomas V. Laporte, Johanne D.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Obtaining high response rates in mail surveys is always a challenge. Several methods have been proposed to increase response. Sending partici pants a letter a few days before the question naire was effective in some studies12 but had a negative impact in another.3 Giving special attention to the questionnaire layout was also effective,4 although the effect was not always very important.2 We tested whether a prior feedback letter and an attractive questionnaire layout increased the response rate to a postal health survey conducted in Geneva, Switzer land, in 1994.
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DOI	10.1136/jech.52.2.128
PubMed reference number	9578862
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	52
Issue Number	2
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://jech.bmj.com/content/jech/52/2/128.full.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.52.2.128
Journal	Journal of epidemiology and community health
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article