Postal Surveys (Version 2.0)

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Abstract

Postal surveys are an important data collection mode in social science survey research. One key task when implementing postal surveys is to motivate the potential respondents to participate. This is done by means of the cover letter, the design of the questionnaire, and repeated contacts. Methodological aspects of the implementation of postal surveys are discussed against the background of theories that explain target persons’ willingness to participate

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGESIS Survey Guidelines
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
Peer-reviewedNo

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-1106-474X/work/151436804

Keywords

Keywords

  • Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Social sciences, sociology, anthropology, Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften, Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods, Datengewinnung, Befragung, postalische Befragung, Fragebogen, Erhebungsmethode, Umfrageforschung, data capture, survey, mail survey, questionnaire, data collection method, survey research