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ERIC Number: EJ839007
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Survey Response Rates and Survey Administration in Counseling and Clinical Psychology: A Meta-Analysis
Van Horn, Pamela S.; Green, Kathy E.; Martinussen, Monica
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v69 n3 p389-403 2009
This article reports results of a meta-analysis of survey response rates in published research in counseling and clinical psychology over a 20-year span and describes reported survey administration procedures in those fields. Results of 308 survey administrations showed a weighted average response rate of 49.6%. Among possible moderators, response rates differed only by population sampled, journal in which articles were published, sampling source and method, and use of follow-up. Researchers whose studies were included in this meta-analysis used follow-up but rarely used incentives, prenotification, or other response-facilitation methods to maximize response rates. Although the future of survey research in general may rely more heavily on Internet data collection, mail surveys dominate in this field. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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