Physician Responses to Multiple Questionnaire Mailings.

Sobal, Jeffery; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ419374

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Physician Responses to Multiple Questionnaire Mailings.

Sobal, Jeffery; And Others

Evaluation Review, v14 n6 p711-22 Dec 1990

Three questionnaire mailings to 1,535 physicians that produced 977 responses were analyzed. The only variable significantly different across the mailings was medical specialty. This finding indicates that the more homogeneous the group the greater the response rate. Issues of nonresponse bias and insufficient sample size are discussed. (TJH)

Descriptors: Followup Studies, Mail Surveys, Physicians, Research Methodology, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Sample Size, Statistical Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group (1989).