The effects of material incentives in mail surveys: Two studies

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 103-112

  Nederhof, Anton J ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000662474     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/268770     Document Type: Article

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