The scope for reducing refusals in household surveys: An investigation based on transcripts of tape-recorded doorstep interactions

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-139

  Sturgis, Patrick ^a   Campanelli, Pamela ^a  

^a Survey Methods at SCPR

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