The influence of interviewers' contact behavior on the contact and cooperation rate in face-to-face household surveys

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-111

  Blohm, Michael ^a,b   Hox, Joop ^c   Koch, Achim ^b  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b ALLBUS Department   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33847658788     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh120     Document Type: Article

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