The effects of incentives, interview length, and interviewer characteristics on response rates in a CATI-study

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-121

  Hansen, Kasper M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 33847665190     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edl022     Document Type: Article

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