Personalization of mail surveys for general public and populations with a group identity: Results from nine studies

Rural Sociology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 632-646

  Dillman, Don A ^a   Lesser, Virginia ^b   Mason, Robert ^b   Carlson, John ^c   Willits, Fern ^d   Robertson, Rob ^e   Burke, Bryan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINORITY GROUP; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEY;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM STEBBENSI VIRUS;

EID: 37149029050     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601107782638693     Document Type: Article

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