The effects of promised monetary incentives on attrition in a long-term panel survey

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 502-513

  Zagorsky, Jay L ^a   Rhoton, Patricia ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51849147080     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfn025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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