Does a probability-based household panel benefit from assignment to postal response as an alternative to internet-only

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 962-984

  Rookey, Bryan D ^a   Hanway, Steve ^b   Dillman, Don A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gallup Inc   (United States)

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EID: 60449085242     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfn061     Document Type: Article

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