The impact of incentives and interview methods on response quantity and quality in diary-and booklet-based surveys

Survey Research Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-101

  Bonke, Jens ^a   Fallesen, Peter ^a  

^a 2tv DK 1307 Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Economic incentives; Response quality; Response quantity; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864617562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18643361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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