A Comparison of Selected Personality Characteristics of Responders and Nonresponders to a Mailed Questionnaire Study

Bennett, Carson M.; E., Hill Robert

doi:10.1080/00220671.1964.10883202

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“…Ary, Jacobs, and Razavieh (1979), note that there are differences in the characteristics of respondents and non-respondents. Non-respondents may be less educated, less interested and conscientious, or less favourable to the questionnaire topic, thus such a sample is unrepresentative and the results cannot be generalised (Bennett & Hill, 1964). It is well known that questionnaire surveys are prone to 'the reproduction of rhetoric '; that respondents are often unwilling to admit 'failures' or doubts about what they are doing; and that there is a tendency for respondents to please the researcher, or to give desirable and fashionable answers (Lovell & Lawson, 1970;Satterly, 1981;Wiersma, 1986).…”

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Classroom assessment in Greek primary schools

Mavrommatis

1996

The Curriculum Journal

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This paper briefly presents some of the main findings concerning the implementation of assessment in Greek primary classrooms, from a study which explored the relation between teaching, learning and assessment in the primary classroom. It examines the assessment practices used; the purposes teachers attempted to fulfil when assessing; and the content of these assessments. The broader aim of the study was to present a general picture of assessment procedures in a typical Greek primary classroom. Classroom observations, a questionnaire and informal interviews with observed teachers and pupils provided rich data regarding teachers' practices and their views of assessment.

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Classroom assessment in Greek primary schools

Mavrommatis

1996

The Curriculum Journal

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“…Lack of participation also has been associated with being single ([41], [44], [45]) or a smoker ([46], [47], [48], [49]). Personality characteristics, mental health and psychological factors have been examined as predictors of nonresponse as well ([33], [49], [50], [51], [52], [53]).…”

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Unit Nonresponse in a Population-Based Study of Prostate Cancer

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Simonsen²,

Brennan

et al. 2016

PLoS ONE

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Low unit response rates can increase bias and compromise study validity. Response rates have continued to fall over the past decade despite all efforts to increase participation. Many factors have been linked to reduced response, yet relatively few studies have employed multivariate approaches to identify characteristics that differentiate respondents from nonrespondents since it is hard to collect information on the latter. We aimed to assess factors contributing to enrollment of prostate cancer (PCa) patients. We combined data from the North Carolina-Louisiana (LA) PCa Project’s LA cohort, with additional sources such as US census tract and LA tumor registry data. We included specific analyses focusing on blacks, a group often identified as hard to enroll in health-related research. The ability to study the effect of Hurricane Katrina, which occurred amidst enrollment, as a potential determinant of nonresponse makes our study unique. Older age (≥ 70) for blacks (OR 0.65) and study phase with respect to Hurricane Katrina for both races (OR 0.59 for blacks, OR 0.48 for whites) were significant predictors of participation with lower odds. Neighborhood poverty for whites (OR 1.53) also was a significant predictor of participation, but with higher odds. Among blacks, residence in Orleans parish was associated with lower odds of participation (OR 0.33) before Katrina. The opposite occurred in whites, with lower odds (OR 0.43) after Katrina. Our results overall underscore the importance of tailoring enrollment approaches to specific target population characteristics to confront the challenges posed by nonresponse. Our results also show that recruitment-related factors may change when outside forces bring major alterations to a population's environment and demographics.

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Are high response rates essential to valid surveys?

Leslie

1972

Social Science Research

153

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A Comparison of Selected Personality Characteristics of Responders and Nonresponders to a Mailed Questionnaire Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Classroom assessment in Greek primary schools

Classroom assessment in Greek primary schools

Unit Nonresponse in a Population-Based Study of Prostate Cancer

Are high response rates essential to valid surveys?

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