Maintaining Response Rates In Longitudinal Studies

Deborah S. Freedman, Arland Thornton and Donald Camburn
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Deborah S. Freedman: University of Michigan
Arland Thornton: University of Michigan
Donald Camburn: University of Michigan

Sociological Methods & Research, 1980, vol. 9, issue 1, 87-98

Abstract: A recognized problem in mounting longitudinal surveys concerns the costs and difficulties in maintaining response rates over time. This article details the techniques used to minimize response loss in a longitudinal study which maintained an 89% response rate over five interviews covering a fifteen-year period. These techniques centered on two problems common to all longitudinal studies: the difficulties involved in relocating respondents for subsequent interviews, and the necessity of maintaining respondent cooperation over repeated interviews.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1177/004912418000900104

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