A survey on suicide: Using a mail survey to study a highly threatening topic

Nederhof, Anton J.

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“…These features include fo llow-ups , the certified third follow-up (House et aII977, Dillman & Moore 1983, Nederhof 1985a, b, and DeLeeuw & Hox 1988, follow-ups that inform people their questionnaire has not yet been received versus those that provide a deadline date (Nevin & Ford 1976), and personalization (Dillman & Frey 1974).…”

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The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys

1991

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For reasons of cost and ease of implementation, mail surveys are more frequently used for social research than are either telephone or face-to-face interviews. In this chapter, the last two decades of research aimed at improving mail survey methods are examined. Discussion of this research is organized around progress made in overcoming four important sources of error: sampling , noncoverage, measurement, and nonresponse. Progress has been especially great in improving response rates as a means of reducing nonresponse error. Significant progress has also been made in finding means of overcoming measurement error. Because mail surveys generally present few, if any, special sampling error problems, little research in this area has been conducted. The lack of research on noncoverage issues is a major deficiency in research to date , and noncoverage error presents the most significant impediment to the increased use of mail surveys. The 1990s are likely to see increased research on mail surveys, as efforts are made to incorporate mail into cost-effective mixed mode designs.

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The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys

1991

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“…The chosen subject in this study was suicidal behavior (the questionnaire was called “The Problems of Life”). The initial survey reached a response rate of only 17%, while the mail repetition of the same survey, with modifications to the format (not the text) and the mailing procedure achieved a response rate of 64% (Nederhof, 1985). In contrast, self-report questionnaires distributed in school-based community surveys have achieved response rates of up to 80% and 99%, when indicated.…”

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Methodological Issues in Community Surveys of Suicide Ideators and Attempters

Burless

Leo

2001

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There have been quite a number of community studies in recent years, with surveys being conducted among the general population, in schools, and among the elderly. While all of these studies have greatly contributed to our understanding of suicidal behavior, because of different approaches toward methodology and definitions, they also have some limitations. These limitations spring mainly from the fact that definitions of suicidal ideation and behavior vary widely across studies, which makes comparisons between studies unreliable. The different utilization of methodology is another problem that can impact the comparability of the community studies.

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Ausschöpfung und Nonresponse Bias in postalischen Befragungen

Reuband

2015

Nonresponse Bias

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A survey on suicide: Using a mail survey to study a highly threatening topic

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys

The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys

Methodological Issues in Community Surveys of Suicide Ideators and Attempters

Ausschöpfung und Nonresponse Bias in postalischen Befragungen

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