The Implications of Bank-Issued Check Surveys for Evaluators: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Blair, Jason; Taylor, Ted K.; Johnson-Shelton, Deborah
Titel	The Implications of Bank-Issued Check Surveys for Evaluators: A Case Study
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 28 (2007) 3, S.348-355 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214007301833
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Data Collection; Surveys; Evaluators; Mail Surveys; Evaluation Methods; Banking; Response Rates (Questionnaires); Audits (Verification); Incentives; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Erhebungsinstrument; Bankgeschäft; Antwortkontrolle; Anreiz
Abstract	This article describes an innovative data collection procedure. A subsample (n = 164) of a longitudinal research project was assessed using a bank-issued check survey procedure (a removable bank check on which response fields were printed). Using the new procedure, parents returned their surveys simply by depositing or cashing their incentive checks at the bank. Evaluators found that using this format and minimal follow-up achieved a response rate similar to sending a longer questionnaire requiring intensive follow-up. A 75% return rate was achieved after 8 weeks without the need of follow-up calls. A final return rate of 89% was achieved after a second mailing and a single round of phone calls. The procedure decreased labor costs by approximately two thirds by reducing the need for a large volume of reminder calls to parents. Implications for this unique survey method are discussed, as well as the limitations of the procedure. (Contains 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10