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Publication Date: 1988
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Response Bias Using Two-Stage Data Collection: A Study of Elderly Participants in a Program.
Goodfellow, Marianne; And Others
Evaluation Review, v12 n6 p638-54 Dec 1988
This study assessed the nature of response bias in a two-stage data-collection design (telephone interviews followed by a questionnaire mailing), which was used to examine the effectiveness of a state-level pharmaceutical assistance program for the elderly. Demographic and health factors affecting response (N=1,705 elderly persons) are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Demography, Health Conditions, Interviews, Mail Surveys, Methods Research, Older Adults, Pharmacy, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Research Methodology, Response Rates (Questionnaires), State Programs, Telephone Communications Systems, Test Bias, Testing Problems
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