The educational infrastructure of the survey research profession
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The survey methodology field is still seen by many as a tool merely for answering questions about a population. Since the profession could play a major role in an information-dependent world, practitioners need to master some theoretical and technical knowledge to become competent professionals. A profession is created only when there is full-time performance of an occupational function, establishment of a school not connected to a university, formation of a local and a national professional organization, enactment of a licensing law and development of formal code of ethics.
Publication Name: Public Opinion Quarterly
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0033-362X
Year: 1996
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The behavior of respondents, nonrespondents, and refusers across mail surveys
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People who refuse to respond to mail surveys, people who respond to mail surveys and people who are difficult to contact exhibit different behaviors related to participation in surveys. A study based on two surveys indicated that people tend to retain the same attitudes toward survey participation, regardless of the topic. The study also showed that a significant percentage of nonresponse could be the result of accessibility problems instead of noncompliance.
Publication Name: Public Opinion Quarterly
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0033-362X
Year: 1992
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Self-selected and randomly selected respondents in a computer network survey
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Computer-network surveys in which self-selected respondents participated were compared to surveys that used randomly selected respondents. The results indicated that the self-selected respondents provided longer responses and responses of a higher quality. The self-selected respondents were more motivated to respond because they had interest, knowledge and opinions about the research topics.
Publication Name: Public Opinion Quarterly
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0033-362X
Year: 1992
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