The vanishing respondent in telephone surveys
Peter Tuckel and Harry O'Neill
This article examines recent changes in the two major components of nonresponse: inaccessibility of potential respondents and unwillingness of potential respondents to participate in an interview.
The Vanishing Respondent In Telephone Surveys
Peter TuckelHunter College, CUNY andHarry O'NeillRoperASW
As is well known, response rates to telephone surveys have undergone a steep decline over the last several decades (see, for example, Brehm, 1993; Groves...
