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ERIC Number: EJ1398793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1525-822X
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3969
Pre-Incentive Efficacy in Survey Response Rates in a Large Prospective Military Cohort
Powell, Teresa M.; Geronimo-Hara, Toni Rose; Tobin, Laura E.; Donoho, Carrie J.; Sheppard, Beverly D.; Walstrom, Jennifer L.; Rull, Rudolph P.; Faix, Dennis J.
Field Methods, v35 n4 p392-408 2023
Declining survey response rates concern researchers aiming to ensure study validity. This article tested the effectiveness of multiple pre-incentives on increasing survey response to the Millennium Cohort Study. Participants consisted of U.S. military service members and veterans, and were randomly assigned to receive a $2 bill, $5 gift card, magnet, Apple iPad® lottery entry, or no pre-incentive. Participants who received the gift card or cash pre-incentive had the highest response rates and were significantly more likely to respond to the survey than those who did not receive a pre-incentive. There was no significant difference in survey response among the magnet or lottery entry groups compared to the no pre-incentive group. This study found that giving participants a monetary pre-incentive was an effective way to increase response rates, and thereby participant retention, in a hard-to-reach, highly mobile population, and re-engage participants who did not respond to a previous follow-up survey.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research & Development
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