Influence of an Invitation to Answer by Telephone on Response to Census Questionnaires

Journal Article INFLUENCE OF AN INVITATION TO ANSWER BY TELEPHONE ON RESPONSE TO CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRES Get access DON A. DILLMAN, DON A. DILLMAN DON A. DILLMAN is professor and director of the Social Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University, and senior survey methodologist at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, KIRSTEN K. WEST is a mathematical statistician, Decennial Statistical Studies Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, JON R. CLARK is chief of the Census Data Quality Branch. This article reports results of research undertaken by Census Bureau staff. The views expressed are attributable to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Census Bureau or Washington State University. The authors would like to express their appreciation to Bill Starr, Bob Bair, Nancy Bates, Al Paez, Robert Tortora, Susan Miskura, Henry Woltman, Jim Treat, and many other Census employees for their contributions to the conduct of this study. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar KIRSTEN K. WEST, KIRSTEN K. WEST DON A. DILLMAN is professor and director of the Social Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University, and senior survey methodologist at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, KIRSTEN K. WEST is a mathematical statistician, Decennial Statistical Studies Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, JON R. CLARK is chief of the Census Data Quality Branch. This article reports results of research undertaken by Census Bureau staff. The views expressed are attributable to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Census Bureau or Washington State University. The authors would like to express their appreciation to Bill Starr, Bob Bair, Nancy Bates, Al Paez, Robert Tortora, Susan Miskura, Henry Woltman, Jim Treat, and many other Census employees for their contributions to the conduct of this study. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar JON R. CLARK JON R. CLARK DON A. DILLMAN is professor and director of the Social Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University, and senior survey methodologist at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, KIRSTEN K. WEST is a mathematical statistician, Decennial Statistical Studies Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, JON R. CLARK is chief of the Census Data Quality Branch. This article reports results of research undertaken by Census Bureau staff. The views expressed are attributable to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Census Bureau or Washington State University. The authors would like to express their appreciation to Bill Starr, Bob Bair, Nancy Bates, Al Paez, Robert Tortora, Susan Miskura, Henry Woltman, Jim Treat, and many other Census employees for their contributions to the conduct of this study. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 58, Issue 4, WINTER 1994, Pages 557–568, https://doi.org/10.1086/269447 Published: 01 January 1994