Effects of Sequential Prepaid Incentives and Envelope Messaging in Mail Surveys

Journal Article Effects of Sequential Prepaid Incentives and Envelope Messaging in Mail Surveys Get access Jennifer Dykema, Jennifer Dykema * J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. *Address correspondence to Jennifer Dykema, University of Wisconsin Survey Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 475 N. Charter Street, Room 4308, Madison, WI 53706, USA; e-mail: dykema@ssc.wisc.edu . Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Karen Jaques, Karen Jaques J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kristen Cyffka, Kristen Cyffka J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Nadia Assad, Nadia Assad J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rae Ganci Hammers, Rae Ganci Hammers J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kelly Elver, Kelly Elver J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kristen C. Malecki, Kristen C. Malecki J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar John Stevenson John Stevenson J ennifer D ykema is a senior scientist and survey methodologist at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K aren J aques is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C yffka is a doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. N adia A ssad is a project director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. R ae G anci H ammers is a designer at Firepower Design Company, Madison, WI, USA. K elly E lver is the project management director at the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. K risten C. M alecki is an assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. J ohn S tevenson is the associate director of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, Madison, WI, USA. The authors thank the SHOW Study and the SHOW study team ( www.show.wisc.edu ) for including these experiments. SHOW is funded by Wisconsin Partnership Program PERC Award [233 PRJ 25DJ to Javier Nieto], National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Award [5UL 1RR025011 to Javier Nieto], and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [1 RC2 HL101468 to Mark Drezner]. Funding for this project was also provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program—Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Resources were made available in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Wood County Health Department, and the La Crosse County Health Department. Additional support was provided by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), which receives support from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The authors also thank Nora Cate Schaeffer and Steven Blixt for providing comments on an earlier draft. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors or related organizations. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 4, Winter 2015, Pages 906–931, https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfv041 Published: 12 October 2015