increasing survey response rates shannon marquardson aaron janmohamed derek larson
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Increasing Survey Response Rates
Shannon MarquardsonAaron JanmohamedDerek Larson
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Jay Leno
Let’s learn from the best!
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General Survey Tips
Tell them how long it will take at the beginning
Use clear, concise, non-vague questions Have explicit instructions Be sure to group question types Establish legitimacy
– Official looking– Research purposes (“I’m a student…”)
Don’t get too personal with the questions
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Three Major Factors
The rate of return will depend on three major factors: how important the survey is to the people who receive it; how well the survey has been designed; and how long it is.
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Inducement Questions
A question which elicits an emotional response and is likely to peak the interest of prospective respondents
Use an inducement question at the beginning to draw them in!
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Examples – Inducement Questions
Should Britney Spears have shaved her head?
Should the U.S. pull its troops out of Iraq?
Would you vote for a Mormon for President?
Should BYU charge for parking permits? Did you buy William Hung’s CD?
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Incentives
A means of encouraging response by offering a gift or reward for completing the survey.
Can be a general drawing or a gift to each respondent– The larger the sample size, the more efficient a
drawing is Incentives can increase response rates by up
to 50% Testimonial – iPod Nano Winner!
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Examples - Incentives
Fill out our survey for a chance to win a date with Aaron Janmohamed!
$20 Gift Certificate at iTunes Complete a survey to have your name
entered for a drawing to win a 42” Plasma HDTV!
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Examples – Question Design?
Have you never not been to Las Vegas? Is this class easy and fun and educational? Have you, or a member of your immediate
family living under the same roof, ever considered or seriously contemplated buying a used vehicle that was originally owned by a member of the mafia and involved in drug trafficking and transported dead bodies in the trunk off of eBay?
When are you?
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Examples - Instructions
Please use green ink and write in ALL CAPS for the free response sections. Your answers must be at least 200 words in length and grammatically good.
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Main Survey Types
Online Telephone Mail
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10 Tips for an Online Survey
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1. Target your audience.
Consider a variety of sources for possible respondents. In addition to email mailing lists, for example, consider posting your survey to newsgroups and web communities.
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2. Personalize your email invitations
Emails with a personal salutation result in increased response rates of at least five percent, and sometimes much higher. Send your email to "Dear Mr. Wright" rather than "Dear Valued Alumni."
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3. Keep your email invitation short
Please keep your email invitation short and simple, with just one link - the one to the survey. Please be sure to explain the following:– Who you are and the purpose of your study– The survey's benefit to the individual as well as to
you– Length of survey - if it is short, emphasize that. But
be truthful about times - people are more likely to stick with longer surveys if they know about how much time they will take.
– Privacy statement, if required by your organization.
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4. Make your first survey page simple
Once people have decided to take your survey, they will want to get started. Studies show most people don't read extensive instructions.
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5. Be clear about privacy protections
The first page of the survey is the place to include information about how you will be using people's responses. People are more comfortable sharing information on the Internet if they know how it will be used. Are they anonymous? Confidential? Shared with others? A university human subjects statement, if needed, would go here.
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6. Send reminder emails
Some people will take your survey right away. You will get increased responses, however, if you send follow-up email reminders with the survey link included. It is best not to send more than two reminder emails. Be sure to filter out email addresses of people who do not wish to be contacted again.
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7. Consider offering incentives
Studies show that incentives need not be large to increase response rates. A small token, gift certificate, etc., can increase responses considerably.
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8. Some people just want to share their opinion!
A large number of people will complete a survey to share their information rather than to receive an incentive. Consider making your incentive optional - you must choose to be included in a raffle or donating to a relevant cause for example.
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9. Use graphics and Internet features strategically.
Surveys generally don't need fancy graphics, and sometimes graphics can distract from the content of the survey, or influence answers. But there are a few ways to use graphics to improve your survey responses. These include providing an image and web link for a prize or incentive, using a multimedia embedded content survey.
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10. Use friends, family and colleagues targeting
Use your respondents to share your survey to interested. Offer respondents an opportunity to send the survey to others, and if their friends and family take the survey, the original respondent has a better chance of winning/earning a gift incentive. This can be easily achieved by collecting email addresses as part of the survey.
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Telephone Surveys
Timing is crucial (don’t interrupt dinner or FHE)
Identify yourself at the beginning so they don’t think you’re a telemarketer
If you get an answering machine, leave a message with a call-back numbers
Speak slowly and distinctly Keep answers choices to a minimum Don’t be afraid to call back if nobody answers
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Mail Surveys
Foot-in-the-door technique– Send a short survey and then send a longer
one to those who respond Notify people in advance with a
postcard that an important survey is coming
Send a reminder postcard Pre-paid return postage Keep it short
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Questions???