Mental health citizen surveys: a comparison of two within household telephone sampling techniques. |
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| Authors: | M C Sabin S H Godley |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB, Departamento de Biologia e Ambiente (DeBA), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, 5000-801, Portugal;2. Life Sciences and Environment School, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, 5000-801, Portugal;3. University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, BioISI– Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal;4. Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Environment School (ECVA), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, 5000-801, Portugal;1. Department of Management Information Systems, The King Talal Faculty of Business and Technology, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan;2. Department of Management Information Systems, Business School, The University of Jordan, Jordan;3. School of Information Systems and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia;1. SDEIS Department, E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, United States;2. Department of economics and business, University of Sassari, Italy |
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Two within household telephone sampling techniques for collecting citizen survey data for community mental health center's needs assessments were compared on the basis of respondent demographic characteristics; response, completion, and refusal rates; and, administrative costs. Initially, all households were chosen via random digit dialing. Then, one technique allowed the surveyor to interview any adult member of a household who answered the phone. The other technique used was developed by Troldahl and Carter and required the use of a reference table procedure to determine the appropriate respondent. While more expensive, the Troldahl-Carter method produced significantly better representativeness of the population for a rural county. Factors relating to a decision regarding which technique to employ are discussed. |
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