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Table 2 Response rates by gender and age

From: A randomized trial of mailed questionnaires versus telephone interviews: Response patterns in a survey

 

Mailed questionnaire

Telephone interview

 

%

N

%

N

Total

58.1

2611

56.2*

1389

Gender

    

Men

54.2

1319

57.9

681

Women

62.0

1292

54.7

708

Age

    

20 – 30

56.6

698

56.3

352

31 – 40

62.8

653

51.6

347

41 – 50

59.0

649

61.8

351

51 – 60

53.7

611

55.2

339

  1. *153 persons assigned to telephone interviews answered mailed questionnaires. The response rate for the combined data collection strategy was 67.2%.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

ISSN: 1471-2288

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