Table of Contents

An Introduction to Survey Participation.

A Conceptual Framework for Survey Participation.

Data Resources for Testing Theories of Survey Participation.

Influences on the Likelihood of Contact.

Influences of Household Characteristics on SurveyCooperation.

Social Environmental Influences on Survey Participation.

Influences of the Interviewers.

When Interviewers Meet Householders: The Nature of InitialInteractions.

Influences of Householder-Interviewer Interactions on SurveyCooperation.

How Survey Design Features Affect Participation.

Practical Survey Design Acknowledging Nonresponse.

References.

Index.

About the Author

ROBERT M. GROVES, PhD, is Professor and Senior Research Scientistat the University of Michigan. He is the author of Survey Errorsand Survey Costs and Chief Editor of Telephone Survey Methodology,both available from Wiley.

MICK P. COUPER, PhD, is Assistant Research Scientist in the SurveyResearch Center at the University of Michigan.

Reviews

"...an important resource for professional sand students?as well asthose who use survey methods or data in business, government, andacademia." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 961, 2001/11)

2008 AAPOR (American Association for Public OpinionResearch) Book of the YearAAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) 2008 Book of the Year