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SRO Project Name: Interests of the General Public
SRO Project Acronym: IGP
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Principal Investigator(s): Tourangeau, Roger (SRC-SMP); Groves, Bob (SRC-SMP); Kennedy, Courtney (SRC-SMP)
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Project Description: This is a methodological study, designed to measure the effects of survey presentation on nonresponse and measurement error. Using a list sample of registered voters in Maryland, the goal is to complete 200 interviews with people who voted in the 2004 general election and 200 with people who didn't. Half of the selected respondents receive a prenotification letter describing this as a survey of health and lifestyles, while the other half receives a letter describing it as a study of politics, elections, and voting. Also, half of each group receives a $5 bill with the letter, while the other half gets no monetary incentive. When interviewers call, they must constrain their descriptions of the survey to the type of description that the respondent received in the letter.
Project Type: Data Collection
Experiments: No
Project Start Date: 01/01/1996
Project End Date: 01/01/1996
Mode(s): Telephone
Senior Project Advisor (SPA): Chardoul, Stephanie A
Project Lead: Hemingway, Lloyd Fate
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Production Manager: Stark, Russell W
Budget Analyst: Sheng, Nan-Sheng
Other Project Staff: Dave Dybicki, Jeff Smith, Megan Turf
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Data Security Plan: Yes
Data Use Agreement: Yes
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Total Number of Interviewers: 12
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Screener: Yes
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Proxy Interviews Allowed: Yes
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