Some dynamics of questionnaire completion and return among professional and managerial personnel: The relative impacts of reception at work site or place of residence

Abstract

Survey results from 700 male Ss indicate that overall response and completion rates for closed-ended questions were independent of whether questionnaires were mailed to an S's place of residence or work site. However, receipt of the survey instrument at home or on the job did affect completion rates for open-ended questions. It is suggested that mailed surveys designed to include middle-class males employed in professional or managerial occupations might receive higher completion rates for open-ended questionnaire items when contact with Ss occurs at place of work rather than residence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)