TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Mental health citizen surveys: A comparison of two within household telephone sampling techniques
JO  - Evaluation and program planning
A1  - Sabin, Martha C.
A1  - Godley, Susan Harrington
SP  - 137
EP  - 141
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.<p /> 
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SN  - 0149-7189
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(87)90049-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -