Response rates to surveys with self-addressed, stamped envelopes versus a self-addressed label.
Return rates were studied for a survey on the perceived professional preparation of therapeutic recreation specialists by directors of college and university recreational therapy programs. Specifically, returns for surveys with self-addressed, stamped return envelopes enclosed were compared to those with self-adhering return address labels. Of the 75 surveys sent with a self-addressed, stamped return envelope, 42 responses (56%) were returned at a cost of $2.58 per respondent. Of the 72 surveys sent with a self-adhering return address label 43 responses (59.7%) were returned at a cost of $1.56 per response. While there was no significant difference in return rates, the self-adhering return address label was more cost effective than the self-addressed, stamped, return envelopes.
Department of Public Health and Rehabilitative Services, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003625:Data Collection / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011177:Postal Service / Q000191:economics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000191:economics