Survey response rates: Reassessing expectations
Lay Summary This article reviews different survey response rate definitions and how response rates are connected to research design. Strategies to increase response rates are discussed and suggestions for best practices are provided, including clearly describing how the response rate was calculated.
Authors
- Michelle L. Macy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4401-7384)
- Marie E. Heffernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-6963)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaf031
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60