The telephone experiment in the Canadian Labour Force Survey - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 12-001-X197500254831Description: This paper summarizes the results of a telephone experiment conducted in conjunction with the Canadian Labour Force Survey over the period June 1972 to November 1973. Included in the paper is a detailed outline of the purpose and design of the experiment. A discussion of the impact telephone interviewing had on the cost of enumeration, non-response and participation and unemployment rates is given. In addition, interviewer and respondent attitudes toward telephone interviewing are described. Finally, the paper summarizes the experiences gained from this experiment and indicates some areas where further examinations related to telephone interviewing can be carried out.
Issue Number: 1975002Author(s): Muirhead, R.C.; Gower, Allen R.; Newton, F.T.Main Product:Survey Methodology
