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MAILED VERSUS INTERNET SURVEYS: COMPARING FINDINGS OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR AMERICANS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER

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2019, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
Studies have compared the equivalence of socio-demographic and key findings between mailed paper and online surveys. However, there are only a few that have surveyed adults 50 years and above. This study aimed to assess the comparability of respondents between mailed paper and online survey, and identify the effects of survey mode on responses to a survey on community livability. Data for this study was extracted from Age Friendly Oxford Project conducted in Oxford, OH, which surveyed older adults aged 50 years and above via mailed paper and online modes. Mailed survey recipients were randomly selected from the county voter registration list while convenience sampling was used for online survey. There were 295 mailed and 150 online survey respondents. Various descriptive, bivariate and multiple regression analyses were performed in SAS v9.4. Findings revealed overrepresentation of whites, females and younger older adults among online participants; survey mode was significantly related to few domains of livability before and after controlling for certain socio-demographic variables. Adding a second mode of data collection did not improve the representativeness of the sample and there were few significant differences in key study findings between two modes. Future studies should use random sampling for both modes to study sample representativeness, equivalence of key findings and mode effects.
Suzanne Kunkel, PhD (Committee Chair)
Sara McLaughlin, PhD (Committee Member)
Scott Brown, PhD (Committee Member)
45 p.

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  • Dhakal, U. (2019). MAILED VERSUS INTERNET SURVEYS: COMPARING FINDINGS OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR AMERICANS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564674382317356

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dhakal, Usha. MAILED VERSUS INTERNET SURVEYS: COMPARING FINDINGS OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR AMERICANS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564674382317356.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dhakal, Usha. "MAILED VERSUS INTERNET SURVEYS: COMPARING FINDINGS OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR AMERICANS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564674382317356

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)