A panel assembled by the National Research Council’s Committee on National Statistics has released a study of why survey response rates are declining and what this means for the accuracy of survey results. The report, funded by the Russell Sage Foundation, presents an agenda for future research on these issues. Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer was one of the ten panel members who contributed to the workshop, panel presentations, and resulting report.
Click here to obtain a free PDF of the report at the NAP web site.