THORNTON, ARLAND; FREEDMAN, DEBORAH S.; CAMBURN, DONALD - In: Sociological Methods & Research 11 (1982) 1, pp. 33-51
Problems of maintaining respondent rapport in surveys are exacerbated when respondents are asked to participate repeatedly over time or when several members of a family are interviewed. This article details the techniques used to maintain respondent rapport in a longitudinal study involving six...