A total of 200 business and 200 social science students were sent one of two surveys defined to be of high or low interest. With each questionnaire was a letter addressing the mailee in one of four levels of formality. Neither the interest nor the address was associated with response rate, which was about 32%, however, women were more likely to respond than men. Implications for mail-order surveys are briefly discussed.
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