Contracting Meter Readers in a Drop-Off/Pick-Up Survey in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Authors: Clark, William A.¹; Finley, James C.²

Source: Society and Natural Resources, Volume 20, Number 7, August 2007 , pp. 669-673(5)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Telephone and mail surveys are commonly used to collect data on a given population. However, these methods are impractical when there are no available address/phone lists or when the postal and phone systems lack security or reliability. We employed the local water company's meter readers to conduct a drop-off/pick-up survey on water conservation attitudes in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. This method provided low costs, good coverage, quick turnaround time, and a high response rate.

Keywords: drop-off/pick-up surveys; improving survey response rates; survey administration

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920701329686

Affiliations: 1: Cooperative Studies-Southwest University Neofit Rilski, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria 2: School of Forest Resources, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

Publication date: 2007-08-01

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