Does sampling using random digit dialling really cost more than sampling from telephone directories: Debunking the myths

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) is widely used for health surveys. The advantages of CATI over face-to-face interviewing are timeliness and cost reduction to achieve the same sample size and geographical coverage. Two...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eyeson-Annan Margo, Yang Baohui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/6/6