Type of approach | Number of approaches | Number of responses | Crude response rate (%) | Adjusted number of approaches | Adjusted number of responses | Adjusted response rate (%) and (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Postal survey personalised | 5,500 | 511 | 9.3 | 5,500 | 575* | 10.5 (9.7-11.3) |
Postal survey generic | 4,000 | 266 | 6.7 | 4,000 | 299* | 7.5 (6.7-8.3) |
Internet survey personalised | 10,000 | 289 | 2.9 | 6,210** | 289 | 4.7 (4.2-5.2) |
Internet survey generic | 7,000 | 101 | 1.4 | 4,515*** | 101 | 2.2 (1.8-2.6) |
Telephone survey personalised | 1,000 | 273 | 27.3 | 903**** | 273 | 30.2 (27.2-33.2) |
Total | 34,500 | 1621 | 4.7 | 25,384 | 1,621 | 6.4 (6.1-6.7) |