Fieldwork research services
Postal fieldwork services
Scope
For postal mail interviewing, 1WR disposes of bulk post accounts for Paris France which
provide expeditions and T responses worldwide. Special packages are also used for product samples, so they are distributed with precaution.
Advantages of postal surveys include:
- Low cost especially for multiple waves
- Longer surveys possible (respondents complete questionnaire at their own pace)
- Product samples dispatching
Background
Specific parts of the project are retained to protect confidentiality.
This project followed-up usage and attitudes (U&A) for consumer
personal care,
fabric care and home care categories internationally: US, UK, France,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Sampling and methodology
Questionnaires were long and there were budgetary constraints. Some
socio-categories in some countries were not highly literate. A postal
panel was considered. Recruiting was done randomly through various
techniques. For poor literate socio-categories, specific face to face
interviewing was planned. Four waves a year originally based on 500
panellists per country. Each panellist (self-completed or face to face
modes) indicated various brand and product preferences as well as
general and specific category usage and attitudes.Project duration
10 weeks per wave (1 week preparation, 8 week fielding) .Quality
Controls consisted of specific pre-recruited participants conducted by
telephone and participants self-completed returned interviews. © Copyright 1 World Research (1WR.net)
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updated last Sept. 2004
updated last Sept. 2004