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Survey Response Rates and Survey Administration in Counseling and Clinical Psychology

A Meta-Analysis

University of Denver

Kathy E. Green

University of Denver

Monica Martinussen

University of Tromsø, Norway

This article reports results of a meta-analysis of survey response rates in published research in counseling and clinical psychology over a 20-year span and describes reported survey administration procedures in those fields. Results of 308 survey administrations showed a weighted average response rate of 49.6%. Among possible moderators, response rates differed only by population sampled, journal in which articles were published, sampling source and method, and use of follow-up. Researchers whose studies were included in this meta-analysis used follow-up but rarely used incentives, prenotification, or other response-facilitation methods to maximize response rates. Although the future of survey research in general may rely more heavily on Internet data collection, mail surveys dominate in this field.

Key Words: counseling psychology • survey research • response rates • meta-analysis

This version was published on June 1, 2009

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 69, No. 3, 389-403 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0013164408324462


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