High Point University Survey Research Center Uses Instant Census for Text Message Study
Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 02, 2016 -- Instant Census and the High Point University Survey Research Center Associate Director, Brian McDonald, ran a research study exploring the effects of using automated text messaging for survey research using Instant Census’ platform.
Occurring in the Fall of 2015, the HPU Survey Research Center's study explored survey panel recruitment through SMS, SMS survey response times, and tracking ancillary data using SMS. Two text messages surveys were run simultaneously to test different recruitment methods and Instant Census' functionality. The first method asked participants in a landline phone survey to provide an email address to be recruited into a future text message survey. The second method asked participants at the end of a cellphone telephone survey if they would provide verbal consent to be texted in a future research study.
McDonald presented the study’s findings at a panel discussion at the International Field Directors and Technology Conference (IFDTC) in Austin, Texas. McDonald noted,
“The panel was composed of survey research experts showcasing their own work. . . Attending the IFDTC conference to highlight the work conducted through the Survey Research Center was the perfect platform to present this preliminary research.”
To view complete study results, visit: http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2016/05/HPU-Instant-Census-Pilot-Project.pdf
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