SELECTING A METHOLOGY6A. Getting the Survey to Seniors

• Weigh pros and cons of each method

• Mail Surveys

  • Excludes those with vision and literacy difficulties
  • Low response rate

• Phone Surveys

  • Must have a large amount of people to get target sample size due to hang-ups and refusals.
  • Excludes those without a phone who often are the most vulnerable.
  • Costly

• In-Person

  • Very costly

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