Question

A random sample of 5,000 households are selected for interviews with the following results:

1,010 completed interviews
864 refusals by the respondent
3,126 no answer/not at home

The response rate is:

A. 19%.
B. 20%.
C. 36%.
D. 38%.
E. 51%.

Answer 1

B. 20%.

Explanation:

Hello!

The response rate is the number of people that respond to a survey concerning the complete sample size.

In this case, the sample size is 5000 households and the number of respondents (people who completed the interviews) is 1010. So the response rate is:

1010/5000= 0.202

The correct answer is B.

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