Comments on: Research ethics, journalism, and paid participation http://transpacifica.net/2009/04/13/research-ethics-journalism-and-paid-participation/ News, commentary, and resources on the transpacific world. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Myopinion http://transpacifica.net/2009/04/13/research-ethics-journalism-and-paid-participation/comment-page-1/#comment-82505 Myopinion Sun, 01 May 2011 06:29:00 +0000 http://transpacifica.net/?p=505#comment-82505 As a Field Interviewer I have participated in several studies that paid respondents $30 at completion of the interview. In 2008 it seemed to help in cooperation. Later, the $30 was scoffed at by some and did little to decrease avoidance issues. Some respondents still appreciated the compensation. Some will not participate regardless, some will participate because they feel a civic duty... Some simply won't answer the door; some Many sources are available at this link: http://www.marketingprofs.com/ea/qst_question.asp?qstID=31605 http://www.copafs.org/seminars/use_of_incentives_five_questions.aspx http://www.rti.org/pubs/aapor07_currivan_paper.pdf I do not think you can compare Journalism Sources to Study Respondents. Even though you obviously do not financially need to work as a Field Interviewer, if you have not done so--I highly recommend it. Not as a researcher, not as admin--but on the ground level as a FIELD Interviewer/Data Collector. As a Field Interviewer I have participated in several studies that paid respondents $30 at completion of the interview. In 2008 it seemed to help in cooperation. Later, the $30 was scoffed at by some and did little to decrease avoidance issues. Some respondents still appreciated the compensation. Some will not participate regardless, some will participate because they feel a civic duty… Some simply won’t answer the door; some

Many sources are available at this link: http://www.marketingprofs.com/ea/qst_question.asp?qstID=31605

http://www.copafs.org/seminars/use_of_incentives_five_questions.aspx

http://www.rti.org/pubs/aapor07_currivan_paper.pdf

I do not think you can compare Journalism Sources to Study Respondents.

Even though you obviously do not financially need to work as a Field Interviewer, if you have not done so–I highly recommend it. Not as a researcher, not as admin–but on the ground level as a FIELD Interviewer/Data Collector.

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