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	CASRO On the Definition of Response Rates
		The term "response rate" has a specific meaning to many authors and is generally accepted to designate the ratio of the number of completed interviews divided by the number of eligible units in the sample.
		In this case, the response rate is equal to the screening completion rate, i.e., the proportion of units where a decision has been reached as to whether or not a unit is eligible multiplied by the interview completion rate, that is, the proportion of screened eligible responses who completed an interview.
		Response rates for various segments of the sampled population in the form of an "Accounting Table" are suggested by the Panel on Incomplete Data.
	www.casro.org /resprates.cfm (5146 words)

	FAQ - Response Rate - About Us - Press Ganey Associates, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Response bias is a concern when the scores differ by type of customer and the under-represented groups comprise a sizable proportion of the entire customer base.
		Response bias is a concern when two conditions are met: (1) the scores differ by type of respondent and (2) the under-represented groups comprise a sizable proportion of the respondents.
		Achieving a high response rate reduces the chance of response bias (the chance that those who responded are different from those who didn't).
	www.pressganey.com /about_us/FAQs/FAQ_response_rate.php (1508 words)

	Census Bureau Begins Releasing Census 2000 Geographic Files for Redistricting
		In 1970, the response rate was 78 percent; in 1980, 75 percent; and in 1990, 65 percent.
		Iowa, with a response rate of 76 percent, was the highest, followed closely by Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin at 75 percent and South Dakota at 74 percent.
		In all, 14 states had a response rate of 70 percent or more; nine were in the Midwest, two were in the Northeast, two in the West and one in the South.
	www.census.gov /Press-Release/www/2000/cn57.html (994 words)

	AASLD Conference - Report 2 : Estrogen Replacement Therapy Enhances The Response Rate to Interferon Of HCV+ Post ...
		Estrogens are known to contribute to the regulation of the immune response and the liver is an estrogen-responsive organ.
		A sustained response was achieved in 28% of the pre-menopausal women, in 12% of the post-menopausal not on hormone replacement therapy, and 30% of the post-menopausal women on estrogen replacement therapy.
		The authors concluded that the response rate to IFN for chronic hepatitis C is influenced by estrogen status.
	www.natap.org /2001/aasld/rpt02aasld.htm (419 words)

	Survey Response Rates calculation online. According to CASRO, council of american survey research organisations
		In calculating the CASRO response rate it is assumed that the proportion of eligible cases in the unknown cases is equivalent to the proportion of eligible cases in the sum of cases in the sample of which the eligibility or ineligibility could be determined.
		The various versions of the response rate take the respondents of whom eligibility could not be determined as all eligible, as all not eligible, or a fraction "e" of the unknown respondents is considered to be eligible.
		In the case of the ISER cooperation rate an estimate is considered of the number of contacted eligible persons in the unknown category, in the case of the AAPOR cooperation rate unknowns are not considered.
	home.clara.net /sisa/resprhlp.htm (1507 words)

	Methodology: Response rate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the first 2 months after the surveys were mailed, the initial response rate was approximately 50 percent.
		After followup calls were conducted, the response rate increased to approximately 87 percent for the representative sample and 81 percent for the comparative sample.
		Response rates for the representative sample varied by area type, but not significantly (see figure 1).
	ojjdp.ncjrs.org /pubs/96natyouthgangsrvy/meth_3.html (257 words)

	What is your Customer Response Rate? A Case Study
		For some products, in some industries, a 2% response rate is about as good as you can expect, and may be highly profitable.
		Their retention rate after nine months was only 38% and falling, while the last mailing group averaged only 34%.
		Response rates for the Value Packages are not yet in, because coupon redemption and check applications take many months to complete.
	www.dbmarketing.com /articles/Art108.htm (1846 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Response rates to e-mail surveys, however, do not consistently show benefits over postal mail, and in some cases fall below what may be seen as acceptable levels of response.
		Response rates for e-mail surveys (see Table 1) vary from a low of 6 percent (Tse et al, 1995) to a high of 75 percent (Kiesler and Sproull, 1986).
		Because speed of response has been seen as a key benefit to e-mail surveys, enhancing response speed is important for researchers who wish to maximize the potential of the mode.
	web.utk.edu /~sjmcmill/Research/MS1257.doc (4666 words)

	PMRS \| Response rate Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The fact remains that response rates are declining and this has to concern anyone who cares about survey data reliability.
		Taken together with the fact that the aggregate response rate increased by 1.6% despite the increase in refusals, the Committee hypothesizes that field organizations are working harder to complete their studies.
		The Response Rate Committee will publish a follow-up article in the new year outlining some of the areas of difference in field practice which should be reviewed in order to improve response rates and halt the increase in refusal rates.
	www.pmrs-aprm.com /SpecialResponse/article02.html (1505 words)

	The Honolulu Advertiser \| Local News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Hawaii residents were well back of the national response rate with a 55 percent rate, well short of the 62 percent rate recorded in 1990.
		In 1980, the response rate fell to 75 percent and in 1990 to 65 percent.
		Prewitt noted that the response rate is lowest with the Census 2000 long forms, a detailed questionnaire that some people have found to be intrusive.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Apr/16/localnews10.html (298 words)

	Arbitron Press Release
		Overall response rates decline from 33.7 percent in 2003 to 33.0 percent in 2004.
		In the 20 “targeted” low-response Metros, the new treatments increased response rates by 2.7 percentage points, from 26.5 percent in Spring 2003 to 29.2 percent in Spring 2004.
		The consent rate declined 2.0 points, from 60.1 percent in Spring 2003 to 58.1 percent in Spring 2004.
	www.arbitron.com /NEWSROOM/archive/08_11_04.htm (914 words)

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		Question: The RFP requires a response rate of 95 percent for state directors and directors of training programs and 90 percent for recent graduates.
		While 95 percent response is attainable for the directors, this goal is unrealistic for graduates contacted by telephone or mail.
		Response: ED is prepared to receive proposals delivered by Federal Express or any other carrier up until June 21, 2000 at 2:00 p.m.
	www.ed.gov /fund/data/report/contracts/rfp/00r0040/amend1.txt (1178 words)

	PMRS \| Response rate Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Response Rate Committee has also reported in previous years that response rates vary substantially by whether the sponsor is identified or not and by list vs random samples.
		As well, their refusal rate definition is based on a larger denominator which includes eligible numbers not contacted, resulting in the appearance of a lower reported "number" for refusal rate.
		Over the next 12 months, the PMRS Response Rate Committee will conduct a comprehensive review of the different refusal and response rate definitions used in the Industry and, through dialogue with AIRMS, attempt to reach consensus on the most appropriate definitions to be used in Canada.
	www.pmrs-aprm.com /specialresponse/article01.html (1022 words)

	HispanicAd -News-
		In the overall Spring 2005 survey, the average Metro survey area response rate declined 1.4 percentage points, from 33.1 percent in Spring 2004 to 31.7 percent in Spring 2005.
		The consent rate declined 2.8 points, from 58.1 percent in Spring 2004 to 55.3 percent in Spring 2005.
		Response rate: the percentage of the total eligible sample who returned a usable diary.
	www.hispanicad.com /cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=17524 (480 words)

	A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial Comparing Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b to Interferon Alfa-2b as Initial Treatment for ...
		The higher ETVR rate in patients treated with 1.5 ug/kg peginterferon alfa-2b compared with those treated with 1.0 ug/kg peginterferon alfa-2b (49% compared with 41%, P =.049) is largely the result of a significantly higher response rate in HCV genotype 1 infected patients (87/223, 39% compared with 50/199, 25%, respectively, P =.002).
		The sustained combined response rate at week 72 was twofold higher in subjects treated with 1.0 ug/kg (24%; P <.001) or 1.5 ug/kg (23%; P <.001) of peginterferon alfa-2b than in subjects treated with interferon alfa-2b (12%).
		Relapse rates are lower and sustained virological response rates higher in patients treated with the combination of ribavirin and interferon alfa-2b for 48 weeks compared with those treated with interferon alfa-2b alone.
	www.natap.org /2001/sep/randomized091301.htm (2248 words)

	Sloan-Kettering - Response Rate for New Kidney Cancer Drug is More than Double that of Standard Treatment
		Response Rate for New Kidney Cancer Drug is More than Double that of Standard Treatment
		Of the 25 patients who achieved a partial response, the median duration of partial response was 10 plus months.
		These agents have a response rate of 15 percent and cause significant side effects for virtually all treated patients.
	www.mskcc.org /mskcc/html/57355.cfm (604 words)

	Estimating Response Rates in Random-Digit-Dialing Surveys
		An estimate of the eligibility rate among sample members that cannot be contacted and screened during the field data collection period is an important component of the formula used to calculate overall response rates.
		This paper extends an approach suggested by Massey (1995) for estimating the response rate in telephone surveys with screening by using data to estimate percentage of eligible households.
		Noting that the eligibility rate determined from these data was lower than the rate expected from other data sources, Massey (1995) suggested alternative estimates of both the household working-number rate and the eligibility rate that lead to an alternative estimate of the overall response rate.
	www.jpsm.umd.edu /icsn/papers/EzzatiRiceCoronado.htm (1438 words)

	The Physician and Sportsmedicine: News Briefs
		Eight years later, the all-cause death rate for male smokers with blunted heart-rate response to exercise was 10% and the rate of coronary events was 17%.
		The death and coronary disease rates for nonsmokers who had a blunted heart rate response to exercise were 3% and 6%.
		Smokers who have a blunted cardiac response to exercise are at high risk for having a major coronary event or even dying and should be considered for further cardiac investigation and referral to a cardiologist, he says.
	www.physsportsmed.com /issues/1998/02feb/news.htm (789 words)

	PROC PROBIT Statement
		If all responses are greater than zero, the initial estimate of the natural response rate is the minimal response rate (the ratio of the number of responses to the number of subjects in a dose group) across all dose levels.
		If one or more of the responses is zero (making the response rate zero in that dose group), the initial estimate of the natural rate is the reciprocal of twice the largest number of subjects in any dose group in the experiment.
		Response level ordering is important since PROC PROBIT always models the probability of response levels at the beginning of the ordering.
	www.uni.edu /sasdoc/stat/chap54/sect5.htm (963 words)

	Response rate promising in test of C225 and docetaxel in advanced lung cancer
		Response rate promising in test of C225 and docetaxel in advanced lung cancer
		By the most conservative estimate, this means tumors shrank in one-quarter (25.5 percent) of patients in this trial, whereas median response in second-line therapy is generally 5 percent to10 percent, according to Kim, an assistant professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology.
		That response is not likely due to the use of docetaxel, given that a large Phase III trial of this docetaxel as second line therapy found a response rate of just 6 percent.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-05/uotm-rrp053003.php (346 words)

	Arbitron Press Release
		The company’s continuing efforts to stem the ongoing decline in response rates for the top ten markets have resulted in a 0.6 percent increase from 27.3 to 27.9 in Summer 2003.
		The average Metro consent rate declined 2.8 points from 59.7 percent in Summer 2002 to 56.9 percent in Summer 2003.
		We are expanding our focus beyond the top ten to include twenty additional low response rate markets and are actively working on the next steps in our long range plan for expanding the scope of our response rate efforts.
	www.arbitron.com /newsroom/archive/11_05_03.htm (838 words)

	M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Response Rate Promising in Test of C225 and Docetaxel in Advanced Lung Cancer
		Researchers testing a combination of chemotherapy and the experimental monoclonal antibody agent C225 in patients with advanced, relapsed non-small cell lung cancer found that 65% of 47 patients had a response or stable disease, and several patients remain alive almost one year after starting the therapy.
		By the most conservative estimate, this means tumors shrank in one-quarter (25.5%) of patients in this trial, whereas median response in second-line therapy is generally 5% to10%, according to Kim, an assistant professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology.
		That response is not likely due to the use of docetaxel, given that a large Phase III trial of this docetaxel as second line therapy found a response rate of just 6 %.
	www.mdanderson.org /about_mda/news/display.cfm?id=46914379-7dec-414a-ab92cefbba3b3adf&method=displayfull&pn=033766c5-832a-11d4-aec800508bdcce3a (369 words)

	Overall Response Rate in Cancer Trials Improving
		The team reports the rates of response to treatment, of stable disease, of grade 4 toxic events, and of treatment-related deaths.
		Overall response rates among phase 1 oncology trials are higher than previously reported, the authors conclude, although they have not changed for classic phase 1 trials, and toxicity-related death rates have remained stable.
		Rates of response and toxicity vary, however, among the various types of phase 1 oncology trials.
	health.dailynewscentral.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=456 (456 words)

	Local News - Texas census response rate remains low
		WASHINGTON — The nation as a whole improved its response rate to the 2000 Census, but Texas ranked 33rd among U.S. states and few of its counties met their targeted response levels.
		In Abilene, 68 percent of its residents responded to the census; the city’s target rate was 69 percent.
		That’s a reversal of a three-decade downward response spiral.
	www.texnews.com /1998/2000/local/census0921.html (545 words)

	JS Online: Census response rate up in U.S. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Similarly, the city of Milwaukee saw a decline in its response rate to 68% from 71% in 1990.
		While this year's national return rate is an improvement over 1990, it is still well behind the 78% response rate in 1970 and the 75% rate in 1980.
		In fact, the return rate was 11% higher for the short form than the long form, he told reporters, but the bureau was able to close the gap through follow-up visits to homes that did not return the long form.
	www.jsonline.com /news/state/sep00/census20s1091900.asp (1056 words)

	Census response rate improving (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cape Elizabeth is improving in its response to the 2000 Census, but we still have a way to go to meet the target response rate.
		Cape Elizabeth's current response rate of 77 percent exceeds both the national and state rates, which are also trailing their target rates.
		The target rate is calculated by looking at the 1990 Census response rate and adding 5 percent.
	www.capeelizabeth.com /news/census3.html (199 words)

	Census Bureau, Census 2000, 1990 Census Mail Response Rates
		If a tribal entity crosses state lines, it is listed under all appropriate states, but the mail response rate is calculated only on that portion of the reservation that falls within the state being displayed.
		The mail response rates were calculated only for those areas of the country where either the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) or Census Bureau staff delivered questionnaires to addresses prior to Census Day (April 1).
		Mail response rate covers all of those questionnaires that are returned before the nonresponse followup universe is determined.
	www.census.gov /dmd/www/mailresp.html (347 words)

	Low response rate - Marketing Research Roundtable
		However the response rate continues to be low although of the change and the repetitive reminders.I tried writing its urgent, its for your own benefit, its a 3 mintue survey but no use.
		One approach to ensuring a single response per employee but maintaining anonymity is the random drawing of passwords.
		It can be quite difficult to get good responses when they know that people inside the company will be looking at their responses.
	forum.researchinfo.com /showthread.php?t=1123 (1193 words)

	DNP Vaccine produces 13 percent response rate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Partial responses were observed from as short as 5 months after treatment to as long as 47 months or later, while the two complete responses occurred at 12 and 29 months post-therapy.
		Patient survival was related to therapeutic response, with median survival more than doubled in responders as compared with nonresponders (Treatment of metastatic melanoma with autologous, hapten-modified melanoma vaccine: Regression of pulmonary metastases, International Journal of Cancer, November 2001;94(4):531-539).
		In patients who showed DTH response to unmodified cells, survival was significant, according to the authors, which may have signaled the efficacy of the vaccine.
	www.mucosalmelanoma.org /vaccines/dnp.htm (461 words)

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