Great Effort Is Expended to Maximize the Response Rate for Mailed

question 47

Essay

Great effort is expended to maximize the response rate for mailed questionnaires. Discuss why maximizing the response rate is so important. Describe the things that can be done to maximize the response rate for mailed questionnaires.

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Definitions:

Categorical Grants

Federal funds provided to states and localities, earmarked for specific, narrowly defined purposes, usually with conditions attached.

Unfunded Mandates

Regulations or requirements imposed by higher levels of government without providing corresponding funds to cover the costs.

Block Grants

Funds provided by the federal government to state and local governments to support broad purposes with relatively few restrictions on how they are spent.

Cooperative Federalism

A concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems.