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The study involves a nationally representative sample of individuals who
were aged 51-61 in 1992 and their spouses. Participants were approached by an
interviewer (face to face interview) and paid $10.00 per person or $30.00 for both
parts of the couple. In case of a refusal was identified by the interviewer, a
second attempt was made, with a different interviewer and the financial incentive
was doubled ($20.00 per person or $60.00 for both parts of the couple). This
second attempt strategy added 503 cases. For the individuals who still refused, a
one-page Federal Express letter was sent, explaining that a substantial financial
incentive ($100 per person and $299 for both halves of the couple) would be
given and that an interviewer would call shortly after. Six hundred twelve cases,
from what had been previously refusals, were added with this third attempt
strategy. These strategies resulted in a response rate of 82% and a total sample
size of 12,654 (Juster & Suzman, 1995).
The approximate time for answering the core sections of the survey is 130
minutes. The Demographics and Physical Health and Function sections,
answered by both people in the household, took approximate 3 and 15 minutes,
respectively, to answer. The Family Structure and Transfers section (Table 6)
was only answered by the female respondent in a two-spouse household. All
unmarried respondents (or with no co-residential partner) provided information
about their own family structure.49
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Forjaz, Maria João Bettencourt Pereira. Comparative Models of the Impact of Social Support on Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients, dissertation, May 2000; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2533/m1/57/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .