A comprehensive study on the characteristics of mail survey

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This study examined the characteristics of mail survey, which becomes more important in circumstances of social survey in contemporary Japan. Specifically, we compared the results of two types of administration condition : one is to secure the anonymity of the respondents, and the other is not necessarily to do so. We also compared the results of these mail surveys with that of other survey mode, such as face-to-face interviewing. Differences between two administration conditions of mail survey were smaller compared to those among different survey modes.