The cost-effectiveness of cash versus lottery incentives for a web-based, stated-preference community survey |
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Authors: | Aleksandra Gajic David Cameron Jeremiah Hurley |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics, McMaster University, KTH 430, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M4, Canada 2. Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 3. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Abstract: | We present the results of a randomized experiment to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of response incentives for a stated-preference survey of a general community population. The survey was administered using a mixed-mode approach, in which community members were invited to participate using a traditional mailed letter using contact information for a representative sample of the community; but individuals completed the survey via the web, which exploited the advantages of electronic capture. Individuals were randomized to four incentive groups: (a) no incentive, (b) prepaid cash incentive ($2), (c) a low lottery (10 prizes of $25) and (d) a high lottery (2 prizes of $250). Letters of invitation were mailed to 3,000 individuals. In total, 405 individuals (14.4%) contacted the website and 277 (9.8%) provided complete responses. The prepaid cash incentive generated the highest contact and response rates (23.3 and 17.3%, respectively), and no incentive generated the lowest (9.1 and 5.7%, respectively). The high lottery, however, was the most cost-effective incentive for obtaining completed surveys: compared with no incentive, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per completed survey for high lottery was $13.89; for prepaid cash, the ICER was $18.29. This finding suggests that the preferred response incentive for community-based, stated-preference surveys is a lottery with a small number of large prizes. |
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