期刊
CIN-COMPUTERS INFORMATICS NURSING
卷 29, 期 -, 页码 381-385出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181f9dc45
关键词
Internet research; Practical issues; Quota sampling
资金
- National Institutes of Health (NIH/NINR/NIA) [R01NR008926]
Quota sampling has been suggested as a potentially good method for Internet-based research and has been used by several researchers working with Internet samples. However, very little is known about the issues or concerns in using a quota sampling method in Internet research. The purpose of this article was to present the practical issues using quota sampling in an Internet-based study. During the Internet study, the research team recorded all recruitment issues that arose and made written notes indicating the possible reasons for the problems. In addition, biweekly team discussions were conducted for which written records were kept. Overall, quota sampling was effective in ensuring that an adequate number of midlife women were recruited from the targeted ethnic groups. However, during the study process, we encountered the following practical issues using quota sampling: (1) difficulty reaching out to women in lower socioeconomic classes, (2) difficulty ensuring authenticity of participants' identities, (3) participants giving inconsistent answers for the screening questions versus the Internet survey questions, (4) potential problems with a question on socioeconomic status, (5) resentment toward the research project and/or researchers because of rejection, and ( 6) a longer time and more expense than anticipated.
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