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Abstract
Asking questions off respondents is one of the main data collection methods in social science and its associated applied fields. The oldest survey methods are the face-to-face interview and the mail questionnaire. After 1970, telephone interviews have become increasingly popular. One of the most important questions for survey researchers is whether the data collected by one method differ from the data collected by another. This study compares four major modes of survey research: face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, Self- administered paper and pencil questionnaires and online questionnaires. After a theoretical discussion why mode effects may occur, the researcher presents a comprehensive overview of the research literature. This is followed by the results of a mode comparison. The combination of an incisive analysis of issues in survey methodology with sophisticated data analysis techniques gives this study a broad scope. It will be of interest to both social science methodologists and people who work in theoretical or applied social research