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Table 3 The total and per unit cost of surveys 1, 2 and 3 conducted between 2000–2005.

From: Emerging advantages and drawbacks of telephone surveying in public health research in Ireland and the U.K

 

Survey 1

Survey 2

Survey 3

Set-up and database

€ 3,810

€1,419

€ 8,870

Interviewer salaries

€27,940

€6,918

€55,707

Phone charges

€5,067

€1,794

€1,500

Data entry

€ 7,620

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0

Total cost

€44, 437

€10,131

€66,077

Unit cost per completed interview

€4.48

€6.65

€15.65