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Current chapter – Appendix J: Example fieldwork schedule


As noted in the doing the fieldwork section,  councils have some flexibility in how they schedule the fieldwork. Councils may choose to issue all questionnaires in one week and all reminders three weeks later. Alternatively councils may send out the questionnaires and reminders in waves, so that the workload is spread out over a number, or all available, weeks. The following example timetable for issuing questionnaires and reminders in four waves so that the fieldwork can be completed by mid March.

Table 4: A suggested timetable for sending out questionnaires and reminders in four waves

Week commencing 8 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 29 Jan 5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb  4 March
Questionnaires sent out  Week 1 Week 2 sample Week 3 sample Week 4 sample          
Initial return date (end of week)      Week 1 sample Week 2 sample Week 3 sample Week 4 sample      
Reminder       To week 1 sample To week 2 sample To week 3 sample To week 4 sample     

 


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