Table 4.
Lag Time (Reference Category = 2–3 days) | Sample Lines with Non-Contact Outcome on First Dial | Sample Lines with Answering Machine/Voicemail Outcome on First Dial | ||||||
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Landline Model (N=302,817) | Cell Model (N=109,000) | Landline Model (N=267,824) | Cell Model (N=240,346) | |||||
Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | |
0–1 day | 1.05 | 0.96 – 1.16 | 0.91 | 0.81 – 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.97 – 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.92 – 1.02 |
4–5 days | 0.96 | 0.91 – 1.01 | 1.34 | 1.23 – 1.45 | 1.04 | 0.99 – 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.93 – 1.05 |
6+ days | 0.85 | 0.81 – 0.90 | 1.15 | 1.07 – 1.23 | 0.98 | 0.93 – 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.96 – 1.07 |
These models also included the following predictors, which are eliminated here due to space concerns: day of week/time of day combination, month of survey (November or March), time zone of respondent.