[Air-L] Alternative to Amazon gift card for incentives

[Peter Timusk]

Just mentioning again ( this topic is discussed in the list archives) the
luxury of working in government surveys that while some of our surveys are
legal mandatory to respond to many are voluntary and we offer no incentive
at all.

There are possible biases introduced with incentives. Example: someone who
is wealth will not reply because a 50$ Amazon gift card is not worth it.

In government surveys too, we can not favour any private businesses, so
gift cards to businesses are not going to work.

My suggestions for more neutral unbiased survey work.

Peter not speaking for my employer Statistics Canada

On Thu., Aug. 5, 2021, 11:23 a.m. Hara, Noriko, <nhara at indiana.edu> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am wondering if anyone can recommend any alternatives to Amazon gift
> cards for providing incentives for study participants.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated,
>
> Noriko
>
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