2007 ESS Response Rates & Miscellaneous Observations
Response with Page Detail
School |
MailBy |
# of
Contacts |
Invited |
Saw P1 |
Abandon
% |
P1 |
P2 |
P3-P8 |
Partial
% |
P9 |
AllPages
% |
Partial%
+All% |
Amherst College |
MIT |
4 |
1250 |
106 |
8% |
30 |
28 |
21 |
6% |
765 |
61% |
68% |
Barnard College |
MIT |
4 |
2314 |
142 |
6% |
20 |
27 |
15 |
3% |
1072 |
46% |
49% |
Brown University |
MIT |
5 |
5443 |
457 |
8% |
75 |
71 |
59 |
4% |
2645 |
49% |
52% |
Bryn Mawr College |
MIT |
5 |
1238 |
110 |
9% |
22 |
18 |
32 |
6% |
773 |
62% |
68% |
Carleton College |
MIT |
4 |
1400 |
123 |
9% |
21 |
14 |
31 |
5% |
678 |
48% |
53% |
Columbia University |
School |
3 |
5464 |
636 |
12% |
86 |
75 |
53 |
4% |
2019 |
37% |
41% |
Cornell University |
School |
4 |
13525 |
1046 |
8% |
143 |
160 |
140 |
3% |
3411 |
25% |
28% |
Dartmouth College |
MIT |
5 |
3680 |
340 |
9% |
53 |
48 |
44 |
4% |
1055 |
29% |
33% |
Duke University |
MIT |
3 |
6249 |
571 |
9% |
83 |
66 |
62 |
3% |
1825 |
29% |
33% |
Georgetown U |
School |
8 |
4444 |
439 |
10% |
79 |
64 |
39 |
4% |
2132 |
48% |
52% |
Harvard University |
MIT |
3 |
6601 |
651 |
10% |
77 |
79 |
64 |
3% |
2042 |
31% |
34% |
MIT |
MIT |
3 |
4116 |
316 |
8% |
45 |
46 |
33 |
3% |
2450 |
60% |
63% |
Mt Holyoke College |
MIT |
4 |
1403 |
92 |
7% |
19 |
24 |
11 |
4% |
817 |
58% |
62% |
Northwestern U |
MIT |
3 |
7915 |
909 |
11% |
106 |
115 |
91 |
4% |
2919 |
37% |
41% |
Oberlin College |
MIT |
3 |
800 |
92 |
12% |
18 |
16 |
13 |
6% |
375 |
47% |
53% |
Pomona College |
MIT |
4 |
1529 |
191 |
12% |
22 |
25 |
19 |
4% |
660 |
43% |
47% |
Princeton University |
MIT |
5 |
4699 |
671 |
14% |
95 |
91 |
58 |
5% |
1400 |
30% |
35% |
Rice University |
MIT |
4 |
3019 |
419 |
14% |
62 |
56 |
81 |
7% |
967 |
32% |
39% |
Smith College |
MIT |
4 |
807 |
74 |
9% |
8 |
9 |
7 |
3% |
502 |
62% |
65% |
Stanford University |
MIT |
3 |
6618 |
725 |
11% |
96 |
91 |
56 |
4% |
2091 |
32% |
35% |
Swarthmore College |
MIT |
4 |
1454 |
145 |
10% |
20 |
24 |
25 |
5% |
772 |
53% |
58% |
Trinity College |
School |
4 |
999 |
111 |
11% |
9 |
12 |
20 |
4% |
372 |
37% |
41% |
U of Chicago |
MIT |
4 |
4678 |
425 |
9% |
66 |
72 |
58 |
4% |
2317 |
50% |
54% |
U of Pennsylvania |
School |
3 |
10044 |
728 |
7% |
50 |
55 |
40 |
1% |
1796 |
18% |
19% |
U of Rochester |
MIT |
4 |
3968 |
411 |
10% |
42 |
67 |
42 |
4% |
1244 |
31% |
35% |
WashU in St. Louis |
MIT |
3 |
6100 |
365 |
6% |
42 |
61 |
68 |
3% |
2720 |
45% |
47% |
Wellesley College |
School |
4 |
1061 |
84 |
8% |
17 |
16 |
15 |
5% |
591 |
56% |
60% |
Wesleyan University |
School |
5 |
2929 |
362 |
12% |
70 |
50 |
34 |
5% |
953 |
33% |
38% |
Williams College |
MIT |
3 |
2131 |
207 |
10% |
31 |
40 |
38 |
5% |
1232 |
58% |
63% |
Yale University |
School |
4 |
5310 |
688 |
13% |
93 |
122 |
81 |
6% |
2096 |
39% |
45% |
TOTAL |
121188
Invited |
11636
Saw P1 |
10%
Abandon |
1600
P1 |
1642
P2 |
1350
P3-P8 |
4%
Partial |
44691
P9 |
37%
All Pages |
41%
Total |
Response by Day of the Week, School Breakdown
School |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Amherst College |
34% |
47% |
10% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
Barnard College |
1% |
64% |
21% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
Brown University |
6% |
7% |
50% |
28% |
5% |
2% |
3% |
Bryn Mawr College |
46% |
12% |
5% |
3% |
24% |
7% |
3% |
Carleton College |
31% |
7% |
19% |
31% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
Columbia University |
3% |
47% |
10% |
3% |
20% |
12% |
5% |
Cornell University |
37% |
8% |
4% |
3% |
25% |
16% |
8% |
Dartmouth College |
5% |
4% |
2% |
10% |
41% |
26% |
12% |
Duke University |
5% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
64% |
19% |
8% |
Georgetown University |
37% |
28% |
16% |
11% |
5% |
2% |
2% |
Harvard University |
37% |
43% |
10% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
MIT |
3% |
2% |
22% |
12% |
47% |
8% |
5% |
Mount Holyoke College |
8% |
2% |
7% |
2% |
49% |
9% |
23% |
Northwestern University |
10% |
3% |
55% |
15% |
6% |
3% |
9% |
Oberlin College |
56% |
28% |
9% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
Pomona College |
46% |
10% |
16% |
4% |
15% |
5% |
4% |
Princeton University |
27% |
18% |
17% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
31% |
Rice University |
32% |
10% |
5% |
9% |
31% |
8% |
6% |
Smith College |
25% |
7% |
14% |
39% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
Stanford University |
22% |
47% |
9% |
12% |
8% |
2% |
2% |
Swarthmore College |
2% |
15% |
41% |
29% |
7% |
4% |
3% |
Trinity College |
43% |
12% |
5% |
28% |
6% |
3% |
3% |
University of Chicago |
41% |
16% |
17% |
5% |
16% |
3% |
2% |
University of Pennsylvania |
30% |
5% |
21% |
28% |
8% |
3% |
5% |
University of Rochester |
4% |
3% |
1% |
52% |
25% |
8% |
6% |
Washington U in St. Louis |
5% |
3% |
10% |
59% |
13% |
5% |
4% |
Wellesley College |
31% |
6% |
3% |
39% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
Wesleyan University |
53% |
19% |
4% |
17% |
4% |
2% |
1% |
Williams College |
2% |
68% |
17% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
Yale University |
14% |
3% |
40% |
7% |
26% |
6% |
3% |
Total |
20% |
17% |
18% |
15% |
17% |
6% |
6% |
|
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Response by Time of Day
Hour |
# responses |
% of response |
4 hour blocks |
6 hour blocks |
12:00 AM |
1365 |
3% |
midnight - 4am
6% |
midnight -
6am
7% |
1:00 AM |
873 |
2% |
2:00 AM |
496 |
1% |
3:00 AM |
275 |
1% |
4:00 AM |
163 |
0% |
4am - 8am
1% |
5:00 AM |
117 |
0% |
6:00 AM |
88 |
0% |
6am - noon
8% |
7:00 AM |
105 |
0% |
8:00 AM |
303 |
1% |
8am - noon
8% |
9:00 AM |
800 |
2% |
10:00 AM |
1271 |
3% |
11:00 AM |
1521 |
3% |
12:00 PM |
2551 |
5% |
noon - 4pm
32% |
noon - 6pm
53% |
1:00 PM |
3610 |
7% |
2:00 PM |
4748 |
10% |
3:00 PM |
4956 |
10% |
4:00 PM |
5296 |
11% |
4pm - 8pm
34% |
5:00 PM |
4832 |
10% |
6:00 PM |
3441 |
7% |
6pm - midnight
32% |
7:00 PM |
3179 |
6% |
8:00 PM |
2863 |
6% |
8pm - midnight
19% |
9:00 PM |
2413 |
5% |
10:00 PM |
2225 |
5% |
11:00 PM |
1790 |
4% |
Response by Time of Day, School Breakdown
School |
12am - 4am |
4am - 8am |
8am - noon |
noon - 4pm |
4pm - 8pm |
8pm - 12am |
Amherst College |
5% |
0% |
7% |
20% |
46% |
21% |
Barnard College |
7% |
1% |
10% |
27% |
27% |
28% |
Brown University |
4% |
0% |
11% |
40% |
26% |
18% |
Bryn Mawr College |
4% |
1% |
15% |
18% |
41% |
22% |
Carleton College |
7% |
1% |
12% |
29% |
29% |
22% |
Columbia University |
7% |
1% |
6% |
9% |
48% |
29% |
Cornell University |
5% |
1% |
7% |
41% |
31% |
15% |
Dartmouth College |
5% |
1% |
15% |
43% |
19% |
19% |
Duke University |
6% |
1% |
6% |
37% |
37% |
14% |
Georgetown University |
3% |
1% |
10% |
44% |
30% |
12% |
Harvard University |
5% |
1% |
3% |
52% |
24% |
15% |
MIT |
6% |
1% |
25% |
30% |
24% |
14% |
Mount Holyoke College |
3% |
0% |
12% |
51% |
21% |
12% |
Northwestern University |
11% |
1% |
6% |
20% |
39% |
24% |
Oberlin College |
3% |
0% |
16% |
20% |
37% |
23% |
Pomona College |
10% |
2% |
3% |
38% |
35% |
13% |
Princeton University |
6% |
1% |
5% |
23% |
37% |
27% |
Rice University |
8% |
1% |
5% |
34% |
28% |
24% |
Smith College |
2% |
1% |
12% |
29% |
34% |
23% |
Stanford University |
13% |
3% |
1% |
29% |
31% |
24% |
Swarthmore College |
5% |
1% |
11% |
34% |
32% |
17% |
Trinity College |
6% |
0% |
6% |
32% |
40% |
16% |
University of Chicago |
6% |
1% |
3% |
21% |
51% |
18% |
University of Pennsylvania |
5% |
1% |
5% |
35% |
38% |
15% |
University of Rochester |
5% |
1% |
6% |
28% |
46% |
15% |
Washington U in St. Louis |
10% |
1% |
4% |
26% |
34% |
24% |
Wellesley College |
3% |
0% |
11% |
42% |
29% |
16% |
Wesleyan University |
3% |
1% |
10% |
42% |
32% |
12% |
Williams College |
5% |
1% |
6% |
34% |
30% |
24% |
Yale University |
4% |
1% |
6% |
35% |
39% |
14% |
Total |
6% |
1% |
8% |
32% |
34% |
19% |
|
12am - 4am |
4am - 8am |
8am - noon |
noon - 4pm |
4pm - 8pm |
8pm - 12am |
Most Common First Names
Name |
# with name |
% of sample |
|
Name |
# with name |
% of sample |
Michael |
1941 |
1.6% |
|
Emily |
1039 |
0.9% |
Daniel |
1551 |
1.3% |
|
Jennifer |
1012 |
0.8% |
David |
1515 |
1.3% |
|
Alexander |
961 |
0.8% |
Matthew |
1446 |
1.2% |
|
Lauren |
919 |
0.8% |
Andrew |
1435 |
1.2% |
|
Katherine |
915 |
0.8% |
Sarah |
1311 |
1.1% |
|
Jonathan |
892 |
0.7% |
Elizabeth |
1254 |
1.0% |
|
Benjamin |
891 |
0.7% |
Christopher |
1153 |
1.0% |
|
Laura |
835 |
0.7% |
Jessica |
1125 |
0.9% |
|
James |
830 |
0.7% |
John |
1070 |
0.9% |
|
Rachel |
830 |
0.7% |