In Thorsen and Pearce-Morris’s (2016) study on the impact of adolescent mental health on marital outcomes, they use data from the Child and Young Adult Supplement to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). What survey method would best enable researchers to follow-up with former participants and gather basic information on perspectives of aging, utilizing a small budget, and a single staff person?
a. mailed survey
b. phone survey
c. in-person survey
d. electronic survey
e. group-administered survey
