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Although numerous studies have attempted to measure nonresponse bias by comparing the characteristics of respondents and nonrespondents, most studies have restricted their comparisons to the outcome of a single survey and typically treat nonrespondents as a homogeneous group. However, with regard to mail surveys at least, several studies have noted the importance of distinguishing between nonresponse due to noncompliance and nonresponse due to inaccessibility (Mayer and Pratt 1966; Stinchcombe, Jones, and Sheatsley 1981), raising the possibility that different groups of nonrespondents may have different predispositions toward survey participation. In order to measure a person's predisposition toward survey participation, it is necessary to examine their behavior across surveys. To date, only one published study appears to have done this. Stinchcombe, Jones, and Sheatsley (1981) compared the …