For Survey research, the response rate is the percentage of people gained which means formatically. Responses Rate = Number of People Who Answered the Survey * 100 / Number of People to whom the survey was sent On average, a normal public survey has a response rate ranging from 5% to 33%. A good response should have a response rate of 50% or higher. A lower response rate might make the survey data void as it may give rise to sampling bias. If you ask 100 students across different standards if they are comfortable with their current load of homework, the ones from lower classes might answer yes while their upperclassmen might not answer the survey at all due to being too busy. Therefore having an above-average survey response rate is a prerequisite to collecting proper data and publishing valid results. But that is easier said than done, as you can see above that the average response rate ranges from 5-33%. Interested to gain a higher percentage? Then read on