Table 3 The number of interviews required to reach saturation
Interview number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
New themes per interview | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New themes in the run | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
% change over the base | 27% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 0 |
Interview number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
New themes per interview | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New themes in the run | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
% change over the base | 27% | 23% | 15% | 4% | 0 |