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Help Topics & Tipsheets – Duke Initiative on Survey …

WEBBefore starting a project, researchers should be familiar with the steps involved in the survey process. Good surveys start with clear theory, then the translation of theory into sensible survey questions, pre-testing and revision of questions, development and pre-testing of the survey instrument, sampling, data gathering, and, finally, data analysis.

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TIPSHEET – QUESTION WORDING

WEBAvoid erroneous assumptions. In the past twelve months, who has treated you for headaches – a general doctor, a specialist, a physician’s assistant, or a nurse? The question assumes that a respondent had a headache in …

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TIPSHEET QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWING

WEB4 References Kvale, Steinar. 1996. InterViews: An Introduction to Qualitative Interviewing.Sage Publications. Patton, Michael Quinn. 2001. Qualitative Research

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Interviewer Effects on Responses to Sensitive …

WEBInterviewer Effects on Responses to Sensitive Questions: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys in Six Countries Sarah Staveteig1,2 Christina Juan2,3 1 Avenir Health 2 The Demographic and Health Surveys Program 3 ICF ITSEW Conference 2018

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FAQ – Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology

WEBDISM offers tools and consulting in survey methods; to plan your survey project, check out our tipsheets. Consulting requests can be submitted by emailing [email protected] . Qualtrics survey software is available free for Duke users at duke.qualtrics.com through a university-wide license. To create an account, log in using your NetID and NetID password.

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TIPSHEET SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

WEBMode matters! The mode in which a survey is deployed significantly affects how sensitivity shapes the results. Respondents are more hesitant both to answer sensitive questions in the first place and to answer them truthfully in modes where a human interviewer is present.

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Is interview length associated with propensity to …

WEBIs interview length associated with propensity to consent to blood draw? Evidence from the Zambia and Swaziland population-based HIV impact assessment (PHIA) surveys

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TIPSHEET IMPROVING RESPONSE SCALES

WEBDK is an easy out for many respondents for various reasons, so always expect significant numbers of respondents to choose it if is available. Modality affects DK/Unsure rates. DK selection rates are greater in certain survey modes.

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Comparing the Interviewer Variance Introduced by …

WEBThe Problem of Analytic Error in Secondary Analysis of Survey Data: What We Know, and What We Need to Do About It Brady T. West1,2, Joseph W. Sakshaug3,

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Gabriel Madson – Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology

[email protected]. Gabriel (Gabe) Madson received his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Duke University, with concentrations in behavior & identities and methodology. He is currently a Research Public Health Analyst II at RTI International. Gabe primarily studies how the American public uses political issues to inform their

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WEBDate. Survey. Funding organization. Respondents. September 2015. BRFSS Evaluation Study. RTI. 6,799. October 2016. National Adult Tobacco Survey. NYS-DOH. 4,302

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TIPSHEET NONRESPONSE ERROR

WEBmight include a small guaranteed cash prize or being entered into a lottery with other participants for the chance to win a large prize. Oversampling – If there are certain subgroups that a researcher suspects will show lower

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