Survey Question Bank
Data collection zone - SQB methods fact sheets
The fact sheets here are designed for those beginning to explore issues in survey data collection. They are not intended to be comprehensive guides - they are designed to get users started in the area and lead to further reading.
SQB methods fact sheet series
Qb Factsheet series (see History)
- General/overview
- Scoping/design
- Ethical/legal
- Sampling
- Method/mode/instrument
- Questionnaire design
- Piloting/pre-testing
- Recruiting/retaining respondents
- Fieldwork/collection
General/overview
The SQB is seeking to commission fact sheets on this aspect of the survey process.
Scoping/design
The SQB is seeking to commission fact sheets on this aspect of the survey process.
Ethical/legal
The SQB is seeking to commission fact sheets on this aspect of the survey process.
Sampling
The SQB is seeking to commission fact sheets on this aspect of the survey process.
Method/mode/instrument
- Methods of data collection in social surveys - Qb Factsheet 2 (PDF)
- Mode effects - Qb Factsheet 6 (PDF)
- Computer assisted interviewing - Qb Factsheet 8 (PDF)
- See also:
- de Leeuw, E. (2008) 'Question Design and Measurement in Mixed Mode Research' (PPT)
- SDMI project: The Use of Scanner Technology for Collecting Expenditure Data in Mixed-Mode Social Science Surveys
Questionnaire design
- Questions and answers in surveys - Qb Factsheet 3 (PDF)
- Evaluating survey questions - Qb Factsheet 4 (PDF)
- Developing indicators for concepts - Qb Factsheet 7 (PDF)
- Johns, R. (2010) Likert items and scales - SQB methods fact sheet 1 (PDF)
- See also:
- Campanelli, P. (2008) 'What Question Testing Methods Can and Can't Tell Us' (PDF)
- de Leeuw, E. (2008) 'Question Design and Measurement in Mixed Mode Research' (PPT)
- Harkness, J. (2008) 'Cross-cultural surveys and translation' (PPT)
- Sturgis, P. (2008) 'Field experiments for assessing question validity' (PPT)
Piloting/pre-testing
The SQB is seeking to commission fact sheets on this aspect of the survey process.
- See also:
- Campanelli, P. (2008) 'What Question Testing Methods Can and Can't Tell Us' (PDF)
- Sturgis, P. (2008) 'Field experiments for assessing question validity' (PPT)
Recruiting/retaining respondents (pre-contact)
The SQB is seeking to commission fact sheets on this aspect of the survey process.
- See also:
- SDMI project: Solving the Problem of Attrition in Longitudinal Surveys
Fieldwork/collection (contact)
- Survey interviewing - Qb Factsheet 5 (PDF)
- See also:
