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
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Scoping/design
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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
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Question Bank |
Mode effects (PDF) |
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Question Bank |
- 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
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Johns, R. (2010) |
Likert items and scales (PDF) |
Office for National Statistics (2008) © Crown Copyright |
Harmonised Concepts and Questions for Social Data Sources: Introduction to Harmonised Standards (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
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Question Bank |
- 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)
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Survey interviewing (PDF) |
- See also:
