Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide / Lu Ann Aday, Llewellyn J. Cornelius ; foreword by Steven B. Cohen.
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TextPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxii, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0787975605 (cloth); 9780787975609Subject(s): Health surveys | Health surveys -- Statistical methods | Health Surveys | Research Design | Data Collection -- methodsDDC classification: 614.4/2 LOC classification: RA408.5 | .A33 2006NLM classification: WA 20.5Other classification: 44.10 | 70.03 Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-494).
Thinking about topics for health surveys -- Matching the survey design to survey objectives -- Defining and clarifying the survey variables -- Thinking through the relationships between variables -- Choosing the methods of data collection -- Deciding who will be in the sample -- Deciding how many will be in the sample -- General principles for formulating questions -- Formulating questions about health -- Formulating questions about demographics and behavior -- Formulating questions about knowledge and attitudes -- Guidelines for formatting the questionnaire -- Monitoring and carrying out the survey -- Preparing the data for analysis -- Planning and implementing the analysis of the data -- Writing the research report.
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