Designing and Conducting Health Surveys

Designing and Conducting Health Surveys: A Comprehensive Guide [Hardcover]

Author: Lu Ann Aday | Language: English | ISBN: 0787975605 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Designing and Conducting Health Surveys is written for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone who conducts health surveys. This third edition of the standard reference in the field draws heavily on the most recent methodological research on survey design and the rich storehouse of insights and implications provided by cognitive research on question and questionnaire design in particular. This important resource presents a total survey error framework that is a useful compass for charting the dangerous waters between systematic and random errors that inevitably accompany the survey design enterprise. In addition, three new studies based on national, international, and state and local surveys—the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, California Health Interview Survey, and National Dental Malpractice Survey—are detailed that illustrate the range of design alternatives available at each stage of developing a survey and provide a sound basis for choosing among them.

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• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 3 edition (April 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787975605
• ISBN-13: 978-0787975609
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
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Figures, Tables, and Exhibits.

Foreword by Steven B. Cohen.

Preface.

The Authors.

1. Thinking About Topics for Health Surveys.

2. Matching the Survey Design to Survey Objectives.

3. Defining and Clarifying the Survey Variables.

4. Thinking Through the Relationships Between Variables.

5. Choosing the Methods of Data Collection.

6. Deciding Who Will Be in the Sample.

7. Deciding How Many Will Be in the Sample.

8. General Principles for Formulating Questions.

9. Formulating Questions About Health.

10. Formulating Questions About Demographics and Behavior.

11. Formulating Questions About Knowledge and Attitudes.

12. Guidelines for Formatting the Questionnaire.

13. Monitoring and Carrying Out the Survey.

14. Preparing the Data for Analysis.

15. Planning and Implementing the Analysis of the Data.

16. Writing the Research Report.

Resource A: Personal Interview Survey: UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-2)—End-Decade Study.

Resource B: Telephone Interview Survey: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)—2001.

Resource C: Mail Questionnaire Survey: National Dental Malpractice Survey.

Resource D: Selected Sources on Health Surveys.

Resource E: Selected Examples of Health Surveys.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

This book was recommended by my dissertation chair - Thank you Dr. Jimenez. I'm working on my PhD in Public Health and found the layout of the book helpful, easy to follow, and the examples are supportive in relation to the chapter topics.

Thank you Dr. Aday as well for authoring the textbook/guide.

Sincerely,

Richard Schultz
Walden University

By Richard N. Schultz Jr.

This book wasn't too useful and the only reason I got it was for a class. I shouldn't have bought it, and instead borrowed it from the library the very few times I actually used it. A lot of what the chapters try to "teach" you is common sense, and there is the occasional information that is actually useful. A very so-so book, I've had worse texts. Before purchasing, find out if you can borrow it from your school library instead, and save yourself some money.

By Parker

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