Survey Design - Social Research Methods - Assignment, Exercises of Sociology

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Assignment # 6
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Go through each question of the survey attached to this assignment and identify as many
problems as you can. Based on what you know about survey design, explain shortly why
you think certain question(s) require revision and what kind of revision(s) you would
recommend for each problem.
Survey
1) What is your ethnicity?
Asian
African American/Black
Caucasian/White
Hispanic/Latino
Native American
2) Which of the following age category describes you?
25 or younger
26-46
47-66
67 or older
3) What is your gender?
Female
Male
4) Your city or town _____________________(City or town)
5) Your county___________________ (County)
6) Where do you live?
Residence Hall
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Assignment # 6 ____________________________________________________________________

Go through each question of the survey attached to this assignment and identify as many problems as you can. Based on what you know about survey design, explain shortly why you think certain question(s) require revision and what kind of revision(s) you would recommend for each problem.

Survey

  1. What is your ethnicity?  Asian  African American/Black  Caucasian/White  Hispanic/Latino  Native American

  2. Which of the following age category describes you?  25 or younger  26-  47-  67 or older

  3. What is your gender?  Female  Male

  4. Your city or town _____________________(City or town)

  5. Your county___________________ (County)

  6. Where do you live?  Residence Hall

 Apartment on campus  Apartment off campus  House on campus  House off campus

  1. With whom do you currently live?  Alone  Roommate  Spouse  Partner

  2. Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education that you are getting at WSU?  Very satisfied  Somewhat satisfied  Somewhat dissatisfied  Very dissatisfied

  3. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the quality of student life at WSU?  Very satisfied  Somewhat satisfied  Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied  Very dissatisfied

  4. About how many books have you read during the past year?

_______________________Number of books

  1. How often did you skip classes during the past year?  Never  Rarely  Occasionally  Regularly

  2. Have you ever shoplifted?  Yes  No

 Rarely  Occasionally  Often

  1. Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you stolen someone’s wallet, purse, cash, book, briefcase, clothing, jewelry, or cell phone and tried to sell it?  Never  Once or twice  Once a month  Once a week  2-3 times a week  Every day

  2. Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you been drinking alcoholic beverages?  Once or twice  Once a month  Once a week  2-3 times a week  Every day  Prefer not to answer

  3. What type of alcohol did you usually have?  Beer  “Low Alcohol” beer  Wine  Wine coolers  Hard liquor

  4. How many times have you had four or more drinks in a row?  Once  Twice  3 to 5 times  6 to 9 times

  5. Do you usually park on campus, take a university bus, use public transportation, ride a bicycle, or walk?

 Yes  No  Do not know