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Survey Method
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Populaon Issues
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Can the populaon be
enumerated?
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Is the populaon literate?
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Are there language issues?
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Will the populaon cooperate?
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What are the geographic restricons?
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0-*% (%) ( +"+()-)- 1)()+(//$/1*")# )$(%/!& / "": $"(&/ )*'*
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Sampling Issues
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What data is available?
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Can respondents be found?
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Who is the respondent?
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Can all members of populaon be sampled?
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Are response rates likely to be a problem?
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Queson Issues
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What types of quesons can be asked?
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How complex will the quesons be?
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Will screening quesons be needed?
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Can queson sequence be controlled?
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Will lengthy quesons be asked?
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Will long response scales be used?
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Content Issues
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Can the respondents be expected to know about the issue?
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Will respondent need to consult records?
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Bias Issues
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Can social desirability be avoided?
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Can interviewer distoron and subversion be controlled?
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Can false respondents be avoided?
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Administrave Issues
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