Designing and Conducting Health Surveys A Comprehensive Guide

Name: Designing and Conducting Health Surveys A Comprehensive Guide
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ISBN: 9780787975609

ISBN-10: 0787975605

ISBN-13: 9780787975609

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Lu Ann Aday, Llewellyn J. Cornelius, Steven B. Cohen

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Providing a comprehensive foundation for reading, interpreting, and understanding survey research in public health, this work focuses on the role of health surveys in providing information about public health problems. The examples highlight sample designs, modes of data collection, and timely topics.

Book details

List price: $95.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/14/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.50" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.486



Figures, Tables, and Exhibits


Foreword



Preface


The Authors



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



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



Telephone Interview Survey: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)-2001



Mail Questionnaire Survey: National Dental Malpractice Survey



Selected Sources on Health Surveys



Selected Examples of Health Surveys


References


Name Index


Subject Index