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Author Aday, Lu Ann.

Title Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide / Lu Ann Aday, Llewellyn J. Cornelius ; foreword by Steven B. Cohen
Edition Third edition
Published San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2006

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 WATERFT HEALTH  614.42 Ada/Dac 2006  AVAILABLE
 MELB  614.42 Ada/Dac 2006  AVAILABLE
Description xxii, 518 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-494)
Subject Health surveys -- Statistical methods.
Health Surveys.
Research Design.
Data Collection -- methods.
Genre/Form Health surveys.
Author Cornelius, Llewellyn Joseph, 1959-
LC no. 2005036447
ISBN 0787975605 (hbk.)
9780787975609 (hbk.)