{"product_id":"designing-and-conducting-health-surveys-isbn-9780787975609","title":"Designing and Conducting Health Surveys","description":"\u003ci\u003eDesigning and Conducting Health Surveys\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003eFigures, Tables, and Exhibits vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by\u003ci\u003e Steven B. Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Thinking About Topics for Health Surveys 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Matching the Survey Design to Survey Objectives 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Defining and Clarifying the Survey Variables 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Thinking Through the Relationships Between Variables 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Choosing the Methods of Data Collection 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Deciding Who Will Be in the Sample 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Deciding How Many Will Be in the Sample 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 General Principles for Formulating Questions 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Formulating Questions About Health 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Formulating Questions About Demographics and Behavior 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Formulating Questions About Knowledge and Attitudes 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Guidelines for Formatting the Questionnaire 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Monitoring and Carrying Out the Survey 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Preparing the Data for Analysis 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Planning and Implementing the Analysis of the Data 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Writing the Research Report 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource A: Personal Interview Survey: UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-2)—End-Decade Study 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource B: Telephone Interview Survey: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)—2001 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource C: Mail Questionnaire Survey: National Dental Malpractice Survey 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource D: Selected Sources on Health Surveys 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource E: Selected Examples of Health Surveys 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLU ANN ADAY, PHD,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Lorne Bain Distinguished Professor in Public Health and Medicine at the University of Texas School of Public Health. She is the author of many books, including Evaluating the Healthcare System: Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity (1st ed., 1993; 2nd ed., 1998; 3rd ed., 2004); At Risk in America: The Health and Health Care Needs of Vulnerable Populations in the United States (1st ed., 1993; 2nd ed., 2001); and Reinventing Public Health: Policies and Practices for a Healthy Nation (2005). Dr. Aday is a fellow of AcademyHealth (formerly the Association for Health Services Research) and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLLEWELLYN JOSEPH CORNELIUS, PHD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Social Work. He is also Associate Director of the Institute for Human Services Policy. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Ghana-Legon, School of Public Health, Department of Sociology and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health. He also has been a fellow in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigning and Conducting Health Surveys, Third Edition\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesigning and Conducting Health Surveys\u003c\/i\u003e 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 questionnaire and question 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDesigning and Conducting Health Surveys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this era of tailoring the design of surveys for specific populations, Aday and Cornelius have produced a much-needed text. It breaks with the trend towards highly specialized books on one or two aspects of surveying to cover all steps in the process. This book will help students get the big picture while learning the details of the entire survey process, from hypothesis formulation and measurement to writing the final report. Because of its breadth—a rarity among current survey books—its influence outside the health sciences will be large.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—DON A. DILLMAN,\u003c\/b\u003e Regents Professor and the Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Policy in the Department of Sociology and Department of Community and Rural Sociology, Washington State University  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aday and Cornelius have created a comprehensive volume that is impressive in both breadth and depth and that expertly covers the range of topics that health survey researchers, and survey researchers in general, need to master. As both a training tool and reference, this book is a tremendously valuable resource.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—GORDON WILLIS P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003e.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e associate professor, Joint Program for Survey Methodology, University of Maryland  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aday and Cornelius combine sociology and epidemiology in order to provide a well-rounded and lucid guide to the full health survey process: from defining the study objectives through methodological issues such as sample design and question drafting, and operational issues, including survey management, to data analysis and final reporting. The book provides a wealth of knowledge and practical examples which will be of interest to all those involved in health research, including health professionals, students, survey commissioners, and researchers.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—BOB ERENS,\u003c\/b\u003e Health Research Group Director, National Centre for Social Research, London, England    \"In this era of tailoring the design of surveys for specific populations, Aday and Cornelius have produced a much-needed text. It breaks with the trend towards highly specialized books on one or two aspects of surveying to cover all steps in the process. This book will help students get the big picture while learning the details of the entire survey process, from hypothesis formulation and measurement to writing the final report. Because of its breadth--a rarity among current survey books--its influence outside the health sciences will be large.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Don A. Dillman, Regents Professor and the Thomas S. 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As both a training tool and reference, this book is a tremendously valuable resource.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Gordon Willis, Ph.D., associate professor, Joint Program for Survey Methodology, University of Maryland\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989047558373,"sku":"NP9780787975609","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787975609.jpg?v=1761782575","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/designing-and-conducting-health-surveys-isbn-9780787975609","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}