Communications  elements of survey design and construction

What important elements of survey design and construction will you be utilizing in the operationalization and building of your survey? How will you design your survey (in terms of types of questions, response format, use of indexes or scales, composite measures, etc.)? The book is Reading: Chapter 8 in Baxter & Babbie Review Survey Protocol Instructions Begin Writing Survey Protocol Survey Protocol Instructions Your Survey Protocol is essentially your survey laid out with all of your chosen questions, questions types, answers, answer types, and other various design and constructions elements you choose to include, in a Word document as opposed to a live survey. As you reflect upon the information in Chapter 8, please be careful to construct your survey carefully with clear and appropriate or close-ended questions. Consider content, wording, question order and compile a list of relevant survey questions. In your Survey Protocol, you should ask as many questions as you feel are necessary in order to obtain all the information you believe is relevant without redundancy. Your survey does not have a question limit (max or min), but please develop your survey with precision and the commendable effort you have all demonstrated thus far this semester. Also consider the limitations of many free online survey tools, such as Survey Monkey, which do have question limitations (https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/) though many question types will allow for work-arounds and you can opt to purchase a plan that will allow for more questions. Feel free to use the Sample Survey Questions provided as inspiration when designing your Survey Protocol. Keep in mind factors of your survey design and construction that might create bias, which will need to be avoided. Your Survey Protocol is due on Monday, March 30, 2015 by 11:30pm ET. Last modified: Monday, March 16, 2015, 10:53 PM sample survey question: 1. Gender: €”€” Female €”€” Male €”€” Prefer not to answer 2. Ethnicity: €”€“ African American €”€“ American Indian €”€“ Asian or Pacific Islander €”€“ Hispanic American €”€“ Caucasian non Hispanic €”€“ other ethnicity €”€“ Prefer not to answer 3. Nationality: €”€” US citizen €”€” Non-US citizen/ International Please specify€”€”€”€”€”€”€”€”- 4. Age: €”€” 18-21 €”€” 22-30 €”€” 31-40 €”€” older than 40 €”€” prefer not to answer 5. Enrollment status: €”€” Full time student €”€” Part time student 6. Degree objective: €”€” Master’s degree €”€” Doctorate degree 7. Year into program: €”€“ less than 1 year €”€“ 1-2 years €”€“ 3-4 years €”€“ 5-6 years €”€“ more than 6 years 8. Do you have a paid job? €”€“ yes €”€“ no €”€“ prefer not to answer 9. Are you a teaching assistant at Purdue University? €”€“ yes €”€“ no €”€“ prefer not to answer 10. Are you a research assistant at Purdue University? €”€“ yes €”€“ no €”€“ prefer not to answer 11. Please choose the answer that best reflects your annual income after taxes: €”€“ less than $12,000 €”€“ $12,000- 17,999 €”€“ $18,000- 23,999 €”€“ $24,000- 29,999 €”€“ $30,000- 35,999 €”€“ $42,000- 47,999 €”€“ $48,000- 53,999 €”€“ more than $54,000 12. How many members, including you, are in your household? €”€“ 1 €”€“ 2 €”€“ 3 €”€“ 4 €”€“ more than 4 13. Marital status: €”€“ now married €”€“ widowed €”€“ divorced €”€“ separated €”€“ never married 14. Are you or anyone in your household on federal welfare programs such as Food Stamps? €”€” Yes €”€” No €”€” Prefer not to answer 15. Are you or anyone in your household on Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)? €”€” Yes €”€” No €”€” Prefer not to answer 16. Are you or anyone in your household on TANF? €”€” Yes €”€” No €”€” Prefer not to answer 17. Are you or anyone in your household on MEDICAID? €”€” Yes €”€” No €”€” Prefer not to answer Financial Situation: On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1: Overwhelming financial distress/lowest financial well-being 2: Extremely high financial distress/extremely low financial well-being 3: Very high financial distress/very poor financial well-being 4: High financial distress/poor financial well-being 5: Average financial distress/average financial well-being 6: Moderate financial distress/moderate financial well-being 7: Low financial distress/good financial well-being 8: Very low financial distress/very good financial well-being 9: Extremely low financial distress/extremely high financial well-being 10: No financial distress/highest financial well-being 18. What do you feel is the level of your financial stress today? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Extremely stressful Average stress No financial stress 19. How satisfied you are with your present financial situation? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Extremely unsatisfied Average satisfaction Extremely satisfied 20. In your own assessment, how well off are you financially? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Extremely unwell off Average well off Extremely well off On a Scale of 1 to 5, with 1 indicating Strongly disagree 2 indicating Somewhat disagree 3 indicating Neither agree nor disagree 4 indicating Somewhat agree and 5 indicating Strongly agree Please indicate your opinions about the following statements: 21. It is difficult for our family to manage financially 22. I am unable to focus on my graduate school work because of financial problems 23. I am unable to devote time to my studies because of financial worries 24. The quality of graduate education suffers because of financial stress 25. I face difficulties seeking healthcare because of my financial condition 26. It is difficult for me to maintain relationships because of my financial difficulties 27. It is difficult for me to purchase food because of my financial condition 28. Graduate students are underpaid at Purdue University 29. I have to take out loans in order to meet my financial needs 30. I have to charge credit cards in order to meet my financial needs Social Stress: These questions concern how you have been feeling over the past 30 days. Tick a box below each question that best represents how you have been. 31. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel tired out for no good reason? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 32. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel nervous? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 33. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 34. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel hopeless? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 35. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel restless or fidgety? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 36. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 37. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel depressed? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 38. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel that everything was an effort? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 39. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 40. During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel worthless? None of the time A little of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time 41. During the last month, how often you had to skip a social event because of financial reasons? €”€“ not at all €”€“ once €”€“ few times €”€“ All the time 42. In a typical month (no emergencies or untraditional expenses), you save: €”€“ less than $100 €”€“ $100- $499 €”€“ $500-$1000 €”€“ more than $1000 43. Do you believe graduate students working as teaching or research assistants are: €”€“ over paid €”€“ adequately paid €”€“ underpaid 44. What are your thoughts about the amount of money you make annually? 45. How do you see your future financially? Last modified: Monday, March 16, 2015, 11:00 PM