1. Introduction -- 2. Basic statistics and probability -- 3. Basic issues in surveys -- 4. Ethics of surveys of human populations -- 5. Designing a survey -- 6. Methods for conducting surveys of human populations -- 7. Focus groups -- 8. Design of survey instruments -- 9. Design of questions and question wording -- 10. Special issues for qualitative and preference surveys -- 11. Design of data collection procedures -- 12. Pilot surveys and pretests -- 13. Sample design and sampling -- 14. Repetitive surveys -- 15. Survey economics -- 16. Survey implementation -- 17. Web-based surveys -- 18. Coding and data entry -- 19. Data expansion and weighting -- 20. Nonresponse -- 21. Measuring data quality -- 22. Future directions in survey procedures -- 23. Documenting and archiving
Summary
A step-by-step guide to the design and implementation of surveys
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-524) and index
