Hi Martin
I find these the most useful general guides:
Dillman, D. A. (2000). Mail and Internet Surveys: The Tailored Design
Method. New York: NY, John Wiley. [THE classic superseding his earlier
Dillman, D. A. (1983). Mail and Other Self-Administered Questionnaires.
Handbook of Survey Research. P. H. Rossi, J. D. Wright and A. B. Anderson.
New York, Academic Press.]
Fowler, F. J. J. (1995). Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation.
Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE Publications.
Sudman, S., N. M. Bradburn, et al. (1996). Thinking About Answers:
Application of Cognitive Processes to Survey Methodology. San. Francisco,
Jossey-Bass.
Of course de Vaus, D. (2002). Surveys in Social Research (5th ed.). London,
Routledge. Contains very good overviews of many of the issues covered in the
references above.
I also find these very helpful in thinking through the issues:
Foddy, W. (1995). Constructing Questions for Interviews and Questionnaires::
Theory and Practice in Social Research, Cambridge University Press.
Oppenheim, A. N. (2000). Questionnaire Design, Interviewing and Attitude
Measurement, Continuum International Publishing Group.
Schaeffer, N. C. and S. Presser (2003). "The Science of Asking Questions."
Annual Review of Sociology 29(1): 65-88.
Schwarz, N. and S. Sudman, Eds. (1996). Answering Questions: Methodology for
determining cognitive and communicative processes to survey methodology. San
Fransisco, Jossye-Bass.
Sudman, S. and N. M. Bradburn (1983). Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to
Questionnaire Design. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.
Tourangeau, R., L. J. Rips, et al. (2000). The Psychology of Survey
Response. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
All the best
Michelle
Michelle Shipworth
Research Fellow
School of Construction Management and Engineering
University of Reading
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Dear allstat list members,
Can anyone recommend a beyond-the-basics text book on questionnaire
design, or perhaps a broader text containing a substantial section on
this?
All suggestions gratefully received and thanks in advance for your help.
Martin Roberts,
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