Survey Methods in Social Investigation

572 Pages·1977·24.435 MB·English

by  Sir Claus Moser, G. Kalton

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SocIinavle stigation
by
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and
G.KALTON
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SECONEDD ITION
HEINEMANEND UCATIONBAOLO KS
LONDON
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LONDON EDINBURGHM ELBOURNEA UCKLANDT ORONTO
SINGAPORHEO NGK ONG KUALAL UMPUR
IBADANN AIROBIJ OHANNESBURG
LUSAKAN EW DELHIK INGSTON
ISBON4 3852 640( 3c aesdeidt ion)
ISBON4 3852 620( 4p aperback)
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Contents
PREFATCOET HES ECODN EDITION ix
PREFATCOET HEF IRSETD ITION xi
ACKNOLWEDGEMENTS XV
GUIDEF ORT HER EADER xvii
1.THEN ATUROEFS OCISAULR VEAYNSD, S OME
EXAMPLES
1.I1n.t roduction 1
1.2H.i stobraicckaglr ound 6
1.T3h.ce l aspsoivcesarultr yv eys 7
1.R4e.g ipolnaanlsn uirnvge ys 11
1.T5h.Ge o vernSmoecnSitua rlv eyp-anorofttw h e
OfficoefP opulatioann SdCu ernvseuysse1 s3
1.M6a.r kaeutd,i aennodcp ei nrieosne arch 15
17..S omoet her surveys 20
2.THEP LANNIONFGS OCISAULR VEYS
2.P1r.e limsitnuadryy 41
2.T2h.me a ipnl anpnrionbgl ems 43
2.P3r.e -atnepdsi tlssou tr veys 47
3.THEC OVERAOGFES URVEYS
3.D1e.fi niotfti hopeno pulation 53
3.2C.en suasnsedas m ple surveys 54
3.T3h.ie d aenatd h aed vanotfsa agmepsl ing 56
3.T4h.ue s oefs ampilniG nrgea t Britain 58
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4.BASIICD EAOSFS AMPLING
4.I1n. troduction 61
4.E2s.t imaanttdie osnot fih nygp otheses 62
4.3. Acbciuaarnspad rc eyc,i sion 63
4.4S.a mpldiinsgt riabnusdtt iaonndsa rd err6o9r s
4.5S.ig niftiecsatnsc e 74
4.6S.u mmaorfsy i mplifications 76
5.TYPEOSFS AMPLDEE SIGN
5.I1n.t roduction 79
5.2R.a ndom sampling 80
5.S3t. ratification 85
5.4C.l usatnemdru ltis-asmtpalgien g 100
5.S5a.m plwiintvgha rypirnogb abilities1 11
5.6C.o nclurdeimnagr ks 116
6.FURTHTEYRP EOSF S AMPLDEE SIGN
6.A1r.e saa mpling 118
6.2M.ul ti-spahmapslei ng 121
6.R3e.p liscaamtpeldi ng 124
6.4Q.u ostaam pling 127
6.P5a. naenlld o ngitsutduidniaels 137
6.6M.as tsearm ples 143
7.OTHEARS PECOTFSS AMPLING
7.1. Sample size 146
7.2R.a ndnoumm bers 152
7.3S.a mplfirnagm es 154
7.N4o.n -response 166
8.ANE XAMPOLFEA NATIONRAALN DOSMA MPLE
DESIGN 188
9.EXPERIMAENNDTl SN VESTTIINGOSA
9.1C.a usality 211
9.V2a. liodfei xtpye riments 214
9.3C.o ntroflotlrhie enff geo cfet xst ravnaeroiuasb 2l2e0s
9.4O.t hdeers igns 224
9.5E.x ampolfie nsv estigations 226
9.6F.a ctodreisaigln s 230
9.7S.a mpdlees ifogren xsp eriamneidnn tvse stig2a3t3i ons
CONTENTS vii
10M.ETHODOSFC OLLECTTIHNEIG N FORMATIION
-DOCUMENATNSDO BSERVATION
10.In1t.r oduction 238
10.T2h.ue s oefd ocumesnotuarrcye s 240
10.O3b.s ervation 244
11M.ETHODOSFC OLLECTTIHNEIG N FORMATIIION
-MAILQ UESTIONNAIRES
11.T1h.re o olfde i rqeucets tioning 256
11.T2h.ae d vanotfma agiqelus e stionnaire2s57
11.T3h.le i mitoafmt aiiqolun ess tionnaire2s60
11.N4o.n -resipnmoa nisslue r veys 262
12M.ETHODOSFC OLLECTTIHNElG N FORTMJAO INI I
-INTERVIEWING
12.T1y.p oefis n terviewing 270
12.T2h.ne a touftr ehs eu rivnetye rview 271
12.T3h.ie n tervtiaeswker's 273
12.S4e.l ecatntdir oani ning 282
12.S5o.m per acptoiicnatls 291
12.I6n.fo rimnatle rviewing 296
13Q.UESTIONNAIRES
13.G1e.n eprrailn coifdp elseisg n 303
13.Q2u.e stcioonnte nt 310
13.Q3u.e stwioornd ing 318
13.O4p.e ann pdr e-cqoudeesdt ions 341
13.Q5u.e sotridoenr 346
13.C6o.n clurdeimnagr ks 347
14S.CALIMNEGT HODS
14.I1n.t roduction 350
14.T2y.p oefss c ales 352
14.R3e.l iaabnivdla iltiyd ity 353
14.G4e.n eprraolc eidnaut rteisst cuadlei ng 357
14.R5a.t isncga les 358
14.T6h.u rstone scales 360
14.L7i.k secratl es 361
14.G8u.t tman scales 366
14.S9e.m andtiiffce rential 373
14.C1o0n.c lurdeimnagr ks 376
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15R.ESPONSEER RORS
15l..R espobnisaaensr d e spvoanrsiea nce 37 8
15.S2o.u rocfre ess peornrsoer s 385
15.O3p.e roanotfirpeosnesrerors 388
15.D4e.t ecotfri eosnp onse errors 392
15.C5o.n tarnomdle asuroefrm eesnpteo rnrsoer s4 03
16.PROCESSIONFGT HED ATA
16.E1d.i ting 410
16.C2o.d ing 414
16.T3a.b ulation 428
17A.NALYSIISN,T ERPRETATAINODN P RESENTATION
17.I1n.t roduction 439
17.S2t.a tidsetsiccrailp tion 440
17.P3o.p uleasttiiomanan stdae msp elrirnog rs 442
17.I4n.t erprreeltaitnigo nships 447
17.C5a.u smaold els 458
17.I6n.d ceoxn struction 464
17.P7r.e sentation 467
18C.ONCLUDINRGE MARKS 480
BIBLIOGRAPHY 489
INDEXO F NAMESA ND ORGANIZATIONS 527
INDEXO F SUBJECTS 538