BeckerGuides: Qualitative Research: Surveys

What is a survey?

"...a method of gathering information from a number of individuals, a 'sample,' in order to learn something about the larger population from which the sample has been drawn." (From the American Statistical Association.)

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
World’s largest, ongoing telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984.
Demographic & Health Surveys: Surveys & Methodology
National Hospital Care Survey
Includes several surveys of environments in which health care is delivered.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
By using ICPSR Direct, all members of the Washington University community may download data and electronic codebooks directly from the ICPSR web site. Data may be downloaded to any University IP address.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)
Free, ready access to comprehensive research data in a variety of formats. Facilitates the use of data sets with a primary focus on substance abuse or mental health

Qualitative Research: Surveys

What is a survey?

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Health Care Surveys in PubMed