Methodologies

	The Total Design Method (TDM)
	Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) System
	Mail Survey Methods
	Telephone Interviewing Methods
	Web Survey
	Focus Groups
»	Face to Face Interviews
	Other Methods
	Data Entry and Coding Methods
	Quality Control Assurances
	Data Quality Assurances

Face-to-Face Interviews

SESRC has experience in designing and implementing face-to-face surveys, and we have procedures in place and trained personnel to carry out face-to-face surveys when this is necessary and feasible. Because of the high costs involved in face-to-face surveys, there has been a trend away from this survey mode. Travel costs and personnel costs involved in face-to-face surveys are typically higher than they are for mail, telephone, or web surveys. However, for some surveys there is no other way to contact respondents other than through a face-to-face approach.

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