Laboratory-Based Research on the Cognitive Aspects of Survey Methodology: The Goals and Methods of the National Center for Health Statistics Study

The National Center for Health Statistics is embarked on a major project to combine the respective strengths of cognitive psychologists and survey researchers in a common effort to improve the design of survey questionnaires. This methodological research is conducted within the framework of the Nati...

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Published in:Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society 1985-01, Vol.63 (3), p.565-581
Main Authors: Lessler, Judith T., Sirken, Monroe G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic diseases
Cognition
Goals
Health care statistics
Health surveys
Health Surveys - methods
Humans
Labor force surveys
Laboratories
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
National health insurance
Questionnaires
Research Design
Research facilities
Research methods
Statistics as Topic
Survey design
Survey methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
United States Public Health Service
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Summary:The National Center for Health Statistics is embarked on a major project to combine the respective strengths of cognitive psychologists and survey researchers in a common effort to improve the design of survey questionnaires. This methodological research is conducted within the framework of the National Health Interview Survey, the nation's main source of information on the health of civilians. Better quality of such information-from recall to response rates-can aid both scientific inquiry and public policy.
ISSN:0160-1997
0887-378X
DOI:10.2307/3349848