Questionnaires

Question 1

Census (2001)

Answer 1

• structured postal questionnaire sent by the government every 10 years to find information about the population
• legal requirement
• analysed by computer
• those with difficulty completing are assisted
• asked questions about income, age and religion
• in 2001, 0.7% declared religion ‘Jedi’
• Jedi was 7th largest religion based on the 2001 Census

Question 2

Respondent

Answer 2

• person who completes questionnaire

Question 3

Open questions

Answer 3

• require detailed answers, more than yes/no

Question 4

Closed questions

Answer 4

• require short answers, yes/no

Question 5

’ Right answerism’

Answer 5

• providing answers which respondents feel like they should give rather than they actually believe (social desirability)

Question 6

Leading questions

Answer 6

• questions that encourage the answers wanted

Question 7

Connor & Dawson (2001)

Answer 7

• posted 4,000 questionnaires to students at 14 different universities
• looking for factors that influenced decisions of wc who gain entry to university
• no need to recruit/train interviewers
• respondents complete and return questions themselves
• pre-coded, close-ended questions used

Question 8

PET analyse - Census (2001)

Answer 8

Practical- analysed by a computer
Ethical - no consent, no choice if they wanted to be involved
Theoretical- increase reliability, representativeness

Question 9

PET analyse - Connor & Dewson (2001)

Answer 9

Practical- processed quickly, no need to recruit/train interviewers
Ethical- sensitive topics, gained consent
Theoretical- representative