Questionnaires

Question 1

problems with questionnaires

Answer 1

• question style can be too open
• invasion of privacy
• no category for ‘don’t know’ etc
• practical problems e.g timing, getting people to respond, who to select

Question 2

why use questionnaires

Answer 2

• most widely used primary data collection especially in human geography
• allows you to collect active data
• collect attitudinal data
• unique in finding out opinions
• information is up to date and can be compared against historical data

Question 3

Preparing questionnaires: keep them short

Answer 3

people will lose interest and not complete them

10 questions max

Question 4

Preparing questionnaires: pilot studies

Answer 4

look at questions people don’t want to answer and change them to make sure you’re not missing out on important issues

Question 5

Preparing questionnaires: repetition

Answer 5

don’t repeat questions that can be answered elsewhere

Question 6

Preparing questionnaires: leading questions

Answer 6

want to avoid biased answers

Question 7

Preparing questionnaires: sample size

Answer 7

(50-200) and sample method should be stratified