Quantitative Research Methods: Questionnaires - BSA Survey

Question 1

How often does the BSA Survey occur?

Answer 1

Once a year

Question 2

How many people participate in the BSA Survey?

Answer 2

3000

Question 3

Name 3 attitude types this survey tracks

Answer 3

Political, Moral and Social Attitudes

Question 4

Does the Government use information gathered from the BSA Survey?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Name 2 organisations which fund the BSA Survey

Answer 5

Nuffield Trust, Ministry of Housing

Question 6

Why does the BSA Survey repeat the same questions over time?

Answer 6

So that they identify real changes in people’s social attitudes

Question 7

What will it mean for the BSA Survey if the questions are always the same?

Answer 7

It will be standardised

Question 8

How are the people selected?

Answer 8

Randomly

Question 9

Name the 3 locations in the UK picked for this survey

Answer 9

England, Scotland, Wales

Question 10

Is the survey on paper or online?

Answer 10

Online

Question 11

What do participants have to fill out onlne?

Answer 11

A questionnaire

Question 12

What do participants receive which is an incentive to do the Survey?

Answer 12

A Love2Shop shopping voucher

Question 13

Is the survey confidential?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What percentage of the population was happy with the NHS in 1997 according to their survey?

Answer 14

34%

Question 15

How did the government respond to low satisfaction with the NHS in 1997?

Answer 15

They increased spending on the NHS

Question 16

When did the public opinion through the BSA Survey on the NHS reach a peak? What was the peak?

Answer 16

Reached a peak of 70% in 2010

Question 17

When did attitudes towards gay relationships being wrong under this survey fall below 50%?

Answer 17

2000

Question 18

What is an issue in terms of response rates with questionnaires usually?

Answer 18

Often less than 5% of recipients complete surveys