Structured Interviews

Question 1

Is structured interviews a primary data or secondary data?

Answer 1

Primary data

Question 2

What are the 3 researchs for this and explain them?

Answer 2

1) Young + Willmott (1962) - research on extended families, questions with limited answers, took 10 - 30 mins, 933 people
2) Goldthorpe + Lockwood (1972) - social class research (working etc), 10,000 men
3) BCSFE+W - measuring crime by asking public, happens on the phone or at home, 75% take part

Question 3

What are 2 advantages on practical?

Answer 3

1) straightforward and inexpensive
2) large numbers with limited resources

Question 4

What are 2 advantages on ethical?

Answer 4

1) interviewees don’t need to answer sensitive questions
2) anonymity

Question 5

What are 2 advantages on theoretical?

Answer 5

1) higher response rate
2) high in reliability

Question 6

What are 2 disadvantages on practical?

Answer 6

1) time-consuming
2) cannot match the huge numbers by postal questionnaires

Question 7

What are 2 disadvantages on ethical?

Answer 7

1) but suitable for exploring personal topics
2) no rapport

Question 8

What are 2 disadvantages on theoretical?

Answer 8

1) lack verstehen
2) interviewer bias interviewee may change their answer