Survey Research Program (SRP)

UCSUR || Survey Research | Gerontology | Urban & Regional Analysis | Qualitative Data Analysis | GIS & Visual Analytics

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121 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-7785
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Survey Research Program - Expertise

•	CATI, CAPI, CASI, Web, IVR, Paper & mixed-mode
•	Projects involving both general and special populations
•	Our clients include University faculty from various schools and departments, faculty from other universities, state & local government, and other outside agencies

Survey Research Program - Data Collection Methodologies

	Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) · Random digit dialing (RDD) studies with advanced sample management · Targeted / listed samples to reach specific subgroups or rare populations

	Interactive Voice Response (IVR) · Recorded voice administers survey script · Voice response or key entry · Powered by VoiceXML on our secure web/database servers and in partnership with PlumVoice telephony services · Outgoing or inbound call capability

	Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) · Face-to-face interviews · Typically performed in the respondent´s home using a portable computing device

	Computer Assisted Self Interviewing (CASI) · Self-administered survey typically using a portable computing device for respondent interaction

	Audio Computer Assisted Self Interviewing (Audio CASI, ACASI) · Self-administered survey typically using a portable computing device for respondent interaction · As questions are displayed the computer plays recordings of the questions · Respondent given headphones for privacy

	Web Surveys · Web-based, database-backed surveys, and data collection systems · Concentrating on web surveys with complex flow logic and/or skip patterns

	Traditional Paper Questionnaires