Questionnaire ConstructionERWIN DELA PUNTA

Constructing Questionnaires1. Doing library search2. Talking to knowledgable people3. Mastering the guidelines4. Writing the questionnaire5. Editing the questionnaire6. Rewriting the questionnaire7. Pretesting the questionnaire8. Writing the questionnaire in its final form

Questionnaire Relevance

Consulting with data users during the questionnaire design process allows for

clear understanding of how the data are to be used.

Construction:Wording Questions First, it is important to ask questions that are

clear and specific and that each respondent will be able to answer.

It is also important to ask only one question at a time. 

 It is especially important to consider the education level of the survey population when thinking about how easy it will be for respondents to interpret and answer a question. 

it is important to consider whether certain words may be viewed as biased or potentially offensive to some respondents, as well as the emotional reaction that some words may provoke.

Open and Close responce-Closed Ended (Fixed Alternative) -These items allow the subject to select from one or more categories provided

by the questionnaire.-Open Ended - These items do not

specify response categories.

Response:Category FormatYes/No options.Multiple choice options.Likert scalesOpen-ended responses.Alternative responses

Question OrderStart with easy QuestionsCoplex QuestionOpen ended Questions

Contingency Questions-Questions that are limited to a subset

of respondents for whom they are relevant 

Mailed QuestionnairesAdvantages:In this method personal questions can

also be asked as the privacy of the responder is maintained and hence they can properly answer those questions.

Money and manpower requirements are less.

There is no chance of interviewer's bias.It is not a very time consuming process.

Disadvantages:There is a chance of large amount of non-

response.Laymen can not be interrogated in this

method.Some individual may post some improper

or partially filled response.

Factors affecting the mail surveys saliency of study topic

to surveyed population, the month of the first mailing, the size (font) of print type, the number of complex questions

included in the survey, and year of surveyimplementation