The 2009 International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA from March 5th to 7th at the University of Michigan.
Presentations
Session 1
| Processes and Methods for Creating Questions and Protocols for an International Study of Ideas about Development and Family LifeArland Thorton, U of Michigan, USA, Alexandra Achen, U of Michigan, USA, Jennifer Barber, U of Michigan, USA, Georgina Binstock, Centro de Estudios de Población, Argentina, Wade Garrison, U of Michigan, USA, Dirgha Ghimire, U of Michigan, USA, Wang Guangzhou, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China, Ronald Inglehart, U of Michigan, USA, Rukmalie Jayakody, Penn State U, USA, Yang Jiang, U of Michigan, USA, and Julie de Jong, U of Michigan, USA |
| Questionnaire Design in Multipopulation SurveysJanet Harkness, U of Lincoln-Nebraska, USA, Brad Edwards, Westat, USA, Sue Ellen Hansen, U of Michigan, USA |
| Of Men and Measures: Counting and Estimation in Comparative Survey ResearchAgata Grabowska |
| Translatability AssessmentKatrin Conway, Mapi Research Institute, France, Donald Patrick, U of Washington, USA, Catherine Acquadro, Hôpitaux de Paris, France |
Session 2
| Questionnaire versus Culture versus Demographics: What Accounts for Difficulties in Answering Survey QuestionsGordn Willis, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Elaine Zahnd, Public Health Institute, Kerry Levin, Westat, Martha Kudela, Westat, Barbara Forsyth, Westat |
| Developing and Testing the CAHPS Clinician and Group Health Literacy Item SetBeverly Weidmer, RAND Corporation, Chuck Darby, ARHQ, Cindy Brach, ARHQ, Ron D. Hays, RAND Corporation |
| Representations of Ordinality and Substantive Research Hypotheses in Cross-Country Comparisons Based on Survey DataA. Jan Kutylowski |
| Effects of Different Translations of Answer ScalesMarlene Sapin, Dominique Joye, Sylvie Leuenberger-Zanetta, Alexandre Pollien, and Nicole Schobi, U of Lusanne, Switzerland |
Session 3
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Session 4
| Language Interpreting and Oral Translation in SurveysChristine W.L. Wilson, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, Janet A. Harkness, U of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; Gesis-ZUMA, Germany |
| Collecting Health and Nutrition Data in a Multilingual EnvironmentPat Montalvan, Westat, Brad Edwards, Westat, Yinong Chong, NCHS, Jacquie Hogan, Westat |
| Measuring the Quality of Real-time Telephone Survey InterpretersMichael W. Link, Ali H. Mokdad, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, and Larry Osborn |
Session 5
| Gfk Custon ResearchNick Moon, Growth Custom Research |
| Multinational Research at TNSLeendert de Voogd, Global Sector Head |
Session 6
| Design and Analysis of Cognitive Interviews for Cross-National TestingKristen Miller, NCHS, Rory Fitzgerald, City U, Rachal Caspar, RTI, Martin Dimov, CSD, Michelle Gray, NatCen, Catia Nunes, ICS, Jose-Luis Padilla, U of Granada, Peter Pruefer, Zuma, Nicole Schoebi, SIDOS, Alisu Schous-Glusberg, RSS, Sally Widdop, City U, and Stephanie Willson, NCHS |
| Using Cognitive Interviewing Findings to Explore the Relationship between Acculturation and Survey ResponseCynthia Helba, Westat, Kerry Levin, Westat, Barbara Forsyth, University of Maryland, USA, Gordon Willis, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Alicia Norberg, Westat, and David Berrigan, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences |
| Managing the Cognitive Pretesting of Multilingual Survey Instruments: The Pretesting of the U.S. Census Bureau Bilingual Spanish/English QuestionnairePatricia L. Goerman, U.S. Census Bureau, Rachel Caspar, RTI International, Inc. |
Session 7
| Cross-Cultural Comparisons of International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Survey Questionnaires: A Multinational, Multicultural and Multilingual Cognitive Interviewing StudyJame Thrasher, U of South Carolina, USA, Anne Quah, U of Waterloo, Canada, Ashlee Watts, U of South Carolina, USA, Gregory Dominick, U of South Carolina, USA, Ron Borland, Cancer Council of Victoria, Australia, Ana Dorantes Alonso, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico, Warwick Hosking, Victoria U, Australia, Rahmat Awang, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Maizurah Omar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Ahmad Shalihin Mohd Samin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Buppha Sirirassamee, Mahidol U, Thailand, and Marcelo Boado, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay |
| Implementation and Results of a Cross-National, Structured-Interview Cognitive Test of a Measure of DisabilityKristen Miller, NCHS, Daniel Mont, World Banks, Aaron Maitland, NCHS, Barbara Altman, Consultant, and Jennifer Madans, NCHS |
| Using Cognitive Interviews to Evaluate the Spanish-Language Translation of a Dietary QuestionnaireKerry Levin, Westat, Gordon Willis, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Barbara Forsyth, U of Maryland, USA, Alicia Norberg, Westat, Debra Stark, Westat, Martha Kudela, Westat, and Frances Thompson, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute |
| Multilingual Questionnaire Evaluation and Development through Mixed Pretesting Methods: The Case of the U.S. Census Nonresponse Followup InstrumentJenifer Childs, U.S. Census Bureau, Patricia Goerman, U.S. Census Bureau |
Session 9
| Self-Rated General Health Question in a Multilingual SurveySunghee Lee, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & Dept. of Bioscience, David Grant, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research |
| A Systematic Approach to Test and Questionnaire Adaptations in an African ContextPenny Holding, Africa Mental Health Foundation, Kenya/Case Western Reserve University, USA, Amina Abubakar, Tilburg University, Netherlands/Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, KEMRI, Kilifi/Africa Mental Health Foundation, Kenya, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Africa Mental Health Foundation, Kenya |
| Comparative Overview of Test Adaptation and Translation Verification Procedures in Three International SurveysS. Dept, A. Ferrari, and L. Wayrynen |
| Reflections on the Translation and Adaptation Procedures for Problem Solving in ALLAnouk Zabal, GESIS |
Session 10
| Evaluation of a Multi-Step Survey Translation ProcessGordon B. Willis, National Cancer Institute, Pat Dean Brick, Westat, Alicia Norberg, Westat, Debra S. Stark, Westat, Martha Stapleton Kudela, Westat, Barbara H. Forsyth, U of Maryland, Kerry Levin, Westat, David Berrigan, National Cancer Institute, Frances E. Thompson, National Cancer Institute, Deidre Lawrence, National Cancer Institute |
Session 11
| Collecting Physical Measure and Biomarker Data on Cross-National StudiesHeidi Guyer, U of Michigan, USA, Mary Beth Ofstedal, U of Michigan, USA, Carli Lessof, National Centre for Social Research, London, Kate Cox, National Centre for Social Research, London, Hendrik Juerges, Mannheim University, Germany |
| Adapting U.S.-Based General Interviewing and Study-Specific Training Protocols for Cross-National Survey Data CollectionKirsten Alcser, U of Michigan, USA, Nicole Kirgis, U of Michigan, USA, Heidi Guyer U of Michigan, USA |
| Does Interviewer Ethnicity Impact Telephone-Administered Surveys Among African Americans?Rachel E. Davis, U of Michigan, USA, Jennifer G. Nguyen, U of Michigan, USA, Sarah M. Greene, Center for Health Studies, Group Health, Ken Resnicow, U of Michigan, USA |