Population survey is a prominent aspect in the field of counting through which actual strength and number of manpower can be measured scientifically. There is no denying the fact that in Bangladesh such survey has been carried out in many times but the criteria that have been used as performance indicators which have not satisfied the targeted goals. After survey it is seen that many complaints have been received from different regions where double counting, triple counting and even forged people being fictitious have been explored. The word survey originates from census which emanates from the Latin term censure, envisaging ‘assess’ and it by and large indicates the official complete counting of a country’s population. Besides population survey, there are two other types of surveys that are frequently conducted. These are agricultural survey or counting of agricultural holdings and economic survey or counting of economic units. All the three types of surveys-population, agricultural and economic- are on a regular basis held in Bangladesh. However, as the population survey illustrates the numerical universe of the country, all other surveys depend on population survey as a concrete framework of data collection.

Considering total counts of population, household or land sporadically in villages was ingredient of social life from early times in the Indian subcontinent as well as the areas now comprising Bangladesh. The system sustained in the Mughal period predominantly throughout their reigns but chopped in disuse after the decline of the Mughal Empire. The first population survey for the whole country on modern line following the one designed for the Belgian Survey of 1845, was established by the British Government all the way through India counting the present day Bangladesh territory in 1881as a decennial procedure. The 1881 populace survey was paved the way by a number of surveys of investigational nature taken during 1769-1855 by the East India Company and by the Crown during 1858-1869. However, as compared to up-to-the-minute surveys, these surveys were disconnected, barely methodical and lacked standardization. The methodical challenge to determine the entirety population of the complete countryside by actually counting heads was made between 1867 and 1872. This was not a synchronous and complete survey for the whole country and can be regarded as a dress rehearsal for the 1881 survey. With the 1881 survey the system of decennial population survey was introduced throughout India including Bangladesh. The system of taking population survey every ten year ending with’1’ continued in this part of the world till 1961. The 1971 survey was interrupted due to the war of liberation and was held subsequently in 1974 after the establishment of the sovereign and independent Bangladesh. With the survey of 1981 the decennial pattern of survey taking was resumed and the survey of 1991 followed in due course. The next survey of the country scheduled for 2001 is likely to initiate the decennial pattern of survey in the first century of the next millennium. Thus in sovereign Bangladesh so far three population surveys on the basis of total count had been held – in 1974, 1981 and 1991.

The up to date population survey of Bangladesh particularly since 1981 survey forward are designed on the UN proposal for population and home survey. The Bangladesh population survey can be defined as the total process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing, publishing and disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining to the total population of the country, at a specified time i.e. at midnight of the survey night or the survey reference date. Data are collected from all persons in the entire geographic territory of Bangladesh extending over all enclaves such as Angorpota and Dahagram, and all the coastal islands located within the territorial waters of the country. Bangladesh population survey also includes a housing survey or a survey of all permanent and temporary living quarters situated within the territory of the country that are actually in use as places of abode and their survey night occupants. The Bangladesh population survey has the following characteristic features:

• entirely permissible statistical operation authorized by a specific law and carried out by a government agency

• details on the basis of individual persons residing in dwelling and institutional households

• Explanation of population preceded by counting of floating and population- on- transit on the survey night.

• Prompt completion of the universal counts using a short and simple questionnaire in OPTICAL MARK READER format.

• Banding together the domestic based population count with the housing survey in one operation

• Simultaneity of the counting operations in all parts of the country

• setting up and holding the survey within the defined periodicity of every ten years

• On the virtual counts, the three-year period prior to the survey taking is utilized in survey planning and the two-year period following in data processing, analysis and dissemination of survey results.

Population surveys in Bangladesh are demeanor under the Survey order 1972 as amended in 1981. Beginning with the 1981 survey, in keeping with the modern practice of treating population survey as a statistical operation, the survey order authorizes the Director General of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics of the Statistics Division under the Ministry of Planning, as the authority in charge of survey taking. In all other previous survey the survey authority vested in the Survey Commissioner who was located in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bangladesh survey eliminates foreign nationals including tourists and temporary visitors and enumerates all the Bangladeshi nationals living within the territory of the country on the survey night. Bangladeshi nationals living abroad on the survey night such as workers, students and visitors abroad are also not counted. The survey order authorizes the survey authority to formulate a survey plan for the conduct of the survey and a questionnaire for collecting the survey information on a standardized format. The survey order makes it obligatory for all eligible Bangladeshi nationals to provide answers to the survey questionnaire to the best of their abilities and refusal a punishable act under section 187 of the Bangladesh Penal Code. Answers to the survey questionnaire are required to be given by the head of the household on behalf of all persons in the household present on the survey night or in absence of the head, by the next senior person.

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Feedback form is the heart of survey taking and reflects the basic purpose for which the survey is taken. Since 1981 survey, Bangladesh population survey have included two questionnaires- the short or the main questionnaire that is universally canvassed and the long questionnaire that is used in the sample survey. The sample survey is conducted after the main count to collect detailed and supplementary information on the basis of sampling a portion of the counted population. A noFigure feature of the short survey questionnaire is its OPTICAL MARK READER or optical mark read format. Since 1981 survey the OPTICAL MARK READER questionnaire in completely pre-coded form has been successfully used in the total count to collect the population and housing information with considerable ease in field record, reduction in data capture time and complete elimination of human error in data capture process. Specimen of the OPTICAL MARK READER forms used in the main counts of 1981 and 1991 survey are provided as appendices. Since the 2001 sample survey is planned to cover a fairly large segment of the population [nearly 20%], to reduce data capture time and error free data entry, the sample survey questionnaire will also be in OPTICAL MARK READER format.

The topics included in the main survey questionnaire are of two types -information collected for each individual person and housing information. To fulfill the requirements of a simple, short and OPTICAL MARK READER based questionnaire, only the key topics are included after a balanced consideration of several key factors. These include the priority national needs, willingness and ability of the public to provide the information adequately, international comparability of the information both within the SAARC region and on a worldwide basis and human and financial resources available for conducting the survey to collect the information. Formulation and finalization of the survey questionnaire takes up greater part of the survey planning time, and extends usually over two to three years. For ensuring comparability of successive survey core topics are retained from survey to survey and addition or deletion of other topics is done sparingly. The questionnaire is finalized on the basis of several pretests in actual field conditions and on the scrutiny and advice of the survey technical committee that consists of academic experts, representatives of survey data users and business community, legislative body of the ministries, local governments and NGOs.

whole topics enclosed in the survey include in addition to the core topics of the short questionnaire, the topics in the sample survey questionnaire, which are usually more detailed aimed at collecting flow type data compared to the bench mark type data targeted by the main survey. By way of supplementing the core topics of the short questionnaire, the sample survey questionnaire of the recent Bangladesh population survey have included topics of demographic, economic and social importance on both the individual and housing modules. On the individual module the following topics are included:

• Fertility

• Mortality

• Migration

• Physical disability and impairment

• Causes of disability

• Income of the household head and main sources of income

• Status and the Institutional sector of employment

• Place of work

On the housing and household module the topics included in the sample survey had been the following:

• Rooms and floor space

• Water supply system

• Toilet and sewerage facilities

• Cooking facilities

• Lighting and type of fuel and electricity

• Rental and housing costs of owner occupant housing

The population survey is undoubtedly the single most extensive, complicated and expensive statistical operation consisting of a complex series of interrelated steps, that the country undertakes. A key feature of the recent Bangladesh population survey is preparation and implementation of a comprehensive survey plan that fully reflects the strategic objectives of the survey and identifies the diverse survey operations to insure that they occur in their proper sequence and in a timely manner. Bangladesh survey plan divides survey activities into the following six phases:

• Preparatory work

• Record

• Evaluation of record quality

• Data processing

• Dissemination of the results

• Analysis of the results

Operationally, the six phases are not chronologically entirely separate or mutually exclusive but overlapping and interactive. The preparatory phase consists of several diverse activities and is the most difficult and time consuming usually taking around 60% of the total survey plan time. On the other hand it is the right conceptualization through satisfactory implementation of the key activities of the preparatory phase that makes or unmakes the survey.

Preparatory phase include:

Planning the survey calendar or the survey time Figure,

Fixation of the size of record area [EA]

Mapping work for dividing the whole country into EAs with the help of survey cartography,

Preparation of the survey questionnaire and its printing,

Plan of survey record including recruitment and training of field enumerators and supervisors.

The other activities are no less important. These include insuring proper legal basis for the survey, developing survey budget and system of cost control, development of survey administration, plan for PEQC and quality control, plan for survey publicity, data processing plan and plan for survey publication and dissemination of survey data and information.

The survey calendar or timeFigure indicates the sequence and estimated duration of each component operations of the survey The key date in the calendar is of course the starting and closing dates of the general record of the population on which hinge all other operations. Survey calendar in Bangladesh is usually drawn in the form of a bar or the Programme Evaluation Review Technique ( PERT ) chart, with separate bars of each main operation.

Survey budget provides careful financial estimates of the cost of each operation of the survey and is based on costs of the components and estimate of the total cost of the entire survey operation. And the budget together with the budget calendar is used as an instrument of effective control of survey operations. Levels of expenditures in the previous survey classified by survey phases form the basis of preliminary estimates that are modified to take into account general inflation and changes in the scope. One special feature of Bangladesh survey budget is foreign donor assistance that funds substantial portion of the total cost particularly foreign exchange costs of data processing and data input mercenaries and printing of OPTICAL MARK READER questionnaires. Total expenditures including the amount of foreign assistance on the Bangladesh Survey together with the expected assistance for the 2001 survey compared to 1981 and 1991survey are provided in Figure 3:

Figure 3 :Costs of Bangladesh Population Survey

Survey Total cost in crore Taka Record Cost as % of total cost Equipment cost as % of total cost Other costs as % of total cost Foreign assist. as % of Total Cost

1974

1981

1991

2001 3.61

21.25

27.32

41.05 29.9

35.8

43.2

57.8 27.5

42.6

15.4

18.9 42.6

21.6

41.4

23.3 -

59.5

83.6

92.6

Data processing and dissemination etc. Source: Survey Administrative Reports for 1981 &1991. In a nutshell, mean cost per person itemized was around Taka 2 in 1981 in nominal prices that include costs of record, equipment, data processing and dissemination and all other costs, which increased to Taka 3 in 1991. The likely average cost in 2001 survey is projected at Taka 4.

Survey EA: Success of the survey field record depends on fixation of the optimum size of record area and segmenting the country into record areas. For the purpose of counting, the target population is divided into four groups-population in dwelling houses, population in institutional houses [such as hotels, hostels, mess, jails, hospitals etc], and floating population [i.e. rootless or population without any permanent address] and population on transit [on the survey night]. Of these the largest group in the country is population in dwelling which accounts for about 98% of the enumerated population and the remaining groups around 2%. Since record of the population in dwelling as well as housing is done on household basis the size of EA is determined on the number of households an enumerator can cover within the stipulated period of field record, which in the 1981 and 1991 survey has been 3 days. The size of record varies between 90 to 110 households averaging around 100. Division of the country into record areas is done meticulously for urban and rural areas separately with the help of up to data base maps.

Population survey extends the concept of urban areas from survey to survey. Currently urban areas in Bangladesh include all the four statistical metropolitan areas [defined as the area including the peri-urban areas adjacent to the metropolitan areas], all municipalities and other urban areas that include growth centers and thana head quarters and the survey concept of urban areas is used universally.

Each EA is provided with a geocode [a 7-digit hierarchical code that covers all the major and minor civil divisions of the country] and a separate map with a clear delineated boundary identified through prominent landmarks on the ground is prepared for each EA. Preparation of EA maps is done through country wide field operation which is done by counting all dwelling houses and their inhabitants, identifying EA boundaries on the base maps and is a major operation that takes greater part of survey planning. The finalized EA maps are reproduced and each enumerator is provided with a copy to insure accurate field record and avoidance of duplication or overlap in counting between neighboring EAs. Five EAs are grouped to form SAs or supervision areas and each supervisor is provided with a copy of the SA map. Totaling EAs and SAs the number of enumerators and supervisors is arrived at. Selection of enumerators and supervisors for the purpose of survey is done through another country – wide operation called zonal operation, which is carried out by the field net work of BBS.

The plan of operation is then prepared. The plan sets forth the countrywide survey publicity arrangements and other operational components of the survey plan. Survey publicity uses every avenue of nation-wide publicity particularly media, loud speaker, drum beating, and other traditional means. Other operational components include scheduling of field training of EAs and SAs delivered through a hierarchy of master trainers, and the logistical arrangements for survey materials including dispatch of books containing survey questionnaire and return of the filled in questionnaires and record schedule. Specifying dates for training including mock record by all enumerators and supervisors and the dates for actual record around the specified survey night are the other key elements of the plan of operation.

The testing of the various aspects of the operation plan including record is carried out a few months prior to holding the actual survey in all EAs comprising a Thana in an operation known as Pilot Survey. The Pilot survey tests the operations planned for all stages of survey including record, processing and evaluation of results and provide information on the adequacy of field organization, quality control measures and training program and help identify the procedural weaknesses so that they can be rectified on time. By using OPTICAL MARK READER schedule for survey record has simplified and cut down by at least two thirds the data capture time, while insuring an almost error free data capture process. This in turn has reduced substantially the overall data processing and tabulation time. In fact full tabulation of the survey is completed within one year of survey record which usually took around five to six years in pre- OPTICAL MARK READER survey. Use of OCR and other state-of –the –art data capture equipment are likely to reduce further the data processing time in future survey.

Survey results are tabulated hierarchically up from mauza [and villages comprising mauza and mahalla and ward for urban areas], union, thana, zilla, division and finally aggregated for the country as a whole. For the purpose of dissemination survey publication includes several volumes including the National Analytical Report and District Reports for each district of the country. These are supplemented by special reports on Post record quality check survey, Sample survey, Analytical report on urban areas and an administrative report on the survey operations. In addition to hard copies, all survey data are available in machine-readable forms-in diskettes and CDs.

Survey Evaluation: Post Record Quality Check: A unique feature of Bangladesh survey is post record quality check survey that is conducted immediately [usually 15 days to a month] after the main count. The purpose is to check the overall quality of the survey main count by estimating the degree of coverage error i.e. omission or duplication of persons and content error or the errors in responding to survey questionnaire. Typically coverage error in Bangladesh survey relate to missing of persons and entire households from the main count. This arises largely from the high density of population and the propensity to live everywhere, not only in dwelling but also in every type of structures. The growing number of floating population and slum dwellers particularly in urban and peri-urban areas adds to the problem. Content or response errors relate primarily to age record, to literacy and marital status. PEQC is conducted by completely enumerating a smaller number of randomly selected survey record areas both in rural and urban areas through a completely independent agency engaging a different set of field enumerators. Results of the PEQC survey are matched with the survey record to estimate the coverage and response errors of survey. The survey results however, are not corrected for these errors except that on the basis of net coverage error the global count of population for the country is adjusted and published as an estimate allowing for undercount. The degree of net errors [sum of missed rate (-) and over count(+)] in recent survey in Bangladesh has been as follows

Survey publications: publications are the main products of survey that disseminate the principal results of the population count and the housing survey. Primary data are always aggregated into Figures, since disclosure of individual identity is prohibited under the survey law. Aggregated data are presented as Figures on age, sex and geographical distribution of population and living quarters, households and population by type of living quarters, distribution of population by literacy status and years of schooling, labour force participation and, urbanization etc. Using modern computer and data capture equipment for the processing of survey data BBS has been reducing greatly the unit cost and lead time required for data processing compared to older form of processing. Bangladesh survey publications include the following volumes of reports:

Report on the preliminary survey count [released early on with or without PEQC correction]

National Volume includes detailed national Figures and analysis

District series–detailed district wise data and Figures.

Community series- selected data by villages and unions

Report of the sample survey

Report of the PEQC

Special reports on urbanization, housing etc

administrative report on the survey operation.

As a result of the long lead time survey data become largely un-current and lose their value for users. The goal should be to complete final survey product within one year of survey taking. Origination with the 1981survey methodological improvements and technology based survey infrastructure and the state-of-the-art equipments have been progressively deployed to minimize the risks, reduce production time and insure a quality survey. Accurate and updated record area maps are now the basis of survey count that reduces the risk of undercount or overlaps. EA maps based on the most recent aerial photograph of the country are being developed to insure improve counts in urban areas in the coming survey of 2001.OPTICAL MARK READER based schedule integrating housing and population count has simplified the main operation, ensuring quality record. Also error free data processing along with substantial reduction in data processing time have been realized The likely use of OCR technology in the 2001 survey will further improve the quality of Bangladesh survey and cut down production lead time substantially Data dissemination in CD and other computer readable media will speed up data dissemination and insure wide spread use of survey data. Applications of state-of- the – art technology in future survey takings are likely to make Bangladesh survey a highly cost effective public venture with extensive value to the nation and all users of survey data.

In view of the above, it is evident that in order to congregate varied customer requirements BBS also provide special tabulation of the survey data in diskette or CD. BBS is also on the increase the MNSDS -the bare minimum national social data set of Bangladesh based on the survey and related survey data on the Internet website for global use. The main challenge of population survey taking in Bangladesh is the risk of under count i.e. missing persons or entire households from counting. High density of population and the propensity of the people to live every where, in dwelling as well as non-dwelling structures of every description. The risk is relatively high in urban areas due to prevalence of slums and growing trend of floating or shelter less persons. As the country’s population grows the risk is also likely to intensify. The other risk relates to the problem of correct age record of the people particularly children and women and arises from high illiteracy, almost universal digital preference and from the absence of a countrywide birth registration system. The resultant distribution of population by single age is highly imprecise; graduation and age grouping are therefore essential for age profiling. Age Pyramid of Bangladesh, the main output of Population survey is a highly approximate one. The third test is diminution of the lead-time in broadcasting total survey product i.e. national volumes and district reports to the users. Despite using of OPTICAL MARK READER technology that has speeded up data capture time significantly since 1981 survey, it still takes about 5 to 7 years to produce the complete set of survey reports



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The current economic downturn has changed the world dramatically. It’s a new ball game for every organization. Now, more than any time in the past 60+ years, current feedback from employees and customers is essential for knowing where we are, where we need to be, and for planning our organizations’ futures. Conducting effective surveys provides information and insight for making informed decisions, driving positive change and significantly increasing profit and organizational sustainability.

If your organization conducts surveys, or if you are thinking of conducting a survey, this article will help you achieve excellent results and avoid pitfalls often encountered while conducting surveys.

To receive a PDF version of the complete survey report by e-mail, including employee survey best practices, key survey findings, survey data and verbatim comments, please send an e-mail to hdeutsch@Quantisoftdotcom requesting the “Employee Survey Best Practices Report.”

Survey Best Practices – Increasing Your Survey Expertice

As a survey company we are often asked questions about survey practices: What is the best way to conduct surveys? How can we get the highest possible response rate? Should we use a survey company, or should we try to use a self-use online survey service? The questions we receive are many and varied.

While Quantisoft has extensive survey experience and expertise, we decided to conduct a survey to identify employee survey best practices at organizations we do not conduct surveys for. The findings of the survey validated our own survey experience and produced interesting and useful information and insight about employee surveys.

This article includes the key Lessons Learned and Actions for You to Consider from Quantisoft’s Survey About Employee Survey Practices. Please contact Howard Deutsch at hdeutsch@Quantisoftdotcom to receive the full Employee Survey Best Practices Report, including the survey findings, data and verbatim comments.

Lessons Learned

1. Types of Employee Surveys – Participating organizations are using a wide range of employee surveys to gather information and insight for making better decisions and making informed changes. Types of surveys they conduct include employee satisfaction/engagement, employee benefits opinion, employee turnover, sales force opinion, IT customer satisfaction, business risk assessment and other surveys. Information about types of employee, customer and specialty surveys is presented at http://www.quantisoft.com/Industries/SurveyTypes.htm.

2. Survey Frequency – The most common frequency for conducting surveys is annually.

3. Satisfaction with Survey Companies vs. Self-use Survey Services – Organizations that primarily use survey companies are significantly more satisfied with their survey process than organizations primarily using self-service online survey services. The reasons survey companies are providing greater satisfaction and value than self-service survey services include the expertise and experience provided, receiving survey reports quickly without the need to take time to generate graphs and other reports in-house, objective analysis of survey results, more focus on implementing changes, greater support and involvement from management and other factors.    

4. Effectiveness of Survey Practices – Organizations primarily using survey companies rate the effectiveness of key survey practice significantly higher than organizations using self-service online survey services. The survey practices with the largest gaps in effectiveness ratings are receiving support from managers, producing timely useful reports, communicating survey findings, developing implementation plans, analyzing survey results and achieving results from surveys.

5. Importance of Survey Practices - Survey respondents identified the “most” important survey practices as keeping responses anonymous, conducting follow-up surveys, time taken to complete survey and analysis of survey data.

6. Survey Response Period and Rate – Responding organizations strive to achieve a high survey response rate. A 2-week survey response period is most popular.  A third week typically generates a higher response rate. 60% of responding organizations typically have a survey response rate of 60% or greater.

7. Primary Survey Approach - Online/Web surveys are the most often-used approach. Organizations are learning ways to end the use of paper surveys, even for employees that do not use computers to perform their job. 70% of responding organizations use Online/Web surveys as their primary approach, 20% use paper surveys as their primary approach and 10% use Online/Web surveys supplemented with paper surveys as their primary approach.

8. Reasons for Conducting Employee Surveys – The top reasons for conducting employee surveys include identifying performance improvement opportunities, assessing employee satisfaction and engagement levels and trends, part of ongoing measurement process and identifying causes of employee turnover.

9. Surveys Achieving Their Objectives – Some organizations are achieving very strong results from surveys while others are falling short. Key factors for achieving survey objectives include management support for conducting surveys and implementing changes, using a survey company and executing well on all of the survey practices. Surveys generate significant quantitative and qualitative results when designed and executed well, followed up by effective analysis and implementation of changes identified by surveys.

10. Using Normative Benchmarking Data – Survey respondents prefer to benchmark their survey results with survey results from other organizations. However, they are not comfortable using benchmarking data unless they can be sure the data enables “apples-to-apples” comparisons. Similarity of organizations being benchmarked, similarity of survey questions/wording, common time frame for when survey data was collected and other factors are important for making valid benchmarking comparisons.

11. Survey Best Practices – Knowing and consistently following best practices is very important for successfully conducting surveys and achieving results. Organizations that fail to follow best practices for all survey practices fail to achieve the full potential results from surveys.

Actions for You to Consider – Conducting Better Surveys

1. Share the full Employee Survey Best Practices Report with people in your organization who are responsible for conducting surveys, and with managers that can benefit from conducting surveys. Send your request for the full report to hdeutsch@Quantisoftdotcom.

2. Compare your organization’s approach for conducting surveys with the best practices, lessons learned and other information and insight included in the full report available from Quantisoft. Identify and implement changes your organization can make to achieve greater results from surveys.

3. Consider conducting surveys to gather information and insight for increasing your organization’s competitiveness and bottom line in this difficult economic environment. Beyond the usual employee satisfaction/engagement surveys, other types of surveys can enable your organization to identify ways to increase sales, identify and manage risks more effectively, gather feedback for reducing costs and increasing quality and customer service levels, enhance your organization’s “going green” profile, get more value from employee benefits dollars spent and much more.

4. The world has changed dramatically during the past year. The information and insight gathered from surveys conducted just a few months ago may no longer be valid. Update previous surveys now to gather current information and adjust action plans to reflect the “new reality”.

5. Make sure to focus your organization’s surveys on gathering actionable information that will positively impact employees, customers, the environment and your bottom line.

Information and tips that will help you to achieve results from surveys are presented at http://www.quantisoft.com.

 



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This Article discusses best practices to consider in the administration of mail surveys.  There is no single idea that alone will dramatically improve response rates.  Rather, it is a combination of properly planned steps that can result in overall enhancement.  By keeping these practices in mind, it will help insure a quality experience for both the survey participants and the company on whose behalf the survey is conducted, as well as potentially improve response rates. 

At the outset, surveying companies should accept that most properly administered mail survey projects are fairly complicated.  If done correctly, they are far more involved than simple print, mail, tabulate and report.  Companies might want to consider the factors mentioned below when planning a mail survey: 

1.  Is the length of the survey instrument appropriate for the audience?

2.  Is there a well-written cover letter and instructions?

3.  Is there a method of reaching someone in the event of support issues?

4.  Is the mailing envelope properly identified?

5.  Is the mailing being sent out by 1st class USPS?

6.  Is a business reply envelope being used?

7.  Are awards or other incentives needed?

8.  Will online survey hosting increase the response rate?

Design of the Survey Instrument:

The length of the survey instrument must be appropriate for the audience.  A survey participant who pays $50.00 for a product that is readily available from multiple vendors and that is not a priority item to the participant will be less likely to complete a longer questionnaire than a participant who purchased an expensive car or an enterprise product.  This is a matter of common sense.  Consider how much time you would be willing to spend responding to a questionnaire – given the subject and offered incentives, if any.  In many cases, a one-sheet questionnaire printed on both sides (called “duplex” printing) is the appropriate length.  This still might be too long depending on the subject of the survey.

To some extent, consideration of length is accommodated by the topic.  For example, there are only so many questions that can be asked about the taste of toothpaste.  Yet some companies might include six or seven basic questions, 10 demographic questions, and another bank of questions on buying habits.  Before you know it, the questionnaire is close to four pages long.  If this happens, the surveying company might want to consider using incentives to actually keep the costs down (more about this later).

Packaging the Survey Instrument:

There are certain best practices a surveying company should consider relating to the packaging of the survey instrument.  This starts with what the participant first sees when he/she receives the mailing.  The mailing envelope should include the logo and colors of the surveying company so that the participant views this as an “official” mailing.  Printing of color logo will increase the costs of the project, but is something that should be strongly considered unless color logo is an expensive add-on given its design. 

Use of windows envelopes are preferred; although labels can be used if need be.  The advantage of a window envelope is the personalization of the cover letter without the need for and cost of a match with the mailing envelope.  We recommend the use of a clear and concise, personalized cover letter signed by a person of high authority at the surveying company.  The letter should set forth the purpose of the survey, confidentially requirements, support information, and the end date of the survey. Instructions on completing the survey instrument should be included on the cover letter – - or even better at the beginning of the instrument.

Except for rare instances, the use of 1st class USPS and business reply postage are important practices.  Each will add to the cost of the project – and can result in significant cost increases – but they each can have a significant impact on response rates.  Use of bulk rate postage can also result in delays in receipt of the mailings for varying percentages of participants. 

Use of Incentives:

Deciding whether or not to use incentives is for the most part a budgetary consideration; although in certain instances, it can also have a customer-relations element attached to it.  Assuming large quantities of available sample, one can always send out more mailings instead of offering incentives.  However, the key consideration is whether the use (and costs of administration) of an incentive saves money by producing more completes at a lower overall cost than sending out additional mailings.  If the survey population is limited in size, then awards might be needed to produce an adequate number of completes for actionable data.  Keep in mind that there might be quality of data issues relating to the use of incentives.  A surveying company should consult with an experienced survey company regarding the use of incentives and what the options might be.

Coordination of Mail Surveys with Online Survey Hosting:

It is not uncommon for surveying companies to consider the use of online survey hosting in conjunction with a mail survey.  If this is done, best practices suggest a variable insert of a unique login id into each mailing along with survey login instructions.  It would also be correct to variable insert a tracking id onto the questionnaire to de-dupe responders who complete both the mail survey and online survey. Technical support should also be available for online responders.

As is the case with incentives, the use of an online survey is primarily a budgetary consideration.  That is, will the use of an online survey enhance overall response rates to offset the added costs of offering this option? If not, then the use of an online survey might not be justified unless it is desirable from a client-relations standpoint.  Also, keep in mind when calculating the comparative costs that mail surveys have data entry fees while online surveys do not.  

In summary, when conducting mail surveys, a surveying company should carefully consider each and every step of the survey administration process.  That includes length of the survey instrument; packaging of the survey materials including mailing envelope and type of postage; formatting and personalization of the cover letter; survey support options; use of incentives; and viability of coordinated online survey hosting.



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Our human nature has traditionally been characterized by a willingness among individuals to express an opinion on just about any subject known to mankind.  As far back as history can relate people have eagerly rendered their viewpoints on anything and everything.  Traditionally we have been taught that opinions should be taken with a grain of salt because that is all they are worth.  Well, according to the economics of today, opinions are not only valuable, but they are worth money.  Paid surveys have become the rage of the Internet in the first decade of the 21st Century, and people around the world are beginning to join in the frenzy. 

 

There is not one subject in the history of mankind that has been sheltered from public opinion.  The entire sports gambling industry, a twelve billion dollar annual business world wide, is built on the fact that people have diverse opinions about the outcome of sporting events.  There were differences of opinion back in ancient Rome when royalty would bet on the outcome of the chariot races.  Heaven forbid if it was your neck that was riding on the outcome of a wager.  The entire Olympic development emerged because people from different countries had a divergence of opinion as to whose athletes were better.  The fields of wrestling, bow and arrow shooting, chariot and horse racing, and a variety of other competitive events laid the foundation for wagering on these varying opinions.  The differences were ultimately settled by Olympic competition.  These events helped shape peoples’ opinions regarding which army was better prepared to fight, which country made the most effective warring equipment and which country constructed the sturdiest chariot.  Today, by virtue of paid surveys, people are being paid for expressing their opinions.

 

Technological advancements have propelled certain industries to the forefront.  Within those industries, there are products manufactured that sustain these businesses.  Competition in the free market is what drives the price of the products.  Their ultimate success or failure is determined by the amount of sales generated in relation to their competition, and for this reason paid surveys have become an invaluable marketing tool today.

 

Paid Surveys – Test Market for Products

 

Paid surveys are the test tracks for marketing firms hired to determine how the public views a particular product or concept, and whether or not the product will be ultimately successful on the open market.  Paid surveys have become an important facet of the world’s economy over the past ten years.  Since the utilization of the Internet as a tool in business today, the use of paid surveys has increased by leaps and bounds.  Paid surveys have been around for decades, however, and many companies have used paid surveys strategies in order to make critical administrative decisions regarding the production and marketing of a particular product. 

 

One company based in New England that employed paid surveys to make administrative determinations regarding their product is the manufacturers of what we will call X Brand Ice Cream.  X Brand Ice Cream was produced by a New England company that wanted to give their ice cream a special quality.  The firm understood that the ice cream industry had some major players in the 70’s, such as Sealtest, Borden, Carvel, Baskin-Robbins and the packaged brands of the big-time supermarkets, such as A&P, Key Food, Shoprite and Pathmark.  The makers of X Brand hired a marketing firm to conduct paid surveys to test their product.  The paid surveys were conducted initially in New England.  Subsequently, there were additional paid surveys in the New York metropolitan area, paid surveys in the Washington DC area, and paid surveys in the Philadelphia-Trenton area. 

 

Since the company’s philosophy was to produce exotic ice cream flavors, the paid surveys would be a great indicator of the preferences of the public. The initial response from the participants of the paid surveys was luke-warm at best.  You must keep in mind that these paid surveys consisted of a taste test of various flavors of ice cream  However, during these paid surveys, neither the name of the company, which was X Brand, nor the name of the flavor of the ice cream was disclosed to those participating in the paid surveys.

 

The results of the initial paid surveys were curious at first, but they taught marketing firms a crucial lesson in the value of paid surveys.  The reason that the people were not that receptive to the different flavors of ice cream was because the paid surveys revealed that the participants felt that the ice cream lacked a pizzazz about it.  Several months later, the same paid surveys were administered once again to the same corps of paid surveys participants.  This time, the name of the brand of ice cream, X Brand (actually a European sounding name), was revealed to these paid surveys takers.  The paid surveys had a completely different outcome.  The participants of these paid surveys approved overwhelmingly of the different flavors of the ice cream.  The reason given in these paid surveys for the change of opinion is because the paid surveys participants believed they were eating ice cream imported to the United States from Europe, presumably Holland or Switzerland.

 

The makers of X Brand then utilized paid surveys to determine which particular flavors they should market, and which others they should not.  The cities that they chose were:

Paid Surveys – New York City, New York

Paid Surveys - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Paid Surveys – Baltimore, Maryland

Paid Surveys – Boston, Massachusetts

Paid Surveys – Portland, Maine

Paid Surveys – Providence, Rhode Island

Paid Surveys – Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Paid Surveys – Montpelier, Vermont

Paid Surveys - Concord, New Hampshire

Paid Surveys – Cape May, New Jersey

Paid Surveys – Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Paid Surveys – Dover, Delaware

 

The interesting findings in these paid surveys was that the more affluent the area of the paid surveys, the more favorable the results were.  Additionally, the paid surveys yielded the information that the more affluent the area, the more impressed those tested were with the foreign sounding name, and the more willing they were to pay a higher price for the ice cream. The more exotic-sounding the flavor of the ice cream, the more positive was the response from the paid surveys.

 

These results allowed the manufacturers of the ice cream to concentrate on those areas earmarked in the paid surveys, and X Brand Ice Cream became a staple in the American culture.  The same ice cream that received moderate reviews in the initial paid surveys had received a completely different opinion by the same corps of participants in subsequent paid surveys simply because the brand was given a foreign-sounding name.  The people thought they were purchasing ice cream that was a better value to them than their American counterparts.

 

Paid surveys are now conducted today through the services of the Internet.  People are in great demand to become participants in these paid surveys.  If you are interested in participating in paid surveys, kindly log on to your computer and consult a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo, for the term “paid surveys.”



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