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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Hi Ilona and Kate</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Thanks for the list Kate it was very useful.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Here</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">full</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">SRM</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">ELSST thesaurus</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">methodology</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">entries</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">(</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">NB</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">not yet adopted by CESSDA)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">A</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">nd the controlled vocabulary</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> used by UKDA at present</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> for DDI element <collMode></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> (very similar to the terms under</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">MODE OF DATA COLLECTION</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> in the thesaurus)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">NB red are unique terms in thesaurus blue unique in UKDA listing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> (mainly qualitative methods)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">METHODOLOGY</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">DATA ANALYSIS</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CONTENT ANALYSIS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..STATISTICAL ANALYSIS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..STATISTICAL INFERENCE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..ESTIMATION</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..FIELD WORK</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..FREQUENCY OF DATA COLLECTION</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">MODE OF DATA COLLECTION</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CLINICAL MEASUREMENTS (DATA COLLECTION)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..DIARIES</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENTS (DATA COLLECTION)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">INTERVIEWS (DATA COLLECTION)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">CAPI</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">CATI</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..OBSERVATION (DATA COLLECTION)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">MASS OBSERVATION</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS (DATA COLLECTION)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS (DATA COLLECTION)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..SELF-COMPLETION</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..SIMULATION</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..TRANSCRIPTION</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">SAMPLING PROCEDURES</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CLUSTER SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..ONE-STAGE CLUSTER SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CONVENIENCE SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..ONE-STAGE STRATIFIED SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..PURPOSIVE SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..QUASI-RANDOM SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..QUOTA SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..RANDOM SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..MULTI-STAGE STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..TOTAL UNIVERSE (NO SAMPLING)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..VOLUNTEER SAMPLE</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">SURVEYS</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..EXIT POLLS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..POSTAL SURVEYS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..PUBLIC OPINION POLLS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">TIME METHODS (RESEARCH)</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CROSS-SECTIONAL AD HOC FOLLOW-UP STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CROSS-SECTIONAL ONE-TIME STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..CROSS-SECTIONAL REGULAR STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..LONGITUDINAL STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..COHORT STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..PANEL STUDY</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..TIME SERIES</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">HISTORIOGRAPHY</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦..</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">MODELLING</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..MATHEMATICAL MODELS</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">¦ :..SIMULATION MODELS</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">UKDA</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"><collMode></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Listing</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Audio recording</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Clinical measurements</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Compilation or synthesis of existing material</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Diaries</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Educational measurements</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Face-to-face interview</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Focus group</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Observation</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Physical measurements</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Postal survey</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Psychological measurements</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Self-completion</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Simulation</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Telephone interview</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Transcription of existing materials</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Video recording</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Regards Ken</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: ddi-adg-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu [<A HREF="mailto:ddi-adg-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu">mailto:ddi-adg-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</A>] On Behalf Of Ilona Einowski<BR>
Sent: 27 July 2005 22:45<BR>
To: 'Katherine McNeill-Harman'; 'DDI-ADG'<BR>
Subject: RE: [DDI-ADG] survey definitions</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Kate - </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Thanks for the definitions...</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">One thing that occurred to me, again under the umbrella of "what is meant by</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">that term" is the fact that this thing about definitions came up while we</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">were discussing the concept "Method" in relation to time...but it expanded</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">into a discussion of the concepts in Kate's research piece...but what about</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">the concept "Method" as reflected by the terms: </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">> self</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">administered questionnaire</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">> in-person</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">interview</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">> CATI</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">survey</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">> CAPI</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">survey</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Administrative records</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Do these concepts fit someplace in the DDI?...I guess at the Study Level????</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Just a thought....</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Ilona</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">-----Original Message-----</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">From: ddi-adg-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">[<A HREF="mailto:ddi-adg-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu">mailto:ddi-adg-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</A>] On Behalf Of Katherine</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">McNeill-Harman</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:24 PM</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">To: DDI-ADG</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Subject: [DDI-ADG] survey definitions</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Hi everyone,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">I went through our social science methods reference books and compiled the</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">attached list of different survey definitions. It's a lengthy Word document</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">(if anyone can't read this format, I'll put it in a plain-text email to</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">you). Pages 1-14 are organized by topics, with the different definitions</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">for a topic listed on a single page; pages 15-20 are the definitions</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">organized by their source.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Couple of notes:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">- I included those terms that we'd specifically discussed as well as others</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">that were mentioned or I picked up along the way.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">- I didn't really do an analysis, but in typing them in they seemed fairly</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">consistent in meaning (even if not in exact wording)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">- In terms of the likelihood of these changing, several current dictionaries</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">referenced definitions developed a couple of decades ago, so it seems</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">unlikely they'd change very often (maybe more likely that new models would</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">need to be added).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Kate</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">___________________________________________</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Katherine McNeill-Harman</FONT></SPAN></P>
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