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Data Acquisition Unit
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What we do:
Hire, train, and supervise interviewers
Prepare training and interview materials
Maintain secure databases
Data collection and Data entry
Quality control
Types of Data Collected:
Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI)
Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI)
In-home pencil and paper interviews
Mail Pencil and Paper Interviews
Observational data
In-school student surveys
Teacher data/school archival data
Web
Types of Participants:
Children, adolescents and their parents
Young adults
Midlife adults
Older adults
Teachers and community leaders
Business owners
Rural Families
Homeless and natural disaster victims
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Collection Methods:
In-home and in-school
Telephone interviews
Web surveys
Focus groups
Videotaped observations
Computer-assisted personal interviews
Since 1989, the data acquisition unit has
completed more than 17000 interview with
families in their homes, 27000in-school
interviews, and 44000 telephone interviews.
Current Projects:
Capable Families and Youth Project (CaFaY)
Family and Community Heath Study (FACHS)
Transitions
PROSPER
Project Family
Three Cities Teacher Study
Quality control:
Training protocol
Editing in-home
Post interview editing
Quality control at check-in
Quality control feedback
Data Entry verification |
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