BSWAIN@UA1VM.BITNET (Bill Swain) (11/27/90)
[from CRTNET , Number 287, November 25, 1990] A group of Ph.D. students currently taking a survey research seminar together is considering a research project to construct a survey questionnaire that will measure the degree of racism observed, experienced and practiced by a given population with as little interference as possible from the emotional nature of the topic. The project, if undertaken, will involve (a) constructing and testing the questionnaire, and (b) using the questionnaire in a telephone survey of a population, probably in Alabama. Ideas and suggestions concerning this project idea will be welcome from any quarter; for example, ideas concerning organization or subdivision of the questionnaire, question construction and formats (e.g., appropriate word pairs for semantic differential scales), questions that will gather ordinal, interval or ratio data. Responses may be sent to Bill Swain, Office of Marketing, College of Continuing Studies, The University of Alabama, Box 870388, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0388, or by electronic mail to BSWAIN@UA1VM.BITNET Thank you. Bill Swain