Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fAFJCx005617; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 14:12:59 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 14:12:59 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <376BEC47AD64D511B2A700306E0097D0026F87@xdhs4.dhs.state.me.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Frohmberg, Eric" <Eric.Frohmberg@state.me.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3449] Easy to Read survey formats X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/mixed; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Status: O Content-Length: 5579 Lines: 99 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_000_01C16E07.9B4E2220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear list, I have an interesting question (or at least I find it interesting) ... we are doing a mail survey (to gather info on consumption habits relative to contaminated game) - and I was wondering if anyone has any opinions about easy to read survey design. Beyond the basic principles of designing any material to be easy to read, and doing some focus testing/key informant questioning, I'm wondering if there is anything peculiar to surveys that I should think about for easy to read survey design. Specifically, for example, there seem to be sort of two philosophies re: directing readers to the appropriate questions. One style is the text "if no, then skip to question 8" method for directing respondents. The other style uses arrows - where if you circle "no" you follow the arrow next to "no" to question 8. My gut reaction (I'm not a health lit person, so take my gut reaction with a grain of salt) is that the arrows end up being confusing (too easy to end up with what looks like a plate of spaghetti). Any comments on this issue or others would be greatly appreciated. Also, I sort of scan the list, so if this has been discussed recently, please accept my apologies for not catching it. Many thanks -Eric Eric Frohmberg, Toxicologist Environmental Toxicology Program Maine Bureau of Health 11 State House Station Key Bank Plaza, 8th Floor Augusta, ME 04355 207-287-8141 (phone) 207-287-9058 (fax) eric.frohmberg@state.me.us ------_=_NextPart_000_01C16E07.9B4E2220 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+IgITAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQWAAwAOAAAA0QcLAA8ADQA7AAkABABHAQEggAMADgAAANEHCwAP AA4ABgABAAQACwEBCYABACEAAABDNzdGMTcxRUQ5RDlENTExQjJCMzAwMzA2RTAwOTdEMAAVBwEE gAEAHAAAAEVhc3kgdG8gUmVhZCBzdXJ2ZXkgZm9ybWF0cwAbCgENgAQAAgAAAAIAAgABA5AGAOwJ AAAwAAAAAwAJWQEAAAACAXEAAQAAABYAAAABwW4Ijat58eojcpBCQJDswp173HruAAADAN4/r28A AAMAN4AIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAAFKFAAB9bgEAHgA4gAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAA VIUAAAEAAAAEAAAAOS4wAAsAOYAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAAAaFAAAAAAAAAwAmgAggBgAA AAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAAYUAAAAAAAALAACACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAAADhQAAAAAAAAsA PYAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAAA6FAAAAAAAAAwACgAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAEIUA AAAAAAADAD6ACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAAARhQAAAAAAAAMAQIAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABG AAAAABiFAAAAAAAAAgEJEAEAAADQBAAAzAQAAB4HAABMWkZ1uJrptwMACgByY3BnMTI14jIDQ3Rl eAVBAQMB9/8KgAKkA+QHEwKAD/MAUARWPwhVB7IRJQ5RAwECAGNo4QrAc2V0MgYABsMRJfYzBEYT tzASLBEzCO8J97Y7GB8OMDURIgxgYwBQMwsJAWQzNhZQC6YgRMplCsFsBAB0LAqiCoSJCoBJIBPg dmUgA5EfC4AOsBggHWALgGcgcacKUB9RAiAgKAWxYQVAVmwdAB1gIB5QZguAZEce4AVAHvkpIC4i gCBGdx6hGCAgZG8fcmG2IADAAxFzCHAekHkgMNB0byBnIIBoEoELgJ0CECAgEQWgAIB1bQUw+yAC E+BiIYAEIBggC2AfYO8ekSSBJaEBkG0LgCCACYB3JKEHgCJgLR6xIWAeUHd/INAisAIgBIEfcgaQ HrF5vwIgHqAT4AQgKlElYHALgPcgASrhBuB1BUAgwSRQJIE9GCBhIWAkBQEAAJBnbnkioCBCJEAp kSdQJOAgpmIg0A3gIHAp0WMFIPsgsAQgbyowLXQjUysRAMC3HxEHMSdSYh6gLDosKNOdIzRzA3Ae oAIQY3UEILMOsB9TL2skQSUicgOBjwVAH7YfcTKASSdtKXy/JNIeoAQAKkIk0B9ycAWQ/nUdQArB JIEkBDPRE+Ag8rRzaAhgbC5SC4BrK8XvNNEsLy07HZpTOFEGkA3g2QdAbHkygDszeCfQL3H3MoA3 NBQQZTZAMWQzQAAg/S+ydCmALwA4ABewM0BBgasHkRggOiMgaRggYx9jnzvyBJAz0SSQLnJhcC8Q LytAByEOsB+ncy3RIE97KpEdYHkgsDeCLnIOsyKZKiFubz+TA6BzawUg8ydSH7c4IiOgFCA6ECFg czsyQppzcCmSAjBFYlT9LoFvJNNF9DPAB5EKwANgdncEICjAdzdEKjAqcHXrJZBCoGNGISJHUEkA TcL/AhA+kEzQQ9RMskdADsIkgddOc0g7LdFNJFBnLAE78f9C0SASNiJHUAVAI5Ak4AdA/yTQHTEF QDhQFAACIDKAM0D9J1BhNHAjoFH9A/BT0SOQ9wnAC3EvsnNTsSJgRlMgge9PdwQgCfAhYHVIEDGQ H3L9JaFmM8AfciRxJJA7dljV71ZDTTAgglpgawQgHUBVEd8jkAtRRLFXEgqwZyTgAkBoaSkuHZpB KxEFoG3/B4BK8SViN/EEIAQBClAlYP8FwEuTKWI6MjGRCcEggD6gz0QTPiEoEiKgQWwzQDYB/0C3 BPADkS5yHUNUsjcDN5H/KsIxkEexQpAE8DPAFBAhYL9CsUrhPqIvcSDQHqFjZxDvBTFVQUQgF6Fn QhI7MlMyrT5wdBPQKeN0PR1NKwLLOZE6oHMdmi1FBRAA4NMdqWziIEYDYGgG0ASQ8TXxVG94DeBo wx1gbYX8bnZCoAIgX2IxMW7nJFB2UANgVrFtawYLgB6gQm8IcB0ATeAvwUhTox2UMe4xBgABkESx SAhgZ9F0UusgAR2USyRBQmvRcYALYFR6YTKAOFPRRlwhch1elXVSEB1gdrFNRSA4MDQzGmAdmgHQ Ny1EMjh5wDgxNHQwKAtBgCqBKXlMOTA1ODEgMGZheHrVBnFjLlsDUW5kQHgRDrAuB4AuCzPAHZR9 ftAeAHAAAQAAABwAAABFYXN5IHRvIFJlYWQgc3VydmV5IGZvcm1hdHMAAwAuAAAAAAALAAIAAQAA AB4AQhABAAAAAQAAAAAAAAADAP0/5AQAAEAAOQAgIk6bB27BAQMA8T8JBAAAHgAxQAEAAAAPAAAA RVJJQy5GUk9ITUJFUkcAAAMAGkAAAAAAHgAwQAEAAAAPAAAARVJJQy5GUk9ITUJFUkcAAAMAGUAA AAAAAwAmAAAAAAADADYAAAAAAAMAgBD/////CwDyEAEAAAACAUcAAQAAACwAAABjPVVTO2E9IDtw PU1BSUw7bD1YREhTNC0wMTExMTUxODU5MDlaLTY0MDEyAAIB+T8BAAAASwAAAAAAAADcp0DIwEIQ GrS5CAArL+GCAQAAAAAAAAAvTz1NQUlML09VPURIUy9DTj1SRUNJUElFTlRTL0NOPUVSSUMuRlJP SE1CRVJHAAAeAPg/AQAAABAAAABGcm9obWJlcmcsIEVyaWMAHgA4QAEAAAAPAAAARVJJQy5GUk9I TUJFUkcAAAIB+z8BAAAASwAAAAAAAADcp0DIwEIQGrS5CAArL+GCAQAAAAAAAAAvTz1NQUlML09V PURIUy9DTj1SRUNJUElFTlRTL0NOPUVSSUMuRlJPSE1CRVJHAAAeAPo/AQAAABAAAABGcm9obWJl cmcsIEVyaWMAHgA5QAEAAAAPAAAARVJJQy5GUk9ITUJFUkcAAEAABzBeNkKbB27BAUAACDBYV+OQ CG7BAR4APQABAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAeAB0OAQAAABwAAABFYXN5IHRvIFJlYWQgc3VydmV5IGZvcm1h dHMAHgA1EAEAAAA/AAAAPDM3NkJFQzQ3QUQ2NEQ1MTFCMkE3MDAzMDZFMDA5N0QwMDI2Rjg3QHhk aHM0LmRocy5zdGF0ZS5tZS51cz4AAAsAKQAAAAAACwAjAAAAAAADAAYQ8t1kMQMABxCaBAAAAwAQ EAAAAAADABEQAAAAAB4ACBABAAAAZQAAAERFQVJMSVNULElIQVZFQU5JTlRFUkVTVElOR1FVRVNU SU9OKE9SQVRMRUFTVElGSU5ESVRJTlRFUkVTVElORylXRUFSRURPSU5HQU1BSUxTVVJWRVkoVE9H QVRIRVJJTkZPT04AAAAAAgF/AAEAAAA/AAAAPDM3NkJFQzQ3QUQ2NEQ1MTFCMkE3MDAzMDZFMDA5 N0QwMDI2Rjg3QHhkaHM0LmRocy5zdGF0ZS5tZS51cz4AAN9/ ------_=_NextPart_000_01C16E07.9B4E2220--
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