SRAS Projects and Survey Topics

ASU-Southwest Poll (Telephone survey)

A random digit dial or RDD telephone survey of residents of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada regarding current events.

Results of the surveys can be downloaded here:

May 2009

http://issrweb.asu.edu/files/PollResultsMay09.pdf

February 2009

http://issrweb.asu.edu/pollresults0209.pdf

Fall 2008

http://issrweb.asu.edu/pollresults1008.pdf

Winter 2007

http://issrweb.asu.edu/pollresults.pdf

Phoenix Area Social Survey II (Multi-modal survey)

A web, telephone, and in-person survey of 40 neighborhoods in the Phoenix metropolitan area regarding the relationships between people and the natural environment. The sample was selected using the Maricopa County Tax Assessor property records. A 50 percent response rate was achieved. Results show that communities form rapidly despite the high rate of migration, social diversity, and flux of the Phoenix area.

Historical preservation (RDD telephone survey)

A random digit dial or RDD telephone survey of Arizona adults to better understand their views on historical preservation including the value of preservation, the likelihood of visiting a historical building or site, the government’s role in preservation, and criteria that should be used to determine when preservation should occur. The survey results indicate strong support for historical preservation.

Entrepreneurship (Web survey)

A web or online survey of ASU faculty, staff, and students to better understand their views on entrepreneurship such as interest in entrepreneurship, whether entrepreneurship should be included in a university’s curriculum, and to what extent students should be exposed to entrepreneurship. The survey will track opinions on this topic over a five-year period to determine the effectiveness of a grant provided to encourage entrepreneurship. The first or baseline survey indicates strong support for entrepreneurship in general but uncertainty as to how it applies to them personally.

Human trafficking (Telephone survey from a list)

A telephone survey from a list of organizations in Arizona compiled by the ISSR to determine the extent that executives in these organizations are aware of human trafficking, whether their staffs have encountered victims of trafficking, and their responses to these victims. A wide range of organizations were included in the sample from judges and the police to hospitals to food banks. According to the results, there is little awareness of this issue.

Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing (Web survey)

A web survey of interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing to determine their perceptions of whether a shortage of interpreters exists in Arizona and, if so, why and what should be done about it. Survey results indicated that most interpreters believe a shortage exists in Arizona and that improvements in working conditions are needed to help alleviate the shortage.