Improving data services by creating a question database Nanna Floor Clausen Danish Data Archives
Background Pressure on the students Decrease in response rates The users want more
Why a question database? Study descriptions Html format Study management database Codebooks in PDFformat Study descriptions database Search catalogue Controlled vocabulary for keywords Search by topic Searchabl e Question Database
Present tools Tool for reading SPSS and create OSIRIS files Tool for converting OSIRIS files to SPSS Question Database Developing a system for managing physical files Scanned questionnaires Codebooks
What s in it for me? The end user Additional methods for identifying surveys New possibilities for comparative research Support in the construction of new questionnaires and questions New possibility for generating time series Longitudinal analysis of a question Research on the question formulations More open access and insight into the surveys...and much more
What s in it for me? The data provider Improvement of the data service Reduces service costs Expectations: Increase the visibility of the data archive Increase the use of the data materials Improve the acquisition process
A world of information Specification All questions In survey listed CodeBook Survey Title Survey size StudyID VarNum QuestionText Study Description Scanned questionnaire Answer categories Explanation much more Methodology
With a click Intuitive search interface Possible options in the interface: Precision in search criteria Amount of information in search result Possibility for adding opted out information Selection of survey type Selection of population size in survey Methodology used in survey???
How will it all be achieved? Extract question text from OSIRIS files Simple question: Q00240024 Qst. 12: Has the consideration to the economy of the municipalities influenced K0024 your position to the question of a union of municipalities K0024 to a large degree, to some extent, to a very small extent K0024 or not at all? C0024 2621. To a large degree C0024 2322. To some extent C0024 1233. To a very small extent C0024 5504. Not at all C0024 505. Don t know
Open question: Q00420042 Qst. 23: How many years have you stayed on this island? K0042 Number of years: X0042 The variable is coded in the interval 1-93. K0042 01 = 1 year or less K0042 99 = Don t remember
Multiple response question:
Q00080008 Spm. 5: Har De i de sidste tre uger op til valget diskuteret K0008 politik med nogen i Deres n rmeste familie, med nogle af K0008 Deres venner, eller med nogle af Deres kolleger? K0008 K0008 Familie C0008 13421. Ja diskuteret C0008 6572. Nej ikke diskuteret C0008 143. Har ikke familie C0008 84. Ved ikke T0009 DISKUT. POLITIK M/VENNER 008600010 01 V9 Q00090009 Spm. 5: Har De i de sidste tre uger op til valget diskuteret K0009 politik med nogen i Deres n rmeste familie, med nogle af K0009 Deres venner, eller med nogle af Deres kolleger? K0009 K0009 Venner C0009 12581. Ja diskuteret C0009 7392. Nej ikke diskuteret C0009 133. Har ikke venner C0009 114. Ved ikke T0010 DISKUT. POLITIK M/KOLLEG 008700010 01 V10 Q00100010 Spm. 5: Har De i de sidste tre uger op til valget K0010 diskuteret politik med nogen i Deres n rmeste familie, med K0010 nogle af Deres venner, eller med nogle af Deres kolleger? K0010 K0010 Kolleger C0010 9481. Ja diskuteret C0010 6712. Nej ikke diskuteret C0010 3873. Har ikke kolleger C0010 154. Ved ikke
Question database tables
Relation to methodology
Relation with study tables
Relation with FileManager
A little about the future Addition of questions from new surveys Create a database as close to the questionnaire as possible
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Search result Questi onnair e File- Size Metho - dolog y Surve y title StudyID Codebook Studydescri ption VarNum Question text Answer categorie s
Topics The objectives in a data archive The internal development in DDA Demands from the users /outside world Purposes of a question database Advantages for the end users Advantages for the data archive The web structure The design and construction of the database Updating and further development
Topics Background Why a question database? What s in it for me? A world of information with a click How will this be achieved A little about the future