¶ … Data Collection Tool Aggregate
Objective of this paper is to design the data collection tool to be used for the aggregate population. The study uses both survey and semi-structure interview as the data collection tools. The survey is used to collect demographic background of the participants while the study uses the semi-structured interview to collect the health issues of participants.
Data Collection Technique Used
This study uses the mixed method as data collection tool for the aggregate population. The mixed method will combine the strengths of both quantitative and qualitative data collection method to understand the aggregate population. The survey technique is a data collection-gathering tool used to collect data from large population. The quantitative research often uses a survey technique to collect data, and the descriptive statistics are used for the analysis. The results are presented in tables, graphs and charts. A major benefit of survey technique for a data collection is that it could be used to collect data from a large number of people. The survey could also be used to compare control group, and it is fast, appropriate for a researcher with limited resources. Major shortcoming of survey is that it does not allow a researcher to immense in the natural environment of the sample population.
The shortcoming identified in the survey data collection tool makes this paper to consider qualitative research collection method. The qualitative data collection uses the interview to obtain the feedback from participants. Major benefits of qualitative data collection method are that it allows a researcher to collect rich data from participants. Moreover, the researcher will be able to understand the participants better because the data will be collected from their natural environment. Major shortcoming of qualitative research is that it is time-consuming and sometimes expensive. It is not appropriate for a researcher with limited resources.
Design of Data Collection Tool
The data collection tool consists of two parts. The first part collects the demographic background of participants, which include name, birth date, gender, ethnicity, employment status and educational level. The second part of the questionnaire focuses on the health issues consistence...
(USDHHS, 2009).
PART ONE
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION TOOL
Instruction to Fill the Data
The purpose of this survey is to collect your demographic background intended to be used for the research purpose. The questionnaire consists of two parts. The first part collects your demographic background such as name, age, gender, marital status, number of children, employment status, ethnicity, citizenship and educational background.
The second part is a semi-structured questionnaire designed to collect your health issues.
Please, try to be as objective as possible when answering the questions. You should highlight the answer that is appropriate to you in the first part. All the answers supplied will be highly confidential and will not be supplied to the third party. All the answers supplied will be used for the research purpose only.
Question
Select an Answer from the Option
AGE
Under age 20
Age 20- 29
Age 30 or older
GENDER
Male
Female
MARITAL STATUS
Married
Single
Separated
Divorced
NUMBER OF
CHILDREN
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Working full time
Working Part time
Unemployed
ETHINICITY
White
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic Black
Other
CITIZENSHIP
American
Foreign born
EDUCATION
No high
school degree
High school diploma/GED
Post-graduate degree
Designing of Data Collection Tool for Health Issues
This section uses the qualitative data collection tool to collect data on the health issues of the participants, and the study uses the semi-structured interview to collect data. Harden, et al. (2009) use both the quantitative and qualitative data collection tool to asses the unintended pregnancy in the
United Kingdom. The focus of their research is to enhance interventions to address the social disadvantages associated with the early pregnancy and parenthood.
The United States and United Kingdom have high
teenage pregnancy rate compared to other countries, and the outcome of the early pregnancy among the teenage is adverse health effect and social outcomes. Typically, the UK teenage pregnancy is…
