Policy Research Shop Support for the Policy Research Shop is provided by the Ford Foundation and by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. Policy Research Shop Claremont Housing Inventory Project A Background on Housing Stock Survey Options for Claremont, NH The contents of this report were developed under grant P116B from the U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Policy Research Shop Outline 1. Objective 2. Methodology 3. Survey Techniques 4. Types of Surveys 5. Questions

Policy Research Shop Objectives Research Housing Surveys Identify Successful Components Provide Claremont Survey Options Based On: Time Constraints Budget Constraints Human Resource Constraints

Policy Research Shop Methodology Various Past Housing Surveys Secondary Research on Techniques Claremont Visit

Policy Research Shop Survey Techniques Door-to-Door Surveys Mail Surveys Telephone Surveys Estimation-Based Surveys

Policy Research Shop Survey Techniques ProsCons Door-to-Door  Higher response rates  Can answer respondent questions  Can note things not on survey  Most able to collect information from disabled populations  Expensive  Potential for interviewer bias Mail  No potential for interviewer bias  Low costs  Convenient for respondent  Can obtain large amounts of information  Can incorporate Online survey components  Large time delay  Lower response rate  No ability to offer clarification Telephone  Inexpensive  Easy to randomize  Interviewer advantages, clarification, high response rate  Quick  Low telephone density  Some interviewer bias Estimation based  Inexpensive  Requires little cooperation  May be inaccurate  Hard to design

Policy Research Shop Types of Surveys - Exterior Condensed Method Binary Metrics Component-based – Foundation – Windows Judged by Respondent Comprehensive Method Assessed on a scale Holistically graded Judged by Enumerator

Policy Research Shop Types of Surveys - Interior Condensed Method Survey Questioning Binary Metrics – Paint – Number of Rooms – Infestations – Fire Hazards Comprehensive Method Door-to-Door Internal Inspections Holistically graded Inspection of internal systems – Heating, Electrical Plumbing

Policy Research Shop Types of Surveys - Demographics Condensed Method Population Metrics – Number of Residents – Number of Families Performed with basic survey Comprehensive Method Population and Financial Metrics – Rent or Own – Length of ownership – Mortgages Uses External Verification – Number of Cars, Water Usage, Number of Cable Boxes, Rooms, or Census Data

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