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The Center for Survey Research is
a University-wide research facility of Indiana University. It is sponsored by
the Office of Research and the University Graduate School and is located on the
Bloomington campus. The Center conducts surveys and provides research services
for Indiana University faculty and administration, federal, state, and local
government agencies, media, and nonprofit organizations.
The primary mission of the Center
for Survey Research (CSR) is to provide research services to academic and public
policy researchers and to facilitate educational and experiential opportunities
for researchers, graduate, and undergraduate students. The CSR is a social
science research facility that focuses on academic, social science, and public
policy research. The CSR staff adhere to the highest academic and
government research standards and procedures. We are committed to using the most
current technology possible to continuously improve the quality and efficiency
of our efforts as researchers. We practice and promote the highest ethical
standards.
We
strive to assure that all CSR staff contribute to the research process, as all
are essential in making a research project successful. Our success is measured
by our ability to collect high quality survey data that are timely, accurate,
and reliable while maintaining an environment that promotes and nurtures the
professional and personal growth of each staff member.
The Center provides the
management, staff, and facilities required to conduct all phases of telephone, mail,
and web surveys. In these surveys, which may involve local, state, regional,
national, targeted, or elite populations, the sample and study design are
tailored to researchers' needs. The Center staff assist researchers in
formulating questions and designing questionnaires as needed. The expertise and
experience of the Center staff are provided to researchers so that they need not
be concerned with the day-to-day operations of the survey. The Center employs individuals
trained in all aspects of survey research: questionnaire design, sampling,
interviewing, conducting focus groups, coding, data entry, and data analysis.
Spanish language interviews are conducted when appropriate.
The CSR is located in Eigenmann Hall which is at the corner of 10th and Union streets (area map). The staff offices are on the 2nd floor, south wing. The telephone facility is on the 3rd floor, south wing. The mail facility is on the 3rd floor, west wing.