2 Asking Nonthreatening Questions About Behavior Examples of

2. Asking Nonthreatening Questions About Behavior

Examples of Behavioral Questions(1/9) u Questions about leisure activities 1. First, I’d like to get a general idea about the specific kinds of things you do for recreation or to relax. I have a list of activities people sometimes do. Please think back over the past month, since. (enter date 1 month ago today. ) As I read each activity, please tell me whether or not you have done it this past month. Did you…. Yes No A. Go to a movie? . B. Go window shipping? . C. Go on a picnic? . Note: 1. 題目並未摘錄完 2. 只是問有沒有做過, 比較容易回答, 比問次數 、 地點、何時與何人 容易 3. 如果牽涉到運動的項目‚則須注意有些項目具有季節性

Examples of Behavioral Questions(2/9) u Questions on exercise 1. Aside from any work you do here at home or at a job, do you do anything regularly- that is, on a daily basis - that helps you keep physically fit? Yes No 2. A. Do you happen to jog, or not? (你會去慢跑嗎? vs. 你是否會去慢跑? ) Yes No B. On the average, how far do you usually jog in terms of miles or fractions of miles? miles Source: Gallup

Examples of Behavioral Questions(4/9) Questions on Childrearing 1. Where does your son/daughter regularly play or spend his/her free time? (Circle all codes that apply. ) At home In school In someone else’s house Just outside the house or in the yard In the street In a playground or park In a community building or community center Other (Specify. ). Don’t know u Note: open-ended, field-coded question.

Examples of Behavioral Questions(5/9) u Questions on Childrearing 2. Does your son/daughter have a place at home where he/she can read or study in quiet? Yes No 3. Do you have any special time you set aside for being with children? Yes No 4. A. Do any of the following ever take care of your children? Yes No Neighbors Relatives Friends Teenagers Daycare center Nursery school Something else (Specify. ). (If all “No”, skip to Q. 7)

Examples of Behavioral Questions(6/9) B. In an average week, how many hours are your children /is your child taken care of by someone other than yourself/you or your husband? hours Source: Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois. Note: Q. 4 是屬於跳答的題目, 在設計上要注意跳答的指引

Examples of Behavioral Questions(7/9) Questions on Religion 1. A. Do you happen to be a member of a church or synagogue, or not? Member Not (Skip to Q. 2) B. Would you say you are an active member, or not? Active Not 2. Did you, yourself, happen to attend church or synagogue in the last seven days? Yes No u

Making Behavioral Questions Easier to Answer Accurately 1. Using aided recall (輔助回憶) 2. Making the question specific(問題明確) 3. Deciding on an appropriate time period(決定適當 的時間) 4. Using bounded recall (限定範圍的回憶) 5. Using records(使用記錄) 6. Using diaries(使用日記) 7. Using the right words(使用正確的措辭) 8. Determining appropriate length of questions(決定 問題適當的長度)

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