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Activity Number: 406
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #306881
Title: Conducting Surveys When Disasters Strike
Author(s): Rachel Harter*+ and Judith Petty and Jenny Kelly
Companies: National Opinion Research Center and National Opinion Research Center and National Opinion Research Center
Address: 55 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, 60603,
Keywords: survey ; disaster ; nonresponse ; redesign
Abstract:

Catastrophic events, whether natural disasters or human activities with tragic impact on societal affairs, disrupt the lives of survey participants and alter the plans of agencies conducting surveys. The effects on surveys can range from cancellations to redesigns to the initiation of new survey research. This paper provides an overview of the effects of disasters on surveys, illustrated with examples from NORC's experience.

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