Web-Based Data Collection: Detailed Methods of a Questionnaire and Data Gathering Tool

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• Personal Author:
  Cooper CJ ; Cooper SP ; Cooper SR ; del Junco DJ ; Shipp EM ; Whitworth R
• Description:
  There have been dramatic advances in the development of web-based data collection instruments. This paper outlines a systematic web-based approach to facilitate this process through locally developed code and to describe the results of using this process after two years of data collection. We provide a detailed example of a web-based method that we developed for a study in Starr County, Texas, assessing high school students' work and health status. This web-based application includes data instrument design, data entry and management, and data tables needed to store the results that attempt to maximize the advantages of this data collection method. The software also efficiently produces a coding manual, web-based statistical summary and crosstab reports, as well as input templates for use by statistical packages. Overall, web-based data entry using a dynamic approach proved to be a very efficient and effective data collection system. This data collection method expedited data processing and analysis and eliminated the need for cumbersome and expensive transfer and tracking of forms, data entry, and verification. The code has been made available for non-profit use only to the public health research community as a free download. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety Software Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Computer Applications Data Processing Information Processing Questionnaires
• ISSN:
  1742-5573
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• Volume:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070072
• Citation:
  Epidemiol Perspect Innov 2006 Jan; 3:1
• Contact Point Address:
  Charles J. Cooper, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health, College Station, USA
• Email:
  cjcooper@tamu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:04da8022094b7e9026e3dba7a0207048342a35635202fc5a2f1e3774def1369dfe868e298b9a7c8646ce1d6c98a5c1e2498dafa53ff3f794d6a6325e1c4a45e4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208368/cdc_208368_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.57 MB ]