MAT FPX 2001 Assessment 2

Designing a Focused Survey Template

Instructions:

Mark your answers on the template below each question and turn in your completed template to the proper assessment. Do not alter any of the items on the template except to add or remove space.

Study Population

The target population are females between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five who live in North Carolina. The inclusion criteria are a history of mental disorders, and the survey is particular to substance abuse questions.

Sampling Strategy

The aim of the survey is to investigate the interconnections between trauma, mental health problems, and substance abuse issues. The survey consists of six questions, of which the first four are binary and the remaining two are quantitative (relating to age and years of substance use). Expecting positive answers to the first binary questions because of an assumed correlation, the survey aims at a certain segment of the population. Using a convenience sampling method, the questionnaire would be administered at a nearby mall among women aged between eighteen and forty who openly professed mental issues. Potential challenges include the likelihood of hostility on the part of non-participants and fear for the sincerity of responses.