The Survey Research Center at the Urban Studies Institute
provides professional staff and services for:

• Telephone Surveys
• Focus Groups
• Mail Surveys
• Face-To-Face Interviewing
• Data Analysis
• Report Writing

Telephone Interviewing Facility:

The Survey Research Center at the Urban Studies Institute maintains a 18 station computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) system.   Experienced interviewers provide staffing for county-wide, state-wide and nation-wide business and residential surveys. The CATI system provides quick conversion of data for ASCII format, SPSS, Spreadsheet or database files.

Focus Groups

Survey Research can schedule and moderate focus groups, either in our building, or at the site of your choice. We will recruit the participants by phone and provide hosting service at the site. Whether you desire video or audio taping, we provide the equipment and set-up.

Mail Surveys

Survey Research staff manage large and small surveys. We provide follow-up postcards and additional survey mailings to increase response rates using accepted mail survey standards. We are happy to consult with clients to discuss the best ways to increase response rates within budget constraints. Most of these surveys are also entered by our professional data entry staff.

Face-to-Face Interviewing

Trained staff are able to provide face-to-face interviewing on location or in the USI facilities.

Data Analysis

Our professional staff can provide you with statistical analysis of data, or tab and banner format tables. If you prefer to conduct your own analysis, we can supply raw data in just about any format. Formats available include ASCII, various statistical packages, spreadsheet and database files.

Report Writing

Survey Research can provide complete reports, including analysis, executive summaries, charts and tables. Various production options are available.

Survey Research is located in the Standard Oil Building at 426 West Bloom Street, at the northwest corner of the University of Louisville's Belknap campus. Free parking is available on Bloom Street and the building and interview facilities are handicapped accessible.

Survey Research maintains eighteen computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) stations. Experienced interviewers are available for telephone and face-to-face interviewing seven days a week, days and evenings. Focus groups can be conducted in our facility or we can supply the audio/video equipment for other locations.