Evaluation testing of empathy & emotional intelligence among Uva medical students who choose to take humanities electives. Iniital waves were administered in classes with a final wave administered via the Web.

CSR analyzed data from questionnaires collected from first year students at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. The questionnaire was designed by a student committee.

The Survey's purpose is to supplement information available from Census 2000 and other official sources with more detailed and current information regarding the region's labor force with special emphasis on the characteristics of those who commute long distances to work outside the region. The survey was conducted by telephone in late May and the first half of June 2003. CSR completed 1 005 interviews with residents of the three Virginia counties (Clarke Frederick and Shenandoah) and one independent city (Winchester) that make up the area. The interview included a household inventory that gathered information from the primary respondent regarding each person age 16 and older in the household. Each respondent was asked a series of questions about the general characteristics of the household as well as questions about their employment status work and training experience and commuting behavior. However some of the more subjective questions about employment and commuting were asked only of primary respondents who were workers. A total of 1 853 adults were inventoried in the 1 005 households that were interviewed of whom 1 247 were full-time or part-time workers.

A mail out survey of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants regarding ethical stress and the ethical dilemmas they face when balancing patient care costs and administrative requirements. Study design included an incentive experiment in which an up front cash incentive was compared with a lottery incentive and a no-incentive control group.

CSR was asked to consult in design of several planned surveys of customers and clients. CSR reviewed existing questionnaires and suggested modifications in several areas.

A mail survey of surgeons on the issues surrounding surgical innovations and the potential impact of proposed research policy reforms.

CSR assists the Student Health Department in setting sample quotas and calculating expected standard errors for their annual internet survey of undergraduate students concerning use of alcohol and other drugs. The results are used in the Social Norming marketing campaign that seeks to moderate use of alcohol among students.

Gathered evaluative information on the services of Adelphia Cable Company as part of the City of Charlottesville's cable television review process. A telephone survey of Charlottesville residents of whom 73% subscribed to cable were asked about satisfaction with various aspects of their cable television service. Non-subscribers were asked for reasons they do not subscribe to cable. A series of questions focused on the public educational and governmental channels. A separate survey was conducted to solicit comments and satisfaction ratings from users of the local public access cable television production facilities provided by the City through resources provided by the cable operator. In this survey of organizations and individual video producers respondents were identified and recruited by phone sent the semi-structured instruments by e-mail and asked to return the completed form to CSR by fax mail or email.

CSR consulted on survey design response formats and survey layout for this self-administered questionnaire part of Ms. Cording's doctoral dissertation research.

A national survey of teachers and students to study political attitudes political values and levels of political participation among middle school and high school students. Surveys conducted in two waves using a Solomon 4-group experimental design.

CSR analyzed data from questionnaires collected from first year students at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. The questionnaire was designed by a student committee.

This is the fifth annual Internet survey of U.S. and Canadian libraries at academic institutions from two-year and junior colleges through doctoral-granting universities. The study gathered data on four major categories of library activities collections expenditures library operations and local characteristics or attributes. This year a new series of questions was added to ascertain the extent of new building projects and the use of space at academic libraries.

CSR analyzed data from questionnaires collected from second year students at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. The questionnaire was designed by a student committee.

A mail survey of alumnae from Bryn Mawr College focusing on the respondent's perception of the importance of maintaining organizational ties and how those ties might influence individual self-definition.

never happened--DO NOT PUBLISH ON THE WEB

Sixth annual statewide customer satisfaction survey for users of DMV services. Assessed customer satisfaction with various methods of delivering services including in-person service at Customer Service Centers mail telephone Touch-Tone and internet services of DMV. The survey was conducted during a period of reduction in DMV service hours due to cuts in the state's budget. This year's survey also included questions on behalf of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.

The 2003 Prince William County Organizational Survey was administered to full-time and part-time employees of the County with the primary purpose of assessing the degree to which County staff were "living" the County's vision and values in their work.

Preliminary analysis of data on substance abuse by students collected from three schools in Lee County VA.

The goal of this project was to study the experiences researchers have had with funding and how it impacts the actual conduct of research. CSR's role was to work with researchers to develop a questionnaire and test it. Development included focus groups for the nurses and semi-structured interviews with a sample of doctors. CSR then followed TDM protocols to distribute the instrument to doctors and nurses at the top research universities in America. CSR provided the initial data file with frequencies to the principal investigators for further work.

This is the second annual Internet survey of U.S. and Canadian libraries at academic institutions from two-year and junior colleges through doctoral-granting universities. The study gathered data on four major categories of library activities collections expenditures library operations and local characteristics or attributes. This year a new series of questions was added to ascertain whether institutions offer librarians faculty or academic status.