Survey Design and Implementation

Whatever your survey requirements, RAE Consulting can bring to bear the expertise needed to ensure that you obtain the information your organisation demands. Our consultants have a long track record designing and implementing a wide variety of surveys; from conventional questionnaire surveys (face-to-face, door-to-door or postal), telephone-based surveys, in-depth and semi-structured interviews, through to focus group discussions.

We combine expert knowledge on the fundamentals of survey work with detailed practical experience of specific approaches. We work closely with clients to ensure that the sampling design and survey questions meet their needs, and all preparatory work is ‘signed off’ by the client before any field work begins.

RAE Consulting can offer a tailored package of services including all or any of the following aspects of social survey design, implementation and analysis:

• A full design of sampling frameworks - to provide as representative a sample as you require of the population in which you are interested;
• Questionnaire construction - including all aspects of design and content;
• Testing;
• Implementation - designed to ensure you maximise response rates from your chosen sample;
• Analysis to suit client needs; and
• Report writing - in the style and detail agreed with the client, from short technical papers to full-length detailed reports.

With extensive experience addressing a wide range of issues through social survey research, RAE Consulting is well placed to advise clients as to which approach (or approaches) can best achieve their research objectives. This experience means we are also able to help clients develop and implement ‘mixed method’ approaches, incorporating questionnaires, in-depth interviews and focus groups as required.