The Effects of a Threatening Rumor on a Disaster-Stricken Community (1958) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A: Administrative Details of the Study
Appendix A: Administrative Details of the Study
Pages 81-90
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a thee at had be en Three members The inve stigator s carried with them a letter from the NRC Disaster Committee stating that the project director and his staff were qualified research people. It further testified that the investigators were collecting information to satisfy the needs bow of the Disaster Committee and the Federal Civil Defense Administration.
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However, the need for providing them with a proper basis for deciding when to probe made it essential that they understand the major objectives of the study. The alternative, the preparation of detailed instructions regarding clas se s of re sponse s demanding probing, require s consider able time, more than was available in this situation.
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This material inclucled assignment cards, giving the name and address of each of his respondents, a map of the city with the locations marked on it, a writing board, interview forms with the questions in record} form, an interviewer's identification carcI, and a thank-you letter. At no time did an interviewer find himself in the field without all the materials he needed.
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However, we decided to continue with the original technique in order to ensure a statistically unbiased sample, and we completed the required number of interviews as rapidly as we could. A comparison of some of the last interviews with those obtained almost two weeks before failed to disclose any differences which we could attribute to the difference in tissue.
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children under 10 at home Last school grade Y ~Spe city: Any relatives or close friends who suffered flood loss? Y N Specify: Any flood victims staying with you before or during this report?
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What did you do ? (Trace action sequence)
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BACKGROUND FACTORS 1. Had you heard ably previous rumors that the dam might break?
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When ? In a similar emergency Mom would you call?
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. The interviewer s worldng on this study are profe s signal re search people who have had sp e cial tr aining in inter viewing .
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