Comment on each of the following as a potential sample survey question. Is the q
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Question
Comment on each of the following as a potential sample survey question. Is the question sufficiently clear? Is it slanted toward a desired response? (a) "Some cell phone users have developed brain cancer. Should all cell phones come with a warning label explaining the danger of using cell phones?" (b) "Do you agree that a national system of health insurance should be favored because it would provide health insurance for everyone and would reduce administrative costs?" (c) "In view of the negative externalities in parent labor force participation and pediatric evidence associating increased group size with morbidity of children in day care, do you support government subsidies for day care programs?"Explanation / Answer
a) the question tells that some got brain cancer after they started using cell phones. It alsotells that cell phones are a cause to brain cancer.
The question is somewhat slanted in favor of warning labels.
b)
The cost of insurance and benefits is more important than administrative costs of the government. I
t it is clearly slanted in favor of national health insurance by asserting it would reduce administrative costs.
c)
There seems to be no bias because it gives two reasons to support government subsides for day care programs.
The question could be clearer by using simpler language. It is slanted in favor of incentives by starting out discussing environmental degradation.