Company Profile
Baruch Survey Research Unit
Company Overview
The Survey Research Unit in the Baruch School of Public Affairs designs and conducts surveys for government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other partners on a wide range of public affairs topics. Combining a state-of-the-art telephone center with the expertise of Baruch School of Public Affairs faculty and graduate students, the Survey Research Unit specializes in careful objective survey research on policy-relevant issues at both the local and national levels. The Unit offers a full range of research services, including: research and sampling design, questionnaire writing, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) at our own state-of-the-art facility, web-based and e-mail surveys, focus groups, foreign language interviewing and questionnaire translation, weighting and statistical analysis, report writing and publication.
Company History
Major projects include:
NYC Community Health Survey
(2002 - present)
Telephone interviews of over 20,000 New Yorkers on health conditions and behaviors. Interviews are conducted in English, Spanish, and other languages (including Russian, Cantonese and Mandarin, Korean, Hindu, Haitian Creole, and others).
CUNY Surveys on Higher Education Needs and Choices
(2000 - present)
Semi-annual telephone surveys of 800-1200 adults in New York City about their higher education needs and choice of colleges.
Future Paths Study
(2003 - 2006)
Funded by the National Science Foundation, this web-based survey tracks a panel of over 1,000 college students at four northeastern universities over four years. For more information, visit Future Paths
The United Way of New York City
(2003)
Telephone survey about professional development needs in the non-profit sector, based on interviewers with over 300 executive directors of local non-profits and with another 300 future leaders identified by these executive directors. For more information, visit United Way of New York
eTownPanel
(2003 - present}
The Unit's eTownPanel project is an innovative attempt to use the Internet to survey communities about the performance of local government and other local issues. Funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation, the project currently focuses on New York City but will add other cities as the online panel of respondents continues to grow. For more information, visit etownpanel
Survey of Satisfaction with New York City Services
(2000 - 2001)
A joint project of the New York City Council and the Baruch College School of Public Affairs, this study involved over 4,000 telephone interviews of city residents about their use of and satisfaction with a wide range of municipal services.
Rockaway Community Survey
(2000 - 2003)
A telephone survey of over 2,700 local residents of the Rockaways, conducted over three years, focusing on safety and health issues in the community.
Seedco Technology Survey
(2001)
A national telephone survey of over 350 executives of community-based economic development organizations regarding their use of information technologies. For more information, visit Seedco, Inc.
Notable Clients
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygine
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYC Community Health Survey (2002 - present)
Telephone interviews of over 20,000 New Yorkers on health conditions and behaviors. Interviews are conducted in English, Spanish, and other languages (including Russian, Cantonese and Mandarin, Korean, Hindu, Haitian Creole, and others). For more information, visit NYC DOH & MH website for more details.
Benefits
Salary and benefits provided through the Research Foundation of CUNY.