SRL rates are competitive with other academic and commercial survey organizations. Please contact us at srl@pdx.edu or 800-530-5875 for an informal estimate. Project costs can vary depending on the list of factors provided below.

Initial consultation and estimates are provided free of charge.

Helpful information needed for providing an estimate:

• Duration of Project – how long with the project last (e.g., days, weeks, months, years) and when does it need to be completed (e.g., time of year, prior to a deadline)
  
  
• Project Design/Methodology – longitudinal, cross-sectional, panel
  
  
• Population Being Surveyed – general population, adults/children/elders, special populations
  
  
• Human Subjects Protection – need approval from PSU Human Subjects Research Review Committee or will seek approval at own Institutional Review Board
  
  
• Type of Survey – telephone, in-person, mailed, web or any combination of these
  
  
• Length of Survey – how many items, estimated time to complete (include introduction and informed consent time)
  
  
• Complexity of Survey – skip patterns, proportion of closed vs. open-ended items
  
  
• Survey Development/Editing Needs – will the survey be completely ready when we receive it, will you need assistance in developing the survey or some survey items, how much editing do you anticipate occurring after the survey is programmed
  
  
• Translation or Additional Languages – does the survey need to be translated into and/or conducted in any language other than English
  
  
• Type of Sample – listed, random, or client-provided, stratified by any subgroups
  
  
• Sample Size – either the number of completed surveys desired or the total sample to call
  
  
• Anticipated Response Rate – based on previous experience or published rates; will you need assistance in making the estimate
  
  
• Number of Calls per Number – how many times should each valid number be called before it is no longer called; does each person need to be reached
  
  
• Timing of Calls – times of the day and days of the week the calls should be made
  
  
• How To Deal with Refusals – should refusals be called back by an interviewer with greater refusal converting skills or should respondents who refuse never be called again, should refusals only be called if necessary
  
  
• Proportion of Long Distance Calls – estimated percentage of all calls that will be long distance from Portland, Oregon
  
  
• Participant Tracking/Locating Needs – locating respondents for whom a number is no longer valid, based on reverse directories or other tracking techniques; need for tracking respondents over time for a longitudinal study
  
  
• Mailing Processing – introductory letter, consent form, reminder letter/card, or subject payment distributed by SRL; processing of mailings received by SRL (e.g., participant response cards)
  
  
• Data Analysis – who will conduct the data analysis; what type(s) of analysis will be conducted by SRL
  
  
• Types of Reports – periodic status reports of survey progress, written final report summarizing methodology, findings, or both; oral presentation to study team and/or constituents
  
  
• Types of Electronic Files Desired – data file (types: Excel, Access, SPSS, txt), phone number disposition file, final report
  
  
• Data Entry – will there be any data entered from hard copies of surveys