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 will the project last (e.g., days, weeks, months, years)?
  
  
• Timing of the Project – When does the project need to be completed, including beginning and end dates (e.g., time of year, prior to a deadline)?
  
  
• Data Collection Waves – How many times will the data need to be collected (e.g., once, twice, every 6 months for 2 years)?
  
  
• Population Being Surveyed – Who are the respondents:  general population, adults/children/elders, special populations?
  
  
• Human Subjects Protection – Will you need SRL to process a human subjects application at PSU?
  
  
• Type of Survey (include all types) – Telephone, in-person, mailed, web?
  
  
• Other Services Requested – Focus group (how many?), consultation (e.g., survey development, methodology), qualitative (i.e., text) analysis?
  
  
• Survey Development/Editing Needs – Will you need assistance in developing the survey or some survey items or will the survey be completely written when we receive it in draft form?
  
  
• Length of Survey – How many items does the survey have? What is the estimated time to complete the survey?
  
  
• Complexity of Survey – Does the survey include a lot of skip patterns?  What is the proportion of closed (e.g., yes/no, Likert scale) vs. open-ended (i.e., text) items?
  
  
• Translation or Additional Languages – Does the survey need to be translated into and/or conducted in any language other than English?
  
  
• Type of Sample – Will you provide a list of prospective respondents or will an RDD sample need to be purchased?
  
  
• Quotas – Will the sample have any quotas or be stratified by any subgroups?  If so, what are the subsamples?
  
  
• Sample Size Calculation – Will you need assistance in calculating appropriate sample size(s) to achieve a specified sampling error?
  
  
• Sample Size – If you are providing a listed sample, how many records do you have?
  
  
• Number of Completes – How many completed surveys are needed/desired?
  
  
• Anticipated Response Rate – Based on previous experience or published rates, do you know what the response rate is likely to be?
  
  
• Screening – Will your survey require screening items to locate a specific type of respondent?  If so, what screening will need to be done?
  
  
• Messages – Will you want messages left on voicemail or answering machines if a respondent is not reached?
  
  
• Timing of Calls – What time(s) of the day and days of the week will you want the calls to be made?
  
  
• Proportion of Long Distance Calls – What is the estimated percentage of all calls that will be long distance from Portland, Oregon?
  
  
• Participant Tracking/Locating Needs – Will you want us to locate respondents for whom a number is no longer valid, using reverse directories or other tracking techniques?  Will you need us to track respondents over time for a longitudinal study?
  
  
• Mailing Processing  – How many items will be included in a mailing: introductory letter, consent form, reminder letter/card, or subject payment distributed by SRL?
  
  
• Receiving Mailed Surveys – Will you need SRL to process returned mailed surveys and/or participant response cards?
  
  
• Data Entry – Will there be any data entered from hard copies of surveys?
  
  
• Database Development – If you require data entry, will SRL need to create a database for entry or will you provide one?
  
  
• Survey Data Analysis – What type(s) of analysis (e.g., frequencies, crosstabs, group comparisons, regression, other) will you want SRL to conduct?
  
  
• Types of Reports – Periodic status reports of survey progress are standard.  Will you also want a written final report summarizing methodology, findings or both?  Will you want an oral presentation to the study team and/or constituents?
  
  
• Types of Electronic Files Desired – What type of file would you like your data in:  Excel, SPSS, text Access
  
  
• Funding Source – Is any of the support for this project coming from federal funding?