spss survey code book

8/21/2019 SPSS Survey Code Book

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/spss-survey-code-book 1/5

SPSS Survey Code Book

• When you conduct a survey, typically you get responses like "yes" "no" and "no response".

Instead of working with these actual responses, assign numerical values to each possible

response and work with numerical data.

• #sk $uestions that can be answered with a few responses for each $uestion and code up all

possible responses %including missing&. 'or e(ample, you might ask "Which grocery store is

your favorite one in )outheast Wisconsin*" and make a table of possible responses.

• Note that each variable listed in the code book is represented by a column in the )+)) dataset.

5ach 6case7 or 6observation7 %such as a survey respondent& is represented by a row.

• 8o not ask open ended $uestions such as "What are the three things you like best about

9niversity of Wisconsin/Whitewater*" You might get one hundred different answers from one

hundred people.

• #ssign a uni$ue I8 to each respondent. #fter you code and enter the data, you might find that

you typed the age of a college respondent as : years old. If each respondent has a uni$ue I8,

you can backtrack from the data for that uni$ue I8 to the actual responses for that uni$ue I8

and fi( the data error.

• )uppose you will conduct a survey of 12; students. You will record their gender and response to

two $uestions "8id you surf online yesterday*" and "8id you watch the news on television

yesterday*" <he answers can be yes or no.



• 0ake a code book similar to the following for the layout of the data file. Variable Names

should be = characters or less. 9nder the Possible Values column put all possible values. <he

last two columns are used to decide the actual layout of the data in the data file.

Variable Name Possible Values

I8 values 1 to 12;

>5N85! 1?male ?female ?missing

@1 1?yes ?no ?missing

@ 1?yes ?no ?missing

• +repare the code book before you conduct the survey. You might have to modify some survey

$uestions. )uppose you are conducting a survey of Internet surfing habits. 3riginally, you think

you should have a $uestion "Aow many hours a week do you surf online*" and let the

respondent answer with the number of hours. You realiBe that this will give you too many

possible responses and restrict the responses to 6>enerally, I do not surf online7, "Cess than five

hours", "Detween five and ten hours", and so on.

• If you are surveying a sample, be sure the sample is random and representative of the

population. 'or e(ample, if you are surveying public high school principals in Wisconsin, do

not send your survey to only principals in Walworth ounty. onsult one of the books written

on designing and analyBing surveys for more information on this topic.

Data Entry

You need to input the data into the computer. Your options includeE

• You can use )+)) 1-.; for Windows %or the latest 1.; version&. When you start )+)), you will

see a 8ata 5ditor %spreadsheet& window. <ype the data into the spreadsheet, and analyBe the data

using the pull/down menus.

• You can enter the data into a spreadsheet on your personal computer. <hen you can open the

saved 5F5C file using )+)) 1-.;.

Data Analysis

• 9se variable labels and value labels %)+))& in your program so all output tables are completely

described.

http://helpdesk.louisiana.edu/Guides/Statistics/spss_ucs.html

http://helpdesk.louisiana.edu/Guides/Statistics/survey_faq.html#spssprog%23spssprog

http://helpdesk.louisiana.edu/Guides/Statistics/survey_faq.html#spssprog%23spssprog

http://helpdesk.louisiana.edu/Guides/Statistics/spss_ucs.html



• !un fre$uencies of all variables first. +ull down the Analye menus, choose Descriptive

Statistics, and then slide over to !re"uencies. <his opens a dialog bo(. )elect all the variables,

e(cept I8, and then click on the arrow button to move the highlighted variables from the left/

hand bo( to the right/hand bo(. 8ont click on #$ yet. Instead, you should click on the

Statistics button and select mean, media, and mode as well as )td. 8eviation. lick on

Continue and then click #$ . <his allows you to validate your data. 'or e(ample, if the

possible responses for gender are 1 for male, for female, and for missing, then if you have

a response of =, you know you have an error in your data entry. +ossibly the data was copied

incorrectly. 'i( all data entry errors and rerun fre$uencies.

• 5(amine the output of descriptive statistics to learn more about your data.

• ontinue with any further analyses %such as Crosstabs, t%tests, or regression analysis&.

SPSS Survey Code Book &an E'ample(

Gariable Cabel and 8escription Gariable Name Gariable Width

I.8. Number

;1H I8

)atisfaction with urriculum @1 -

1 )trongly disagree

, -, , 2, 4

: )trongly agree

not ascertained

)atisfaction with Instruction @ -

1 )trongly disagree

, -, , 2, 4

: )trongly agree

not ascertained

)atisfaction with Internship and @- -

Work 5(perience 3pportunities

1 )trongly disagree

, -, , 2, 4

: )trongly agree

not ascertained

)atisfaction with 'inancial #ssistance @ -



and )cholarship 3pportunities and

#vailability

1 )trongly disagree

, -, , 2, 4

: )trongly agree

not ascertained

)atisfaction with 5$uipment and 'acilities @2 -

1 )trongly disagree

, -, , 2, 4

: )trongly agree

not ascertained

)atisfaction with #dvisement @4

1 )trongly disagree

, -, , 2, 4

: )trongly agree

not ascertained

#cademic )tatus @:

1 'reshman

)ophomore

- unior

)enior

not ascertained

)elf/reported >+# %#.D& @= 2

1.;; J Kust key/in the self/reported >+# %up to decimal points&

not ascertained

!espondentLs gender @

1 male

; female

not ascertained

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????



8iscussion @uestionsE

1. What additional $uestions are appropriate to be included in the $uestionnaire*

. 8o you have any concernsMcomments toward the code book*

spss survey code book

Documents