1. Which of the following would be the first step in conducting a cross-sectional survey? 2. The cross-sectional study approach should be used when? 3. All of the following are the first steps that should be carried out when conducting a cross-sectional
survey, EXCEPT:
CHP 445 Introduction to Health Service Research
September 29, 2019
Denise Holder
CHP 445 Introduction to Health Service Research
Assignment 3
Chapters 10-11
Chapter 10 Cross-Sectional Surveys
1. Which of the following would be the first step in conducting a cross-sectional survey?
A. Define a source population
B. Develop a strategy for recruiting a representative sample
C. Decide on methods to be used for data collection
D. Describe the exposure and/or disease status in a population
2. The cross-sectional study approach should be used when?
A. Time is limited and/or budget is small
B. The disease is relatively uncommon
C. The exposure is relatively uncommon
D. A source of cases is available, and no comparison group is required or available
3. All of the following are the first steps that should be carried out when conducting a cross-
sectional survey, EXCEPT:
A. Define a source population
B. Develop a strategy for recruiting a representative sample
C. Decide on the methods to be used for data collection
D. Assign a case definition
4. A cross-sectional survey is also known as a(n):
A. Ecological study
B. Cohort study
C. Prevalence study
D. Case-control study
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5. Cross-sectional surveys are used for all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Evaluating programs
B. Establishing baseline data prior to initiating longitudinal studies
C. Assessing population needs
D. Identifying new syndromes and refining case definitions
6. Cross-sectional surveys measure:
A. The prevalence of various demographic characteristics in a well-defined population
B. The exposure histories of a well-defined population
C. The disease states in a well-defined population
D. All of the above
7. Cross-sectional surveys provide a snapshot of the health status of a population over a long
period of time.
A True
B False
8. What is the main goal of cross-sectional surveys?
A. Identify new diseases in and health status of a population group
B. Determine disease cases of a population with a particular exposure
C. Determine the proportion of a population with a particular exposure or disease
D. Determine risk factors for new disease
9. Cross-sectional surveys could involve surveys/questionnaires from only a couple of hundred
participants. Thus, the participants must be reasonably representative of some larger population.
A True
B False
10. Mary wanted to conduct a cross-sectional survey research study. She was busy with her
midterm exam and didn’t have a lot of time. So, she just asked her friends, classmates and family
members to fill out the survey that she had developed. Is it a good idea to do so?
A. Yes
B. No
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