BARUCH COLLEGE SURVEY RESEARCH
About us
Founded
as the ‘Baruch Poll’ in 1994, Baruch College Survey Research (BCSR)
designs and conducts surveys for government agencies, nonprofit
organizations, media, and academic partners. A full-service research
center and the only survey research entity in the CUNY system, BCSR
provides sampling, survey design, administration, weighting, analysis,
and consultation for surveys on a wide range of public affairs topics.
Combining the expertise of the School of Public Affairs faculty, staff,
graduate students, and highly trained interviewers, BCSR specializes in
careful, objective survey research on policy-relevant issues affecting
New York City.
Facilities
BCSR
has the expertise and resources to conduct all phases of the survey
research process. Our full-service survey research facility houses a
30-station computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) lab operated
by trained, experienced interviewers. All of our interviewers are
certified in Human Subjects Research by the Collaborative Institutional
Training Initiative (CITI). They are thoroughly monitored by supervisors
and staff for quality and compliance.
Services and Capabilities
The
BCSR team adheres to the American Association for Public Opinion
Research (AAPOR) Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. A breakdown of our research
services and capabilities follows:
Survey and Design
- Research and sampling design, guidance and execution
- Assistance with program assessment and evaluation
- Questionnaire writing
- Large-scale and complex survey design
- Survey pre-testing
- Methodology consultation
- Random Digit Dial landline and cell phone sampling and weighting
- Foreign language interviewing and questionnaire translation
Data Collection and Analysis
- Coding and data cleaning
- Post-stratification weighting
- Advanced statistical analysis
- Geographic and demographic stratification
- Report and publication writing
- PowerPoint presentations
Modes
- Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)
- Online (Qualtrics)
- Paper and pen
- Focus group
- Mixed-mode
For more information about completed projects, see our projects section.
Consultations and Quotes
Project
costs vary depending on factors such as scope of services, survey
methodology, number of respondents and sample design. BCSR advises
clients on the most productive and cost-effective methods for data
collection and analysis. Initial consultations and quotes are complimentary. For information about services and cost
estimates, please email: Jacqueline.Fortin@baruch.cuny.edu.
BCSR in the News
PRESS:
2012
- “Baruch College Poll on Policing, Protection, Profiling and Pat Downs” (Baruch College Press)
- “Grading Eatery Grading: Mayor Defends Restaurant Policy as Council Speaker Sets Hearing for Complaints” (Wall Street Journal)
2011
- “Survey finds strong support for increases in the minimum wage, paid sick days, and living wages among New Yorkers" (RaisetheMinimumWage.com)
- "Baruch College Survey Research Launches First New York City 'SAT Score'" (Baruch College Press)
- “Baruch College Presents Conference on Immigration Services in NYC” (Baruch College Press)
- “Baruch College Poll: NY Voters Back Living Wage” (Daily News)
- “A New York City ‘Living Wage’” (NY Times)
REPORTS:
2012
2009
VIDEO:
2012
- Interview with Director Micheline Blum about the Policing, Protection, Pat-Downs and Profiling Poll (City Talk, CUNY TV)
2011
- Interview with Director Micheline Blum about the BCSR Living Wage Poll (City Talk, CUNY TV)
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