Polling and Analysis

Baruch College Survey Research (BCSR) designs and conducts surveys for government agencies, nonprofit organizations, media and academic partners on a wide range of public affairs topics. Our full-service survey research facility, including a 30-station computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) lab, with extensively trained, experienced interviewers, has the expertise and resources to conduct all phases of the survey research process. BCSR applies the highest standards of survey research and draws on the resources and policy expertise of the School of Public Affairs faculty, dedicated to excellence in research, teaching, and service in public policy to help government better serve the people of New York.

BCSR houses and operates its own 30-station computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) lab, with specially trained interviewers, CITI certified in human subjects research and fully-monitored by supervisors and staff. The BCSR team has specific expertise in complex sampling and weighting designs, questionnaire construction, foreign language interviewing, surveys of special populations and highly sensitive topics, precise sample management and superior analyses and presentations. BCSR adheres to the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Code and Best Practices.

Recent projects include public opinion polls and targeted surveys on city services, homelessness, immigration, political and social attitudes, opinions and voting behavior, physical and mental health, smoking, HIV testing and risk behavior, public housing resident satisfaction, senior health behaviors and concerns, family trusts for disabled adults, organizational employee relations, non-profit organization economic conditions and planning, NYC public park usage, student food and housing insecurity, and employer needs for graduates of professional program. For more information on these and other completed projects see our projects section.

Research Capabilities:

Baruch Survey Research offers a full range of services, including:

Research and sampling design, guidance and execution
Questionnaire writing
Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)
Random Digit Dial landline and cell phone sampling and weighting
Online surveys
Pen-and-paper surveys
Focus groups
Exit polling
Foreign language interviewing and questionnaire translation
Pretesting of all surveys
Large-scale and complex designs
Geographic and demographic stratification
Post-stratification weighting
Advanced statistical analysis
Consultation on survey research methodologies
Report writing and publication
Professional presentations