DHS is surveying participants in the IRIS program to assess their satisfaction with their IRIS Consultant Agency and/or their IRIS Fiscal Employer Agent.
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Family Care Satisfaction Survey
DHS is surveying members in the Family Care, Family Care Partnership, and PACE programs to assess their satisfaction with their Managed Care Organization.
Wisconsin Family Health Study (FHS)
The Wisconsin Family Health Study (FHS) is a survey of randomly sampled Wisconsin households conducted for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The survey focuses on the health, health care usage, and health insurance of Wisconsin residents.
UWSC’s Ken Croes to speak on panel on qualitative and mixed methods health research resources at UW–Madison
UWSC Senior Project Director Ken Croes will take part in an upcoming online panel held by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at the UW–Madison. Organized and moderated by Nora Jacobson of ICTR, …
Milwaukee Area Family Finances Study
The Milwaukee Area Family Finances Study is about how people in Milwaukee County are doing financially.
Madison Area Lakes Water Quality Study
The Madison Area Lakes Water Quality Study aims to understand Dane County residents’ use of the Madison area lakes and their attitudes towards water quality. The study is being conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Participants were randomly selected from all addresses in Dane County.
New publication by team that includes UWSC researchers describes how they adapted to the challenges of COVID-19 to recruit hard-to-reach population
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges for conducting research, particularly for studies that use community-based sample generation strategies to recruit hard-to-reach populations. In a recently published “In-Brief Note” in the AAPOR online journal Survey Practice, UWSC staff members Graduate Assistant Jacob Boelter and Senior Project Director Ken Croes teamed up with University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty Research Scientist Lisa Klein Vogel and University of Wisconsin–Madison Sociology Doctoral Candidate Alexis M. Dennis to describe how they adapted their studies’ recruitment strategies to accommodate the manifold effects of social distancing of COVID-19.
WisconSays
WisconSays is an online panel of adults from all over the state of Wisconsin who were scientifically selected to answer questions about their attitudes, experiences, and thoughts about important issues facing Wisconsin and the United States. In appreciation of their time and effort, WisconSays members receive points for completing surveys. These points are redeemed for electronic gift cards or cash. By participating in surveys, WisconSays members help researchers and others gain a better understanding of lives of Wisconsinites, including what they think about and what they care about.
Wisconsin Food Pantries
This study seeks to learn about the way food pantries in Wisconsin operate, their ability to meet the needs of pantry visitors, and their experiences with and impressions of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
UWSC welcomes new Associate Director
The University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) has completed a national search for a new Associate Director, and have selected Kelly Elver to serve as the UWSC’s next Associate Director. Kelly is taking over for John Stevenson who retires in July after 29 years at UWSC! Kelly is only the third Associate Director in the UWSC’s 36-year history.