Office of Human Research Ethics SOP 4401: Survey Research

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Office of Human Research Ethics SOP 4401: Survey Research

1. Survey Research

The IRB should pay particular attention to the following issues in survey research:

  • Possibility of undue influence in administration of the survey;
  • Possibility of deductive disclosure based on demographic information garnered from subjects (subject confidentiality and privacy must be protected);
  • The setting of the survey and the issues raised by such a setting; and
  • The mode of obtaining consent, especially when implied consent is to be used. Surveys may often involve a waiver of written consent, and in these instances, attention should be paid to the oral presentation of required elements of consent (e.g., review of phone script for telephone surveys).

Contact Information

Policy Contact

Office of Human Research Ethics
CB 7097
720 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Bldg # 385, Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7097

Ph: 919-966-3113
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Article ID: 132262
Created
Thu 4/8/21 9:27 PM
Modified
Tue 10/31/23 1:20 PM
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06/02/2017 12:00 AM
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Vice Chancellor
Last Review
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03/18/2022 12:00 AM
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06/02/2017 12:00 AM
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07/01/2025 12:00 AM
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06/02/2017 12:00 AM
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Research-IRB and Human Research Ethics