Recent Projects

Nebraska Post-School Outcomes Project Survey. We recently completed data collection for the 2008 Nebraska Post-School Outcomes Project. Our staff is now cleaning the data and preparing reports for the Nebraska Department of Education’s Special Populations Unit. If you were interviewed as part this year's survey, we thank you for helping us learn about students' experiences with work and school since leaving high school. If you would like more information about this multi-year study, please click here.

Pilot Study on Crimes against Women. This past spring, BOSR conducted a telephone survey on crimes against women on behalf of researchers in Nebraska, Mississippi and Ohio. This short telephone study was led by Dr. David DiLillo, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. DiLillo and his colleagues hope to learn about crimes committed against women between the ages of 18/19 to 25 and discover ways to prevent them.

Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey (NASIS). NASIS enters its 31st year and continues to provide summary data about how Nebraskans think, feel and live. This year's study includes questions from state departments, non-profit organizations and the university faculty/departments on such topics as people's driving behaviors at yellow lights, cell phone usage, financial decision making, employment and well-being, nursing homes and doctor visits. If you received a call from one of our telephone interviewers and completed the NASIS survey, we want to hear from you! Your opinions and experiences will help serve the people of Nebraska. For more information about NASIS and its uses click here.

Roadway Materials & Infrastructure Study. The Roadway Materials and Infrastructure Study is being conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Grant. If you are a UNL student in this program and have been invited to participate in this study, click here to complete the survey online.

2008

Nebraska Army National Guard Spouse's Survey. Last fall, BOSR facilitated data collection for a Sociology Ph.D. candidate's survey of Nebraska Army National Guard spouses who had experienced deployment. The BOSR assisted the researcher in designing, mailing, and completing data collection using our scannable survey software.

Political Science Study. BOSR called and recruited many of the participants who last summer completed an interview on political issues and behaviors to participate in a second phase of this project.

Survey on Promoting Success among UNL Faculty. The BOSR administered a Web survey with University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members. This survey was designed to gain an understanding of what leads to success or roadblocks for faculty at UNL. This study is part of the ADVANCE grant project.

2008 City of Lincoln Budgeting Survey. The BOSR completed telephone interviews with about 600 Lincoln residents who weighed in on the City's budgeting process for the Mayor's Office and City Council. For more information about the telephone survey and how these results already have been used to shape the future of Lincoln, please visit the Mayor's Web page at http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/mayor/index.htm and the PPC's Web site at http://ppc.nebraska.edu/.

Aligning Forces for Quality: Assessment of Consumer Engagement. In cooperation with The Pennsylvania State University and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Bureau of Sociological Research completed a total of 950 telephone interviews with residents in the Kansas City metropolitan area and in state of Wisconsin to learn more about experiences with the health care system in different communities nationwide. The information obtained from this survey will help to inform improvement efforts in the health care system.

2007

Specialty Cheese Industry Study. An updated Specialty Cheese Report is being issued by the UNL Food Processing Center (FPC). Using data collected by BOSR from a telephone survey of specialty cheese producers in the United States, FPC researchers were able to learn more about the specialty cheese market as a whole and gain insight into the types of programs and services that they could develop to assist specialty cheese processors.

Participant Perceptions and Decision-Making Concerning Retirement Benefits Survey. The BOSR completed data collection for this mail survey of individuals who were enrolled in the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System (NPERS) and either retired or terminated employment with the State of Nebraska in 1997.

Nebraska Eating and Physical Activity (NEPAST) Study. In the spring and fall of 2007, BOSR conducted two waves of telephone interviewing with Lancaster County residents to discuss their views about diet and exercise behaviors to learn how opinions and behaviors about diet and exercise had changed in three-months' time.

By the People (BTP) 2007. By the People 2007 provided a unique opportunity for Omaha residents to discuss their opinions about immigration and other issues affecting their community, both through a short telephone survey conducted by the BOSR and within a public forum organized by the UNL Public Policy Center (PPC). You can find news articles and air dates for the BTP broadcasts of this event by logging on to the PPC's Web site, http://ppc.nebraska.edu, or by calling 402-472-5678. Thanks to everyone who voiced opinions and made this event a great success.