Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research (DAIR) can build random samples for survey research projects, which include statistics on various populations and the selected sample population.
To request approval for the following surveys, contact
- For student surveys: Director of Assessment and Planning for Student Affairs (Beth Hoag; https://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/assessment/sara)
- For employee surveys: Assistant Chancellor for HR Strategy, Policy and Planning (Luanne Mayorga)
- For faculty surveys: Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (William Bernhard)
Notes:
- Research studies will require approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to approval or distribution.
- We rarely approve a survey of full populations of any subgroup. Please consult the appropriate contact above prior to submitting an IRB application that includes a full population.
- You must obtain approval prior to submitting the request to DAIR.
- No more than one (1) initial email and two (2) follow-up emails will be approved.
- Surveys cannot be distributed the week before finals or the week of finals.
Delivery of survey samples
DAIR provides the samples directly to the service that will be used for distribution of the survey in a format that it has specified. Lists are rarely provided directly to the requestor.
- For printed mailings → Contact the Mailing Center for details.
- For email → Sent through Webtools Email+
DAIR can create one or more copies of identical email groups in WebTools. You will then be able to send out your email message(s) via Email+ or have DAIR send them on your behalf for a minimal fee.
Estimate for survey sample delivery
- Standard: Two weeks after approvals received.
- For a deadline of less than two weeks: Possible fee, but expedited service is not guaranteed.
- Exact counts cannot be provided until lists are run.
Charges
Internal (as of 7/1/22):
- DAIR charges $19/hour to create a printed mailing list.
- DAIR charges $19/hour for an initial email list for the client to use and one follow-up email list. An additional follow-up email costs $10.
- For DAIR to provide email+ delivery, the cost is $19/hour.
- Payment via C-FOP or check to University of Illinois
External (as of 7/1/22)
- DAIR charges $25/hour to create a printed mailing list.
- DAIR charges $25/hour for an initial email list for the client to use and one follow-up email list. An additional follow-up email costs $13.
- For DAIR to provide email+ delivery, the cost is $25/hour.
- Payment via C-FOP or check to University of Illinois
Client responsibility
Please review the data requested and report discrepancies promptly.
Liability is limited to replacing incorrect files; DAIR is not responsible for downstream costs.
Requests should be submitted to DAIR only after all approvals have been received.