Exam 4: Needs Assessment: Approaches to Measurement

There are many state and federal agencies that have collections of secondary data that planners might use in place of collecting their own new data. Which of the answers below is NOT one of the agencies that a planner might use?

The social survey has two foci: 1) the identification of the respondent's perception of need and 2) determination of knowledge about existing services.

The planner can use prevalence rates for comparison because the definition of terms is standardized.

The advantages of using service statistics include all of the following EXCEPT:

Our knowledge about need and demand is time specific, that is, _____________________

The most powerful method of assessing need is the community survey measuring perceived need. It collects information on all the following EXCEPT:

One of the most important considerations in building a resource inventory is to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Before rates from different places can be compared, population characteristics must be weighted.

Consultants sometimes come in to a project with a personal bias. Consultants should only be consulted after a basic programmatic strategy is outlined by the planning staff. Consultants can then be used for all of the following EXCEPT:

A ___________is basically a mapping strategy because it brings together information on the total system of need and its boundaries.

Following the gathering of type of service, a utilization report would also include all of the following EXCEPT:

A resource inventory is a method that collects information so strategies for the total system can be identified. Once information is collected on services, it should be able to be grouped by all but which of the following:

There is no impact of actual service provision on waiting lists.

There are a number of different methodologies that program planners can use when beginning a needs assessment. Which of the following questions would a planner NOT consider when deciding on the method for the needs assessment?

Focus groups can serve varying functions. Which of the following identifies the two different kinds of focus groups?

Explain why data from providers and clients must include the nonuser population.

A survey can produce such valuable information, it should be the first choice for the planner when gathering information.

Public Forums allow residents who attend the meetings to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Service providers' recommendations based on their knowledge of consumers and not necessarily on the nonuser population emphasizes demand and not __________

A survey of service providers is important because it provides: