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Example of a questionnaire: coffee consumption1
COVER LETTER The first page of a questionnaire is usually devoted to the cover letter. The cover letter is the researcher’s last chance to elicit participation in the research. The cover letter should tell the respondent: • Why the research is being undertaken • Who is doing the research • Why is it important to respond • How long it will take to complete the questionnaire • How and when the questionnaire should be returned • What the contact details of the researcher is • Whether his/her responses will be treated confidentially, i.e. ensure the respondent of anonymity.
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Use each of the numbers 1 to 6 only once. Reasons for not consuming coffee in last 6 months Rank I do not like the taste of coffee I do not like the smell of coffee Coffee is expensive I do not drink coffee for health reasons I cannot sleep when drinking coffee I prefer drinking tea
Thank you for your co-operation in completing this questionnaire. Kindly return the questionnaire as specified in the cover letter.
The following questions only pertain to people who have consumed coffee in the last six months. 10. In a typical day, how many cups of coffee do you drink? 2 cups or less 1 3-4 cups 2 5-6 cups 3 7-8 cups 4 9 cups or more 5
11. How often do you drink coffee on each of the following occasions? Never Rarely First thing after waking up in the morning? 1 2 With breakfast? 1 2 During your morning break? 1 2 With lunch? 1 2 During your afternoon break? 1 2 With dinner? 1 2 In the evening after dinner? 1 2 At bedtime? 1 2 When going out for a meal at a restaurant? 1 2 When visiting friends or family? 1 2 When you are stressed? 1 2
Often 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Always 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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12. Please indicate which one of the following types of coffee you use most and which one you prefer most. (Mark one option only in each of the columns.) Used most Preferred Instant (e.g..
Fortunately, the current examination has shown coffee to continue a of good health choice, as lengthy as one is not topping more than 3 topping-bout a day. This guideline is based on the deed that the cardinal element found in coffee is a intermix called caffeine. Caffeine is a of nature intermix made from more than 50 vegetable sources. While caffeine in undue amount has been linked to some increased freedom from disease
People around the world consume numerous goods every day. There are several things that determine what quantities and how frequently they are consumed and those influences can either work in tandem or act individually to influence a person. It is these foundations that set an average for what consumers will purchase and the volume of goods to be created by agriculturalists and industrialists. This is known as economic consumption patterns, and these patterns are carefully studied by economists. With the data that they glean from this assessment economists can then use that information to provide the economy with data
Point #3: Coffee is wonderful to drink when you really need the extra boost to stay up, but solely relying on it or drinking too much can cause unfortunate drawbacks.
“Research in health and social care usually relies on obtaining information from individuals using social research methodologies”. (Whitehouse, M, 2010:428). Questionnaires are suitable for obtaining important information from many individuals in a survey who are answering the questions this is known as ‘respondents’. Questionnaires gives us the opportunity to ask questions of participants but also allows answers to be given according to the options constructed by the researcher using a response frame. A response frame allows a limited choice of different responses. Also there are self-completion questions this allows respondents to fill in the answers themselves. The questionnaire may be delivered to individuals directly by hand or by post or even online the researcher may contact through an email address. They may be asked to complete a customer satisfaction questionnaire. For example at college we are sent online questionnaires through are student email, questionnaires
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3. Fertility studies have shown that women who drink one to one and a half cups of coffee each day had up to a 50% reduction in fertility.
III. When you don’t consume caffeine as you usually do, you can have withdrawal symptoms.
Imaging if there was no more coffee in this world, how would you feel? Nowadays, coffee becomes an important part of people’s life. People who often work overtime, they drink coffee because caffeine can make you awake; people who have to wake up early in the morning, they drink coffee because instead of making breakfast, coffee is more convenient; people drink coffee during the free time, because it also tastes good.
Coffee is a very common, very popular drink. It is found everywhere on the earth. Because it is so common there are talks about what it does for us as humans. Is it good for us? Is it bad for us? Or does it just wake us up when we are tired? These are some of the questions that people have been asking about coffee. This study looks to answer those questions by seeing what happens to people who drink coffee (and noting how much they drink) and what happens to those who don’t drink coffee. So to get the information they started working with a group of places that see people when they are sick, because they are able to see what happens to people and ask them if they drink
A. People all over the world have been getting a jolt of energy from a cup of coffee or tea in the morning for hundreds of years, so getting that jolt in a little can seems to make sense, right?
A recent primary research survey has found that 70% of occasional coffee drinkers view the Mr. Coffee brand as an inferior or budget coffee brewing device that does not make a superior cup of coffee (Appendix, Opinion survey). Brands such as Keurig, Cuisinart, and DeLonghi inspire more thoughts of quality coffee than Mr. Coffee. Other consumers are opting to spend several dollars per cup of coffee at coffee houses such as Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, Dunkin Donuts, and even McDonalds (Appendix, Opinion survey).
The second major flaw in the coffee taste studies is the existence of external variables. It is evident that the first and third studies had underlying variables that may have significantly affected their outcomes. The first study notes that “the author of this study personally purchased coffee to go at four places, took them to his office, tasted them, made notes and drew conclusions” (pg. 63). This indicates a major flaw of this particular study because the time frames for which each cup of coffee was obtained and then consumed are inconsistent.
A. Attention Getter – How many of you here consider yourself caffeine addicts? How much soda do you drink a day? One bottle? Two cans? More? How about coffee?
B. Tie to the audience: I am sure that most of you do consume at least one form of caffeine daily because according to the article “Caffeine” on MedicineNet.com 90% of adults and 76% of children consume caffeine on a daily basis. Do you know what exactly caffeine is? Do you know where caffeine is found? Do you know what the
A qualitative question was inquired from the participants asking them to discuss why they like consuming caffeinated beverages as well as to list the types of caffeinated drinks they consume. A very prominent answer was that the reason that they consume caffeinated beverages was that it provided them energy. All but one participant included this in their answer. Many of the participants have also explained that the beverages helped them focus in class. A similar answer among the respondents were “It gives me energy” and “It helps me focus in class” as well as “It helps me stay focused”. One participant, a college graduate, similarly answered “It helps me stay awake during my long commute”. In addition, another predominant reason why the respondents in this sample liked caffeinated beverages was because of the taste. Every participant answered that they either liked the smell and or the taste of coffee. One participant answered “Coffee is always a good idea” while another participant answered “Drinking Monster taste good and makes me feel very good!” Furthermore, when listing the types of drinks the participants consumed, coffee and tea were majority of the replies. Many of them listed the types of coffee they enjoyed such as dark/light roast, Americano, expresso, and a cold brew type of coffee. High school level students and college level students listed either