National Alcohol Diary Survey - National Alcohol Diary Survey

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Scope and PopulationThe target population shall be adult residents of the Irish State aged 18-75 years residing in private households.SamplingThe National Alcohol Diary Survey will require a nationally representative probability sample of the Irish population aged 18-75 years. The sample should be of sufficient size to detect differences according to gender, age, and employment status.Each eligible member per selected household chosen at random will be asked to participate in the Survey.The minimum achieved sample size will be 5,400 at 400 randomly selected sampling points.Weighting factors shall be calculated to take into account the units' probability of selection, non-response and, as appropriate, to adjust the sample to external data relating to the distribution of persons (by age and gender) in the target population.RecruitmentRecruitment of participants should address issues of seasonality and fieldwork operation. Issues around non-response and refusal should also be taken into account in this section:— A full description of the proposed recruitment processes including the number, nature and timing of call-backs— Advantages, disadvantages and rationale for the proposed approach(es)— Identification of potential sources of bias and proposed procedures for minimising such bias— Identification of measures to maximise co-operation and response rates e.g. refusal conversion, incentives;— Identification of measures to deal with access issues such as limited English, literacy or disability e.g. hearing or speech disability, intellectual disability— Identification of measures to safeguard against differential non-responseData requirements and captureThe Survey will be conducted by face-to-face interview using Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) and the proposal should demonstrate the following:— Capacity to carry out CAPI in Ireland;— Capacity to prepare CAPI interview and validation programme immediately on award of contract;Tenderers should also demonstrate:— An ability to prepare, clean and validate large datasets and demonstrate familiarity with SPSS statistical software packages;— Sufficient intellectual capacity with adequate and suitably qualified staff to successfully undertake the project.— Have a track record in this field (large scale social CAPI based research projects using probability sampling)— Have high level of quality control and quality assurance to research standards, including stringent fieldwork management procedures (please enclose a description).Data processing and analysisTenderers should set out procedures to ensure accuracy including:— Second-level of data validation in SPSS— Data coding— Preparing derived (recoded) variables— Geo-coding including DED and county— Developing and implementing processes for weighting— Completing and providing data documentation relating to these procedures— Transformation of data into a useable format – both the SPSS version and any other microfile version will have a data dictionary.Data storage and retrievalThe data will remain the property of the Health Research Board. A copy of the anonymised data will be sent to the Health Research Board as soon as it is cleaned, validated, recoded and weighted in accordance with the agreed timeline. This electronic data should be in SPSS format with a detailed data dictionary (including descriptors of missing data and refusal to answer the question.The tenderer will prepare a technical manual to accompany the Anonymised Microdata File (AMF). The technical manual will contain survey objectives, survey design, questionnaire design, pilot study experience, fieldwork, data validation, weighting and analysis; with appendices covering sampling frame and points, contact sheets, consent forms, questionnaire (with coding), show cards (with codes), interviewer training and instructions, weighting calculations.An AMF will be deposited by the Health Research Board in a public data archive twelve months after completion of fieldwork.For the avoidance of doubt, ownership of the data will reside with the Health Research Board therefore the contractor will be required to delete any copies of the data in accordance with the agreed timeline.Data Protection, Confidentiality and SecurityThe proposal submitted should specify how compliance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 will be achieved at every stage of the Survey.The privacy of individuals, the confidentiality of the information they provide and its use only for statistical purposes must be absolutely protected and guaranteed.A description of the procedures to be put in place at all stages of the survey process (collection, storage, and processing) to ensure confidentiality should be outlined in the tender.All tenderers must disclose in their tender document if they work with the alcohol industry and give a written understanding not to disclose any information provided to them by the Health Research Board to members of this industry or those working in association with the industry. They must state how they will maintain confidentially between the HRB project and any project with the alcohol industry or their associates. The non-disclosure clause will be a condition of the legal contract.Data Analysis and ReportingThe successful tenderer will be expected to undergo analysis of the dataset in line with an Analysis Plan provided by the Health Research Board.This Analysis Plan will require cross-tabulations by age, gender and employment status on the:— Frequency of drinking— Number of drinking occasions— Type of alcohol consumed— Risky single occasion drinking— Days on which drinking occurred— Location of drinking— Drinking companions— Exceeding drinking limits— Price of alcohol consumed— Perceptions of own drinking— RAPS— Harms experiences from own and others' drinking, among other possible requirements.The tenderer will be expected to:— Periodically present the findings in tables and graphs in the prescribed presentation format to the Steering Committee— Highlight the main findings in each table and graph in the prescribed presentation format— Provide a technical manual (see above).400 000440 000

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