Profile

The Bloustein Center for Survey Research (BCSR) provides high quality, non-partisan, objective research services to government, academia, the private sector, and non-profit organizations.

As a research center of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, the Center for Survey Research brings together expertise in a wide range of public policy areas with a full complement of research methodologies. BCSR's Policy and Academic Service has a special mission to work directly with Bloustein School faculty and center directors.

Services

The Bloustein Center for Survey Research directors and senior staff have more than 80 years combined experience conducting survey research. BCSR offers the following services:

  • Study Design and Sampling
  • Interviewing and Data Collection (telephone, mail, Internet, in-person)
  • Questionnaire Design and Question Evaluation
  • Focus Group Research and Cognitive Interviewing
  • Data Analysis
  • Reporting and Presentations
  • Survey Research Consultation

Projects

The BCSR staff have extensive experience conducting survey research in various public policy fields. The center has conducted needs assessments, program evaluations, tracking studies, and outreach analyses in the following policy areas:

  • Business and Economic Planning
  • Community Needs and Social Services
  • Growth, Development and Environment
  • Education and Youth
  • Health and Health Care
  • Institutional Awareness
  • Transportation