Questions regarding education

 Do you think there is enough funding towards education?
 Are there any children in your household of school-going age? (y/n) If yes, how many?
 How far is the nearest elementary school from your house? 
 How far is the nearest high school from your house?

I'm not sure for the answers for "how far questions", I was thinking of either determining distance by number of blocks or km. I'm not sure what would be easier?

 Do you support the teachers' job action? (yes/somewhat/no/don't know or not sure) 
 Are there any children in your household of school-going age? (y/n) If yes, how many?
 Has the job action affected you or anyone you know? (y/n) 

Let me know your thoughts about the questions, any changes, or if we want to use any for our final five questions. SaharAhmed 21:00, 11 February 2012 (PST)

For the "how far" answers, perhaps we could do it by the length of time it takes to get there. It's pretty easy for a family to know how long it takes to get to the child's school from home, but the kilometers or blocks may be less useful, especially if their school is far away. Saying 0-10 minute drive, 11-20 minute drive, 21-30 minute drive, 31-40 minute, 41+ minutes maybe be easier for a participant to answer than 0-10 kilometers, 11-20 kilometers, etc. However, I don't know how useful that is as a survey answer. Any thoughts?

I was thinking of using kilometers, because some children might be driven to school, some might walk and some might take transit. So measuring in minutes might be skewed because some people might answer in terms of walking, dirving, or bussing. But it is true that most people would not know the exact distance in kilometers either. SaharAhmed 14:19, 13 February 2012 (PST)

I definitely understand the concern over methods of transportation - that's why I specified 10 minutes driving, etc. It makes a difference, for sure. I still have concerns over usability of kilometers to measure distance, but - if participants can figure it out - then yes, it would probably be most accurate. I definitely prefer kilometeres over blocks.

Although I prefer kilometers, I think driving time(or soemthing similar) would be the better option because I think more people would know and answer the question. SaharAhmed 14:39, 13 February 2012 (PST)

Hey guys, I had an issue with my assignment and have been a bit out of the loop but it looks like you guys have made good progress so far. Have the five survey questions been decided yet? I see some suggestions above but I was thinking maybe we could start a google doc and see which questions would work best/vote or something along those lines. Thoughts?