Qualitative Coding Exercise

Qualitative Coding Exercise

Generally, coding entails assigning codes to textual or other forms of data to facilitate analysis. Open-ended coding is used to code open-ended questions, which give respondents the opportunity to express their feelings and opinions spontaneously and subjectively. Open-ended questions are mainly used to collect qualitative data, providing simplified and informative information that enhances qualitative analysis. Besides, Rosnow & Rosenthal (2012) suggest that since coding converts textual information to numerical data, it also enhances quantitative analysis. The table below shows a qualitative coding summary table for the responses to the question: What is the most pressing concern for you and your family in the coming year?

The coding categories were formulated as moderately pressing concerns and high pressing rather than starting from low pressing concerns since a “lowly pressing concern” is logically not a “pressing concern.” The responses were categorized based on the impact the concern poses to an individual, their family, or what they regard as critical to them. The highest proportion of respondents had moderately pressing concerns (41%), while 32% had highly pressing concerns. 17% of respondents were unsure, did not know their concerns, or had nothing to concern them. 10% of respondents did not want to answer. The category corresponding to the category was also identified based on words used to communicate how the concern affects the respondents. For instance, some respondents show huge concern for aspects that affect their health or the health of their family members, and these concerns are categorized as highly pressing concerns. Other aspects, such as the preparations needed to shift to a new place or maintenance costs expected in the near future, are categorized as moderately pressing.

References

Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics. New York; Cengage Publishers.

Rosnow, R. L., & Rosenthal, R. (2012). Beginning Behavioral Research; A Conceptual Primer. (7^th Ed.). Boston: Pearson.

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Using the instructions and data provided in the Open-Ended Coding Exercise spreadsheet (.xlsx) Word Document, create a coding scheme and summary table of your results. Post your responses to this discussion. Even if you finish early, please wait until at least Wednesday to post your response. We want to give everyone a chance to create their own coding scheme without any outside influence.

Qualitative Coding Exercise

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