I just wanted to put the word out to the research community that I am trying
to secure research funding for a major research study of gays and lesbians.
If anyone has any advice, suggestions, or comments, please send me a
message at waring@scf.usc.edu. The following is an information sheet I
began circulating at the NGLTF conference a few weeks ago. Please feel
free to distribute this information to anyone you think might be interested.
The Gay and Lesbian National Social Survey
Information Sheet
The Gay and Lesbian National Social Survey is a ground-breaking and vitally
important nation-wide baseline study of attitudes, beliefs and opinions
among gay and lesbian Americans.
Timing: The study will begin fielding in January 1993, and the final report
will be available in May of 1993. Deadline for participation in the GLNSS
is January 10, 1993.
Method: The study will use a mail-out, self-complete survey format because
of the unique character of the target population. Survey sampling will
follow a multi-stage snowball technique, which, based on research in
social networks, will yield a sizable representative sample of the country's
gay and lesbian population.
Content: Survey questions will cover a very broad range of subjects relevant
to the quality and condition of gay and lesbian life in the United States:
Attitudes and Beliefs (toward life, society, politics, organizations, etc.),
Social Life and Experience (career, discrimination, relationships, religion
and spirituality), Gay/Lesbian Media and Information (sources of
information, credibility), Health Issues, Arts and Leisure, and
Demographics. The study will collected relevant and timely information
that will be invaluable for policy decisions of organizations directly
related to the gay and lesbian rights movement in the United States, as well
as many other organizations concerned with and supportive of this segment
of the population.
Project Cost: Because the study is operated in conjunction with research
conducted at the Annenberg School at USC, the total cost of the study is
much less than if it were conducted by a commercial firm. The entire
project cost is expected to be approximately $20,400. This cost covers
postage, survey materials and printing, costs for coding, keypunching,
data analysis, word and graphics processing, and report generation, as
well as a research stipend for the Principal Investigator.
Funding: Even though the study is conducted out of USC, the study is
financially autonomous, and entirely funded through subscriptions from
sponsoring organizations. Sixty percent of the project cost must be
achieved in booked subscriptions by January 10, 1993, for the study to
proceed.
Participation: Organizations interested in this important study can participate
in the study in two ways: as a Syndicated Participant or as an Omnibus
Participant.
The cost for each Syndicated Participant is $4,000. The Syndicated
Participant will receive two copies of the final report (with executive
summary, supporting report tables and graphs) and two copies of the
detailed tables.
The cost for each Omnibus Participant is $6,000. In addition to two
copies of the report and detailed tables, the Omnibus Participant will be
able to place up to three proprietary questions on the study, receive full
analysis of the resulting data as exclusive chapters in their report, will
receive an executive presentation of the study findings, and a computer-
readable copy of the data set.
Information: For more information about the Gay and Lesbian National
Social Survey or for a copy of the detailed Research Prospectus, please
contact:
Ross Waring
Principal Investigator GLNSS Project
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Southern California
3502 South Hoover Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281
voice: (213) 666-7024 or (213) 740-6273
fax: (213) 740-8036
Bitnet: waring@scf.usc.edu