The Higher Education survey focuses on people's political attitudes and their views of higher education. The information from this survey will help researchers understand the public's level of support for different university activities.
The pretest began in Fall of 2019 in six states: Ohio, West Virginia, California, Florida, New York, and Texas. The survey was administered through CHRR's American Population Panel by matching panel members' demographics from the six initial states. A second wave survey began fielding in March of 2025 re-surveying respondents from wave 1.
First wave findings informed the article, Everything Universities Wanted to Know About Public Opinion* (*but Were Afraid to Ask), and the book, What's Public about Public Higher Ed?.
Research Team
The research team for the Higher Education survey consists of principal investigator, Dr. Stephen Gavazzi, who is a Professor in the Department of Human Sciences (OSU) and co-investigator, Dr. Elizabeth Cooksey, CHRR Senior Researcher and Professor Emeritus, Sociology (OSU) with additional support from CHRR staff.
CHRR services used for Higher Education:
- Sample Design and Management
- Survey and Questionnaire Design
- Survey Management
- Data Analytics
- Data Security
- Data Administration
- IRB Coordination
- Data Collection
Service descriptions can be found on CHRR's services page.