Confidentiality Of Respondents Research Articles

Bridging the gap: Gallup’s role supporting the official statistics ecosystem

The global data ecosystem is changing rapidly. New demands are increasingly being placed on National Statistical Offices (NSOs) worldwide to collect data to track a growing array of indicators. However, many NSOs lack the capacity to collect frequent, representative and high-quality data on even core metrics of national progress, such as food security. In response to this, there has been a growing number of partnerships between NSOs, international organisations such as the United Nations, and private sector organisations to address the data gap, which was only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Gallup, the global research and analytics firm, as an example, this paper highlights a number of areas where the private sector can provide value to the realm of official statistics. By adhering to globally recognised statistical protocols with a firm commitment to the principles of rigour, transparency, and respondent confidentiality, organisations such as Gallup play an important role in supporting the collection of official statistics. They can also bridge key data gaps related to the most pressing challenges of our time, and drive accountability on key issues of national and global development.

Personality Traits Correlation with Professional Burnout of Employees from the Advertising Industry

Abstract Research Purpose. The aim of the research is to study and clarify the level of professional burnout, personality traits, their interrelationships, and the impact of personality traits on professional burnout in the advertising industry to make recommendations to advertising company managers. Methodology. The method of quantitative data collection was a 128-item questionnaire, a combination of the Latvian Personality Survey (LPA-v3) (Perepjolkina & Reņģe, 2013); the Maslach Professional Burnout Survey (Maslach & Jackson, 1981) adapted version in Latvian (Vaine, 2019). Data: N=148 respondents, data collected electronically via Google Forms, ensuring respondent confidentiality. Findings. Advertising employees have high emotional exhaustion, moderate levels of depersonalization or cynicism, and high levels of personal achievement reduction. The highest indicators of general personality traits are as follows: openness to experience, conscientiousness, and honesty - humility, while lower indicators are for extroversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness. Emotional exhaustion has a strong positive correlation with neuroticism and a negative correlation with extroversion; depersonalization has a positive correlation with neuroticism, a positive correlation with agreeableness and a negative correlation with extroversion. Decreased achievement or work efficiency has a strong negative correlation with neuroticism, a strong positive correlation with extroversion, and a positive correlation with openness to experience. Burnout dimensions also have very close positive and negative correlations with the sub-traits. There are statistically significant regression models between professional burnout scales and sub-traits: depressiveness and sociability have the greatest impact on emotional exhaustion; the greatest impact on depersonalisation is for depressiveness; joyfulness; friendliness; the greatest impact on changes in performance is for stress intolerance; joyfulness; creativity. Practical implications. With at least 50% of advertising employees experiencing high levels of burnout, it is recommended to organise individual and Team Supervision sessions to prevent burnout and identify the triggering factors in a specific organization. This format ensures that both employees and managers are equally accountable for the outcome and through a focused process promotes overall employee engagement, problem-solving, conflict resolution, understanding of diversity, empathy, and role clarity. No less important, the knowledge of the most common personal traits of Advertising Industries employees will help company managers to make more informed hiring decisions.

#178 Patient survey reveals insights into patient perceptions and understanding of polycystic kidney disease

Abstract Background and Aims This patient survey examines patient knowledge of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and provides insights into their preferences, and communication received from healthcare teams. Method A 20-question, online, patient-facing survey was deployed on WebMD.com. Respondent confidentiality was maintained, and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. No personally identifiable information was collected for the respondents in this study. The activity launched in April 2023 and data were collected through August 2023. Results In total, 331 people participated in the survey. Key clinical takeaways include: Conclusion Patient experiences across several aspects of PKD were assessed in this survey to provide clinical insights into education for patients and clinicians. This educational research study uncovered valuable insights into the patient/caregiver experience as it relates to PKD. The findings and trends in healthcare utilization identified in the survey help to provide insight for future education for both clinicians and patients/care partners.

#177 Assessment and comparison of physician gaps related to clinical knowledge of IgA nephropathy

Abstract Background and Aims Understanding physician gaps related to IgA nephropathy (IgAN) can inform development of tools to improve physician knowledge and competence related to both diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, comparisons among specialists (nephrologists) and generalists (primary care physicians, PCPs) can segment educational needs for combined or customized education to close identified gaps. Method A survey instrument of 25 multiple choice, knowledge- and case-based questions allowed participants to assess their clinical knowledge related to IgAN. The survey was available online to physicians without monetary compensation or charge. Respondent confidentiality was maintained and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. Initial data collection occurred from March 16, 2023 to May 19, 2023. Results In total, 98 nephrologists and 57 PCPs completed the full assessment within the data collection period. Conclusion This assessment of physicians’ clinical knowledge yielded important insights into gaps related to IgAN. Both nephrologists and PCPs need education on pathophysiology of IgAN and emerging treatment pathways, role of proteinuria and risk correlations to ESRD with IgAN, clinical use of the International IgAN Prediction Tool, and KDIGO recommendations for managing IgAN. PCPs need additional education on basic IgAN prevalence as well as clinical strategies for diagnosis. Further studies are planned to assess the effect of medical education on decreasing these clinical practice gaps.

Research Ethics in Publication

Moral teaching is the teaching of human good based on the dignity of each person as a human being, and ethics is a branch of philosophy that critically considers which actions are good or bad based on certain moral teachings. On the other hand, research is a series of processes to answer research questions. To determine the readiness of researchers to answer research questions in a sensible and understandable way, research design is crucial. However, publication is the final stage of research, where research results are written and communicated to the public. It has become a very valuable thing for researchers to understand their contribution in particular research. Research methodology, research process, and publication are the three main components of research ethics. Ethics related to research methodologies can include such things as the confidentiality of respondents' data, their desires and expectations to participate in research, and close relationships between researchers and respondents. Ethics relating to research processes also includes issues such as data falsification, fabrication, scientific freedom, integrity and transparency. However, problems related to the publication of research findings may include plagiarism and many submissions.

Evaluating the Accuracy of 2020 Census Block-Level Estimates in California

In this study, we provide an assessment of data accuracy from the 2020 Census. We compare block-level population totals from a sample of 173 census blocks in California across three sources: (1) the 2020 Census, which has been infused with error to protect respondent confidentiality; (2) the California Neighborhoods Count, the first independent enumeration survey of census blocks; and (3) projections based on the 2010 Census and subsequent American Community Surveys. We find that, on average, total population counts provided by the U.S. Census Bureau at the block level for the 2020 Census are not biased in any consistent direction. However, subpopulation totals defined by age, race, and ethnicity are highly variable. Additionally, we find that inconsistencies across the three sources are amplified in large blocks defined in terms of land area or by total housing units, blocks in suburban areas, and blocks that lack broadband access.

776. Clinical Practice Gap Analysis of Physicians’ Understanding of Cytomegalovirus

Abstract Background Understanding clinical practice related to awareness and clinical understanding of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and can inform development of tools to improve physician practices and patient screening, diagnosis and management. Methods A survey instrument of 25 multiple choice, knowledge- and case-based questions allowed participants to assess their clinical knowledge with regard to CMV. These questions are designed to assess clinicians’ baseline knowledge, competence, and current practice. Immediate peer-response data solidify support for correct responses. The survey was available online to physicians without monetary compensation or charge. Respondent confidentiality was maintained and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. Initial data collection occurred from July 27, 2022 to October 18, 2022. Results In total, 107 OB/GYNs and 77 pediatricians completed the full assessment within the data collection period. Physicians demonstrated gaps in the following areas: Conclusion This educational research on assessment of physicians’ clinical practices yielded important insights into clinical gaps related to CMV among OB/GYNs and pediatricians. While the gaps were similar in most areas, OB/GYNs showed larger gaps in identifying source of transmission, and management of possible congenital CMV compared with pediatricians, whereas pediatricians showed larger gaps in identifying seropositivity rates and diagnosing CMV. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures

540-P: Clinical Practice Gap Analysis of T1D Risk, Diagnosis, and Screening, and Emerging Therapies

Introduction: Understanding clinical practice gaps in the clinical understanding, diagnosis and staging, and emerging treatments for T1D can inform development of tools to improve physician practices. Methods: A survey instrument of 25 multiple choice, knowledge- and case-based questions allowed participants to assess their clinical knowledge with regard to T1D. The survey was available online to physicians without monetary compensation or charge. Respondent confidentiality was maintained and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. Initial data collection occurred from January 8, 2022 to April 6, 2022. Results: In total, 84 diabetologists/endocrinologists (D/Es) and 76 pediatricians completed the full assessment within the data collection period. Physicians demonstrated gaps in the following areas. Conclusion: This educational research on assessment of physicians’ clinical practices yielded important insights into clinical gaps related to T1D risk, diagnosing and staging, and emerging treatments. Further studies are planned to assess the effect of medical education on decreasing these clinical practice gaps. Disclosure A.Larkin: None. Funding Dompe

Parenting Education in Islamic Families within the Framework of Family Resilience in Aceh, Indonesia

Parenting education plays an important role in fostering healthy family character, supporting child development, and ensuring family resilience. This research aims to apply Islamic values in parenting practices, examine the role of culture and community support, understand challenges and parenting strategies, analyze gender roles, and assess the effectiveness of parenting education programs in Aceh. The study uses qualitative methods, and analysis using parenting theory. Semi-structured interviews and literature studies were used to collect data. The analysis includes coding of qualitative data, classification, and interpretation. Ethical considerations are enforced throughout the research process, to ensure respondent consent, privacy, and confidentiality and address potential researcher bias. The results of the study concluded that parenting education requires support from Islamic values, culture, community encouragement, fair and good parenting, gender roles, and parenting education programs. Parenting education for Islamic families in Aceh based on religious values (such as monotheism and piety) and Islamic culture has been proven to create family resilience. The tsunami incident is clear evidence of the resilience of the Acehnese family based on Islamic values and religious culture. On the other hand, religious leaders and educators can encourage and enhance this parenting education model in society. The findings of this study have practical implications for developing parenting education programs and interventions that are sensitive to values and culture in promoting well-being, the Islamic family model and family resilience in Aceh, Indonesia.

439 Research Dynamics within a New Multi-Institutional Cross-Disciplinary Translational Team (MCTT): A Formative Study

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: This report evaluates participants’experiences from three universities who assembled a complex grant proposal related to research on post-acute sequala of COVID-19 (PASC), also called long COVID. Activities reviewed ranged from the assembly of the team to responses to reviews by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews, conducted and recorded on Zoom, with a sample of 15 scientists and staff both during proposal assembly and following proposal review. The sample comprised 40% of the total team equally selected from the 3 universities, The interview protocol was reviewed by the IRB at UTMB and the interviews were recorded on Zoom, and analyzed by means of the constant comparative strategy in the grounded theory method of qualitative research. Given the relatively small number of interviews in this project, we paid special attention to preserving the confidentiality of respondents. Only the verbal tracks of the interviews were professionally transcribed. Respondents were asked to suggest changes for future inter-organizational proposals. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: FIRST INTERVIEWS *LEADERSHIP: The scope of leadership opportunities was expanded as sub-teams in specific areas such as community engagement were formed. *TEAM: Each university’s community engagement team specializes in a different ethnic clientele, precluding a singular statement for the proposal. SECOND INTERVIEWS *LEADERSHIP: Staff members noted that the team concept too easily evolved into a bureaucratic format, resulting in less negotiation and more direction. *ASSEMBLY TASKS: The Writing Team turned out to be one of the most critical staff teams. *COMMUNICATION: The behavioral scientists in community engagement do not necessarily share paradigms (e.g., public health, psychology, and social work). They had difficulty generating productive communication and a unified statement for the proposal. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The scientists, as a group, suggested that future proposals should focus on one general topic, such as the microbiome, as opposed to attempting to integrate widely divergent interests. The scientists as a group should decide a priori whether to treat innovative ideas such as machine learning science as a science or a service.

Typhoid fever: prevalence and risk factors among symptomatic Sudanese patients

Background: Typhoid fever is still a major public health issue in Sudan, notably in communities with limited healthcare systems, with an uneducated population that lives in unhygienic environments, and with residents who habitually drink unsafe water from tube wells rather than washing their hands after using the restroom. Objective: To clarify the prevalence and risk factors for typhoid fever among those who are symptomatic and consult the Omar Bin Al-Khattab Health Center, the current study was performed. Methods: To clarify the incidence and predisposing factors of typhoid fever among patients presenting at Omar Bin Al Kattab Health Center, a retrospective analytical study was performed in 2022. From each level, 50 respondents in total were selected randomly. The tool for gathering information was an open-ended questionnaire included personal data as well as risk factors. History of typhoid fever was confirmed by detection of antibodies of S. typhi by using ICT for enteric fever (ICT INTERNATIONAL ,South Africa, with sensitivity: 86.7%,specificity: 99.7%, and accuracy: 99.0% ) ,and S. paratyphi were not detected .The statistical program for the social sciences (SPSS), version 16, was used to describe and interpret the study's statistics. With the use of an anonymous research tool, respondent confidentiality was secured. Informed consent was obtained from the patients by making voluntary contact with them via their registered phone numbers. The gathered information was only intended to further the priorities of the research. Results: The plurality of study participants (66%) were between the ages of 21 and 40, and 54% (27) were undergraduates. 58% of participants have experienced typhoid (S. typhi), and 90% of interviewees were knowledgeable of the infection. In accordance with the allocation of participants based on the mode of transmission, food and drink account for 74% of all participants, making them more fundamental precepts of typhoid fever transmission. Summer was the most common season for typhoid (64%), and 52% of participants had fever as a distinct feature. 42 % of respondents claimed that the water supply was healthy. The food is heated before meals by 50% of participants, prepared at home by 40% of respondents, and purchased ready-to-eat by 18% of informants. Furthermore, 34% of people use heating to kill microbes, with vaccination being the least effective approach. Conclusion: The study revealed that the total prevalence of typhoid fever in the group studied was 58%, and knowledge, awareness, healthy and well-prepared food, as well as water supply, are significant risk factors.

PSYCHOGRAPHIC MOTIVES AND SELF-CONCEPT RESONATE: A STUDY OF LOYALTY AND ADVOCACY OF FASHION IN THE MILLENNIAL CONSUMERS

This study scrutinizes the impact of psychographic motivators on brand resonance within the context of the clothing and textile industry. A sequential framework of self-expressive brands and brand tribalism has been developed, considering the brand consciousness in the millennial generation of Pakistan. The data were collected from 413 consumers from all major cities of Pakistan, every individual of millennial generation, who uses clothing brands, is a part of the population for this study, the anonymity and confidentiality of respondents will also be ensured. The questionnaire was used to capture the responses of the respondents. After the completion of the survey, analysis was carried out via structural equational modeling, for a better and comprehensive analytical understanding of primary data, using SPSS 21 and AMOS 21, a structural model tested hypothesized relationships. The research is beneficial for the marketers and their brand managers and will enable the answers to how organizations could take advantage of the brand tribes and facilitate marketers in increasing the brand relationships, resulting in strengthening the brand worth. The fruitful relationship with consumer has the utmost significance in the marketing field. Therefore, the study will investigate the new venues of today’s marketing world and would enable marketers to understand how their prime assets, i.e., their customers, feel unique and affiliate about their self-identities with the brands, which ultimately contributes to greater loyalty and strong powerful brand advocacy in the textile industry, as customers are the prime stakeholders of any business and industry. Therefore, the study findings suggest that, in clothing and fashion industry, psychographic motivators and brand tribalism both are meant for the brand relationships necessary for value creation and customer relationship.

Assessing the Impact of Differential Privacy on Measures of Population and Racial Residential Segregation

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a new disclosure avoidance technique based on differential privacy to protect respondent confidentiality for the 2020 Decennial Census of Population and Housing. Their new technique injects noise based on a number of parameters into published statistics. While the noise injection does protect respondent confidentiality, it achieves the protection at the cost of less accurate data. To better understand the impact that differential privacy has on accuracy, we compare data from the complete-count 1940 Census with multiple differentially private versions of the same data set. We examine the absolute and relative accuracy of population counts in total and by race for multiple geographic levels, and we compare commonly used measures of residential segregation computed from these data sets. We find that accuracy varies by the global privacy-loss budget and the allocation of the privacy-loss budget to geographic levels (e.g., states, counties, enumeration district) and queries. For measures of segregation, we observe situations where the differentially private data indicate less segregation than the original data and situations where the differentially private data indicate more segregation than the original data. The sensitivity of accuracy to the overall global privacy-loss budget and its allocation highlight the fundamental importance of these policy decisions. Data producers like the U.S. Census Bureau must collaborate with users not only to determine the most useful set of parameters to receive allocations of the privacy-loss budget, but also to provide documentation and tools for users to gauge the reliability and validity of statistics from publicly released data products. If they do not, producers may create statistics that are unusable or misleading for the wide variety of use cases that rely on those statistics.

383-P: Clinical Practice Gap Analysis of Severe Hypoglycemia Assessment and Treatment in Patients with Diabetes

Introduction: Understanding clinical practice gaps in the assessment and treatment of severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes can inform development of tools to improve physician practices. Methods: A survey instrument of 25 multiple choice, knowledge- and case-based questions allowed participants to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence with regard to severe hypoglycemia. The survey was available online to physicians across the globe without monetary compensation or charge. Respondent confidentiality was maintained and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. Initial data collection occurred from May 4, 2021, to July 12, 2021. Results: In total, 64 diabetologists/endocrinologists (D/Es) and 187 primary care physicians (PCPs) completed the full assessment within the data collection period. When asked how many of their patients with diabetes have a prescription for glucagon, 88% of D/Es estimated <50% (and 69% estimated <20%) , 93% of PCPs estimated <50% (and 87% estimated <20%) . Conclusion: This educational research on assessment of physicians’ clinical practices yielded important insights into clinical gaps related to assessment and treatment of severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes. Further studies are planned to assess the effect of medical education on decreasing these clinical practice gaps. Disclosure A.Larkin: None. A.Le: None. J.Schrand: None. Funding Developed through independent educational grant from Xeris Pharmaceuticals

Prevalence of Neck Pain during Post Pandemic among Physiotherapist Students using Electronic Gadgets at Gurugram University: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Neck pain is a chronic episodic condition characterized by persistent fluctuating pain. Neck pain is characterized by potential damage to a certain structure of the cervical spine. Aims and Objectives: (1) To find out the prevalence of neck pain in physiotherapy students in Gurugram University in India. (2) To find out the associated factors related to neck pain. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 physiotherapy students of Gurugram University from November 2021 to December 2021. We include all the BPT and MPT students 18-25 years of age. The questionnaires were provided to the students via Gmail or personal messages and data were collected after filling up the online google forms. Self-structured closed-ended questionnaires were used and an NDI scale was applied to know the intensity of neck pain. The confidentiality and anonymity of study respondents were maintained. The data was collected were entered in a Microsoft excel sheet and analyzed using SPSS v 22 statistical software. Results: Out of the total 300 participants 65% were female and 35% were male. Most of the participants were in the age group of 18-20 years. According to the NDI questionnaire and we found that 55% have mild disabilities and a smaller number of participants have severe disabilities. Conclusion: This study found that neck pain is the most common musculoskeletal disorder by using electronic gadgets during this pandemic of COVID-19. Different factors like the faulty posture of the study, place, continuous study hours, and mode of study are also the reason for neck pain KEYWORDS: Neck pain, laptop users, online classes, MSDs.

Anonymiced Shareable Data: Using mice to Create and Analyze Multiply Imputed Synthetic Datasets

Synthetic datasets simultaneously allow for the dissemination of research data while protecting the privacy and confidentiality of respondents. Generating and analyzing synthetic datasets is straightforward, yet, a synthetic data analysis pipeline is seldom adopted by applied researchers. We outline a simple procedure for generating and analyzing synthetic datasets with the multiple imputation software mice (Version 3.13.15) in R. We demonstrate through simulations that the analysis results obtained on synthetic data yield unbiased and valid inferences and lead to synthetic records that cannot be distinguished from the true data records. The ease of use when synthesizing data with mice along with the validity of inferences obtained through this procedure opens up a wealth of possibilities for data dissemination and further research on initially private data.

The effectiveness of online learning during the covid-19 pandemic

This study aimed to obtain information about the effectiveness of the online learning process in the Covid-19 pandemic. The study uses explorative qualitative methods with an inductive approach. In this study, the respondents involved were five people from SDN 01 Sape Kabupaten Bima, consisting of 1 teacher, two student guardians, and two students. To maintain the confidentiality of respondents’ identities, researchers gave the names of respondents P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5. The interviews were conducted in a structured manner with questions compiled and linked and developed with related literature. Weak supervision of students, lack of signal strength in remote areas, and expensive quota fees are challenges in online learning. The results of this study are less effective online learning because of the lack of facilities and infrastructure and the unpreparedness of technological education.

Effectiveness of Semiosis for Solving the Quadratic Equation

<p style="text-align:justify">The study examines the effectiveness of employing semiosis in the teaching and learning of the Quadratic Equation. The first goal is to compare results of De Saussure and Peirce models within the semiotic theory. The second goal is to determine the commonest effective semiotic objects student teachers mostly employ to solve for the roots in quadratic equations. This research method was mixed methods concurrent and adopted both quantitative and qualitative approach. The instruments for the study were teacher-made tests and interview guide structured on the likert scale. In the teacher-made tests, two sets of twenty questions were set and distributed to the respondents. The sets of questions were similar and each twenty questions were based on De Saussure and Peirce Semiotic Models. The analyses employed both quantitative and qualitative. In the quantitative analysis, three categorical <em>independent variables </em>were fixed on and Pierre and De Saussaure models, objects of Pierre and De Saussaure models, and diachronicity, trichronicity, categorization and quadratic equations, after satisfying normality and independent assumptions of t-test and ANOVA techniques. The qualitative analysis with ensured anonymity, confidentiality and privacy of respondents and transcribed responses from semi-structured interview guide. The results of the commonest semiotic objects improved significantly classroom interactions with Peirce model than with De Saussure model. They perceived the Peirce model as being broader, comprehensive, universal and ICT-compliant. We therefore recommended further quasi-experimental studies on semiotic objects to improve upon the use of cultural objects.</p>

Clinical Practice Gap Analysis of CKD in T2D From Identification to Diagnosis to Management

Understanding clinical practice gaps in the identification, diagnosis and management of CKD in patients with T2D can inform development of tools to improve physician practices. A survey instrument of 25 multiple choice, knowledge- and case-based questions allowed participants to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence with regard to CKD in T2D. The CME-certified activity was available online to physicians across the globe without monetary compensation or charge. Respondent confidentiality was maintained and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. Initial data collection occurred from February 26, 2020, to April 20, 2020. 241 diabetologists/endocrinologists completed the full assessment. Physicians demonstrated gaps in the following areas: Assessment to diagnose kidney disease stage: 47% gap Evidence-based strategies to delay progression of CKD in patients with diabetes: 72% gap SGLT2 inhibitors CVOT data comparisons: 73% gap Results from CREDENCE trial: 43% gap Mechanism of cardiorenal syndrome: 95% gap Link between diabetes, kidney disease, and the cardiorenal syndrome: 42% gap Fibrosis as a component of progression of CKD: 61% gap Knowledge of billing procedure for CKD screening: 64% gap Comparison of safety profiles for approved MRAs: 45% gap Differences in emerging MRAs compared to traditional MRAs: 53% gap Clinical trial data for emerging MRA: 32% gap When asked about satisfaction with current treatment approaches for managing CKD in patients with T2D, 9% selected very satisfied, 75% selected moderately-mostly satisfied, and 17% slightly-not satisfied. This educational research on assessment of physicians’ clinical practices yielded important insights into clinical gaps related to identification, screening, diagnosis, and management of CKD in patients with T2D. Further studies are planned to assess the effect of medical education on decreasing these clinical practice gaps.

The Contract for the Performance of Sociological Research Using the Questionnaire Method (Legal Qualification, Content of the Contract, Contract Formation)

Currently, neither conclusion nor execution of the contract for the performance of sociological research have legal regulation. The paper proves that the contract under consideration refers to civil contracts for the provision of services. Thus, in case of a dispute, the general rules of Chapter 39 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (“Reimbursable Services”) should be applied. The ICC/ESOMAR Code applies to sociological services relations if the parties in the agreement between them have stated the provisions of the ICC/ESOMAR. The essential terms of the contract for the performance of sociological studies using the questionnaire should include: the subject matter of the contract; the type and characteristics of the information collected; the method of research; the study respondents; confidentiality of respondents’ personal data; the term (period) and the place of the study. The subject matter of the contract under consideration covers the main actions of the parties: the performer conducts the sociological research (collects, purposefully processes and transmits certain information), and the customer accepts and pays for services rendered. The collected data is intended for establishing and analyzing social trends, patterns of social development, solving the problems of the society as a whole, population groups and a separate team. Non-essential terms of the contract for the performance of sociological studies using the questionnaire method include the terms stipulating the method of conducting the questionnaire, the quality of the research, the registration of the result of the study and the procedure for the transfer of information, the amount and procedure of remuneration for services rendered, the terms regulating liability for non-performance of the duties of the parties. The author proposes to enshrine in the law a simple written form of any kind of contract for the performance of sociological research regardless of the price of the contract, the personality of the customer and the performer indicating that failure to comply with the simple written form of the contract entails its invalidity.