Vital statistics are utilized in population and community health status assessments. Which of the following methods of data collection are utilized in these assessments (select all that apply)?
a. Informant interviews
b. Windshield surveys
c. Hypothesis formation
d. Data analysis
e. Surveys
A, B, D, E
Data may be gathered by existing databases, surveys, interviews of key informants, or published reports. The five key methods of collecting data are (1) informant interviews, (2) participant ob-servation, (3) windshield surveys (the drive-by equivalent of simple observation), (4) secondary analysis of existing data, and (5) surveys.
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