Replies to Discussion Board Questions Must be at least 450-600 words, in current APA format, must use at least 2 scholarly articles as references, and one biblical scripture for each reply. 13.15 If you were working for a national survey organization doing a general public survey of young adults and older adults, what topics and questions would you design into your survey to elaborate on this finding?             The number of fully employed adults working in the United States is one of the most important economic indicators.  The rate of employment affects the federal government, as well as local and state government.  Beyond the economic implications, the work one does is one of the primary ways people view and define their identity.  The Preacher, in the book of Ecclesiastes, writes, “there is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil” (Ecclesiastes 2:24, ESV Study Bible). Business Research Methods , 12 th edition, states that survey questions contain three categories of questions: administrative questions, classification questions, and target questions (Cooper & Schindler, 2014, p. 302).  The right questions will assist the survey organization create a clearer picture of the survey topic.  To assist a national survey organization in understanding unemployment rates, the first step is to define the nature of the unemployment.  In Gatzia’s exploration, “The Problem of Unemployment”, the author explains that there are three types of unemployment in a capitalist system, cyclical, structural, and frictional.  Cyclical unemployment corresponds to business cycles – it typically results from recessions.  Structural unemployment occurs when the jobs that are available do not match with the skill sets of the unemployed workers – it typically results from international competition or technological changes.  Frictional unemployment corresponds to the turnover of labor – it typically results either from job loss or increases in the number of people entering the workforce (Gatzia, 2012, p. 37). Based upon this expanded understanding of unemployment, among the topics to address in the survey should include: · Geographic location · Previous employment · Race / Ethnic identity Previous salary / average pay             Additionally, the survey should investigate the circumstances that surround the severing of unemployment.  For younger workers, it is more likely that the end of employment is mutual; the work may be seasonal or school-related.  The job may be entry-level, unskilled work that is not central to the worker’s life, or is not highly valued.  According to Popescu, “youth unemployment is heavily concentrated among the least educated” (Popescu, 2014, p. 36).  To fully understand unemployment, any survey of the subject must include in-depth questions about the respondent’s educational background and skill level. The survey should ask: · Does the respondent have a high school .

1. Replies to Discussion Board Questions
Must be at least 450-600 words, in current APA format, must
use at least 2 scholarly articles as references, and one biblical
scripture
for each reply.
13.15
If you were working for a national survey organization doing a
general public survey of young adults and older adults, what
topics and questions would you design into your survey to
elaborate on this finding?
The number of fully employed adults working in the
United States is one of the most important economic indicators.
The rate of employment affects the federal government, as well
as local and state government. Beyond the economic
implications, the work one does is one of the primary ways
people view and define their identity. The Preacher, in the book
of Ecclesiastes, writes, “there is nothing better for a person than
that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil”
(Ecclesiastes 2:24, ESV Study Bible).
Business Research Methods
, 12
th
edition, states that survey questions contain three categories of
questions: administrative questions, classification questions,
and target questions (Cooper & Schindler, 2014, p. 302). The
right questions will assist the survey organization create a
clearer picture of the survey topic. To assist a national survey

2. organization in understanding unemployment rates, the first step
is to define the nature of the unemployment. In Gatzia’s
exploration, “The Problem of Unemployment”, the author
explains that there are three types of unemployment in a
capitalist system, cyclical, structural, and frictional.
Cyclical unemployment corresponds to business cycles – it
typically results from recessions. Structural unemployment
occurs when the jobs that are available do not match with the
skill sets of the unemployed workers – it typically results from
international competition or technological changes. Frictional
unemployment corresponds to the turnover of labor – it
typically results either from job loss or increases in the number
of people entering the workforce (Gatzia, 2012, p. 37).
Based upon this expanded understanding of unemployment,
among the topics to address in the survey should include:
·
Geographic location
·
Previous employment
·
Race / Ethnic identity
Previous salary / average pay
Additionally, the survey should investigate the
circumstances that surround the severing of unemployment. For
younger workers, it is more likely that the end of employment is
mutual; the work may be seasonal or school-related. The job

3. may be entry-level, unskilled work that is not central to the
worker’s life, or is not highly valued. According to Popescu,
“youth unemployment is heavily concentrated among the least
educated” (Popescu, 2014, p. 36). To fully understand
unemployment, any survey of the subject must include in-depth
questions about the respondent’s educational background and
skill level. The survey should ask:
·
Does the respondent have a high school diploma? Bachelor’s
degree? Graduate degree?
·
What is the level of computer skill?
·
Is the respondent confident in the use of social media tools?
·
Does the respondent have any valuable or specialized skills?
Finally, the survey should ask the respondents to
evaluate the nature of their unemployment. Do the individuals
believe that their work severance is due to a lower skill level?
Do they believe that it is related to their level of education? Do
they believe it is based solely on an economic downturn or
failing economy? Do they feel optimistic about their likelihood
to find new employment? According the Nordic Economic
Review, “young people are optimistic about the future and
particularly happy” (Bell & Blanchflower, 2011, p. 14). Does
this optimism extend to their job search?

4. The highest level of understanding of unemployment
will be produced by a survey that explores the type and
contributing factors of unemployment. To understand why
unemployment among young people, the survey organization
must discover whom these young people are and compare this
group with other age groups and other time periods.
14.6
“Your task is to interview a representative sample of attendees
for the large concert venue where you work. The new seasons
schedule includes 200 live concerts featuring all types of
musicians and musical groups. Since neither the number of
attendees not their descriptive characteristics are known in
advance, you decide on nonprobability sampling. Based on past
seating configuration, you can calculate the number of tickets
that will be available for each of the 200 concerts. Thus,
collectively, you will know the number of possible attendees for
each type of music. From attendance research conducted at
concerts held by the Glacier Symphony during the previous two
years, you can obtain gender data on attendees by type of
music. How would you conduct a reasonably reliable
nonprobability sample?”
First, it is important to understand the concept of
sampling. “Sampling is selecting some of the elements in a
population; we may draw conclusions about the entire
population.” For example, depending on what specific area you
are researching is the type of population you will include in the
sampling. If you were to research about the most popular toys
sold then you would be sampling children as the population.
Based on the sampling then you will be able to determine what
is the most popular toy. There are many great benefits to
conducting sampling as it lowers the cost on events and also it
provide better data for accurate results. For instance, for the
toy store example it helps the store owners to know what exact

5. product to supply in the store. Also it is important that the
sample provide accurate results. Once the sample information
has been collected it then provides a means to help improve the
situation.
Well, first it is important to know that we have
available data from the previous two years about the
attendance. For example, say that the attendance is much
smaller for opera concerts in comparison to classical rock
concerts. This already helps provide a lot of data that will help
which concerts to plan for desired attendance. Whereas it may
be helpful to know the gender it will not affect tickets sales. It
does not matter if the concert attendance is all men or women.
The true objective that matters is the number of tickets sales, as
conducting the sampling help provide the strategic system for
obtaining these results.
The reason nonprobability sample is conducted is
because I do not have all of the facts. For instance, I am not
sure what the population overall preference in music is? Also I
am not sure where this location is for the concert so I am
unaware of weather patterns and what the area most popular
music is. For instance, if the concerts were held in an area
where county music was popular that would be helpful
information to know. Since most information is not available
this is why it is best to choose a nonprobability sample.
Once, I start to review the results all then gather a
random population of people in order to survey what is the more
popular music choice. For example, if classical and opera
music score low in terms of popularity then I will know to have
those for concerts designed for smaller attendance. Also it
works in term of popularity, if I know that country and classic
rocks will be high attendance this will help me plan
accordingly. However, if that one particular type of music such
as movie soundtracks score very low. Then I probably will not

6. host a concert of this type of genre since overall most people
would not want to attend. It is important understand what the
population desires and then to plan accordingly.
From a Biblical integration perspective the story that
came to mind was the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand.
In Matthew 14:13-21, the story of Jesus feeding the five
thousand is an incredible miracle. Jesus understood the crowds’
needs and helps provide food for the entire population. In a
way Jesus took a survey of the population needs and was able to
provide food for them even when there were only five loaves
and two fish. This is also a good reminder that we should help
others who are in need.