My husband answered a survey online last week that helped him realize how much he knew about fuel efficient driving habits and how his driving fit in with those around him. My brother answered a personality quiz that told him he was most like the character of the boa constrictor that swallowed an elephant in Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince.
Surveys are used in research and medicine all the time. I use questionnaires such as the Cleveland Clinic Constipation Score, the Fecal Incontinence Severity Index, and the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Survey to measure patients’ response to specific treatments and procedures. Market researchers use surveys to understand a product’s performance.
Any reader of women’s magazines such as Glamour or Cosmopolitan will tell you that we can use surveys and quizzes to learn more about ourselves as well. Who hasn’t glanced at results of quizzes on sex or relationships to see how they measure up?
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Please visit the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons’ website to take a quiz that could save your life. Let me know how you did!
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