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The Language Translation Process in Survey Research: A Cost Analysis

Scott B. Cantor

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Theresa L. Byrd

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Janet Y. Groff

The University of Texas School of Public Health at El Paso

Yesenia Reyes

The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston

Guillermo Tortolero-Luna

The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston

Patricia Dolan Mullen

The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston

The purpose of this study is to conduct a cost analysis from an institutional perspective of translating an English-language survey instrument to Spanish. The authors conduct a process flow analysis of the steps required to create and validate a 30-page survey instrument with 211 items. The identified steps in the translation process cost $10,426. Personnel and overhead account for 60% and 33%, respectively, of the total costs. The detailed process of translating an English-language survey instrument to Spanish can be expensive but may be a critical component for the validity of a research study.

Key Words: costs and cost analysis • health services research • health surveys • translation

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 3, 364-370 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305277940
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