A Condensed Method Section on an Interview by Mei-Lan

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The research has been carried out to determine, whether the prevailing myths: Chinese communities would always look after their elderly, were in fact true. This is an interview- type research. The data were collected from subjects, who were chosen from local Chinese communities, in big cities in the east and west coasts. The subjects were introduced by friends, and friends of friends of the interviewer.

Due to the lack of time and some other constraints, only about ten people were interviewed, which was not enough data for any type of statistical analysis.

A face-to-face interview technique was used, to increase the integrity of the research. Each interview lasted around an hour. A so called "semi-structured" interview was used, that is, not the same amount of questions were asked from all interviewees.

The interviewees were free to speak with any of Mandarin, Taiwanese, or English languages. This is a strong point of this research method, because the interviewees could express themselves more freely.
Overall, an appropriate technique was used in  this interview, however, the low number of interviewees decreased the liability of the research.