Attachment A - Questionnaire

Attachment A

September 2008 CPS

Volunteer Supplement

drafted: 2/29/08

Supplement Universe: civilian population, age 15+ (hhmem = 1, afnow = 2, age = 15+ )

[All skip paths should go to next item, unless otherwise instructed. All <D> and <R> precodes are to be blind coded.]

>PRESUP<

This month, we are interested in volunteer activities, that is activities for which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses.

We only want you to include volunteer activities that (you/NAME) did through or for an organization, even if (you/he/she) only did them once in a while.

<H> Frequently asked questions [GO TO H_SUPP_FAQ]

<I> Importance of responding [GO TO H_SUPP_I]

<P> Proceed with interview [GO TO NXTPR]

NXTPR

ENTER LINE NO: |__|__| FOR [fill name] I (also) need to talk with [fill name/READ LIST OF NEEDED PERSONS]. Is he/she at home now/Are either of them at home now/Are any of them at home now)? NO ONE ELIGIBLE, SKIP TO FIN (F10) IF ANSWERED, JUMP FORWARD (F3) GET SELF RESPONSE ONLY. WHEN DONE, F10 FOR CALLBACKS CALLBACK #: [fill number] ENTER LINE NUMBER FOR INTERVIEW: |__|__|

HOUSEHOLD ROSTER LN Q NEED NAME M AGE 01 (Person 1) 02 (Person 2) 03 (Person 3) : : 16 (Person 16)

***DO NOT READ, INTERVIEWER CHECK ITEM***

(ONLY TAKE A PROXY IF THIS IS THE 2ND CALLBACK, THE PERSON WILL NOT RETURN BEFORE CLOSEOUT OR THE HOUSEHOLD IS GETTING IRRITATED.)

>NXTPR3< Is this a Self or Proxy response?

<1> Self

<2> Proxy

===>_

>EPROXY< *** DO NOT READ ***

*** POSSIBLE ERROR ****

You have picked PROXY for (name of person talking about) even though (name of respondent) is the current respondent.

Are you currently talking to (name of respondent)?

<1> Yes, SELF interview (Go to S1)

<2> No (Go to NXTPER5)

===>_

NXTPER5

DO NOT ASK ENTER LINE NUMBER OF CURRENT RESPONDENT |__|__|

HOUSEHOLD ROSTER LN NAME 01 (Person 1) 02 (Person 2) 03 (Person 3) : 16 (Person 16)

>S1<

Since September 1^st of last year, (have you/has NAME) done any volunteer activities through or for an organization?

<1> Yes [Go to S3]

<2> No [Go to S2]

==> _

Blind <D> [GO TO S2]

Blind <R> [Proxy GO TO CK1, Self Response GO TO NXTPR or END]

>S2<

Sometimes people don’t think of activities they do infrequently or activities they do for children’s schools or youth organizations as volunteer activities. Since September 1^st of last year, (have you/has he/has she) done any of these types of volunteer activities?

<1> Yes [GO TO S3]

<2> No [GO TO S17]

==> _

Blind <D> [GO TO S17]

Blind <R> [Proxy GO TO CK1, Self Response GO TO NXTPR or END]

_____________________________________________________________________________

>S3<

How many different organizations (have you/has he/has she) volunteered through or for in the last year, that is, since September 1, 2007?

<1> 1

<2> 2

<3> 3

<4> 4

<5> 5

<6> 6

<7> 7 or more

==> _

Blind <D> [GO TO S4A]

Blind <R> [Go to S15]

______________________________________________________________________________

[Fill: If S3 = <1>, use first fill; else use second]

>S4A<

(What organization is it?/What organizations are they?)

ENTER NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION (1 PER SCREEN)

IF RESPONDENT DOESN’T KNOW NAME OF ORG., ASK “WHAT TYPE OF ORGANIZATION IS IT?” AND RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE

==>_

Blind <D or R> [Go to S15]

>S4A1<

ASK IF NECESSARY. DO NOT READ CATEGORIES ALOUD.

What type of organization is that?

<1> Religious org. <9> Hospital, clinic, or healthcare org.

<2> Children’s educational, sports, <10> Immigrant/refugee assistance

or recreational group <11>International org.

<3> Other educational group <12> Labor union, business or

<4> Social and community service professional org.

group <13> Political party or advocacy group

<5> Civic org. <14> Public safety org.

<6> Cultural or arts org. <15> Sports or hobby group

<7> Environmental or animal care org. <16> Youth services org.

<8> Health research or health <17> Some other type of org. [go to S4As]

education org.

==>__

Blind <D> <R> [Go to PRE_S4B]

[If <17> GO TO >S4As ]

>S4As<

ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE (TYPE OF VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION)

>PRE_S4B<

If S3 = <1> GO TO >PRE_S5<

else go to >S4B<

>S4(B-G)<

What other organization?

ENTER NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION (1 PER SCREEN).

IF RESPONDENT DOESN’T KNOW NAME OF ORG., ASK “WHAT TYPE OF ORGANIZATION IS IT?” AND RECORD VERBATIM RESPONSE.

ENTER <N> FOR NO MORE.

==>________________________________________________________________

Blind <D> [Go to PRE_S5]

Blind <R> [Go to PRE_S5]

If <N> go to >PRE_S5<

>S4(B_G)1<

ASK IF NECESSARY. DO NOT READ CATEGORIES ALOUD.

What type of organization is that?

<1> Religious org. <9> Hospital, clinic, or healthcare org.

<2> Children’s educational, sports, <10> Immigrant/refugee assistance

or recreational group <11> International org.

<3> Other educational group <12> Labor union, business or

<4> Social and community service professional org.

group <13> Political party or advocacy group

<5> Civic org. <14> Public safety org.

<6> Cultural or arts org. <15> Sports or hobby group

<7> Environmental or animal care org. <16> Youth services org.

<8> Health research or health <17> Some other type of org. [go to S4Bs]

education org.

==>__

Blind <D> <R> [Go to next in cycle, or PRE_S5]

[If <17> GO TO >S4Bs ]

>S4Bs<

ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE (TYPE OF VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION)

=>___________________________________________________________________________

S4C, S4D, S4E, S4F, and S4G format same as >S4B<

>PRE_S5<

Begin Cycle: S5 => S6 => S7 for each entry for S4A, S4B, S4C, S4D, S4E, S4F, & S4G

IF cycle’s entry for S4(B-G) = <D> or <R> , go to PRE_S8

>S5(A-G)<

During how many different weeks in the last year did (you/he/she) do volunteer activities for (fill S4A - S4G)?

ENTER NUMBER OF WEEKS [1-52]. ENTER 52 IF EVERY WEEK.

<L> Less than one week [Go to S7]

==>__ [1-52] [Go to >S6<] [Blind acceptable range <1-52, D, R, L>. Show error if out of range]

Blind <D> [Go to S7]

Blind <R> [Cycle back to next entry for S7(A-G) ]

>S6(A-G)<

In those (fill on-path entry for S5A - S5G) weeks that (you/he/she) volunteered for (fill on-path entry for S4A@a - S4G@a), how many hours per week did (you/he/she) do volunteer activities?

<V> Varies [Go to S7]

==> [Blind: field length = 3 spaces. Acceptable range <1-168, D, R, V>. Show error if out of range]

Blind <D> or <R>

[Verify if entry > 40. If S6(A-G) greater than <40>, go to S6(A-G)V.

If entry = <D, R, 1 - 40>, Go to next in cycle]

>S6(A-G)V<

***DO NOT READ TO THE RESPONDENT***

THE NUMBER OF HOURS VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS ORGANIZATION IS (FILL: ON-PATH ENTRY FOR S6(A-G)). IS THIS A CORRECT ENTRY?

<1> Yes

<2> No [Go to S6(A-G) to correct entry]

==> _

>S7(A-G)<

How many hours did (you/he/she) do volunteer activities for (fill on-path entry for S4A-S4G) in the last year?

==> _ [Blind: field length = 4 spaces. Acceptable range 1 - 8736]

Blind <D> or <R>

[Verify if entry > 99. If S6(A-G) > <99>, go to S7(A-G)V]

>S7(A-G)V<

***DO NOT READ TO THE RESPONDENT***

THE NUMBER OF HOURS VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS ORGANIZATION IS (FILL: ON-PATH ENTRY FOR S7(A-G). IS THIS A CORRECT ENTRY?

<1> Yes

<2> No [Go to S7(A-G) to correct entry]

==> _

End Cycle: S5(B-G)=>S6(B-G)=>S7(B-G) . Then go to PRE_S8.

>PRE_S8<

Fill #2 instructions for S8 and S8a

If S5(A-G) = <L> or <D> or < > AND S7(A-G) = <D> or <R> or < >

If S3 = <1>

If S4A = <D> or <R> fill with “that organization”

Else, fill with entry for S4A

If S3 = <D, 2-7>

Fill with “the organization you think (you/he/she) spent the most time volunteering for”

If any entry for S5(A-G) > 0 OR any entry for S7(A-G) > 0

If S3 = <1>

Fill with entry for S4A@a

If S3 = <D, 2-7>

Take entry for S4(A-G)@a corresponding to highest numerical value from S5(A-G) OR from S7(A-G)

>S8<

Now I’m going to ask you about activities (you /NAME) might have done for (Fill #2) in the last year. For each activity that I mention, please tell me – yes or no – whether (you/he/she) did that activity for that organization in the last year. Since September 1, 2007, did (you/he/she) --

READ AND MARK ALL THAT APPLY.

ENTER <N> FOR NO MORE. ENTER <H> FOR HELP

<1> Coach, referee, or supervise sports teams

<2> Tutor or teach

<3> Mentor youth

<4> Be an usher, greeter, or minister

<5> Collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food

<6> Collect, make or distribute clothing, crafts, or goods other than food

<7> Fundraise or sell items to raise money

<8> Provide counseling, medical care, fire/EMS, or protective services

<9> Provide general office services

<10> Provide professional or management assistance including serving on a board or committee

<11> Engage in music, performance, or other artistic activities

<12> Engage in general labor; supply transportation for people

<13> Other (specify) [GO TO S8s]

=>__

Blind <D> OR <R> [GO TO PRE_S9]

[IF <H> GO TO H_ACTIVITY]

>S8s<

ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE (TYPE OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY)

=>______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

>H_ACTIVITY< p. 1 of 2

<1> Coach, referee, or supervise sports teams

<2> Tutor or teach (includes reading to children or adults, assisting teachers, helping with homework or school projects)

<3> Mentor youth (includes being a Boy Scout/Girl Scout Leader, Big Brother/Big Sister, or engaging in other mentoring activities)

<4> Be an usher, greeter, or minister (includes showing people to their seats, giving directions, handing out programs and other materials)

<5> Collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food (includes serving meals in shelters, packaging meals for distribution)

<6> Collect, make or distribute clothing, crafts, or goods other than food (includes gathering clothes for a clothing drive, producing hand made items such as quilts, collecting furniture)

<7> Fundraise or sell items to raise money (includes manning concession booths, working in thrift stores, or at events for which the purpose is to raise money)

“Pgdn = NEXT screen…………..” for next page

>H_ACTIVITY< p. 2 of 2

<8> Provide counseling, medical care, fire/EMS, or protective services

<9> Provide general office services (includes clerical, administrative activities, running errands, manning information booths)

<10> Provide professional or management assistance including serving on a board or committee, (DOES NOT INCLUDE medical or emergency care but INCLUDES providing legal, computer, or accounting services)

<11> Engage in music, performance, or other artistic activities (includes choir, musical, dance, theatrical performances, fine arts)

<12> Engage in general labor; supply transportation for people (includes building, repairing, or cleaning indoors or outdoors, driving school teams to games or practices, driving people to a political rally)

<13> Other (includes campaigning, registering people to vote, political activities, and any other activities which do not belong in one of the above categories)

<P> PROCEED WITH INTERVIEW

=>__

“Pgup = PREVIOUS screen…………..” for prior page

>CK_I_A<

If only 1 selection chosen in S8, go to PRE_S9.

If 2 or more selections chosen in S8, go to S8a.

>S8a<

[Pre-fill all fills with <blank>.

If <1> entered in S8, store < <1> Coach, referee, or supervise sports teams > in Fill_1

If <2> entered in S8, store < <2> Tutor or teach > in Fill_2

If <3> entered in S8, store < <3> Mentor youth > in Fill_3

If <4> entered in S8, store < <4> Be an usher, greeter, or minister > in Fill_4

If <5> entered in S8, store < <5> Collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food > in Fill_5

If <6> entered in S8, store < <6> Collect, make or distribute clothing, crafts, or goods other than food > in Fill_6

If <7> entered in S8, store < <7> Fundraise or sell items to raise money > in Fill_7

If <8> entered in S8, store < <8> Provide counseling, medical care, fire/EMS, or

protective services > in Fill_8

If <9> entered in S8, store < <9> Provide general office services > in Fill_9

If <10> entered in S8, store < <10> Provide professional or management assistance including serving on a board or committee > in Fill_10

If <11> entered in S8, store < <11> Engage in music, performance, or other artistic activities > in Fill_11

If <12> entered in S8, store < <12> Engage in general labor; supply transportation for people > in Fill_12

If <13> entered in S8, store < <13> Other - specify > in Fill_13

Which of the activities that (you/he/she) performed did (you/NAME)

spend the most time doing for (Fill #2) last year?

**READ ANSWERS IF NECESSARY**

[Fill_1]

[Fill_2]

[Fill_3]

[Fill_4]

[Fill_5]

[Fill_6]

[Fill_7]

[Fill_8]

[Fill_9]

[Fill_10]

[Fill_11]

[Fill_12]

[Fill_13]

<14> Equal time among all

=>__ Go to PRE_S9

Valid entries are <D, R, 14, and only those precodes stored in fills above>

Blind <D> <R> Go to PRE_S9

>PRE_S9<

Fill #2 instructions for S9

If S5(A-G) = <L> or <D> AND S7(A-G) = <D> or <R>

If S3 = <1>

If S4A = <D> or <R> fill with “that organization”

Else, fill with entry for S4A

If S3 = <D, 2-7>

Fill with “that organization”

If any entry for S5(A-G) > 0 OR any entry for S7(A-G) > 0

If S3 = <1>

Fill with entry for S4A@a

If S3 = <D, 2-7>

Take entry for S4(A-G) corresponding to highest numerical value from S5(A-G) OR from S7(A-G)

____________________________________________________________________________

>S9<

Now I’d like to ask you how (you/he/she) first became a volunteer for (Fill #2). Did (you/he/she) approach the organization (yourself/himself/herself), (were you/was he/was she) asked by someone, or did (you/he/she) become involved in some other way?

DO NOT READ TO RESPONDENT

<1> Approached the organization [Go to S15]

<2> Was asked [Go to S10]

<3> Some other way [GO TO S11]

==>_

Blind <D> or <R> [Go to S15]

>S10< Who asked (you/him/her) to become a volunteer for this organization?

<1> Friend [Go to S15]

<2> Relative [Go to S15]

<3> Co-worker [Go to S15]

<4> Someone in the organization/school [Go to S15]

<5> Boss or employer [Go to S15]

<6> Someone else/specify [Go to >S11s<]

==> _

Blind <D> or <R> [Go to S15]

>S11<

READ IF NECESSARY: PLEASE DESCRIBE HOW (YOU/HE/SHE) BECAME INVOLVED WITH THIS ORGANIZATION?

<1> Court-ordered community service

<2> Family member’s involvement in the organization/school

<3> Friend’s, co-worker’s, or roommate’s involvement in the organization

<4> Own involvement in organization/school

<5> Public housing requirement

<6> Referred to by volunteer organization

<7> Responded to public appeal in newspaper/radio/TV/flyer/Internet

<8> School requirement

<9> Other/ Specify [Go to S11s]

==> _

<1 – 8>, Blind <D> or <R> [Go to S15]

>S11s<

ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE (HOW PERSON BECAME A VOLUNTEER)

=>_____________________________________________________________________

[Go to S15]

________________________________________________________________________

>S15< Did any of the volunteer work (you have/he has/she has) done since September 1st of last

year take place in a foreign country, that is, outside the United States or any of its territories?

<1> Yes [Go to S15.5]

<2> No [Go to S16.3]

==> _

Blind <D> [Go to S16.3]

Blind <R> [Go to S16.3]

> S15.5< Considering all of the volunteer work (you have/he has/she has) done since September 1^st of last year, about how much of it was done abroad? Would you say:

<1> All or almost all

<2> More than half

<3> About half

<4> Less than half

<5> Very little

==> _

Blind <D>

Blind <R>

All responses [Go to S16.3]

>S16.3<

[Fill if S15 = 1: Other than (your/his/her) volunteering abroad,] Did any of the volunteer work (you have/NAME has) done since September 1^st of last year take place more than 120 miles from your home?

<1> Yes [Go to S16.4]

<2> No [Go to S17]

==> _

Blind <D> or <R> [GO TO S17]

> S16.4<

Considering all of the volunteer work (you have/he has/she has) done [Fill if S15 = 1: in the United States] since September 1^st of last year, about how much of it was done more than 120 miles from your home? Would you say:

<1> All or almost all

<2> More than half

<3> About half

<4> Less than half

<5> Very little

==> _

Blind <D>

Blind <R>

All responses [Go to S16.5]

>S16.5<

In what state or states did it take place?

(show list of states by full name and abbreviations from Blaise tobacco use supplement)

(Interviewer Note – Include the respondent’s home state if they traveled 120 miles or more to the site and were still within their home state.)

==> _

Blind <D>

Blind <R>

All responses [Go to S17]

______________________________________________________________________________

> S17<

Now I'd like to ask about some of (your/NAMES) involvement in (your/his/her) community. Since September 1^st, 2007, (have you/has he/has she) attended any public meetings in which there was discussion of community affairs?

<1> Yes

<2> No

Blind <D or R>

All responses [Go to S18]

>S18<

Since September 1^st, 2007, (have you/has he/has she) worked with other people from (your/his/her) neighborhood to fix a problem or improve a condition in your community or elsewhere?

<1> Yes

<2> No

Blind <D or R>

All responses [GO TO S19]

_________________________________________________________________________

>S19<

Now I’d like to ask just one question about donations to charitable and religious organizations. Charitable organizations focus on areas such as poverty and disaster relief, health care and medical research, education, arts, and the environment.

During the past 12 months, did you donate money, assets, or property with a combined value of more than $25 to charitable or religious organizations?

<1> Yes

<2> No

Blind <D> or <R>

All responses: [Proxy GO TO CK1, Self Response GO TO NXTPR or END]

_________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

CK1

***DO NOT READ**** Enter the line number of the person who answered the supplement questions for (NAME).

HOUSEHOLD ROSTER LN NAME 01 (Person 1) 02 (Person 2) 03 (Person 3) : : 16 (Person 16)

Callback if necessary. Allow for 2 callbacks. After 2^nd callback, use proxy respondent.

END

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