Data Collection Process for Telephone Contact

Attachment 14: Data Collection Process for Telephone Contact

Send prenotification letter

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Content of Letter:
Purpose of survey
Source of sample
Voluntary nature of request
Confidentiality of data
Numbers to call with
questions or to refuse to
participate.

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Content of Introduction:
Voluntary nature of request
Confidentiality of data
Length of survey
Topics of survey
Availability of hotline
numbers

Call houshold

Mail refusal
conversation
letter

Is respondent
Selected?

No

Call household
Yes

End

No

Is respondent
selected?

IVR administers
the crime
screener

Is one or more
crimes reported?

Administer
demographic
questions

Yes

Is this an IVR
interview?

Yes

No

End

No

No

Interviewer
administers the
crime screener

Is one or more
crime reported?

Yes

Yes

IVR administers
the detailed
incident form(s)

Interviewer
administers the
detailed incident
form(s)

End