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NCVS-547
(Revised November 2010)

National Crime Victimization
Survey (NCVS) CAPI Reinterview

Reinterviewer’s Self-Study
DISCLAIMER: This document does not contain any Title 13 data or
other Personally Identifiable Information. All data are fictitious and
any resemblance to actual data is coincidental. Consistent with Field
Division Policy, any names referenced in practice interviews or other
exercises are not meant to refer to any actual persons, especially any
current or former Census Bureau employees.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

NCVS-547 (November 2010)

NCVS CAPI Reinterviewr’s Self-Study

Instructions for This Self-Study
Objectives

At the conclusion of this self-study you will be able to:
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Explain the reason for reinterview.
Explain your job as an NCVS reinterviewer.
Detect data falsification by FRs.

Prerequisites

To complete this self-study you must have completed the
NCVS-521(E)-CAPI Blaise self-study. That will ensure that
you have knowledge of Blaise and knowledge of NCVS.

Materials Needed

Compare your training materials with the list below. If you
are missing any of these materials, contact your supervisor
before you begin this self-study.

Contents of This Self-Study

Your laptop and all related accessories which you will
load for the training instrument/cases,

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NCVS-546, Reinterviewer’s Manual, and
Pen or pencil.

This self-study contains the following seven lessons, each
followed by a lesson review exercise:
Lesson 1.
Lesson 2.
Lesson 3.
Lesson 4.
Lesson 5.
Lesson 6.
Lesson 7.

Introduction to the NCVS CAPI Reinterview
Conducting the NCVS Reinterview
Reinterview Case Management
The NCVS Reinterview Instrument
Practice Reinterviews
Falsification
Final Review Exercise

Reading Exercises

Periodically throughout this self-study there will be
instructions that will refer to the NCVS CAPI Reinterview
instrument on your laptop. After those instructions there will
be a set of brackets “[ ]” to check so you can find your place
when you return to the self-study.

Review Exercises

Chapters in this self-study are followed by review exercises,
with answers, for you to check your understanding of
reinterview concepts. Contact your supervisor if you have
questions.

Breaks

Try to complete each lesson without any interruptions.
Schedule your breaks only at the end of a lesson.

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Charging Time

You are allowed up to 3 hours to complete this self-study.
Your supervisor or Regional Office will supply appropriate
project and task codes.

Questions

Use the blank page at the end of this self-study to write notes
or any questions you may have as you complete these
lessons. Contact your supervisor to resolve any questions
after you complete the self-study.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Instructions for This Self-Study ....................................................................................................... i
Objectives .................................................................................................................................. i
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................... i
Materials Needed ....................................................................................................................... i
Contents of This Self-Study ....................................................................................................... i
Reading Exercises ...................................................................................................................... i
Review Exercises ....................................................................................................................... i
Breaks ........................................................................................................................................ i
Charging Time .......................................................................................................................... ii
Questions................................................................................................................................... ii
Lesson 1. Introduction to the NCVS CAPI Reinterview ............................................................. 1-1
Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 1-1
Purposes of Reinterview ........................................................................................................ 1-1
Response Error Analysis .................................................................................................. 1-1
Steps of the Reinterviewer’s Job............................................................................................ 1-1
Lesson 1 Review Exercise ..................................................................................................... 1-3
Answer Key for Lesson 1 ...................................................................................................... 1-4
Lesson 2. Conducting the NCVS Reinterview ............................................................................ 2-1
Timing of Reinterview ........................................................................................................... 2-1
Personal Visit Versus Telephone Reinterview ...................................................................... 2-1
Eligible Reinterview Respondent for Complete and Sufficient Partial Original Interviews . 2-1
Proxy Response Not Allowed .......................................................................................... 2-2
Eligible Reinterview Respondent for Original Noninterviews ............................................. 2-2
What Constitutes a Complete Reinterview? .......................................................................... 2-2
Conducting Callbacks ............................................................................................................ 2-2
Providing Feedback to the FR................................................................................................ 2-2
Lesson 2 Review Exercise ..................................................................................................... 2-4
Answer Key for Lesson 2 ...................................................................................................... 2-5
Lesson 3. Case Management........................................................................................................ 3-1
Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 3-1
What is Case Management? ................................................................................................... 3-1
Practice ................................................................................................................................... 3-1
Parts of Case Management..................................................................................................... 3-2
MENU BAR........................................................................................................................... 3-2
TOOL BAR ............................................................................................................................ 3-3
Using the Function Keys .................................................................................................. 3-3
F1 - Help .......................................................................................................................... 3-3
F2 - Interview ................................................................................................................... 3-3
F3 - Next Tab ................................................................................................................... 3-3
F4 - Go to (Case List/Details) .......................................................................................... 3-4

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F5 - Reports...................................................................................................................... 3-4
F6 - Listing ....................................................................................................................... 3-5
F7 - Notes ......................................................................................................................... 3-5
F8 - View ......................................................................................................................... 3-5
F9 - Sort ........................................................................................................................... 3-5
F10 - Exit ......................................................................................................................... 3-5
F11 and F12 ..................................................................................................................... 3-5
Shift F6 Map .................................................................................................................... 3-5
Ctrl T ................................................................................................................................ 3-5
Other Keys ............................................................................................................................. 3-6
Practice Makes Perfect ........................................................................................................... 3-6
Things change when you access the survey instrument ........................................................ 3-6
CASE LIST PANE ................................................................................................................ 3-7
Asterisk (*) Column ......................................................................................................... 3-8
P/T Column ...................................................................................................................... 3-8
Status Column .................................................................................................................. 3-8
Rte Column ...................................................................................................................... 3-8
Scroll Through Your Case List .............................................................................................. 3-8
DETAILS PANE ................................................................................................................... 3-9
Assignment .................................................................................................................... 3-10
HH Roster ...................................................................................................................... 3-10
Original Data .................................................................................................................. 3-10
Additional Information .................................................................................................. 3-10
Notes .............................................................................................................................. 3-10
Contacts.......................................................................................................................... 3-10
History............................................................................................................................ 3-11
Interview Time Preferences ........................................................................................... 3-11
Practice Viewing Information in the Details Pane ............................................................... 3-11
Lesson 3 Summary Points .................................................................................................... 3-11
Lesson 3 Review Exercise ................................................................................................... 3-13
Answer Key for Lesson 3 .................................................................................................... 3-16
Lesson 4. The NCVS Reinterview Instrument ............................................................................ 4-1
Structure of QC RI Instrument ............................................................................................... 4-1
Tabs ........................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Roster Screens .................................................................................................................. 4-2
Instrument Function Keys ...................................................................................................... 4-2
QC Questions ......................................................................................................................... 4-3
RE Questions ......................................................................................................................... 4-4
Thank-you Screens................................................................................................................. 4-5
Screens for Determining Reinterview Outcome and Falsification Assessment .................... 4-5
Lesson 1 Review Exercise 4 .................................................................................................. 4-7
Answer Key for Lesson 4 ...................................................................................................... 4-8
Lesson 5. Practice Reinterviews .................................................................................................. 5-1
Objective ................................................................................................................................ 5-1
Caution ................................................................................................................................... 5-1
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What do I do when I have questions? .................................................................................... 5-1
Follow the Instructions .......................................................................................................... 5-1
Access Training Case Management ....................................................................................... 5-1
Access Your Case .................................................................................................................. 5-2
Screens and Navigation.......................................................................................................... 5-2
Practice Reinterview 1: 60927 3169 J24 02 100 - Reinterview of a complete NCVS
interview in which the household respondent and the RE sample person are different
people. .............................................................................................................................. 5-2
Practice Reinterview 2: 65954 3501 J23 01 100 - Reinterview of an NCVS noninterview that
was conducted with a Type B/C contact person. Address: 154 RIVERSIDE CT APT D,
in ANY TOWN, MD .................................................................................................... 5-21
Lesson 6. Falsification ................................................................................................................. 6-1
What is Falsification? ............................................................................................................ 6-1
Discrepancies That May Indicate Falsification...................................................................... 6-1
What to Do When You Suspect Falsification ........................................................................ 6-1
Giving Feedback When You Do Not Suspect Falsification .................................................. 6-1
Lesson 6 Review Exercise ..................................................................................................... 6-3
Answer Key for Lesson 6 ...................................................................................................... 6-4
Lesson 7. Final Review Exercise ................................................................................................. 7-1
Answer Key to Lesson 7 ........................................................................................................ 7-3

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Lesson 1. Introduction to the NCVS CAPI Reinterview
Objectives

This lesson introduces you to your job as a reinterviewer for
the National Crime Victimization Survey and explains the
purposes of reinterview. It will refer to (S)FRs as
“interviewers.”

Purposes of Reinterview

Falsification affects the quality of survey data. What does it
mean to have a high response rate if some of the data has
been falsified?
The purposes of the NCVS reinterview include:
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Response Error Analysis

Steps of the Reinterviewer’s
Job

Identifying if interviewers falsified original survey
interviews or original noninterviews;
Determining if interviewers accurately collected
demographic data (age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital
status) about household members, and collecting it if not;
Determining if interviewers accurately collected
household income and tenure data, and collecting it if
not;
Determining if interviewers incorrectly classified Type B
and C noninterviews;
Re-asking some NCVS questions for a response error
analysis (which replaces the reconciliation questions that
previously found missed crimes); and
Providing feedback to the interviewers (when you do not
suspect falsification).

Response error analysis for the NCVS includes re-asking
some crime victimization questions in order to analyze the
consistency of their response. Inconsistent responses to a
question might indicate a problem with the way the question
is worded or asked.
The RO will assign you a sample of households that an
interviewer originally contacted. It is your responsibility to
contact these households and conduct a reinterview.
For original complete interviews, your assignment will
require you to contact BOTH the “Household Respondent”
and an “RE Sample Person” who live at the sample address.
These two may or may not be the same person, and the
instrument will automatically supply their names on the
appropriate instrument screens. You will NOT select the

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sample persons, and you will NOT be allowed to reinterview
using proxies for the household respondent and the person
who responded for the RE sample person. For original Type
B and C noninterviews you are to verify the noninterview
status with a noninterview contact person if one is listed.
Your job as a Reinterviewer will consist of the following
tasks:
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Receive your assignment.
Contact (preferably by phone) each address selected for
reinterview.
Complete the automated reinterview and transmit the
data.
Provide feedback to the interviewer if you do not suspect
falsification.
Transmit your materials to the RO.

Now turn to the next page and complete the Review Exercise.

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Lesson 1 Review Exercise
1.

One of the purposes of the NCVS Reinterview is to _________________ if the
interviewer may have _________________ original survey interview.

For each of the questions/statements below, fill the one circle that best applies.
2.

One purpose of the NCVS Reinterview is to determine if the interviewer ...
a.
b.
c.

±
±
±
±

To correct FR mistakes
To re-ask some original questions for a response error analysis
To see if the respondents lied during the original interview
None of the above

Your assignment will require you to contact BOTH the “Household Respondent” and the
person who responded for the “RE Sample Person” at a sample address if they are two
different people.
±

Incorrectly classified Type B or Type C noninterviews
Needs additional training
Is making a lot of stupid mistakes

As an NCVS Reinterviewer, one of your tasks will be ...
a.
b.
c.
d.

±
±
±

True

False

If the household respondent is not available for the reinterview, you may conduct the
reinterview with a proxy respondent.
±

True

False

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Answer Key for Lesson 1
1.

One of the purposes of the NCVS Reinterview is to determine if the interviewer may
have falsified original survey interview.

One purpose of the NCVS Reinterview is to determine if the interviewer ...
a.

As an NCVS Reinterviewer, one of your tasks will be ...
b.

To re-ask some original questions for a response error analysis

Your assignment will require you to contact BOTH the “Household Respondent” and the
person who responded for the “RE Sample Person” at a sample address if they are two
different people.
True

False

If the household respondent is not available for the reinterview, you may conduct the
reinterview with a proxy respondent.
±

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Incorrectly classified Type B or Type C noninterviews

True

False

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Lesson 2. Conducting the NCVS Reinterview
Timing of Reinterview

The NCVS original interview asks questions about crimes
committed within a specific time frame. You should attempt
to complete all reinterviews as soon as possible after you
receive your assignment. The sooner you conduct
reinterview, the better the chance that the respondents will
correctly recall what happened during the specified time
frame.

Personal Visit Versus
Telephone Reinterview

You will conduct reinterview by telephone whenever
possible. If a telephone reinterview is not possible, use your
judgment to decide whether it is cost effective to conduct a
personal visit and then get RO permission to conduct a
personal-visit reinterview. You MUST have RO
permission in order to conduct any personal-visit
reinterviews.

Eligible Reinterview
Respondent for Complete and
Sufficient Partial Original
Interviews

You will conduct a reinterview with one OR two household
members depending on how many Headquarters selected.
You will reinterview either:
The Original household respondent ONLY
or
The Original household respondent AND
the person who answered for the
Response Error (RE) sample person.
The RE sample person is randomly chosen, at Headquarters,
from all such household members of at least 12 years of age
who have a complete original interview. It is possible that
the RE sample person and the household respondent are the
same person. The reinterview instrument will handle
differences in wording and flow of the instrument (pathing)
between these two situations.
If the RE sample person answered for him or herself, then the
reinterview respondent for the RE sample person would be
the RE sample person. If a proxy respondent answered for
the RE sample person during the NCVS, then the reinterview
respondent for the RE sample person would be the proxy
respondent from the original NCVS. This might seem
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questions of whoever we initially contacted.
Proxy Response Not
Allowed

Proxy response is not allowed in reinterview for the
household respondent or the person who answered for the RE
sample person in the NCVS. If the household respondent is
not available after multiple (3) attempts, then the reinterview
is a Type A noninterview. If the household respondent is
available, but the person who responded for the RE sample
person is not available, then the reinterview ends after you
indicate to the instrument that the person who answered for
the RE respondent is not available for reinterview. This will
be after the household respondent has already answered
numerous questions.

Eligible Reinterview
Respondent for Original
Noninterviews

To verify Type B or C noninterviews, the reinterview
instrument will instruct you either to contact the Type B/C
contact person or to use all available resources to verify the
original noninterview outcome.

What Constitutes a Complete
Reinterview?

A reinterview is complete if you have:
· Verified the original outcome as correct or incorrect and
· Made a falsification assessment.
It is important to remember that not all original
noninterviews would be reinterview noninterviews. If you
can verify that the original noninterview status is correct, and
you do not suspect falsification (or you do suspect
falsification for some reason), then that is a complete
reinterview.

Conducting Callbacks

There may be instances when you are unable to contact the
household respondent or the Type B/C contact person.
Contact your RO for information on the number of callbacks
you are allowed to make.

Providing Feedback to the FR

When you do not suspect falsification and your supervisor
has no objections to your conferring with the interviewer,
meet with or call the interviewer as soon as possible after
you complete the interviewer’s reinterviews.
Whenever possible, meet with the interviewer in person. If
that is not possible, talk with the interviewer by telephone.
For any errors attributable to the interviewer, make sure that
you review with the interviewer the correct procedures and

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clear up any misconceptions. Before ending your discussion
with the interviewer, verify that the interviewer understands
how to avoid these errors in the future. Vary the nature and
extent of your instructions according to the seriousness of the
errors.
Most importantly, make sure to compliment the interviewer
for all work performed correctly.

Now turn to the next page and complete the Review Exercise.

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Lesson 2 Review Exercise
For each of the questions/statements below, fill the one circle that best applies.
1.

The preferred method of reinterview is
±

Personal visit

If the person who answered for the RE sample person during the NCVS is not available
for reinterview, then you are allowed to contact a proxy respondent.
±

By telephone

True

False

It is not necessary to make a falsification assessment for a reinterview.
±

True

False

Now compare your answers to the answer key on the next page.

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Answer Key for Lesson 2
1.

The preferred method of reinterview is
By telephone

Personal visit

If the person who answered for the RE sample person during the NCVS is not available
for reinterview, then you are allowed to contact a proxy respondent.
±

True

False

It is not necessary to make a falsification assessment for a reinterview.
±

True

False

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Lesson 3. Case Management
Objectives

During this lesson, you will learn some of the basic ways that
information is displayed in Case Management for a
Windows-based survey. In this lesson, you will:
· Review some Case Management screen layouts;
· Learn how to identify different parts of the screen; and
· Learn about the Case Management function keys.

What is Case Management?

Case Management is an application that helps you (and staff
at headquarters) manage your work. Case Management
provides a list of all sample cases in your NCVS monthly
assignment, along with additional information that is helpful
to you in managing your work, such as appointment
information, telephone numbers, respondent names, and so
forth. Because Case Management is not written using Blaise,
the “look and feel” of it differs from the Blaise survey
instrument. For example, some of the function keys used in
the Case Management screen work differently than in the
survey instrument screens. Keep this in mind as you learn
about Case Management and the survey instrument.

Practice

The best way you can familiarize yourself with the NCVS
Case Management screen is by hands-on practice. To do
this, you must first access Training Case Management and
install your training cases.
·

First, turn your computer on, and log into Entrust using
your profile name and password.

Next, double click on the Training icon on your desktop.

Select Reint NCVS Classroom from the survey list and
press Enter (or click OK).

Highlight the row “Reint NCS Classroom” and press F5
to install your training cases.

When you receive a message that the installation of
training cases was successful, press Enter (or click OK).

Your next step is to access your training cases in Case
Management. To do this, press F8.

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You should have a list of training cases on your screen.
Now, simply follow the instructions on the pages that follow,
as we guide you through some Case Management functions.
Parts of Case Management

There are four main parts to the Case Management window.
They are the:
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Menu Bar,

Toolbar,

Case List Pane, and

Details Pane.

Menu Bar
Tool Bar

Case List
Pane

Details
Pane

MENU BAR

The first section of the Case Management window, called the
Menu Bar, is at the top left corner of the screen. The Menu
Bar is the area of the window where the words File, Edit,
View, Actions, and Help appear.
The words along the Menu Bar are called menu items. Most
applications that pop up on your computer screen will have a
menu; however, different applications will have different
menu items depending on the functions you are able to
perform while working within the specific window.

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Once a menu item is selected, you can move from one menu
item to the next by using your arrow keys or by pressing the
Alt key and the letter that is underlined in the menu item’s
name, for example, Alt H will access the help drop down list.
You can also select a menu item by using the mouse pad and
clicking on the menu item you want to look at. A drop down
menu will appear displaying information contained within
the menu item.
TOOL BAR

Look at the next section of the Case Management window
just below the menu bar. This section is known as the
Toolbar. The Toolbar in Case Management lists the function
keys and contains a symbol and name for each function key.
Function keys are shortcuts for evoking specific actions
within Case Management. For example, look at the yellow
question mark symbol just below the words File and Edit on
the Menu Bar. The yellow question mark stands for the Help
function key (F1) which is printed directly below the
question mark. If you were to click on the question mark
with your mouse you would get the Help window, but you
could also access the Help window by pressing the F1 key.

Using the Function Keys

In this section of the self-study, each function key will be
discussed. As you review each of the function keys that are
listed on the Tool Bar, do not press a key unless instructed to
do so.

F1 - Help

The F1 key is the Help key. By pressing F1, you access
Case Management Help.

F2 - Interview

By pressing the F2 key, you will begin an interview for the
case that is currently highlighted on your case list. Looking
at the illustration on page 3-2, if you used the F2 function on
this screen, you would begin an interview with 920 E.
Chestnut Ave Apt. B.
It is important to remember that once you press the F2 key to
begin an interview, you are no longer in Case Management,
and have at that point accessed the NCVS interviewing
instrument.

F3 - Next Tab

By pressing the F3 key, your view in the Details Pane will
change from one tab to another. For example, if you are
looking at the Assignment tab, and press F3, your view will
change to the HH Roster tab.

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The F4 key allows you to switch your focus between the
Case List Pane and the Details Pane.
Press F4 so that the label on the toolbar for the F4 button
reads Case List. You will notice that the Assignment tab is
in red and your blinking cursor is in the Control Number
field.
[ ]
Notice that some of the fields displayed in the Assignment
tab are shaded and others are white. The fields that are in
white are editable fields, which means that you can make
changes only to those fields. If you make any changes in the
Details Pane, you may want to save those changes (using the
save shortcut - Ctrl & S) before returning to the Case List
Pane. However, if you do not save your changes before
returning the Case List Pane, you will be prompted to save
any changes upon exiting Case Management or when you
press F2 to interview a case.
Press the F4 key again, and you will see your cursor blinking
in the Case List Pane. Now any action you take affects the
Case List Pane.

F5 - Reports

By accessing the F5 function key, you will be able to view
some reports that will help you check the status of your
overall assignment. Based on the overall response rate
information in your laptop, you will be able to see the Counts
Report and the Response Report. You can select the report
you want to view by using your down and up arrow keys
until the report you want is highlighted. Then you would
select “OK” to view the report.
Click on the F5-Reports in the Toolbar.

[ ]

If you highlight the “Counts Report” and select “OK”. The
Counts Report will display the number of cases that are: not
started, opened, interviews, Type As, Type Bs, Type Cs,
deleted, missing data, all, transmitted, and cases received in
HQ.
If you highlight the “Response Report” and select “OK”.
The Response Report will display the number of cases that
are; interviews, Type As, Type Ds, and the response rate
percent. Note that even though the Type Ds rate is listed on
this report, there are no Type D cases in the NCVS.
When you are done viewing the report click on the “Close”

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button which will take you back to your case list.
F6 - Listing

The F6 key is not used for the NCVS

F7 - Notes

The F7 key allows you to add notes and view existing notes
for a highlighted case.

F8 - View

The F8 key allows you to look at your cases in a variety of
ways, such as those cases –
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not yet started,

already interviewed,

transmitted, etc.

Click on the F8-View button now to see the different ways
you can view the cases in your assignment.
[ ]

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F9 - Sort

In organizing your work, you may find that you need to be
able to see your cases in a different order, according to a
specific field. The F9 key allows you to sort the list
according to any column heading or any field within the Case
List Pane. Cases are automatically sorted in the order of the
control number, but that may not work best for you. For
example, you may want to view your cases according to
where they are located, in which case you may want to sort
according to ZIP code, or you may want to view your cases
according to appointments you have made, in which case,
you would sort according to appointment.

F10 - Exit

Use the F10 function key to exit Case Management.

F11 and F12

These two functions keys are inactive for the NCVS in Case
Management. There are several function keys that are
shortcuts for evoking specific actions within the instrument.

It is important to remember that pressing the F2 key while in Case Management begins an
interview and takes you out of Case Management and into the NCVS interviewing instrument.

Shift F6 Map

This button will not be used for the NCVS reinterview.

Ctrl T

Pressing the Ctrl and T keys simultaneously opens the
Interview Time Preferences application. This application
allows you to view and record the best and worst times to
contact a case. You can also access the Interview Time

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Preferences by either clicking on the Ctrl T ITP icon on the
Case List toolbar or clicking on the Interview Time
Preferences tab in the Details Pane.
Other Keys

In addition to using the function keys alone, Case
Management uses function keys in combination with other
keys on the keyboard to allow you to perform some
additional operations in Case Management. For example:
·

Shift + F1 - Displays General Help.

Alt + F4 - Closes the active window or exits the active
program.

Shift + F8 - Returns you to the main Case Management
screen from the Display Categories (F8) screen.

Try these keys now.

[ ]

Other useful shortcut keys used in Case Management
include:

Practice Makes Perfect

Ctrl + S - Saves any changes you made to one or more
editable fields.

Ctrl + Home - Moves you to the first case in the list.

Ctrl + End - Moves you to the last case in the list.

After you begin working with your actual assignment, you
will use Case Management functions every day. As you use
them more, you will see how they work best for you. Don’t
worry if you cannot remember everything right now. You
will soon become proficient with the Case Management
functions.

Things change when you access It is important that you understand that Case Management
(and all of its functions) are separate from how things will
the survey instrument ...
operate once you access the NCVS instrument. That is, once
you use F2 in Case Management to access a case, you have
then accessed the NCVS instrument, and the function keys
and the way in which you view information, etc., will change
somewhat. In the next lesson, you will have a chance to look
at some NCVS screens and see how they differ from Case
Management.

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CASE LIST PANE

The Case List Pane is directly under the Toolbar. It is the
section of the window that shows a line-by-line summary of
some of the information that relates to the housing units in
your assignment.



Notice on the Case Management - Case List pane the
“Disclosure Prohibited - Title 13 U.S.C.” statement. This is to
remind you that this is confidential Title 13 data and as such
must always be safe guarded from unauthorized disclosure.
All information collected as part of this survey is held in
strictest confidence under Title 13 of the United States Code
and is seen only by sworn employees or agents of the U.S.
Census Bureau. The NCVS Case List Pane is similar in
format to the illustration below:

Tool Bar

Case List
Pane

Details
Pane

All of your monthly cases are listed in the Case List Pane,
and additional information for the highlighted case is listed
in the Details Pane. As you complete interviews, cases will
no longer appear on this list.
The information displayed in the Case List Pane includes
Control Number, *, Address, Place Name/City, Zip,
Appointment, P/T, Status, Telephone #, Int #, and Rte. Most
of the information displayed is self-explanatory; however, a
few of the columns require further explanation.
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Asterisk (*) Column

The appearance of an asterisk in the column between the
Control Number and Address column indicates that there is
something special about the case, such as the case was
reassigned to you, or is a confirmed refusal. Furthermore,
when there is a special characteristic about a case, in addition
to the asterisk, you will see one or more small icons in the
upper-right corner of the Assignment tab in the Details pane.
For example, if a case is a confirmed refusal a STOP sign
icon will display.
If an asterisk appears for a case, to view what is special about
the case without getting into the Assignment tab and looking
for the special icon, you can right click on the icon and a
description of the icon will be displayed.

P/T Column

The P/T column indicates that the case is to be contacted
either by personal visit or by telephone. A “P” will appear
for those cases that require a personal visit and a “T” for
those cases that are eligible for a telephone interview.

Status Column

The Status column indicates the status of the case. A code
will be entered in this column depending upon the outcome
of the case. Some of the codes you will frequently see are –

No code (blank) will appear in the Status column if the
case has not been started;

An “O” will appear if you have started a case but have
not completed the household respondent’s interview; and

A “P” will appear if you have completed the household
respondent’s interview but need to complete interviews
for other eligible members of the household.

Rte Column

The last column, “Rte” or route is a function that can be used
to plan your route each day by prioritizing cases in the order
in which you plan to interview each case. The entry of “999”
that you see for all of your cases is the default setting for
route. You will learn more about this during classroom
training.

Scroll Through Your Case List

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As you scroll through your case list (in the Case List Pane),
the information in the Details Pane (portion of the screen
below the Case List Pane) will change to reflect the case that
is currently highlighted.

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Try this now.

[ ]

Scroll through your case list using your up arrow and down
arrow keys. You can also use your Tab key to stroll down.
Note how the information in the Details Pane changes. Then,
scroll back to the top and make sure you have the first case
on the case list highlighted.

Case List
Pane

Tabs

Details
Pane

DETAILS PANE

Now take a look at the last part of the Case Management
window, the Details Pane. The Details Pane is the section of
the screen just below the Case List Pane. Notice that the
Details Pane has several sections called tabs. The names of
these tabs are listed horizontally in the lower half of the Case
Management screen, at the top of the Details Pane (about the
middle of your screen). The different tabs within the Details
Pane include the following:
·
·
·
·
·
·
·

Assignment
HH Roster
Original Data
Additional Information
Notes
Contacts
History

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Interview Time Preferences.

Each tab is like a folder in a file cabinet.

Assignment

The Assignment tab (which is highlighted by default) shows
more detailed information about a case, the control number,
assignment period, case ID, interview number, outcome
code, GQ flag, status code, respondent name, language
preference (if any), telephone number, appointment and
callback information, the cases’ physical address (or physical
description) and mailing address. Remember you can make
changes in the white editable fields.

HH Roster

The HH Roster tab will show you the household roster, that
is, the names of all household members from the last
interview and will be updated by the instrument if any
changes are made during the next interview. The
information in this tab will be useful for callbacks to
households with missing data.

Original Data

The Original Data tab provides information from the original
case, such as the control number, assignment period, original
outcome, original FR name, original FR code, reinterview
type, respondent name, and the notes from the original case.

Additional Information

This tab provides additional information for those cases that
are in Group Quarters (GQ), such as the GQ name, type,
number of units, the contact persons name, address,
telephone number, and so forth.

Notes

The Notes tab will only allow you to view notes regarding
this case. If you or another interviewer entered notes for a
case, you would be able to see a red checkmark in front of
the word “Notes.” The red checkmark is a quick way to tell
if there is any information in the Notes folder.

To add or edit notes you must use the F7 function key.

Contacts

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In the Contacts tab you will see the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of contact people who are persons other
than members of the household. Sometimes you obtain
information about the status of a unit from someone other
than the occupant. This happens when a unit is vacant and
you talk to a neighbor or a real estate agent, or when a unit
does not exist and you are able to verify it with a reliable
source, such as a post office. When you enter the contact
person information in the instrument, you will be able to see
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the information in the Contacts tab.

History

The History tab gives historical information about the case,
such as the current interview period, previous FR name, FR
code, CAPI outcome, and whether the case was a
replacement household. It also captures the date each time
an FR enters into the case by pressing the F2 function key
and shows the outcome code and action code.

Interview Time
Preferences

This tab allows you to view the best and worst times to
contact a case. The best times are shown in green and the
worst times in red.

Practice Viewing Information
in the Details Pane

Take a moment to look at the information under each tab in
the Details Pane. Click on each tab to see the information it
contains.
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To return to the Case List Pane, go ahead and press the F4
function key.

Lesson 3 Summary Points

Now, review the lesson summary points that follow.
 The Menu Bar is the first section of the Case
Management window. It is the area of the window
where the words File, Edit, View, Actions, and Help
appear.
 The Tool Bar displays the Case Management function
keys.
 The Case List Pane displays information for each case,
such as control number, address, appointment, telephone
number, etc.
 The Details Pane displays detailed information for a case
in the following categories (which are “tabs” within the
Details Pane):
· Assignment – shows more detailed information about
a case, such as the full address, telephone number,
case ID, current outcome code, and so on.
· HH Roster – displays information collected in the last
interview such as the line number, name, age, birth
date, sex, etc. for all household members.
· Original Data – displays the control number,
assignment period, original outcome, original FR
name, original FR code, reinterview type, respondent

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·
·

name, and notes from the original case.
Additional Information - provides specific
information for cases that are in Group Quarters, such
as GQ name, type, number of units, remarks, and the
GQ contact, etc.
Notes – will allow you to see notes regarding this
case. To add notes you must use the F7 function key.
Contacts – shows the title, name, address, and
telephone number for the contact people .
History – displays the FR name and code of the
person who previously interviewed the case along
with the corresponding outcome information.
Interview Time Preferences - displays the best and
worst times to contact a case.

Now turn to the next page and complete the Review Exercise.

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Lesson 3 Review Exercise
1.

Circle the correct response: One of the purposes of Case Management is to help you
manage your monthly assignment.
TRUE

FALSE

Match the function keys below with their function in Windows Case Management:
Function Key

Function

F1 Help

A - Lets you rearrange the listed cases according to your
criteria.

F2 Interview

B-

F3 Next Tab

C - Displays the Notes field for the selected case and
allows you to add notes here.

F4 Go to

D - Displays Case Management Help information about
the active window.

F5 Reports

E-

Closes Case Management

F7 Notes

F-

Opens the selected case so you can interview the
respondent.

F8 View

G - Toggles focus between the Case List pane and the
Details pane.

F9 Sort

H - Displays the CM Report Selection dialog box, in
which you choose the report(s) you want.

F10 Exit

I -

Activates the Display Category Selected dialog box,
in which you choose the category of cases you would
like to see. This lets you look at a shorter list of
cases, only those which fall into the category you
choose.

Ctrl+T

J-

Opens the Interview Time Preferences application.

Moves from one tab to the next tab in the Details
Pane.

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Identify the main section(s) of the Case Management system.
Menu Bar
File Bar
Case List Pane
Info Pane
Tool Bar
Details Pane

Which section of the Case Management lists all of your monthly cases.
Menu Bar
File Bar
Case List Pane
Info Pane
Tool Bar
Details Pane

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Match the function keys below with their function in Case Management.
Shift + F1

A - Saves any changes you made to one or more editable
fields

Alt + F4

B-

Shift + F8

C - Displays General Help

Ctrl + S

D-

Moves you to the first case in the list.

Ctrl + Home

E-

Returns you to the main Case Management screen
from the Display Categories (F8) screen

Ctrl + End

F-

Closes the active window or exists the active
program.

Moves you to the last case in the list

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Match the tabs in the Details Pane with the function the tab performs.
Assignment

A - Displays notes.

HH Roster

B - Shows the contact people names, addresses
and telephone numbers.

Original Data

C - Displays the previous outcome code and the
FR code of the person who previously
interviewed the case.

Additional Information

D - Shows more detailed information about a
case, such as the full address, telephone
number, case ID, current outcome code.

Notes

E - Displays the names of all household
members.

Contacts

F - Displays the best and worst times to contact
a case.

History

G - Provides additional information for GQ
cases.

Interview Time Preferences

H - Shows information from the original case.

Now turn to the next page to review your answers.

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Answer Key for Lesson 3
1.

One of the purposes of Case Management is to help you manage your monthly
assignment
TRUE

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Match the function keys below with their function in Windows Cases Management:
Function Key

Function

D F1 Help

A. Lets you rearrange the listed cases according to your
criteria.

F F2 Interview

B. Moves from one tab to the next tab in the Details Pane.

B F3 Next Tab

C. Displays the Notes field for the selected case and
allows you to add notes here.

G F4 Go to

D. Displays Case Management Help.

H F5 Reports

E. Closes Case Management

C F7 Notes

I F8 View

G. Toggles focus between the Case List pane and the
Details pane.

A F9 Sort

H. Displays the CM Report Selection dialog box, in
which you choose the report(s) you want.

E F10 Exit

Activates the Display Category Selected dialog box, in
which you choose the category of cases you would like
to see. This lets you look at a shorter list of cases,
only those which fall into the category you choose.

J Ctrl+T

Opens the Interview Time Preferences application-

Opens the selected case so you can interview the
respondent.

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Identify the main section(s) of the NCVS Case Management system.
X Menu Bar
___ File Bar
X Case List Pane
Info Pane
X Tool Bar
X Details Pane

Which section of the Case Management lists all of your monthly cases.
Menu Bar
___ File Bar
X Case List Pane
Info Pane
Tool Bar
Details Pane

Match the function keys below with their function in Case Management.
C

Shift + F1

A - Saves any changes you made to one or more editable
fields

F Alt + F4

B - Moves you to the last case in the list

E Shift + F8

C - Displays General Help.

Ctrl + S

D - Moves you to the first case in the list.

Ctrl + Home

E - Returns you to the main Case Management screen from
the Display Categories (F8) screen

Ctrl + End

F - Closes the active window or exists the active program.

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Match the tabs in the Details Pane with the function the tab performs.
D

Assignment

A - Displays notes.

HH Roster

B - Shows the contact people names, addresses and
telephone numbers.

Original Data

C - Displays the previous outcome code and the FR
code of the person who previously interviewed
the case.

Additional Information

D - Shows more detailed information about a case,
such as the full address, telephone number, case
ID, current outcome code.

Notes

E - Displays the names of all household members.

Contacts

F - Displays the best and worst times to contact a
case.

History

G - Provides additional information for GQ cases.

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Interview Time Preferences

H - Shows information from the original case.

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Lesson 4. The NCVS Reinterview Instrument
Structure of QC RI Instrument As with the NCVS instrument, the QC RI instrument is
composed of a front, middle, and back.
For RI, the front displays the original case information and
directs the reinterviewer to:
·
·
·
·
·

Make contact,
Introduce himself or herself,
Verify the address and/or phone number,
Request an interview, and
Contact the household respondent (or Type B/C contact
person, as appropriate).

The middle directs the reinterviewer to:
·
·
·
·
·
·

·
·
·

Verify contact by the interviewer,
Verify the data collection mode (personal visit or
telephone),
Verify the length of the interview,
Verify the use of a laptop computer (for personal visit
NCVS interviews),
Verify the roster,
Verify/collect d demographic data (age, sex, race,
Hispanic origin, marital status) about household
members,
Verify/collect household income and tenure data,
Ask QC questions to verify the original noninterview
status (if appropriate), and
Ask response error questions (if applicable).

If the household respondent is available, then the household
respondent is asked questions about household crime. Then,
if the RE sample person (who may actually be the household
respondent) is available, the RE sample person is asked
questions about crime. The RI instrument will NOT allow
proxies for either respondent. It will, however, allow a proxy
for the Type B/C contact person if the original NCVS
outcome was a Type B or Type C noninterview.
The back of the RI instrument:
·
·

Contains the THANK_YOU screens,
Allows the reinterviewer to set up callbacks,

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·
·
·

Assigns reinterview outcome codes and reinterview
disposition codes,
Collects the reinterview falsification assessment,
Asks the reinterviewer about multiple discrepancies, and
Wraps up the reinterview case.

Throughout the instrument, starting at the START screen,
you will see various tabs which you can access anytime
throughout the interview process. There are four tabs that
appear on all screens. They are the:

Tabs

·
·

NCVS_RI tab, which is used to return to the interview
after pressing the “Ros”, “FAQ”, or “FAQs” tabs;
Ros tab, which lists the roster, including names,
relationship to the household respondent, age, sex, race,
and household composition code (HHCCODE)
describing household status (e.g., Person turned 12,
Person died, etc.);
FAQ tab, which lists the frequently asked questions about
the NCVS and links to appropriate responses; and
FAQs tab, which lists the frequently asked questions
about the NCVS reinterview and links to appropriate
responses.

The F10 tab, which terminates the reinterview, appears on all
screens after the START screen.
Roster Screens

Instrument Function Keys

The roster screens list household members first, followed by
non-household members. The listing of non-household
members (visitors or individuals who left the household) is
given in gray. Continuing or new household members are
given in blue.
The functionality of the function keys for the reinterview
instrument differs from their functionality within Case
Management and also differs some from their functionality
within the NCVS instrument. Within the CAPI reinterview
instrument you can display the function keys at any time by
one of two methods.
·
·

You can go to the Navigate menu and select “Show
Function Keys” or
You can press Ctrl-K.

The following table provides the complete list of function
keys used in the NCVS RI instrument.

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KEY
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12

FUNCTION
Item specific Help
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
Jump Menu
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
Enter item specific
notes
Return
Skip Forward
Exit - Skip to END
(Unassigned)
Copy

KEY
Shift-F1
Shift-F2
Shift-F3
Shift-F4
Shift-F5
Shift-F6
Shift-F7
Shift-F8
Shift-F9
Shift-F10
Shift-F11
Shift-F12

FUNCTION
Display the household
roster
FAQs
Reinterview FAQs
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
View Remarks/Item
notes
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
Display function keys
Display standard
abbreviation list
Display original CAPI
Notes

KEY
Ctrl-D
Ctrl-F3
Ctrl-E
Ctrl-F
Ctrl-F7
Ctrl-H
Ctrl-K
Ctrl-M
Ctrl-R

FUNCTION
Don't Know (D)
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
(Unassigned)
Access reinterview
notes
Show Info
Display function key
descriptions
Show Don’t Know &
Refusals
Refusal (R)

Additionally, some laptop keys have other special functions.
They are listed in the table below.
KEY
ESC
HOME
END
Page Up
Page Down
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Left Arrow
Right Arrow

QC Questions

FUNCTION
Cancel
Moves to beginning of form
Moves to first unanswered field on
path
Moves backward one page/screen
Moves forward one page/screen
Move upward or backward one field
Move downward or forward one field
Move to previous field
Move to next field

Unlike most QC reinterview programs, no proxies are
allowed for the reinterview of complete or sufficient partial
original NCVS interviews if the household respondent is not
available after numerous (3) attempts at contact. If the
household respondent is available, or if the original NCVS
interview was a noninterview, the NCVS instrument leads
the reinterviewer to verify that the NCVS interviewer
contacted the household. As is standard with most QC
reinterviews, after verifying that the NCVS interviewer
contacted the household, the NCVS RI instrument leads the
reinterviewer to ask:
·

If the interviewer visited in person or called on the

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·
·
·

telephone (ORMODE),
If the interviewer was polite and professional (POLITE),
How long the interview lasted (LENGTH_H,
LENGTH_M),
If the interviewer used a laptop computer (LAPTOP), and
If the roster was correct (ROSTER_1, ROSTER_2,
ROSTER_3, ROSTER_4).

Because age is (partially) used to determine who is eligible
for the School Crime Supplement (when the School Crime
Supplement is collected), it is very important that the age be
reported correctly during the NCVS. Unlike most QC
reinterviews, the NCVS QC reinterview will verify
demographic data (including age), household income, and
tenure (own/rent the housing unit). After verifying the roster
(and collecting the names of household members who were
omitted from the original roster), the NCVS QC reinterview
instrument leads the reinterviewer to ask:
·

If the age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status
were reported correctly (RI_AGECHECK,
RI_SEX_VER, RI_RACE_VER, RI_ORIGIN_VER,
RI_MARITAL_VER), and
What the age range, sex, race, Hispanic origin, or marital
status are (RI_AGERANGE,RI_SEX, RI_RACE,
RI_ORIGIN, RI_MARITAL) if the age, sex, race,
Hispanic origin, or marital status were not correctly
recorded, or not recorded at all,

for each household member, and
·

If the household income and tenure were reported
correctly (RI_HHINCOME_VER, RI_TENURE_VER),
and
What the household income or tenure are
(RI_HHINCOME, RI_TENURE) if the household
income or tenure was not correctly recorded, or not recorded
at all.

RE Questions

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After the QC questions, if the original NCVS interview was a
complete or sufficient partial interview, the instrument asks a
series of response error questions about crime victimization.
First the household respondent is asked about household
crimes. Then the person who answered for the RE sample
person, who may be the household respondent, is asked
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If the respondent (household respondent or RE sample
person, as appropriate) indicates that a specific type of crime
has occurred, then the instrument leads you to asks for:
·
·

The number of times such a crime occurred, and
A description of what happened.

These follow-up questions are not asked if that type of crime
did not occur.
Unlike the paper reinterview,
·

Thank-you Screens

There are different Thank-you screens depending on the
situation:
·

·
·
·

Screens for Determining
Reinterview Outcome and
Falsification Assessment

The RE sample person is selected by Headquarters and is
automatically indicated by the reinterview instrument;
and
If the RE sample person is not available, but the
household respondent was available, no proxy is allowed
for the RE sample person.

RI_THANKHR (in the MIDDLE of the instrument): To
thank the household respondent before asking to ask for
the RE sample person (if the RE sample person is not the
household respondent),
RI_THANKSP: To thank the RE sample person (if not
the same person as the household respondent),
THANK_YOU: To thank the household respondent (if
the household respondent is the RE sample person),
THANK_REF: To apologize for bothering the respondent
if the household respondent or Type B/C contact person
is deceased, and
THANK_SORRY: To thank the respondent if:
- The address or telephone number is incorrect or
- The original respondent is unknown at the address or
telephone number.

After you have thanked the respondent, if no further contact
is planned, the QC RI instrument leads you through screens
to determine the reinterview outcome and falsification
assessment for the case. If the RE sample person and the
household respondent are different people and you
reinterviewed both of them, you will be first asked:
·

If you were able to contact the RE sample person

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(RI_DESCRIPTSP);
If the original outcome, i.e., the RE sample person was
contacted during the original interview, was correct
(RI_OUTCMSP); and
If you suspect falsification of the interview of the RE
sample person (RI_FALSIFSP).

RI_OUTCMSP and RI_FALSIFSP do NOT create outcome
codes for the overall reinterview. However, if you suspect
falsification from talking to the RE sample person, you
should mark that you suspect falsification of the interview.
After answering the above questions, you will be asked:
·
·

If the original outcome was correct (RI_OUTCM) and
If you suspect falsification of the interview (FALSIF).

If you do not suspect falsification but the instrument has
noted discrepancies during reinterview (e.g., the interviewer
did not use a laptop during a personal visit interview), the
instrument will give you a chance to either change your
falsification assessment or explain why you did not change
the falsification assessment.

Now turn to the next page and complete the Review Exercise.

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Lesson 1 Review Exercise 4
For each of the questions/statements below, fill the one circle that best applies.
1.

Proxies are allowed in the NCVS reinterview.
±

True

False

True

False

The listing of visitors or non-household members on the roster is given in
±

False

RIOUTCM_SP creates the reinterview outcome for the entire reinterview case.
±

The functionality of the function keys for reinterview is the same as for the original
interview.
±

True

Blue

Gray

The age of household respondents is used to direct them to the School Crime Supplement
(when the School Crime Supplement is collected).
±

True

False

Now compare your answers to the answer key on the next page.

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Answer Key for Lesson 4
1.

Proxies are allowed in the NCVS reinterview.
±

True

False

Blue

Gray

The age of household respondents is (partially) used to determine if they are eligible for
the School Crime Supplement (when it is collected).
True

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False

The listing of visitors or non-household members on the roster is given in
±

True

RIOUTCM_SP creates the reinterview outcome for the entire reinterview case.
±

False

The functionality of the function keys in interview is the same as in reinterview.
±

True

False

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Lesson 5. Practice Reinterviews
Objective

During this lesson, you will have the opportunity to
familiarize yourself with the NCVS CAPI RI instrument by
going through two practice reinterviews. Of course, since
these are your first attempts at completing NCVS CAPI
reinterviews, these reinterviews will be much simpler than
most of your actual reinterviews will be. Remember, the
purpose of this self-study interview is to allow you become
more familiar with the instrument.

Caution

To keep things simple, go straight through the scripted
reinterviews. DO NOT attempt to jump around to different
sections or to enter “Don’t Know” and “Refused” answers
unless instructed in the interview. If you follow the
instructions throughout this lesson, you should not have any
problems.
If you are in the middle of an interview and get off track by
entering the wrong answer for a single question, press the
left or up arrow key in the lower right corner of your
keyboard. This step will take you to the previous question so
you can change the answer.

What do I do when I have
questions?

Write down any questions or comments you have while
completing these reinterviews on the pages at the end of this
lesson and mention them to your RO supervisor. Remember
to write down the name of the screen name if your question
or comment pertains to a particular screen.

Follow the Instructions

Complete each practice interview in its entirety. The scripts
will include the survey questions, statements, etc., that you as
the SFR will read, as well as the respondent’s answers.
Throughout this interview, you will see "SFR" used to
indicate what the reinterviewer, you, should say or do, and an
"R" is used to indicate what the respondent’s answers are.
Below each SFR and R exchange, you will see in bold and in
parenthesis the information you should enter. In order for
the response to be recorded, you must press the ENTER key.
Also, all instructions to you will be written in bold.

Access Training Case
Management

Your practice interview is in Training Case Management. To
access it, you will:
·

Click on the Training icon from your desktop.

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·
·
·

Highlight “ Reint NCVS” and then press Enter (or click
OK).
Press F5 to Install if you need to install the Reint NCVS
cases.
Press F8 to enter Training Case Management.

Access Your Case

For the first practice reinterview, highlight the address 123 B
OCEANVIEW LANE and press F2. At the “NCVS
Selected Case Confirmation Screen”, press Enter (or click
OK).

Screens and Navigation

Look at the left of the status bar (bottom of your screen;
second box from the left). You should see the name of the
screen. For the first screen you should see “START.” This
is the item or variable name. While completing this
interview, if you feel lost, look for the variable name in the
status bar.
Now let’s begin the practice reinterviews. Remember to
follow the scripts and make the entries as indicated using the
keyboard. Be sure to read the instructions in bold since they
will describe specific screens and concepts as you proceed
through the script.

Practice Reinterview 1: 60927 3169 J24 02 100 - Reinterview of a complete NCVS
interview in which the household respondent and the RE sample person are different
people. Address: 123 B OCEANVIEW LANE, in ANY TOWN, AR
START

The reinterview date, time, and case status, as well as the
original date, time, outcome, address, and phone number,
will be displayed on the screen. This is a new reinterview
case.
(Enter 1, Continue)

START_1

This screen reminds you that you can access the original
CAPI notes by Shift-F12 at any time during reinterview.
It also reminds you that you can access the reinterview
notes (to view or update) by Shift-F7.
(Enter 1 to continue.)

HHCOMP

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This screen shows the roster, including names,
relationship to household respondent, age, sex, race, and
HHCODE (which describes changes to the household
membership status of each person). You can access this

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screen by Shift-F1 at any time during the reinterview.
You can also see this roster screen by the Ros tab.
(Enter 1 to continue.)
METHOD

On this screen you choose the method of reinterview, quit
in order to attempt at a later time, make the case a
reinterview noninterview, or make the case an RO or HQ
discretion case. You MUST have permission from the
RO in order to choose option 5.
(Enter 1, Telephone Reinterview.)

DIAL

This screen instructs you to dial the household’s
telephone number, which is displayed in the screen along
with the name of the household respondent and the
sample unit’s address.
(Enter 1, Someone answers.)

HELLO_TC

SFR: Hello. I’m (your name) from the U.S. Census
Bureau. May I speak to JOHN DOE?
R:

Yes; this is he.

(Enter 1, This is correct person, or correct person called
to the phone.)
INTRO_TC

SFR: Thank you for helping us recently with the National
Crime Victimization Survey.
We’re doing a short quality control check to make
sure that our interviewers are following correct
procedures.
Is your address:
123 B OCEANVIEW LANE
ANY TOWN, AR 99997?
R:

Yes

(Enter 1, Yes.)
RIRESP

SFR: With whom am I speaking?

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JOHN DOE

(Enter 1, the line number of the respondent.)
CONTACT_C

SFR: Did an interviewer contact you on or about Friday,
April 14, 2006, and ask questions about crime
incidents that happened to you during the last six
months, that is between October 13, 2005, and April
13, 2006?
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Yes.)
ORMODE

SFR: Did the interviewer visit in person or call on the
telephone?
R:

In person.

(Enter 1, Personal visit only.)
POLITE

SFR: Was the interviewer polite and professional?
R:

No.

(Enter 2, No.)
PO_NOTES

This screen is only accessed if the respondent answered
that the interviewer was not polite and professional.
(Enter: FR chewing gum.)

LENGTH_H, LENGTH_M

SFR: About how long did the interview last?
R:

About an hour and a half.

(Enter 1 for LENGTH_H, 30 FOR LENGTH_M.)
LAPTOP

This screen is only accessed if the respondent answered
that the interview was either by Personal visit only or by
Both - Interviewer visited and called.
SFR: Did the interviewer use a laptop computer?
R:

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No.

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(Enter 2, No.)
ROSTER_1

SFR: Our records indicate that JOHN DOE, JANE DOE,
and MARY JANE DOE were living or staying at
123 B OCEANVIEW LANE
ANY TOWN, AR 99997
on Friday, March 31, 2006.
Is this correct?
R:

Yes.

(Mark 1, Yes.)
ROSTER_3

SFR: Have I missed any household member who was living
here on Friday, April 14, 2006?
R:

Yes.

(Mark 1, Yes.)
ROSTER_4

Enter “MOLLY MOE”, Press Enter to get to next
addition, Enter “SALLY MOE", Press Enter to get to
next addition, Press Enter to continue with reinterview.)

First person from original household roster:
RI_AGECHECK

This screen is accessed for each household member whose
age was given during the initial interview.
SFR: I have you listed as 34 years old.
Is that correct?
R:

No.

(Mark 2, No, age is NOT correct.)
RI_AGERANGE

This screen is accessed if the person’s age was incorrect
or if the person’s age wasn’t collected during the initial
interview.
SFR: Are you ...

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5. 18 - 24 years old?
6. 25 - 34 years old?
7. 35 - 49 years old?
8. 50 - 65 years old?
9. 66 years old or older?
R:

I’m 37 years old.

(Mark 7, 35 to 49 years old, for the answer ‘37 years
old’.)
RI_SEX_VER

This screen is accessed for each household member whose
sex was given during the initial interview.
SFR: I have you listed as male. Is that correct?
R:

Of course I am.

(Enter 1, Yes.)
RI_RACE_VER

This screen is accessed for each household member whose
race was given during the initial interview.
SFR: I have your race listed as White. Is that correct?
R:

No.

(Enter 2, No, race is NOT correct.)
RI_RACE

This screen is accessed if the person’s race was incorrect
or if the person’s race wasn’t collected during the initial
interview.
SFR: Please choose one or more races that you consider
yourself to be.
 1. White
 2. Black or African
American
 3. American Indian or
Alaska Native
R:

 4. Asian
 5. Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
 6. Other – specify

I’m Cuban.

(Enter 6, Other – specify, and fill RI_RACE_SPECIFY.)

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RI_RACE_SPECIFY

This screen is accessed for each household member who
answers some race other than White; Black or African
American; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian;
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander to RI_RACE.
 Specify the other race for this person..
(Enter CUBAN. Press Enter.)

RI_ORIGIN_VER

SFR: I have you listed as not being Spanish, Hispanic, or
Latino. Is that correct?
R:

No.

(Enter 2, Hispanic origin is NOT correct.)
RI_MARITAL_VER

SFR: I have your marital status listed as married. Is that
correct?
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Marital status IS correct.)
Second person from original household roster:
RI_AGERANGE

Jane Doe is recorded as initially refusing to give her age,
so this screen is accessed during reinterview.
SFR: Is JANE DOE a child, a teenager, or an adult?
R:

She’s an adult.

SFR: Is she ...
5. 18 - 24 years old?
6. 25 - 34 years old?
7. 35 - 49 years old?
8. 50 - 65 years old?
9. 66 years old or older?
R:

Between 25 and 34.

(Mark 6, 35 to 49 years old.)
RI_SEX_VER

SFR: I have JANE DOE listed as female. Is that correct?

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Absolutely.

(Enter 1, Yes.)
RI_RACE

Jane Doe’s race was not initially recorded, so this screen
is access in reinterview.
SFR: Please choose one or more races that JANE DOE
considers herself to be.
 1. White
 2. Black or African
American
 3. American Indian or
Alaska Native
R:

 4. Asian
 5. Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
 6. Other – specify

She’s Black.

(Enter 2, Black or African American.)
RI_ORIGIN_VER

SFR: I have JANE DOE listed as not being Spanish,
Hispanic, or Latino. Is that correct?
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Hispanic origin IS correct.)
RI_MARITAL_VER

SFR: I have JANE DOE’s marital status listed as
married. Is that correct?
R:

You bet.

(Enter 1, Marital status IS correct.)
Third (and last) person from original roster:
RI_AGERANGE

SFR: Is MARY JANE DOE a child, a teenager, or an adult?
R:

She’s our teenage daughter.

SFR: Is she ...
2. 12 - 13 years old?
3. 14 - 15 years old?
4. 16 - 17 years old?

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5. 18 - 24 years old?
R:

She’s 14 and a half.

(Mark 3, 14 - 15 years old.)
RI_SEX_VER

SFR: I have MARY JANE DOE listed as female. Is that
correct?
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Yes.)
RI_RACE_VER

SFR: I have MARY JANE DOE’s race listed as white. Is
that correct?
R:

No.

(Enter 2, No, race is NOT correct.)
RI_RACE

SFR: Please choose one or more races that MARY JANE
DOE considers herself to be.
 1. White
 2. Black or African
American
 3. American Indian or
Alaska Native
R:

 4. Asian
 5. Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
 6. Other – specify

She’s Cuban-American.

(Enter 6, Other – specify, and fill RI_RACE_SPECIFY.)
RI_RACE_SPECIFY

 Specify the other race for this person.
(Enter CUBAN AMERICAN.)

RI_ORIGIN_VER

SFR: I have MARY JANE DOE listed as not being
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. Is that correct?
R:

No.

(Enter 2, Hispanic origin is NOT correct.)

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RI_MARITAL_VER

SFR: I have MARY JANE DOE’s marital status listed as
never married. Is that correct?
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Marital status IS correct.)
First person added to roster during reinterview:
RI_AGERANGE

SFR: Is MARY MOE a child, a teenager, or an adult?
R:

She’s my wife’s mother.

SFR: Is she ...
7. 35 - 49 years old?
8. 50 - 65 years old?
9. 66 years old or older?
R:

She’s 52.

(Mark 8, 50 - 65 years old, for the answer ‘52’.)
RI_SEX

SFR: Is MARY MOE male or female?
R:

Female.

(Enter 2, Female.)
RI_RACE

SFR: Please choose one or more races that MARY MOE
considers herself to be.
 1. White
 2. Black or African
American
 3. American Indian or
Alaska Native
R:

 4. Asian
 5. Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
 6. Other – specify

She’s Asian.

(Enter 4, Asian.)
RI_ORIGIN

SFR: Is MARY MOE Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.
R:

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No.

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(Enter 2, No.)
RI_MARITAL

SFR: Is MARY MOE married, widowed, divorced,
separated or never married?
R:

She’s a widow.

(Enter 2, Widowed.)
Second (and last) person added to roster during reinterview:
RI_AGERANGE

SFR: Is SALLY MOE a child, a teenager, or an adult?
R:

She’s my wife’s sister.

Probe to find out that she’s an adult.
SFR: Is she ...
5. 18 - 24 years old?
6. 25 - 34 years old?
7. 35 - 49 years old?
8. 50 - 65 years old?
9. 66 years old or older?
R:

Between 18 to 24

(Mark 5, for the answer ‘18 to 24’.)
RI_SEX

SFR: Is SALLY MOE male or female?
R:

She’s my wife’s sister. Of course she’s female.

(Enter 2, Female.)
RI_RACE

SFR: Please choose one or more races that SALLY MOE
considers herself to be.
 1. White
 2. Black or African
American
 3. American Indian or
Alaska Native
R:

 4. Asian
 5. Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
 6. Other – specify

She’s Asian.

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(Enter 4, Asian.)
RI_ORIGIN

SFR: Is SALLY MOE Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.
R:

No.

(Enter 2, No.)
RI_MARITAL

SFR: Is SALLY MOE married, widowed, divorced,
separated or never married?
R:

She’s divorced.

(Enter 3, Divorced.)
RI_HHINCOME

This screen is accessed if the household income was not
(correctly) recorded during the original interview. If the
household income had been recorded during the original
interview, then RI_HHINCOME_VER (to verify the
income) would have been asked.
SFR: Which of the following categories represents the
TOTAL combined income of all members of this
HOUSEHOLD during the past 12 months? This
includes money from jobs, net income from business,
farm or rent, pensions, dividends, interest, Social
Security payments, and any other money income
received by members of this HOUSEHOLD who are
14 years of age or older.

 11.
 12.
 13.
 14.
 15.
 16.
 17.

Less than $5,000
$5,000 - $7,499
$7,500 - $9,999
$10,000 - $12,499
$12,500 - $14,999
$15,000 - $17,499
$17,500 - $19,999

 18.
 19.
 20.
 21.
 22.
 23.
 24.

$20,000 - $24,999
$25,000 - $29,999
$30,000 - $34,999
$35,000 - $39,999
$40,000 - $49,990
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 and over

$80,000.

(Enter 24, for $75,000 and over.)

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RI_HHTENURE

This screen is accessed if the housing status (owned or
rented) was NOT recorded during the original interview.
If the housing status had been recorded, then it would
have been verified by RI_HHTENURE_VER.
SFR: Are you living quarters ...
 1. Owned or being bought
by you or someone in
your household?
 2. Rented for cash?
R:

 3. Occupied without
payment of cash rent?

We own it with the mortgage company.

(Enter 1.)
RI_SQTHEFT

SFR: I'm going to read some examples that will give you an
idea of the kinds of crimes this study covers. As I go
through them, tell me if any of these happened to you
in the last 6 months, that is, between October 13,
2005, and April 13, 2006.
Was something belonging to YOU stolen, such as ---------

Things that you carry, like luggage, a wallet,
purse, briefcase, book Clothing, jewelry, or cellphone Bicycle or sports equipment Things in your home - like a TV, stereo, or
tools Things outside your home such as a garden hose
or lawn furniture Things belonging to children in the household Things from a vehicle, such as a package,
groceries, camera, or CDs - OR
Did anyone ATTEMPT to steal anything
belonging to you?

Yes

(Enter 1)
RI_SQTHEFTTIMES

SFR: How many times?
R:

Once

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(Enter 1.)
RI_SQTHEFTSPEC

SFR: What happened?
R:

A co-worker and I were walking to my car when two
young men grabbed my leather tote bag and ran.

You are to briefly describe the incident in
RI_SQTHEFTSPEC. Remember, when writing a
description of what happened refer to the respondent and
any other household member by his or her line number
(for example L1, L2) and NOT by their name. If you click
on the Ros tab, you will see the names of those persons
living or staying in the household and their corresponding
line number. Click on the Ros tab now.
[ ]
You will see that JOHN DOE’s line number is 1. Now
enter click on the “NCVS-RI” tab on the toolbar to go
back to RI_SQTHEFTSPEC. DO NOT enter 1 to
continue as doing so will take you to the next unanswered
screen question.
Now enter the following summary:
L1 and co-worker were walking to L1's car when 2 young
men grabbed L1's leather tote bag and ran.
(Press Enter to continue)
RI_SQBREAKIN

SFR: Other than any incidents already mentioned, has
anyone
-- Broken in or ATTEMPTED to break into your
home by forcing a door or a window, pushing past
someone, jimmying a lock, cutting a screen, or
entering through an open door or window?
-- Has anyone illegally gotten in or tried to get into a
garage, shed, or storage room?
OR
-- Illegally gotten in or tried to get into a hotel or
motel room or vacation home where you were
staying?
R:

(Enter 2, No.)

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RI_SQTOTALVEHICLES

SFR: What was the TOTAL number of cars, vans, trucks,
motorcycles, or other motor vehicles owned by you or
any other member of that household during the last 6
months, that is between October 13, 2005, and April
13, 2006? Include those you no longer own.
R:

We have two cars.

(Enter 2.)
RI_SQMVTHEFT

This question is only accessed if the household respondent
says that they have at least one motor vehicle.
SFR: During the last 6 months, that is between October 13,
2005 and April 13, 2006, other than any incident(s)
already mentioned, were any of the vehicles -- Stolen or used without permission?
-- Did anyone steal any parts such as a tire, car
stereo, hubcap or battery?
-- Did anyone steal any gas from them?
OR
-- Did anyone ATTEMPT to steal any vehicle or
parts attached to them?
R:

(Enter 2, No.)
RI_THANKHR

This, and the next three screens, only occur if the RE
sample person is NOT the same person as the household
respondent
SFR: Thank you for your cooperation. I now have a few
more questions I would like to ask JANE DOE.
(Enter 1, Continue.)

RI_SPEAKTOSP

SFR: May I speak to JANE DOE?
R: Sure. Just a minute.
(Enter 1, Yes.)

RI_INTROSP

SFR: Hello. I’m (your name) from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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We’re doing a short quality control check to make
sure that our interviewer followed the correct
procedures when he/she recently interviewed you for
the National Crime Victimization Survey.
I’ve already completed part of this interview with
JOHN DOE and would like to finish this interview by
asking you a few questions.
(Enter 1, Continue.)
RI_QUESTYPESP

This question will be different if the RE sample person
did not answer for him/herself during the NCVS. In that
case, you would be talking to the person who answered
for the RE sample person ABOUT the RE sample person.
SFR: The questions I will ask you will be about the crime
incidents that occurred to you between October 13,
2005, and April 13, 2006.
(Enter 1, Continue.)

RI_SQATTACKWHERE

SFR: Other than any incidents already mentioned, between
October 13, 2005 and April 13, 2006, were you
attacked or threatened OR did you have something
stolen from you -- At home including the porch or yard -- At or near a friend's, relative's, or neighbor's
home -- At work or school -- In places such as a storage shed or laundry room,
a shopping mall, restaurant, bank, or airport -- While riding in any vehicle -- On the street or in a parking lot -- At such places as a party, theater, gym, picnic
area, bowling lanes, or while fishing or huntingOR
-- Did anyone ATTEMPT to attack or ATTEMPT to
steal anything belonging to you from any of these
places?
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Yes.)

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RI_SQATTACKWHERETIMES

SFR: How many times?
R:

Once.

(Enter 1.)
RI_SQATTACKWHERESPEC

SFR: What happened?
R:

It’s just too painful to discuss.

(Press Ctrl-R.)
RI_SQATTACKHOW

This question is only asked if the answer to
RI_SQATTACKWHERE was yes.
SFR: Other than any incidents already mentioned, has
anyone attacked or threatened you in any of these
ways -- (Exclude telephone threats) -- With any weapon, for instance, a gun or knife -- With anything like a baseball bat, frying pan,
scissors, or stick -- By something thrown, such as a rock or bottle -- Include any grabbing, punching, or choking,
-- Any rape, attempted rape, or other type of sexual
attack -- Any face to face threats - OR
-- Any attack or threat or use of force by anyone at
all?
Please mention it even if you are not certain it was a
crime.
R:

No.

(Enter 2, No.)
RI_SQTHEFTATTACKKNOWNOFF

This question is only asked if the answer to
RI_SQATTACKWHERE was yes.
SFR: People often don't think of incidents committed by
someone they know. Other than any incidents already
mentioned, did you have something stolen from you
or were you attacked or threatened by-- Someone at work or school -

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-- A neighbor or friend -- A relative or family member -- Any other person you have met or known?
Did any incidents of this type happen to you?
R:

(Enter 2, No.)
RI_ SQSEXUAL

SFR: Incidents involving forced or unwanted sexual acts
are often difficult to talk about. Other than any
incidents already mentioned, have you been forced or
coerced to engage in unwanted sexual activity by -- Someone you didn't know before -- A casual acquaintance OR
-- Someone you know well?
Did any incidents of this type happen to you?
R:

(Enter 2, No.)
RI_SQCALLPOLICECRIME

SFR: During the last 6 months, that is between October 13,
2005 and April 13, 2006, other than any incident(s)
already mentioned, did you call the police to report
something that happened to YOU which you thought
was a crime?
R:

(Enter 2, No.)
RI_SQNOCALLPOLICECRIME

SFR: During the last 6 months, that is between October 13,
2005 and April 13, 2006, other than any incident(s)
already mentioned, did anything which you thought
was a crime happen to YOU, but you did NOT report
to the police?
R:

(Enter 2, No.)

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RI_THANKSP

This and the following three questions are asked only if
the RE sample person is NOT the same person as the
household respondent. If the RE sample person and the
household respondent are the same person, then the
instrument paths to THANK_YOU instead of to this
screen.
SFR: Thank you for your participation. You’ve been very
helpful.
(Enter 1, Continue. During an actual reinterview, you
would leave after RI_THANKSP, and fill out the last of the
reinterview instrument away from the respondent.)

RI_DESCRIPTSP

This question asks you to describe what happened in
reinterview with the RE sample person, choosing from a
list of options.
(Enter 1, You conducted a complete reinterview with
Jane Doe.)

FALSIFSP

This question asks you if you suspect falsification of the
interview with the RE sample person.
(Enter 2, No.)

RI_OUTCM

This question gives the original outcome for the case and
asks if it was correct.
(Enter 1, Yes.)

FALSIF

This question asks if you suspect falsification of the entire
interview. It lists discrepancies found during
reinterview:
Your reinterview indicated the following discrepancies for
JOHN Doe.
7- The household roster was incorrect.
10- This case was done by a personal visit and the
reinterview respondent said the (S)FR did not use a
laptop.
13- Demographic characteristic(s) was/were incorrectly
recorded on roster.
Do you suspect falsification?

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(Enter 2, No. Note: You should probably suspect
falsification, because the respondent told you that a
personal visit interview was NOT conducted using a
laptop!)
DISCREP_NOTES

This screen asks you to explain why you do not suspect
falsification even though there are discrepancies
indicated in the instrument. It explains that you access
the reinterview notes by pressing Ctrl-F7.
(Press Ctrl-F7, Enter
The household is very fluid and the respondent wasn’t
paying attention,
Press F10 to exit notes, Select [Yes] to save notes, Enter 1
to continue.)

NSF_RIDISP

This screen appears if there are two or more
discrepancies, the original outcome is correct, and you do
NOT suspect falsification. If you do suspect falsification
in this situation, then a similar screen (SF_RIDISP)
appears instead. You are asked to enter the code that
best describes the case.
(Enter 7.)

RINOTES_PRE

This screen is available if you want or need to enter more
reinterview notes.
(Enter 1, Continue.)
You may need to press Enter twice in order to get to the
next screen.

READYWRAP

This screen tells you that the case is ready to be wrapped
up. When you enter 1 the instrument will leave the case.
(Enter 1 to continue.)
The Case-Level Notes Editor will pop up for one last
chance to enter notes. Enter what you want, then enter
F10 to close the notes window.
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Practice Reinterview 2: 65954 3501 J23 01 100 - Reinterview of an NCVS
noninterview that was conducted with a Type B/C contact person. Address: 154
RIVERSIDE CT APT D, in ANY TOWN, MD
START

START_1A

This screen gives contact person information: Name,
Title, Phone, and Address.
(Enter 1, Continue)

START_1

(Enter 1 to continue.)

METHOD

(Enter 2, Personal Visit Reinterview.)

CKSUP

This screen appears if you say you are conducting a
personal visit, no matter what the original outcome. You
must have authorization in order to conduct a person
visit reinterview.
(Enter 1, Personal visit reinterview authorized.)

HELLO_PN

SFR: Hello, I’m (your name) from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here is my identification card
May I speak to RUPERT ROE ?
R:

This is he.

(Enter 1, Correct person available.)
INTRO_PN

SFR: Thank you for recently helping us verify the status of:
154 RIVERSIDE CT APT D
ANY TOWN, MD 99997
We’re doing a short quality control check to make
sure that our interviewers are following correct
procedures.

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(Enter 1, Continue.)
CONTACT_N

SFR: Did an interviewer visit or call regarding:
154 RIVERSIDE CT APT D
ANY TOWN, MD 99997
R:

Yes.

(Enter 1, Yes.)
ORMODE

SFR: Did the interviewer visit in person or call on the
telephone?
R:

In person.

(Enter 1, Personal visit only.)
POLITE

SFR: Was the interviewer polite and professional?
R: Yes.
(Enter 1, Yes.)

LAPTOP

SFR: Did the interviewer use a laptop computer?
R:

No.

(Enter 2, No.)
STATUS

SFR: Our records show that on Friday, April 14, 2006,
154 RIVERSIDE CT APT D
ANY TOWN, MD 99997
was vacant - regular.
Is this information correct?
R:

No, it isn’t.

(Enter 2, No.)
STAT_PROB2

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that the original outcome was not correct.
SFR: What was the status of
154 RIVERSIDE CT APT D
ANY TOWN, MD 99997
on or about Friday, April 14, 2006?
R: It’s been occupied continuously for the past 8 years.
(Enter
Continuously occupied for past 8 years.
Press Enter.)
THANK_YOU

SFR: Thank you for your cooperation. You’ve been very
helpful.
(Enter 1, Continue. During an actual reinterview, you
would leave after THANK_YOU, and fill out the last of the
reinterview instrument away from the respondent.)

RI_OUTCM

This screen asks if the original outcome was correct.
(Enter 2, No.)

MISC_C

This screen appears only if the original outcome was a
Type B case, but you said in RI_OUTCM that the
original outcome was not correct.
(Enter 1, Should have been an Interview or Type A.

FALSIF

After listing all discrepancies, this screen asks if you
suspect falsification.
(Enter 1, Yes.)

RINOTES_PRE

This screen instructs you to enter or view and edit
existing reinterview notes. Then you are to enter 1 to
continue.
(Enter 1, Continue.)

READY_WRAP

(Enter 1, Continue.)
The Case-Level Notes Editor will pop up for one last

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chance to enter notes. Enter what you want, then enter
F10 to close the notes window. This will wrap up the
case.
This concludes the scripted practice reinterviews. You can now exit Case Management by
pressing the F10 key or clicking on the F10-Exit button on the Case Management toolbar. You
may also conduct more practice reinterviews by selecting more cases from the training Case
Management or by reinstalling the reinterview cases you have just completed.
If you want to reinstall the reinterview cases in order to practice them a second time, you:
Press F10 to exit Case Management,
Re-enter Training Case Management for NCVS Classroom,
Press F12 to Uninstall, and
Press F5 to Install.
A brief summary remaining four original cases on the training input file follows.
·

The case with control number 709813301 J24 02 100 (address: 5024 BLUE ST) is an
original complete case in which he household respondent and the RE sample person are
the same person. You will notice that the instrument does not show the screens
RI_THANKHR through RI_QUESTYPESP.

Cases with control numbers 809813199 J22 02 100 (address: 109 MONTE VISTA
TERR) and 859273299 J22 02 100 (address: 105 BEACH RD) are original complete
cases in which the household respondent and the RE sample person are different people.
There was a proxy response for the RE sample person in these two cases, and you will
talk to the person who answered for the RE sample person for the NCVS interview. That
person is NOT considered a proxy for reinterview, because we are contacting the person
who gave the original data. You will notice slight differences in the wording of
RI_THANKHR and RI_QUESTYPESP, as well as sight differences in the wording of the
crime questions about the RE sample person.

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In 809813199 J22 02 100, the household respondent was the original proxy for
the RE sample person.

In 859273299 J22 02 100, the household respondent was NOT the original proxy
for the RE sample person.

The case with control number 909543169 J24 02 100 (address: 101 RAILROAD DR
APT D) is an original noninterview that was conducted by observation.

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Lesson 6. Falsification
What is Falsification?

Falsification is when the interviewer knowingly deviates
from current interviewing procedures, and/or improperly
classifies units, to avoid interviewing units. This includes
·
·

Discrepancies That May
Indicate Falsification

Here is a partial listing of discrepancies which may indicate
that the interviewer falsified the interview. However, they
are not a definite sign that the FR falsified data. You must
use all the information you gather in reinterview to assess
whether you suspect the interviewer of falsification.
·
·
·
·
·
·

What to Do When You Suspect
Falsification

Making up information and
Intentionally misclassifying units as Type B or Type C
noninterviews.

The respondent said that the household was not contacted by
an interviewer.
The interviewer did not use a laptop when conducting a
personal visit interview.
The roster was incorrect (for a complete original interview).
Demographic data was incorrectly collected.
Household income or tenure was incorrectly collected.
The original noninterview status was incorrect (for an original
noninterview).

Do not contact the interviewer before speaking to the
program supervisor. If you suspect that an interviewer
falsified information, immediately contact the RO program
supervisor.
The RO program supervisor will investigate the case and
may complete a form 11-163, Field Representative Data
Falsification Follow-up. The RO may require your
assistance to investigate the case.

Giving Feedback When You
Do Not Suspect Falsification

If you do not suspect falsification and your supervisor has no
objections to your conferring with the interviewer, meet with
the interviewer as soon as possible after you complete the
reinterview of his/her cases.
Whenever possible, meet with the interviewer in person. If a
personal meeting is not possible, talk with the interviewer by
telephone.
For any errors attributable to the interviewer, make sure that

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you review with the interviewer the correct procedures and
clear up any misconceptions. Before ending your discussion
with the interviewer, verify that the interviewer understands
how to resolve future errors. Vary the nature and extent of
your instructions according to the seriousness of the errors.
Most importantly, be sure to compliment the interviewer for
all the work that he/she performed correctly.

Now turn to the next page and complete the Review Exercise.

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Lesson 6 Review Exercise
1.

Falsification is when the interviewer ______________ deviates from current interviewing
procedures, and/or ______________ classifies units, to ___________ interviewing units.

For each of the questions/statements below, fill the one circle that best applies.
2.

You should confront an interviewer immediately if you suspect the interviewer of
falsification.
±

True

False

True

False

Now compare your answers to the answer key on the next page.

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Answer Key for Lesson 6
1.

Falsification is when the interviewer
knowingly deviates from current interviewing
procedures, and/or improperly
classifies units, to avoid
interviewing units.

You should confront an interviewer immediately if you suspect the interviewer of
falsification.
±

True

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False

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Lesson 7. Final Review Exercise
For each of the questions/statements below, fill the one circle that best applies.
1.

The NCVS reinterview asks questions not only to detect falsification but also to evaluate
the consistency of response to crime victimization questions.
±

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

It’s useful to check the values of the function keys, because they’re the different for the
interview and reinterview.
±

Falsified data has NO impact on the quality of the survey.
±

True

It’s necessary that you, as the reinterviewer, select the RE sample person from the roster
in order to complete the reinterview.
±

False

You MUST make a falsification assessment in order to have a complete reinterview.
±

Proxies are allowed for the RE sample person.
±

True

False

If you believe you must conduct a personal visit reinterview, you must first contact the
RO for permission.
±

True

False

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It doesn’t matter if the age of household members is correctly collected during the
NCVS.
±

True

False

It is important to collect correct demographic data (age, sex, race, Hispanic origin,
marital status) for household members.
±

True

False

Now send your completed Final Review Exercise to your survey supervisor.

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Answer Key to Lesson 7
1.

The NCVS reinterview asks questions not only to detect falsification but also to evaluate
the consistency of response to crime victimization questions.
True

False

Proxies are allowed for the RE sample person.
±

True

False

(Proxies are allowed in the original instrument. The reinterview instrument asks to speak
to whoever answered for the RE sample person in the original interview. It will NOT
allow a proxy for THAT person.)
3.

You MUST make a falsification assessment in order to have a complete reinterview.
True

True

False

It’s useful to check the values of the function keys, because they’re the different for the
interview and reinterview.
True

False

Falsified data has NO impact on the quality of the survey.
±

False

It’s necessary that you, as the reinterviewer, select the RE sample person from the roster
in order to complete the reinterview.
±

False

If you believe you must conduct a personal visit reinterview, you must first contact the
RO for permission.
True

False

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It doesn’t matter if the age of household members is correctly collected during the
NCVS.
±

True

It is important to collect correct demographic data (age, sex, race, Hispanic origin,
marital status) for household members.
True

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False

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