Table 2 -Changes and Reasons Table Summer Questionnaire-Jan17

Table 2. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children – Summer Questionnaire Changes and Reasons for Changes
Section Heading		Changes and Reasons for Changes
Original Instrument	Proposed Instrument
Introduction	Introduction	Moved question A1 to first question to provide rationale for call before other questions Added question A2a and expanded A4.3 to confirm eligibility and enhance attractiveness of survey for respondent; A4.4 includes the original question A5 Deleted original questions A6.1-A6.3 as it is no longer necessary to locate a respondent living outside the household Deleted question A0.1 as in now included in reworded introduction at A8 Reworded questions to clarify introduction for respondent
Household Characteristics	B. Household Characteristics	Added question B1a to confirm household that did not complete baseline is ineligible for survey Added question B4c to verify birthdate of school-age child who is 20 or older Added questions B5-B5c to expand series of follow-up questions for household roster Added question B6.1a to confirm that household completing baseline has no children in household Deleted original questions B2.1 and B7 to reduce respondent burden and added question B7.2 to determine presence of children in household in summer Reworded questions to clarify meaning of questions for respondent
Child Demographics	Child Demographics	Reworded questions to clarify meaning of questions for respondent Deleted original questions C2-C4 to reduce respondent burden; not needed since respondent demographics are used for household characteristics
Dietary Behaviors – Child	Diet Behaviors-Child	Moved section to accommodate moving original Food Security Section F to an earlier position in the questionnaire Moved questions within section to reorder questions to start with cereal, a more cognitively challenging question, continuing with milk, and ending with other beverages Reworded questions to clarify meaning of questions for respondent Added questions E6, E12,E19, E20, E22, and E23 to complete dietary factors needed for analysis of food frequency data (food consumption is a child outcome) Deleted original questions D14-D16 based on analysis of POC data and not needed for impact analysis for treatment group. Deleted question D19 as responses were not useful in POC analysis.
Program Participation – Child	Program Participation – Child	Moved section to accommodate move of section F to an earlier position in the questionnaire Added question F1.1 to determine if respondent is accurately reporting meal location Added question F3.1 to collect data on access to free supper meals for impact analysis Added questions F4.2-F4.3c because impact analysis requires additional data on alternate sources of free or paid summer meals
Food Security – Household	Food Security – Household	Moved section to be comparable with placement in Spring Baseline Questionnaire Added questions D4b, D8b, and D13b to probe for number of days for respondents who answer ‘don’t know’ to the previous question; improves quality of data and classification of food security (main study outcome)
Shopping and Eating Behavior – Household	Shopping and Eating Behavior – Household	Moved section to follow sequence of Shopping and Eating Behavior and Program Participation-Household sections in Spring Baseline Questionnaire Added questions H4-H5a to determine whether “out-of-pocket expenditures” included regular WIC, regular SNAP or SEBTC benefits; improves data quality
H Program Participation -Household	Program Participation -Household	Moved section to be comparable to Spring Baseline Questionnaire Added question G3.1 to collect data on amount of regular SNAP benefits for impact analysis Added question G6.1 to disaggregate receipt of benefits from use of benefits Reworded questions to clarify meaning of questions for respondent Deleted original questions H3, H7-H8.1, H10, and H11 b11 ased on analysis of POC data; data can be obtained from other sources; reduces respondent burden
Caregiver Demographics	I. Caregiver Demographics	Added question I1 to collect respondent’s gender; improves data quality Added question I6a to verify date of birth of respondent who may be under 18 (i.e., if information conflicts with earlier response to question A4.3) Reworded questions to clarify meaning of questions for respondent
Closing and Address Verification	J. Closing and Address Verification	Reworded questions to clarify meaning of questions for respondent Deleted original question J2 to reduce respondent burden; information is covered in consent language

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