Instrument Changes

Appendix G

INSTRUMENT CHANGES from 2011-2013

The following changes to the instrument facilitate returning cases from the cell phone frame.

Change LANDCELL and ask the following question for all cases (panels one through four):

(HELLO_RET) FOR RETURNING CASES:

This is … from the US Census Bureau. May I please speak to: fill [respondent name]?

1. This is the correct person skip to LANDCELL

2. Correct person called to the phone skip to LANDCELL

3. Person not home or available now skip to LANDCELL

4. Person unknown at this number skip to LANDCELL

5. Other outcome or problem interviewing respondent, including immediate hangup skip to PROBCALL

(LANDCELL) Are you answering using a landline phone or a cell phone?

1. Landline

2. Cell phone

The following logic will also apply for replacement households.

If FRAME = 1 and LANDCELL = 1, skip to ID_SPVR

If FRAME = 1 and LANDCELL = 2, skip to CELLSAFE.

If FRAME = 1 and LANDCELL = don’t know or refuse, skip to CELLSAFE.

If FRAME = 0 and LANDCELL = 1, skip to ID_SPVR.

If FRAME = 0 and LANDCELL = 2, skip to CELLSAFE

If FRAME = 0 and LANDCELL = don’t know or refuse, skip to CELLSAFE.

(CELLSAFE) Since we have reached you on your cell phone, we want to ensure your safety. Are you currently driving?

1. Yes—skip to SHOW_CTRL and set a callback

2. No—(and HELLO_RET= 1 or 2), skip to ID_SPVR

CELLSAFE=2 (and HELLO_RET =3, skip to HELLO_RS

CELLSAFE=2 (and HELLO_RET = 4, skip to HELLO_NEW

3. Other outcome/problem interviewing respondent, including immediate hangup. skip to PROBCALL

4. Don’t know/refuse— skip to TY_CLBCK and set a callback

(ID_SPVR) My supervisor is working with me today and may listen in to evaluate my performance.

1. Continue with interview skip to GEO_VER

2. Inconvenient time, callback needed skip to TY_NXTTM

3. Refused to participate skip to TY_NXTTM

4. Language problem OR refer to supervisor skip to TY_NXTTM

(HELLO_RS) Perhaps you can help me. I’d like to speak with a member of this household who is 18 years old or older and is either related to ^fRES_NAME by blood, marriage,or other legal arrangement or who shares major living expenses with ^fRES_NAME.

1. Respondent is resident 18+ skip to INTRO_RS

2. Resident 18+ called to phone skip to INTRO_RS

3. Eligible person not home now or not available now skip to TY_CLBCK and set a callback

4. No one living in household is 18+ skip to FIND_OTH

5. Other outcome/problem skip to PROBCALL

Verify the state and county in which the respondent lives:

(GEO_VER) Is your household still located in [fill from household location from last interview]?

1. Yes (skip to GEO_DONE)

2. No (skip to DFFSTATE and follow path for movers)

(DFFSTATE) In which state do you live?

If the state is included in the CPI, the next screen (DFFCNTY) asks for the county in which the respondent lives. If the state is not included in the CPI, the case is out-of-scope, and the instrument would skip to THANKRES.

(DFFCNTY) In which county do you live?

If the county reported by the respondent is not included in the CPI geography, the case is a geographic screen out, is out-of-scope and would skip to THANKRES.

(GEO_LONG) How long have you lived in [fill: PSU name]?

The next screen after GEO_LONG will remain GEO_DONE.

Added questionsor categories related to motor vehicle expenses, and alcohol expenses :

(CP_PURC) Now I’ll be asking questions about recent expenses of motor vehicle body work, maintenance, inspections, towing or motor vehicle repairs.

Followed by these three commodity questions:

In the past two years have you had expenses for Motor Vehicle Body Work?

In the past year have you had expenses for Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Inspections, or Towing?

In the past year have you had expenses for Motor Vehicle Repair?

(CP_PURC) Now I’ll be asking questions about recent purchases of alcoholic beverages for home use in three categories: wine, hard liquor, beer or other malt beverages.

Followed by these three commodity questions:

In the past six months have you purchased any Wine for Home Use?

In the past six months have you purchased any Hard Liquor for Home Use?

In the past two weeks have you purchased any Beer, Ale, Sake, or Other Malt Beverages for Home Use?

Five new questions related to airfare expenses were added.

(ADV_RSRV) Estimate how far in advance of your departure date you purchased your flight?

1. Less than 2 weeks in advance- skip to DEPART

2. Over 2 weeks but less than 4 weeks in advance - skip to DEPART

3. Between 1 and 2 months in advance- skip to DEPART

4. More than 2 months in advance- skip to DEPART

(DEPART) What day did you leave on?

1. Monday through Thursday- skip to TRIP_LGTH

2. Friday through Sunday - skip to TRIP _LGTH

(TRIP_LGTH) How long was the last trip? - skip to SERV_PAID

(SERV_PAID) Did you purchase any extra services?

Extra services such as seat selection, priority boarding, printing of boarding passes

1. Yes—skip to EXTRA_SERV

2. No- skip to next commodity question CP_PURC

(EXTRA_SERV) Did you purchase any extra services?

Extra services such as seat selection, priority boarding, printing of boarding passes

At the end of the survey we now ask respondents if they used the website to prepare for the interview.

(TY_WEBSITE) Universe Description: 1st interview cases that received the Intro letter.

Did you visit the TPOPS respondent website before the interview to look up the

product categories you would be asked?

1. Yes—skip to TY_NXTTM

2. No- skip to TY_NXTTM

3. Did not know about the website- skip to TY_NXTTM