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Appendix H1 Parent, Caregiver Interview Guide Nonparticipants
NONPARTICIPANT INTERVIEW SCRIPTS
INTRODUCTION:
Hello, I’m calling from Optimal Solutions group. We are conducting a study for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and <the State agency that administers the program> about summer meals programs for children and what role these programs play to ensure that children get enough to eat during the summer. You may recall receiving and signing our letter <reference date of the signature> describing the evaluation and inviting you to participate.
I would like to remind you that you will receive a $25 prepaid VISA gift card as a token of our appreciation. All your answers will be kept private, will be used only for the purposes of this study, and will not be shared with outside groups, except as otherwise required by law. Your and your child’s names will never be associated with any of your answers. The survey should take about 30 minutes. At the end, if you would like, we could provide you with information about the summer meals sites and programs in your area.
Do you have time right now?
YES—CONTINUE
NO—RESCHEDULE
DON’T KNOW—RESCHEDULE
IF QUESTIONS FROM THE RESPONDENT—READ ONLY IF NECESSARY:
How did you get my phone number? We got your phone number from a list provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by your local school district.
Why should I participate in the study? We are trying to learn more about how children spend their summer months, what role local programs play in feeding children during the summer, and how these programs could be improved so that more children can participate.
1) First, I would like to ask whether this summer any of your children attended the summer meals programs <name of the programs; name of the sites> at the <location of the sites>.
YES—SWITCH TO THE PARTICIPANTS SURVEY
NO
DON’T KNOW—THANK AND DISCONTINUE
REFUSED—THANK AND DISCONTINUE
2) Did any of your children attend the summer meals at some other sites this summer?
YES—SWITCH TO THE PARTICIPANTS SURVEY
NO—CONTINUE
DON’T KNOW—CONTINUE
REFUSED—CONTINUE
Now, I would like to ask you about your household.
3) How many adults, including yourself, over the age of 18 are now living in your household? Please count adults who usually live in your household but may be temporarily away and also include adults who are temporarily living with you.
|___|___| # OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
4) Could you tell me how many children live or stay with you in this household, how old they are, and whether they are boys or girls?
INTERVIEWER: RECORD AGE AND GENDER OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD:
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
AGE: |___|___| GENDER: |___| RACE: |_____________________|
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
5) Please tell me (his/her) their race.
INTERVIEWER: RECORD RACE OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD ABOVE
Select one or more race categories:
American Indian or Alaska Native,
Asian,
Black or African American,
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,
White
6) Please tell me (his/her) their ethnicity.
INTERVIEWER: RECORD ETHNICITY OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE HOUSEHOLD ABOVE
Ethnicity categories:
Hispanic or Latino and
Not Hispanic or Latino
Now, I’d like to ask you about summer meals sites that are open to children in your area.
7) Did your child(ren) ever receive summer meals at any summer meals site in previous years?
YES—GO TO 7, THEN SKIP TO 9
NO—SKIP TO 8
DON’T KNOW—SKIP TO 8
REFUSED—SKIP TO 8
8) Why did your child(ren) stop attending the summer meals programs?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE IF DIFFICULTIES IN RESPONDING (MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE ARE POSSIBLE):
Transportation problems or distance to sites
Security or safety concerns
Unfriendly site staff
Programs not open long enough/offered at an inconvenient time
Health or sanitation concerns at the sites
Inadequate supervision at the sites
Insufficient activities besides meals
Insufficient variety of foods offered
Poor quality of food
Child(ren) want or need to stay home
Child(ren)’s friends do not attend
Child(ren)’s dietary restrictions
Child(ren) attend(s) other programs/activities
9) Have you ever heard of any summer meals sites in your area, such as <name of the programs; name and location of the sites>?
YES
NO—SKIP TO 12
DON’T KNOW—SKIP TO 12
REFUSED—SKIP TO 12
10) When did you first learn of the summer meals sites in your area?
SPECIFY: _________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
11) Which organizations or people provided you with information about the summer meals sites?
SPECIFY: _________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE IF DIFFICULTIES IN RESPONDING (MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE ARE POSSIBLE):
Friends, family, or neighbors
School
Church or other community organization
Local government/public assistance office
Media
Nutrition or anti-hunger advocacy groups or food banks
12) How did they provide the information about the summer meals sites in your area?
SPECIFY: _________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE IF DIFFICULTIES IN RESPONDING (MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE ARE POSSIBLE):
Mailings (letters, newsletters, flyers, newspaper, brochures)
Announcements (television, radio)
Marketing (posters, signs, billboards)
Toll-free number/hotline
Website
Promotional events
13) Would any of the following methods be useful in providing you with information about the summer meals sites? (Check all that apply.)
Mailings (letters, newsletters, flyers, newspaper, brochures)
Websites
Announcements (television, radio)
Marketing (posters, signs, billboards)
Toll-free number/hotline
Promotional events
Promotional gifts
Other, specify: ____________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
14) What would be the best ways for the summer meals sites in your area to provide you with information?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
15) What are the reasons why your child(ren) is (are) not attending the summer meals sites in your area?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE IF DIFFICULTIES IN RESPONDING (MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE ARE POSSIBLE):
Did not think child(ren) would be eligible
Never heard of the summer meals
Kids didn’t need the meals
Pride-- leave it to people who really need it
16) Would any of the following issues make it difficult for you or your child(ren) to attend the summer meals sites? (Check all that apply.)
Transportation problems or distance to site
Security or safety concerns
Site staff is unfriendly
Inadequate supervision at the site
The site is not open long enough/offered at an inconvenient time
Health or sanitation concerns at the site
Insufficient activities besides meals
Insufficient variety of foods offered
Poor quality of food
Child(ren) want or need to stay home
Child(ren)’s friends do not attend
Child(ren)’s dietary restrictions
Child(ren) attend(s) other programs/activities.
Other, Specify: ____________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
17) What would make your child(ren) more likely to attend the summer meals sites in your area? What could the summer meals sites do to make your child(ren) more likely to attend the program?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
18) Would any of the following activities provided by the summer meals sites make it more likely that your children will attend? (Check all that apply.)
Providing information about the programs
Providing transportation
Providing daycare for children
Providing activities besides meals
Improving security and safety
Offering a variety of foods
Offering better quality of food
Increasing the number of days they are open during the summer
Increasing the time of operation during the day
Other, specify: ____________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
19) Are there certain types of foods, games, or activities that would make your child(ren) more likely to attend the summer meals sites?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
20) Did your child(ren) attend any other activities or programs this summer?
YES
NO—SKIP TO 25
DON’T KNOW—SKIP TO 25
REFUSED—SKIP TO 25
21) Which types of activities or programs did your child(ren) attend?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE IF DIFFICULTIES IN RESPONDING (MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE ARE POSSIBLE):
Childcare
Day camp
Summer school
Arts and crafts
Performing arts
Educational/instructional activities
Organized games or sports
Swimming
Religious activities
Cooking
Multicultural activities
Counseling, therapy, social skills development
22) What did children like and not like about these activities or programs?
SPECIFY: __________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
23) Did these activities or programs provide food to children?
YES
NO
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
24) Did you have to pay for the food your children ate while attending these activities or programs?
YES
NO
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
25) Were these activities or programs located at or near <name and location of the sites>?
YES
NO
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
26) Does anyone in your household receive public assistance programs, such as food stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, housing assistance, or others?
YES
NO—SKIP TO 27
DON’T KNOW—SKIP TO 27
REFUSED—SKIP TO 27
27) Which programs?
SPECIFY: _________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE IF DIFFICULTIES IN RESPONDING (MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE ARE POSSIBLE):
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Housing assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food stamps
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
28) Did any of your child(ren) participate in any food and nutrition programs that provide meals during the school year or during the summer, such as school lunch, food bank, or others?
YES
NO—SKIP TO 29
DON’T KNOW—SKIP TO 29
REFUSED—SKIP TO 29
29) Which programs?
SPECIFY: _________________________________________________________________________
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
PROBE:
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
National School Breakfast Program (NSBP)
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
After School Snack programs
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Food bank
[FOOD INSECURITY MEASURE]
30) Now, I’m going to read you several statements that people have made about their food situations. For these statements, please tell me whether the statement was often true, sometimes true, or never true for your household in the last 12 months—that is, since last <name of current month>.
HH3. The first statement is, “The food that we bought just didn’t last, and we didn’t have money to get more.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for your household in the last 12 months?
[ ] Often true
[ ] Sometimes true
[ ] Never true
[ ] DK or Refused
HH4. “We couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for your household in the last 12 months?
[ ] Often true
[ ] Sometimes true
[ ] Never true
[ ] DK or Refused
AD1. In the last 12 months, since last <name of current month>, did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No (Skip AD1a)
[ ] DK (Skip AD1a)
AD1a. [IF YES ABOVE, ASK] How often did this happen—almost every month, some months but not every month, or in only 1 or 2 months?
[ ] Almost every month
[ ] Some months but not every month
[ ] Only 1 or 2 months
[ ] DK
AD2. In the last 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn’t enough money for food?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] DK
AD3. In the last 12 months, were you ever hungry but didn’t eat because there wasn’t enough money for food?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] DK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
Would you like to get information about the summer meals sites and programs in your area?
YES—Okay, we will send you the information by mail.
NO
Also, as a token of our appreciation, we would like to give you a $25 VISA gift card.
Could I get your full name and current address to mail you the card?
NAME: ______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING.
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