Attachment 8d

Network Size Questions for Respondent-driven Sampling,

Bhutanese and Burmese

New York State Department of Health

The Healthy Fishing Community Project in Syracuse, NY

August 7, 2014

Readability, calculated using the Flesch-Kinkaid Readability Option in Microsoft Word, has been determined at the 6^th grade level

Ask the participant these questions before beginning the interview.

Script: I’m going to ask you some questions about Burmese and Bhutanese people you know in the Syracuse area.  Not including people you live with, think about how many adults (18 and older) you see and talk with regularly.

1. Of Burmese and Bhutanese people you see and talk with regularly, about how many eat fish caught in the bodies of water that we talked about?

______ people ___ Don’t know ___ Refused

2. How many of these people would you consider referring to a project like this one?

______ people ___ Don’t know ___ Refused

3. If there are people you would not refer to this project, why would you not refer all of them? Read list of reasons. (POSSIBLE REASONS WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING FORMATIVE RESEARCH.)

Check all that apply.

___ [Reason 1]

___ [Reason 2]

___ [Reason 3]

___ Other  Specify: __________________________________

___ Don’t know ___ Refused

4. If the participant is not a seed: What is your relationship to the person who gave you the coupon?

___ Friend or acquaintance

___ Co-worker

___ Store owner or employee

___ Other  Specify: __________________________________

___ Don’t know ___ Refused

5. If the participant is not a seed: Would you have considered referring (name of recruiter), the person who referred you?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Don’t know ___ Refused