QID Telephone Quality Control Worksheet - ARMS II

Project 906 - ARMS Phase II		OMB No. 0535-0218 Approval Expires xx/xx/xxxx
	AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY – PHASE II				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
	TELEPHONE QUALITY CONTROL WORKSHEET

State: _________________________________________________		Farm, Ranch, or Operation Name: __________________________________________
Version:		Operator’s name: __________________________________________
ID/POID: ______________________________________________		Address: __________________________________________________
Enumerator: __________________________________________		__________________________________________________
Interview Date & Time: ________________________________		Telephone: ________________________________________________
Survey Respondent: __________________________________	Operator/Mgr Spouse Accountant/ Partner Other Bookkeeper
Current Respondent: __________________________________	Operator/Mgr Spouse Accountant/ Partner Other Bookkeeper

INTRODUCTION:

[Introduce yourself, and ask for the survey respondent. Rephrase in your own words.]

Recently you should have been contacted by one of our interviewers, Mr./Ms. ,

for the Agricultural Resource Management Survey. This telephone call is part of our survey quality assurance measures

to verify that personal contact was actually made with you for that purpose. Your response is voluntary and not required by law, but your cooperation will be appreciated. Facts about your farm/ranch will be kept confidential.

1. During the past few days, do you recall an interview with Mr./Ms. , for the purpose of obtaining information about your farming or ranching operation?

YES - [Go to item 3.]

NO - [Go to item 2.]

DON'T REMEMBER - [Go to item 2.]

2. During the past few days, did any other person from the Agricultural Statistics Service, NASS, or USDA, interview you to obtain information about your farm or ranch?

YES - [Go to item 3.]

NO - [Conclude interview.]

DON'T REMEMBER - [Conclude interview.]

3. Did the person conducting the interview ask you to verify the spelling of your name, address

and the operation name?

YES

NO

DON'T REMEMBER

[Continue on back.]

4. Now I need to verify crop items that are critical to our survey procedures.
	Reported			Verified
a. Total acres planted to target commodity (Section A, item 1)		_______________________			_______________________
b. Total number of target commodity fields planted on this operation (Section A, item 2)		_______________________			_______________________

5. Did Mr./Ms. conduct the interview in a knowledgeable and professional manner?
YES NO – Explain: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Do you have any additional comments you would like to make concerning our survey contact?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This concludes the interview. Thank you for your help.
Signature:___________________________________________________	Date:____________________________________________________