QID Quality Control Worksheet - June Area Survey

Project Code: 124

Survey ID: 2836

OMB No. 0535-0213

Approval Expires: 10/31/2022

QUALITY CONTROL WORKSHEET
June Area Survey

Year:

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

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Enumerator: _________________ Supervisor: ______________________________ State: ______________________
1. Select two segments completed by this enumerator.
2. Review work done in these segments. Make all corrections on questionnaires using Blue Pencil.
3. Select one of the two segments for a detailed quality check following these steps:
a. Select a segment having agricultural tracts with crops. If only one of the segments
has agricultural tracts with crops, select the segment with crops. If both segments have
agricultural tracts with crops, select the one completed last by the enumerator.

Segment
Selected
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b. If neither segment has crops, select a segment having agricultural tracts. If only one
segment has agricultural tracts, select the segment with agricultural tracts. If both segments
have agricultural tracts (but no crops) select the one completed last by the enumerator.
c. If neither segment has agricultural tracts, select the segment completed last by the enumerator.
4. Drive to the selected segment utilizing maps and aerial photograph.
5. Were there any occupied houses in the segment not identified on the aerial photo and Area Survey Screening
questionnaire?

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Yes - [Explain]___________________________________________________________________

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No - [Continue]___________________________________________________________________

6. Select one resident farm operator tract, and one non-resident farm operator tract from the Area Survey Screening
questionnaire for personal observation.
Tracts Selected
a.

List the tract codes of the first two residents farm operators:

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b.

List the tract codes of the first two non-residents farm operators:

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7. Visually verify the information recorded for all fields in Section D for the selected tracts.
Are land use and acreage values for fields in the selected tracts correct?

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Yes - [Go to item 8]
No - List field(s) in error, and corrected land use and/or acreage(s). Use additional worksheets if needed.
Enumerator

Tract

Field

Land Use

Supervisor
Acres

Land Use

Acres

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8. Do you observe any livestock in the selected tracts that are not reported in the Area Tract questionnaire?

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Yes - [Explain]______________________________________________________________________

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No - [Continue]

9. Provide your opinion of the difficulty in enumerating this segment in terms of:
a. Current ground features of segment (roads, woods, pastureland, cropland, boundary lines, etc.) compared with
the aerial photo or map.

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No difficulty with the photo/map quality
Minor difficulty with the photo/map quality
Major difficulty with the photo/map quality

b. Other difficulties (Specify):_________________________________________________________________
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10. Did the enumerator provide notes for the Field Office (FO), detailing problems enumerating the segment on the Area
Survey Screening questionnaire? (These notes should assist the FO in reviewing problem segments after the survey.)

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Yes - [Continue]
No - [Please note any problem segment details on the Area Survey Screening questionnaire]

11. Review the overall appearance of the questionnaire, including enumerator entries in code boxes, check boxes, etc.
a. Were all required items completed or enumerator notes recorded to assist the Field Office (FO) in
completing incomplete items?

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Yes - [Continue]

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No - [Explain]_______________________________________________________________________

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12. Provide your overall appraisal of the quality of work done by the enumerator in this segment.

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Poorly organized and inaccurate
Acceptable
Well organized and accurate

Additional Comments:
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Supervisor:________________________________________________ Date: _____________________