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interviewerobs_w4

Interviewer Observations module

Questions 14

interviewerobs_w4.finobsq

Interviewer Obs Intro

Type: choice

OptionLabel
1Continue

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

interviewerobs_w4.ivcoop

Respondent cooperation

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1Very good
2Good
3Fair
4Poor
5Very poor

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

interviewerobs_w4.susp

Respondent suspicion

Type: choice

Source: HILDA

OptionLabel
1No, not at all suspicious
2Yes, somewhat suspicious
3Yes, very suspicious

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

interviewerobs_w4.undqus

Respondent's understanding

Type: choice

Source: HILDA

OptionLabel
1Excellent
2Good
3Fair
4Poor
5Very poor

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

interviewerobs_w4.ivprsnt

Anyone present during interview

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

interviewerobs_w4.ivinfnce

Others influenced the interview

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1A great deal
2A fair amount
3A little
4Not at all

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if IvPrsnt = 1 (Others present during interview)

interviewerobs_w4.ivaffct

How interview was affected

Type: multichoice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabelAssociated variables
11Other answered directly for respondent (butted in, prompted respondent)d_ivaffct11 (d_indresp) Other answered directly for respondent (butted in, prompted respondent)
12Other changed/altered respondent's answersd_ivaffct12 (d_indresp) Other changed/altered respondent's answers
13Other augmented/added to respondent's answerd_ivaffct13 (d_indresp) Other augmented/added to respondent's answers
14Other disapproved of answers/stopped respondent answeringd_ivaffct14 (d_indresp) Other disapproved of answers/stopped respondent answering
15Respondent sought help from/conferred with other(s)d_ivaffct15 (d_indresp) Respondent sought help from/conferred with other(s)
17Other negative effect, influence, disturbance
21Other confirmed respondent's answersd_ivaffct21 (d_indresp) Other confirmed respondent's answers
22Other helped in translation, reading showcards, other survey tasksd_ivaffct22 (d_indresp) Other helped in translation, reading showcards, other survey tasks
23Other helped recall of dates, amounts etc but did not answer directly for respondentd_ivaffct23 (d_indresp) Other helped recall of dates, amounts etc but did not answer directly for respon
27Other positive effect, influence, disturbanced_ivaffct27 (d_indresp) Other positive effect, influence, disturbance
30Children/family/other being disruptived_ivaffct30 (d_indresp) Children/family/other being disruptive
97Any other effectd_ivaffct97 (d_indresp) Any other effect

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if IvPrsnt = 1 (Others present during interview)
and if IvInfnce = 1|2|3 (Others influenced the interview)

interviewerobs_w4.ivlieng

Entire interview conducted in English

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 1 (Interview conducted in English)

interviewerobs_w4.ivlitrans

Language other than English for interview

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

OptionLabel
0English
1Arabic
2Bengali
3Cantonese
4Gujarati
5Punjabi: Gurmukhi
6Punjabi: Urdu
7Somali
8Urdu
9Welsh
97Other language

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 1 (Interview conducted in English)

interviewerobs_w4.ivlioth

Other language also used for interview

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 1 (Interview conducted in English)
and if IVLITrans = 97 (If Other language used)

interviewerobs_w4.ivliwho

Who translated if not entire interview in English

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

OptionLabel
1TNS-BMRB Accredited Bilingual Interviewer
2Agency Translator
3Someone else

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 1 (Interview conducted in English)
and if IVLIEng = 2 & Ivlitrans<>0 (Not all of the interview conducted in English)

interviewerobs_w4.ivlibal

Amount of interview conducted in translation

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

OptionLabel
1Entire questionnaire was in LITrans / IVLITrans
2The majority of the questionnaire was in LITrans / IVLITrans
3Around half the questionnaire was in LITrans / IVLITrans
4The minority of the questionnaire was in LITrans / IVLITrans

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 2 | IVLIEng = 2 (Interview not conducted in English or entire interview not conducted in English)

interviewerobs_w4.finobs

End of Interviewer Obs module

Type: choice

OptionLabel
1Continue

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

interviewerobs_w4.indendtime

Time at end of individual interview

Type: time

Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)

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