Questionnaire Module Main Survey
interviewerobs_w8
Interviewer Observations module
Questions 17
interviewerobs_w8.finobsq
Interviewer Obs Intro
Type: choice
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Continue |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
interviewerobs_w8.ivcoop
Respondent cooperation
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very good |
| 2 | Good |
| 3 | Fair |
| 4 | Poor |
| 5 | Very poor |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_ivcoop (h_indresp) Respondent cooperation
interviewerobs_w8.susp
Respondent suspicion
Type: choice
Source: HILDA
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | No, not at all suspicious |
| 2 | Yes, somewhat suspicious |
| 3 | Yes, very suspicious |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_susp (h_indresp) Respondent suspicion
interviewerobs_w8.undqus
Respondent's understanding
Type: choice
Source: HILDA
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Excellent |
| 2 | Good |
| 3 | Fair |
| 4 | Poor |
| 5 | Very poor |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_undqus (h_indresp) Respondent's understanding
interviewerobs_w8.intqus
Respondent's interest
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very high |
| 2 | High |
| 3 | Medium |
| 4 | Low |
| 5 | Very low |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_intqus (h_indresp) Respondent's interest
interviewerobs_w8.coopnxtyr
How easy gain cooperation next year
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very easy |
| 2 | Somewhat easy |
| 3 | Somewhat hard |
| 4 | Very hard |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_coopnxtyr (h_indresp) How easy gain cooperation next year
interviewerobs_w8.ivprsnt
Anyone present during interview
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_ivprsnt (h_indresp) Anyone present during interview
interviewerobs_w8.ivinfnce
Others influenced the interview
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | A great deal |
| 2 | A fair amount |
| 3 | A little |
| 4 | Not at all |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if IvPrsnt = 1 (Others present during interview)
- h_ivinfnce (h_indresp) Others influenced the interview
interviewerobs_w8.ivaffct
How interview was affected
Type: multichoice
Source: BHPS
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Other answered directly for respondent (butted in, prompted respondent) | h_ivaffct11 (h_indresp) Other answered directly for respondent (butted in, prompted respondent) |
| 12 | Other changed/altered respondent's answers | h_ivaffct12 (h_indresp) Other changed/altered respondent's answers |
| 13 | Other augmented/added to respondent's answers | h_ivaffct13 (h_indresp) Other augmented/added to respondent's answers |
| 14 | Other disapproved of answers/stopped respondent answering | h_ivaffct14 (h_indresp) Other disapproved of answers/stopped respondent answering |
| 15 | Respondent sought help from/conferred with other(s) | h_ivaffct15 (h_indresp) Respondent sought help from/conferred with other(s) |
| 17 | Other negative effect, influence, disturbance | h_ivaffct17 (h_indresp) Other negative effect, influence, disturbance |
| 21 | Other confirmed respondent's answers | h_ivaffct21 (h_indresp) Other confirmed respondent's answers |
| 22 | Other helped in translation, reading showcards, other survey tasks | h_ivaffct22 (h_indresp) Other helped in translation, reading showcards, other survey tasks |
| 23 | Other helped recall of dates, amounts etc but did not answer directly for respondent | h_ivaffct23 (h_indresp) Other helped recall of dates, amounts etc but did not answer directly for respon |
| 27 | Other positive effect, influence, disturbance | h_ivaffct27 (h_indresp) Other positive effect, influence, disturbance |
| 30 | Children/family/other being disruptive | h_ivaffct30 (h_indresp) Children/family/other being disruptive |
| 97 | Any other effect | h_ivaffct97 (h_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_w8.ivlieng
Entire interview conducted in English
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 1 (Interview conducted in English)
- h_ivlieng (h_indresp) Entire interview conducted in English
interviewerobs_w8.ivlitrans
Language other than English for interview
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 0 | English |
| 2 | Bengali |
| 4 | Gujarati |
| 10 | Polish |
| 11 | Portuguese |
| 5 | Punjabi: Gurmukhi |
| 6 | Punjabi: Urdu |
| 12 | Turkish |
| 8 | Urdu |
| 9 | Welsh |
| 97 | Other language |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
and if INDINTRO.LIEng = 1 (Interview conducted in English)
- h_ivlitrans (h_indresp) Language other than English for interview
interviewerobs_w8.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_w8.ivliwho
Who translated if not entire interview in English
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | TNS-BMRB Accredited Bilingual Interviewer |
| 2 | Agency Translator |
| 3 | Someone 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)
- h_ivliwho (h_indresp) Who translated if not entire interview in English
interviewerobs_w8.ivlibal
Amount of interview conducted in translation
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Entire questionnaire was in INDINTRO.LITrans / IVLITrans |
| 2 | The majority of the questionnaire was in INDINTRO.LITrans / IVLITrans |
| 3 | Around half the questionnaire was in INDINTRO.LITrans / IVLITrans |
| 4 | The minority of the questionnaire was in INDINTRO.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)
- h_ivlibal (h_indresp) Amount of interview conducted in translation
interviewerobs_w8.finobs
End of Interviewer Obs module
Type: choice
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Continue |
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
interviewerobs_w8.indendtime
Time at end of individual interview
Type: time
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_ienddathh (h_indresp) Time at end of individual interview (hours)
- h_ienddatmm (h_indresp) Time at end of individual interview (minutes)
- h_ienddatss (h_indresp) Time at end of individual interview (seconds)
interviewerobs_w8.indenddate
Date at end of individual interview
Type: date
Universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|2 (Mode is face-to-face or telephone)
- h_ienddatd (h_indresp) Date at end of individual interview (day)
- h_ienddatm (h_indresp) Date at end of individual interview (month)
- h_ienddaty (h_indresp) Date at end of individual interview (year)



