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. 2014 May 22;14:486. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-486

Table 2.

Final call dispositions for main study

Final disposition number
Final outcome of call attempts
Total participants
    n %
 
Completed interviews
1,296
3.6
01
No answer
3,829
10.6
02
Busy
433
1.2
03
Answering machine
5,163
14.3
04
Line trouble
659
1.8
05
Quota full1
182
0.5
06
Call back2
343
1.0
07
Language problem
220
0.6
08
Not in service
3,587
10.0
09
Business, fax
6,240
17.3
10
Permanent no contact3
222
0.6
11
Claimed to be on the National Do Not Call List4
19
0.1
12
Ineligible - No 55+ in household
8,193
22.8
13
Ineligible – Unable to walk unassisted
214
0.6
14
Will call lab
12
0.0
15
Cell phone, do not want to be disturbed
79
0.2
16
8 or more call attempts
106
0.3
17
Refused
4,913
13.6
18
Refused pedometer
290
0.8
Total telephone allocated
36,000
100
Participation rate (%) 19.3  

1Female quota reached.

2Data collection already completed. Household not re-contacted.

3Households not available for the duration of the survey (e.g., on vacation, family crisis).

4Launched in September 2008 to legislate unsolicited marketing or sales calls.