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. 2018 Jan 19;13(1):e0190902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190902

Table 1. Call outcomes and rates for the C4H interactive voice response, random digit dial mobile phone sample [using American Association for Public Opinion Research standards [13].

Interview (Category 1)
    Complete (1.1) 9469
    Partial (1.2) 3547
Eligible, non-interview (Category 2)
    Break-off/refusal (2.12) 2987
Unknown eligibility, non-interview (Category 3)
    No screener completed (3.21) 1196
    Unknown if person is HH resident (3.3) 27626
Not eligible (Category 4)
    Unknown if number is valid, call did not connect (4.31) 918277
    Under age (4.70) 2024
    Other (Call connected but no/invalid selection) (4.9) 111402
Total phone numbers used 1076528
    I = Complete interviews (1.1) 9469
    P = Partial interviews (1.2) 3547
    R = Refusal and break-off (2.1) 2987
    NC = Non contact (2.2) 0
    O = Other (2.0, 2.3) 0
    Calculating e:a .88
    UH = Unknown household (3.1) 0
    UO = Unknown other (3.2–3.9) 28822
Response Rates
    Response rate 1: I/(I+P) + (R+NC+O) + (UH +OU) 21.1
    Response rate 2: (I+P)/(I+P) + (R+NC+O) + (UH+OH) 29.0
    Response rate 3: I/((I+P) + (R+NC+O) + e(UH+UO)) 22.8
    Response rate 4: (I+P)/((I+P) + (R+NC+O) + e(UH+UO)) 31.3
Cooperation Rates
    Cooperation rate 1 [&3]: I/(I+P)+R+O) 59.17
    Cooperation rate 2 [&4]: (I+P)/((I+P)+R+O)) 81.33
Refusal Rates
    Refusal rate 1: R/((I+P)+(R+NC+O) + UH + UO)) 6.7
    Refusal rate 2: R/((I+P)+(R+NC+O) + e(UH + UO)) 7.2
    Refusal rate 3: R/((I+P)+(R+NC+O)) 18.7
Contact Rates
    Contact rate 1: (I+P)+R+O / (I+P)+R+O+NC+ (UH + UO) 35.7
    Contact rate 2: (I+P)+R+O / (I+P)+R+O+NC + e(UH+UO) 38.5
    Contact rate 3: (I+P)+R+O / (I+P)+R+O+NC 100.0
Survey length, costs, and productivity
    Average survey length (mins) 9:50
    Average estimated cost per interview USD 4.95
    Telephone numbers used to get a survey start 23
    Telephone numbers used to get an eligible contact 67
    Telephone numbers used to get an interview (full + partial) 83

ae is estimated as the proportion of all respondents screened for eligibility who were eligible.