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.