Interviewer instructions
The result of your final visit to a household is recorded in two places: on the cover sheet of the Household Questionnaire and in Column (5) of the Interviewer's Assignment Sheet. You will make every attempt to contact and interview the household, but sometimes it may happen that you make three visits to the household (at different times) and are unable to conduct the interview. In this case, you record the result of the third visit.
The following are descriptions of the various result codes:
§ Code 1 Completed. Enter this code when you have completed the household interview.
§ Code 2 No household member at home or no competent respondent at home at time of visit. This code is to be used in cases in which the dwelling is occupied, but no one is at home. If no one is at home when you visit, or if there is only a child at home or an adult member who is ill, deaf, or mentally incompetent, enter Code '2' as the result of the visit. Try to find out from a neighbor or from the children when a competent adult will be present and include this information in the visit record.
§ Code 3 Entire household absent for extended period of time. This code is to be used only in cases in which no one is at home and the neighbors say that no one will return for several days or weeks. In such cases, enter Code '3' as the result of that visit. Since the neighbors may be mistaken, you should make callbacks to the household to check that no one has returned. In cases in which no one is at home and you cannot find out whether they are gone for a few hours or a few weeks, enter Code '2.'
§ Code 4 Postponed. If you contact a household, but for some reason, it is not convenient for them to be interviewed, then schedule a callback interview and enter Code '4' on the cover sheet as a result code for that visit. If there is some extreme circumstance such that the interview is never conducted, you would enter Code '4' for the final result code.
§ Code 5 Refused. The impression you make during your initial contacts with members of a household is very important. Be careful to introduce yourself and explain the purpose of the survey. Stress that the interview takes only a short amount of time and that the information will be confidential. If the individual with whom you first talk is unwilling to cooperate, ask to speak with another member of the household, such as the household head. Suggest that you can return at another time if it would be more convenient. If the individual still refuses to cooperate, enter Code '5' and report the problem to your supervisor.
§ Code 6 Dwelling vacant or address not a dwelling. In some cases you may find that a structure number assigned to you is unoccupied, that is, it is empty with no furniture and is not being lived in. This is what we call “vacant,” and you should enter Code '6.' Other times, you may find that a structure is not a residential unit. It is a shop, church, school, workshop, or some other type of facility that is not used as a living area. After making sure there are no residential units in the premises, enter Code '6' as the result for the visit. Be sure to report the situation to your supervisor.
§ Code 7 Dwelling destroyed. If the dwelling was burned down or was demolished in some other manner, enter Code '7.'
§ Code 8 Dwelling not found. You should make a thorough search, asking people in the area whether they are familiar with the address or the name of the household head. If you are still unable to locate the structure, you should enter Code '8' as the result for the visit to that household and inform your supervisor.
§ Code 9 Other. There may be times that you cannot interview a household and the above categories do not describe the reason. Examples of cases that would fit in the
§ 'Other' category would be if the entire cluster is flooded and inaccessible or if the household is quarantined because of a disease.
