Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

Numeric answers : Some pre-coded questions require that you record the respondent’s numeric
answer in the boxes provided. When recording numbers in the answer boxes, be careful that your
response is recorded in the appropriate box. For example:
Q102 In what month and year MONTH [__|__]
were you born? DON’T KNOW MONTH 88
NO RESPONSE 99
YEAR [__|__]
DON’T KNOW YEAR 88
NO RESPONSE 99
Any time a respondent’s answer requires fewer digits than provided for in the response column,
the interviewer must record zeros (0) in the left-hand box and the respondent’s answer in the right
hand box. For example:
Q304 With how many different partners NUMBER IN LAST
(including spouse) in total 3 MONTH [_0|__2]
have you had sex during: DON’T KNOW 88
[Q304a] the last 3 months NO RESPONSE 99
[Q304b] the last 12 months
NUMBER IN LAST
READ OUT:
12 MONTH [_0|__5]
Please take time to think about DON’T KNOW 88
your answer to this question NO RESPONSE 99
so that we can get the most
accurate information possible.
Remember this information is
strictly confidential.
Correcting Errors : If the interviewer makes an error in recording a respondent’s answer, or if the
respondent corrects something he/she has previously said, the interviewer is to draw one line
through the incorrect code and circle the correct code. To correct an open-ended answer, draw one
line through the incorrect answer and write the correct answer next to it. NEVER ERASE anything
on the questionnaire.
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