Fall 2008 MTSU Poll Codebook:

Exact wording of all questions

 

Question HELLO1

 

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|  TURN THE PHONE ON AND DIAL "9," THEN "1," THEN THE NUMBER IN THE UPPER          |

|  LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. REMEMBER: ALL CALLS ARE LOGGED AND CHECKED!          |

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|  IF YOU SEE ### AT THE START OF THE NUMBER, THE NUMBER IS A LOCAL CALL,          |

|  AND THERE IS NO NEED TO DIAL AN AREA CODE. JUST DIAL "9," THEN THE              |

|  SEVEN-DIGIT NUMBER.                                                             |

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|                     [IF A PERSON ANSWERS, QUICKLY PRESS 1]                       |

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|                       [OTHERWISE, HANG UP, THEN PRESS 2]                         |

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|  Hello, this is _____, a college student calling from Middle Tennessee State     |

|  University. We recently started an interview with ______. I'd like to resume    |

|  the interview if this is a good time. [HIT 1 TO RESUME, CTRL-END TO STOP]       |

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Logic Instructions (flow only):

IF (HELLO1 = 2) SKIPTO BYENOW2

 

 

 

 

Question HELLO2

 

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|          Hello, this is __, a student calling from Middle Tennessee              |

|          State University. We're conducting a statewide survey on                |

|          several important issues ...                                            |

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|          ... To keep things random, may I please speak with the                  |

|          *youngest male* age 18 or older who is at home right now?               |

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|          [WHO, IF ANYONE, FITS THE DESCRIPTION?]                                 |

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|          1 Person you're talking to                                              |

|          2 Someone else there [ASK: "May I please speak with him?"]              |

|          3 Nobody there fits the description                                     |

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|          [IF THE CONVERSATION ENDS HERE, press and hold the "Ctrl"               |

|          key, then press "End" to exit the questionnaire.]                       |

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Logic Instructions (flow only):

IF (HELLO2 = 1) SKIPTO PERMISSN

IF (HELLO2 = 2) SKIPTO YUNGMALE

IF (HELLO2 = 3) SKIPTO HELLO3

 

 

 

 

Question HELLO3

 

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|          In that case, may I please speak with the *oldest female* age           |

|          18 or older who is at home right now?                                   |

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|          [WHO FITS THE DESCRIPTION?]                                             |

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|          1 Person you're talking to                                              |

|          2 Someone else there [ASK: "May I please speak with her?"]              |

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|          [IF THE CONVERSATION ENDS HERE, press and hold the "Ctrl"               |

|          key, then press "End" to exit the questionnaire.]                       |

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|          [YOU ALSO MAY USE 'ESC" TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION]             |

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Logic Instructions (flow only):

IF (HELLO3 = 1) SKIPTO PERMISSN

IF (HELLO3 = 2) SKIPTO OLDFEMAL

 

 

 

 

Question YUNGMALE

 

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|          Hello, this is __, a student calling from Middle Tennessee              |

|          State University. We're conducting a statewide survey on                |

|          several important issues.                                               |

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|          To keep things random, I'd like to speak to the youngest                |

|          male age 18 or older who is at home right now. Is that you,             |

|          or is that someone else?                                                |

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|          1 Yes, person matches description                                       |

|          2 No, someone else ==> [ASK: "May I speak to him, please?"              |

|            AND REASK THE QUESTION]                                               |

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|          [IF THE CONVERSATION ENDS HERE, press and hold the "Ctrl"               |

|          key, then press "End" to exit the questionnaire.]                       |

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|          [YOU ALSO MAY USE 'ESC" TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION]             |

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Logic Instructions (flow only):

IF (YUNGMALE = 1) SKIPTO PERMISSN

 

 

 

 

Question OLDFEMAL

 

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|          Hello, this is __, a student calling from Middle Tennessee              |

|          State University. We're conducting a statewide survey on                |

|          several important issues.                                               |

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|          To keep things random, I'd like to speak to the *oldest                 |

|          female* age 18 or older who is at home right now. Is that               |

|          you, or is that someone else?                                           |

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|          1 Yes, person matches description                                       |

|          2 No, someone else ==> [ASK: "May I speak to her, please?"              |

|            AND REASK THE QUESTION]                                               |

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|          [IF THE CONVERSATION ENDS HERE, press and hold the "Ctrl"               |

|          key, then press "End" to exit the questionnaire.]                       |

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|          [YOU ALSO MAY USE 'ESC" TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION]             |

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Logic Instructions (flow only):

IF (OLDFEMAL = 1) SKIPTO PERMISSN

 

 

 

 

Question PERMISSN

 

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|          Thanks. It sounds like you're the one I'd like to talk to.              |

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|          If you'll let me interview you, we'll keep your answers                 |

|          confidential. Of course, you don't have to answer any                   |

|          question you don't want to, and you can stop at any time.               |

|          Also, if you don't have an opinion on an issue, just tell me            |

|          and we'll go to the next questions. May I begin?                        |

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|          1 YES (GO TO FIRST QUESTION)                                            |

|          2 NO (STOP INTERVIEW)                                                   |

|          3 PERSON WANTS TO BE CALLED BACK LATER                                  |

|          4 NOT A HOME PHONE (BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, PAY PHONE, ETC.)              |

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Logic Instructions (flow only):

QAL BYENOW2

IF (PERMISSN = 2) SKIPTO BYENOW2

IF (PERMISSN = 3) SKIPTO CALLBACK

IF (PERMISSN = 4) SKIPTO BYENOW2

IF (QXSPLIT = 1) SKIPTO MAINSTAT

IF (QXSPLIT = 2) SKIPTO MAINNAT

 

 

 

 

Question BYENOW2

 

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|          [PRESS ANY KEY TO END THE INTERVIEW, THEN CLICK ON THE                  |

|          PHRASE THAT DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED. IF THE PERSON WANTS TO             |

|          BE CALLED BACK SOME OTHER TIME, CHOOSE 'PLEASE CALL BACK                |

|          LATER']                                                                 |

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|          [IF YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO END THE INTERVIEW, PRESS "ESC"                   |

|          TO BACK UP]                                                             |

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