OPEN - ESDS

a.
Q56
b.
Questions where precise wording is used. (These are the majority
on the Household and Income schedules).
Exsmple
‘How much was your last payment under this scheme 2
This type of question should be asked exactly as worded
information required is specific and related to a time period ie.
PAYMENT .
Questions where precise wording is not used, eg. the SOX under Q.
Household Scheduie.
+
Example
Per Ring Type of
No Line policy
No
01 1 Animsl o sickness
..... ... ----.---.-
J1 a
Sickness
---- ... .--------
In9urance OFF
company USE
4Animsl
welfare
Union
---.----- .
Friendly
Society
---------- -
I
Enter
period
code
8
------
9
------
of questions
because the
LAST
45 on
I 30100
----------- -------
4 c/mths 80 00
.--------- *
-------- .
This question is in the form or a grid and it is left to the interviewer to
ask the necessaxy questions to obtain detai 1s.
Completing the schedules 6.4
The schedules should be completed in the following way.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Use a pencil to record answers. Do not owsrwrite or
rub out previous answers.
Leading zeros are required for dates, area number, serial numbsr and person
number. They are also required when recording number of weeks, years,
percentages less than 100 etc. This is now standard SSD procedure as presented
in Interviewers Han~ook.
Reference number, ds.te of interview and starting date of records should be
entered in boxes pro tided.
Amounts of money, spacific detai 1s eg aqe, relationship to HOH, should be
antered on dotted lina inside or outside coding boxes aa indicated.
CODE PERIODS DIPJ3CTLY INTO CODING BOXES.
A tabla of codes to be used is included on the back of each schedule as well
as on the back of prompt card book. A leading zero is not required.
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