OPEN - ESDS

Fieldwork in each area continues for another two weeks after the end of the placing
month assigned to the area, while the intermediate and final calls are completed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Five addreases should be dealt with in the first ~ second week of the
fieldwork period. Four ad&eases should bs dealt with in each of the
remaining weeks. (See para 4.4 for adjustments to placing pattern).
It may happen that in the first placing week there is no reply at an address
after several attempts, or it may not bs possible to gst an appointment for an
interview in that week with a particular household. In such a caae, proceed
to the sixth addreas and if necessary to subsequent addreaaes, until fifth
have been dealt with in the first placing week.
The second placing week begins by calling first on those who were visited in
the firat placing week but who have not yet been interviewed or otherwise
completed. Then further addresses are called on, until a further four
households have bsen dealt with. Similarly the third placing week bsgins by
visiting all those left undecided at the end of the second placing week and,
after these have hsen tried again, further addresses are called on. The
fourth and last placing week begins by visiting all those undecided in the
previous week, and, after these have been tried again, any ad&eaaes remaining
must be called on.
Where an addresa contains concealed multi-households, the selected households
should all be dealt with in the same placing week, even if this results in 5
or 6 households being included in the weekly quota instead of the usual 4.
Where a called-on address is not contacted or dealt with in a particular
placing week, the address is revisited week after week and only written off as
a non-contact at the end of the final placing week. The address should be
revisited each week so that the delay bstween the original contact and the
actual starting date is kept as short as possible. Nei ghbours should be
approached at an early stage to establish the best time to call to contact the
informants, assuming the accommodation is still occupied.
Extension of Placing Interviews beyond the month 4.2
All serial ntiers must he called on before the end of the field period. If any
serial number cannot be contacted or interviewed firing the field &tes but is
likelY to be available within the first week after the end of the field period, it
maybe possible for an interviewer to carry on up to a maximum of 7 days: permission
must be obtained from your regional manager and ia only meant to be used in
exceptional caaes as it can alter the overall placing and expenditure pattern. It
must p@ be used to cover lack of availability (other work, etc ) during the proper
placing mnth.
Weekly quota of four (five) - what is included 4.3
Include:
a.
b.
The
households who have bsen interviewed and definitely promise to begin
keeping records in the week,
households who &finitely
following are also counted
refuse
as part of the weekly quota of four:-
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