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Adjustment to placing Pattern
To stay within the 18 visit alluwance you may, without pXiOX permission, deal with
— one extra serial number in any/each of the first three placing weeks if you can do
ao within the allotted daya for that week. This will he where you either have a
long period of waiting tire bsfore your final appointment for the day, or the fina 1
aPPOin~ent
home.
is earlY en~gh for YOU to fit in another placing call bsfore going
Towards the end of the month the uae of stamped, self addressed envelopes
occasionally may hs necessary for households who are difficult to contact for the
final call or keep breaking appointments hcwe -r postal returns should only be used
aa a last resort. When used make sure that aa well as the record books they send
any missing information for A or B schedules; and their initials, surnamss and full
postal ad&ess for the E form.
If from the start there are doubts about their availability for the final call it
is advisable to arrange this in advance, if necessary getting their telephone
number, and details for the E form at an earlier call. You can then deal with any
queries or problems by telephone.
Advance letters to informants 5.1
An ad-rice letter is sent to each address advising residents that an interviewer
will be calling. You will find spare copies in your materials. These can be
handed to informants who have not received them or loet than.
Scotland only: letters are not sent in ad=nce to multi-household addresses which
need to be further sampled at the rates office. You will need to post these
locally to the selected apartments after carrying out multi-household procedure.
See page 101 for copy of letter.
PROCEOURE WITE EMS C&OPERATING EOUSEEOLO 5.2
At each selected addreas, calls are first made to find out who is li ting at the
address, and secondly to secure co-operation. The latter are the placing calls at
which one conducts the inter visw and leaves records for self completion. At each
household where records are placed, calls are made subsequently to ensure that the
records are being kept satisfactorily, and to collect the completed records after
the end of 14 day a.
First call 5.3
The purpose of the initial call is to establish, with any responsible adult:-
a. how many hnuaeholds lirn at the selected address (FES household
definition) (section A3, psge 15).
b. how many eligible people there are aged 16 and over within each
household. (FES 1spender’ defined section AS, page 16).
Try to arranga an appointment to see ~ spenders together. It is advisable to see
them all togather because if one member feels unable to co-operate then th’ewhole
household must ba counted as a refusal.
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