Open - Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)

mcnLLcARD
Cha of the inpxtant developnsntsin the use of the GHS is the facilityit prcuideefor
identi~g special~latione - such as priva~ ranteraor the elderly- whi~ are
vezy e~ive to locatein a new aanplingcparatial. It is lfielythat the GHS will be
increasinglyused es a sanpltigf- for otherairveye. Ita usefulnessis enhancedif
intemie,vereworkingm my ma follcw-upsurveycan identifytie mrmct individualto
interviewat m sddreasso ym elmuldask for the menea md initialsof all nenbersof
the Isxmelmldagad 16 ad over. Hwever, its ueafulneasaa a aanplirqfram is severely
ltited if there ia m rerollcard fcr largenunberaof pecple,so it is vitally
iqm-tent thatym make every effartto recordnames (d talaphne nmbars) at every
hcustild. Ycu shculdcmpleta a recallmrd for each hmaehold coded 10 or 21-24 (ie
for ea~ anpletaly or partiallyco-cpamtixqhaaeehold). Pleasenemnber to -let ;
real osrd evm if incom haa bs+n refused.
A differentcolourrecall-d will b used for aa~ quarteraf the year.
1. Ycu shmld nornallyccnpletethe reml.1card afterall hcuseholdmnbem have
~rated. Hmever, thismay not alwaysbe possibleti, sinceQ1 cove= all
personsaged 16 m over, ym shcmlddirectit to a reapmaible nmter of the
Inmehold (ncmmlly tie H3H or the persm wlm gave yaI mst of tie informticnm
the I-kmAmld Sdwdule ). DJ not make a specialjaunay to ask this questim.
If informants seem to have a neutral attitideF my code this as ‘Yes,it -d
be all right’(rode1), tit if *ey qualifytieiranswerin acmeway, ring &e 3
end remrd theirqualifimtiom at Q5 overleaf.
If the recallquestim is refusedpleasegive full detailsaE why and what was
said at Q6 m the reverse sideof the recallcan5.
1(i) If we wish to seek a furtherintemi=, a tele@ne call mightbe an acceptable
way of ntakhgm *@ntment, so please aakfor& tele@nemnber where )
Ql(i) is cndad1. Remrdthe namoftheaxchmg e ratherVmn the S1’Ode.
2. - hmaaholds ailed 1 or 3 at (21,enterat 2 the Param nunbar,prefix,eurnam
and initial(s)of each rmsnbr of the hasehold aged 16 or over. EkItarthis
infanmticn -fully, cne letter in each kox.
Exclude fran 2 anytne wlm tiicatee (or aI _ kelmlf Vke raapnsible pram
indiatee) that, evem tha.qh ether ~rB cf the hcxmshold axe willincJtm ke
recalled cn, he cr SYS3ia not.
3. At 3, if tie address ia in any way differentfranthat given m tie AddressList,
or if yw can give any furtherinfonmticnthat mighthelp the foll~
up interviewer,ring mde 1 ad entertie details.
4. If any of the kuaahold nmbara are nuvingand are willingto be recalledm, cde
1 at Q4 and entar the newaddreas and the approximatedate of tienuve. In the
case of a hmaehold splittingard roving to differentaidrasees,give Perem
nmbare as well aa both new addresses.