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= Disposition Codes =
= Survey Disposition =
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'''Disposition codes''' are a means for classifying survey response and non-response, devised as an attempt to understand why a respondent did or did not complete a survey. A '''survey disposition''' encodes the outcome of an interview.
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== Disposition Codes ==
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== AAPOR Standard == The four overarching categories for interview outcomes are:
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The rough rubric for disposition codes are:  1. Complete eligible repondents
 2. Eligible nonrespondents
 3. Unknown eligible nonrespondents
 4. Ineligible respondents
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  1. Eligible Respondent
  2. Eligible Non-Respondent
  3. Unknown Eligibility
  4. Ineligible
The codes then have subcategories, i.e. 1.1 for a truly complete respondent and 1.2 for a partial respondent with sufficient information. There may also be codes for completion by a proxy at 1.11 and 1.21. A disposition code can then be truncated at certain levels of precision to simplify categories, up to and including the collapse of all precise categories into the four overarchive categories.
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---- AAPOR has published guidance to standardize the encoding of dispositions.
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== Web Surveys in Practice == === Web Surveys ===
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||1.1 ||Complete||
||1.2 ||Partial with sufficient information (< NN% unanswered)||
||2.111 ||Explicit Refusal||
||2.112 ||Im
plicit Refusal||
||2.12
||Partial with insufficient information (> NN% unanswered)||
||2.3   ||Data quality issues||
||3.112 ||L
ogged on to survey, did not complete any items||
||4.11 ||Screened Out of Sample - Reason #1||
||4.12 ||Screened Out of Sample - Reason #2||
||4.
8 ||Quota Filled||
||1.1     ||Complete||
||1.2     ||Partial with sufficient information (< NN% unanswered)||
||2.111     ||Explicit refusal by other individual||
||2.112 ||Ex
plicit refusal by addressee||
||2.12
||Partial with insufficient information (> NN% unanswered)||
||2.27 ||Too late response||
||2.
35 ||Technological issues||
||3.19 ||Unknown eligibi
lity (i.e. did not login)||
||4.11     ||Screenout - Reason #1||
||4.12 ||
Screenout - Reason #2||
||4.8     ||Quota Filled||
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If there is only one way to screen out, 4.11 may be recoded to 4.1. If there is no explicit refusal, 2.112 may be recoded to 2.11. If respondents were invited as [[Statistics/SurveyFrame#List_Frames|specifically-named individuals]], nonrespondents may be 2.113 (i.e. Implicit Refusal). Otherwise they are typically 3.19 (i.e. Did not login).
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The difference between treating low-quality data as an eligible non-respondent or ineligible is murky at best.
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---- === Paper Surveys ===

Paper surveys are in many ways simpler. Responses are generally higher quality. Whereas web interviews are often shown interactively, paper questionnaire are seen entirely and at once. Questions cannot be conditionally skipped on a paper questionnaire.

On the other hand, some information gathered from nixie codes ought to be incorporated.

||'''Code'''||'''Explanation'''||
||1.1 ||Complete||
||1.2 ||Partial with sufficient information (< NN% unanswered)||
||2.111 ||Explicit refusal by other individual||
||2.112 ||Explicit refusal by addressee||
||2.12 ||Partial with insufficient information (> NN% unanswered)||
||2.27 ||Too late response||
||2.30 ||Deceased||
||3.19 ||Unknown eligiblity (i.e. returned blank)||
||3.31 ||Mail returned undelivered||
||3.32 ||Mail refused by addressee||
||4.11 ||Screenout - Reason #1||
||4.12 ||Screenout - Reason #2||

If respondents were invited as [[Statistics/SurveyFrame#List_Frames|specifically-named individuals]], nonrespondents may be 2.113 (i.e. Implicit Refusal). Otherwise they are typically 3.19 (i.e. Nothing returned).
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== Paper Surveys in Practice ==

Paper surveys are in many ways simpler. Responses are generally higher quality. Whereas web interviews are often shown interactively, paper questionnaire are seen entirely and at once. Questions cannot be conditionally skipped on a paper questionnaire.
=== Telephone Surveys ===
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=== Completion === === Multi-modal Surveys ===
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In a basic survey, use codes 1.1 and 2.112. A multi-modal survey has to incorporate components from each of the above.
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{{{
if (COMP_01 eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=2.112.
}}}

where ''COMP_01'' indicates completion of any single question.

If a survey requires NN% completion, use codes 1.1, 1.2, and 2.12.

{{{
if (STATUS eq COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (STATUS ne COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.2.
if (COMP_NN eq 0) DISPO=2.12.
}}}

where...
 * ''STATUS'' indicates the respondents access to a web survey, and ''COMPLETE'' means that the respondent does not have access resulting from reaching the end of the survey.
 * ''COMP_NN'' indicates the completion of NN%, or a completion rate >= 0.NN.



=== Consent ===

If a survey requires consent, use codes 1.1, 2.111, and 2.112.

{{{
if (COMP_01 eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (CONSENT ne 1) DISPO=2.111.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=2.112.
}}}

where ''CONSENT'' is the consent question.

If a survey requires consent and NN% completion, use codes 1.1, 1.2, 2.111, 2.112, and 2.12.

{{{
if (STATUS eq COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (STATUS ne COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.2.
if (COMP_NN eq 0) DISPO=2.12.
if (CONSENT ne 1) DISPO=2.111.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=2.112.
}}}



=== Eligibility ===

If a survey requires some conditions to be met, use codes 1.1, 3.112, and 4.11 (and so on).

{{{
if (COMP_01 eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=3.112.
if (STATUS eq TERMINATE and CONDITION_1 eq 0) DISPO=4.11.
}}}

where...
 * ''OVERQUOTA'' means that the respondent does not have access to the web survey resulting from failure of a required condition.
 * ''CONDITION_1'' indicates success of the required condition.

If a survey requires some conditions to be met as well as requiring consent, use codes 1.1, 2.111, 3.112, and 4.11.

{{{
if (COMP_01 eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (CONSENT ne 1) DISPO=2.111.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=3.112.
if (STATUS eq TERMINATE and CONDITION_1 eq 0) DISPO=4.11.
}}}

If a survey requires some conditions to be met as well as NN% completion, use codes 1.1, 1.2, 2.12, 3.112, and 4.11.

{{{
if (STATUS eq COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (STATUS ne COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.2.
if (COMP_NN eq 0) DISPO=2.12.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=3.112.
if (STATUS eq TERMINATE and CONDITION_1 eq 0) DISPO=4.11.
}}}

If a survey requires some conditions to be met, consent, and NN% completion, use codes 1.1, 1.2, 2.111, 2.12, 3.112, and 4.11.

{{{
if (STATUS eq COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.1.
if (STATUS ne COMPLETE and COMP_NN eq 1) DISPO=1.2.
if (COMP_NN eq 0) DISPO=2.12.
if (CONSENT ne 1) DISPO=2.111.
if (COMP_01 eq 0) DISPO=3.112.
if (STATUS eq TERMINATE and CONDITION_1 eq 0) DISPO=4.11.
}}}



=== Panel Quotas ===

If a panel survey has quotas, add code 4.8.

{{{
if (STATUS eq OVERQUOTA) DISPO=4.8.
}}}

where ''OVERQUOTA'' means that the respondent does not have access to the web survey resulting from a closed quota.
A push-to-web survey, for example, typically can start with web survey dispositioning as a template. But nixie information reflected in paper survey dispositioning must be inserted.

Survey Disposition

A survey disposition encodes the outcome of an interview.


Disposition Codes

The four overarching categories for interview outcomes are:

  1. Complete eligible repondents
  2. Eligible nonrespondents
  3. Unknown eligible nonrespondents
  4. Ineligible respondents

The codes then have subcategories, i.e. 1.1 for a truly complete respondent and 1.2 for a partial respondent with sufficient information. There may also be codes for completion by a proxy at 1.11 and 1.21. A disposition code can then be truncated at certain levels of precision to simplify categories, up to and including the collapse of all precise categories into the four overarchive categories.

AAPOR has published guidance to standardize the encoding of dispositions.

Web Surveys

The common codes for web surveys are:

Code

Explanation

1.1

Complete

1.2

Partial with sufficient information (< NN% unanswered)

2.111

Explicit refusal by other individual

2.112

Explicit refusal by addressee

2.12

Partial with insufficient information (> NN% unanswered)

2.27

Too late response

2.35

Technological issues

3.19

Unknown eligibility (i.e. did not login)

4.11

Screenout - Reason #1

4.12

Screenout - Reason #2

4.8

Quota Filled

If respondents were invited as specifically-named individuals, nonrespondents may be 2.113 (i.e. Implicit Refusal). Otherwise they are typically 3.19 (i.e. Did not login).

Paper Surveys

Paper surveys are in many ways simpler. Responses are generally higher quality. Whereas web interviews are often shown interactively, paper questionnaire are seen entirely and at once. Questions cannot be conditionally skipped on a paper questionnaire.

On the other hand, some information gathered from nixie codes ought to be incorporated.

Code

Explanation

1.1

Complete

1.2

Partial with sufficient information (< NN% unanswered)

2.111

Explicit refusal by other individual

2.112

Explicit refusal by addressee

2.12

Partial with insufficient information (> NN% unanswered)

2.27

Too late response

2.30

Deceased

3.19

Unknown eligiblity (i.e. returned blank)

3.31

Mail returned undelivered

3.32

Mail refused by addressee

4.11

Screenout - Reason #1

4.12

Screenout - Reason #2

If respondents were invited as specifically-named individuals, nonrespondents may be 2.113 (i.e. Implicit Refusal). Otherwise they are typically 3.19 (i.e. Nothing returned).

Telephone Surveys

Multi-modal Surveys

A multi-modal survey has to incorporate components from each of the above.

A push-to-web survey, for example, typically can start with web survey dispositioning as a template. But nixie information reflected in paper survey dispositioning must be inserted.


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