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In Person: Interviewer Observations and Characteristics

KINTOBS  Interviewer Observations and Characteristics Module           

OVERVIEW

The interviewer observations module is new to the 2011 round of data
collection. It includes information regarding the participants, given by the
interviewer as well as information regarding the interviewers themselves. 

Interviewers were asked to comment on different personality and behavioral
aspects of the participants, in addition to the location of the interview. If
the interview took place in the participant's place of residence, the
interviewers were asked to assess the state of the building the participant
lived in, as well as the buildings surrounding the participant's residence and
the neighborhood as a whole.  Finally, the interviewer's reported if the
participants made any comments during the interview about being enrolled or not
being enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Part A.

Data were also collected by the UW Survey Center containing information about
the interviewers themselves.  The interviewers were asked about basic
demographic information including gender, birthdate, height, race & ethnicity.
They were also asked information specific to their experience as an
interviewer, including whether they conducted field or phone interviews, when
they started working for WLS as well as when they stopped and how many years of
experience they had in the survey research field before becoming an interviewer
for WLS.


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

    Variable ranges reference dataset/codebook order and are not necessarily 
    alphabetical.
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    KA101RE-KA109RE:     Interviewer's Assessment and Observations
                         Regarding Participant's Appearance and
                         Participation
    
    KA110RE-KA111RE:     Information Regarding Location of Where
                         the Interview Took Place
    
    KA112RE-KA118RE:     Interviewer's Assessment and Observations
                         Regarding Participant's Building and the
                         Buildings Surrounding Participant
    
    KA119RE:             Indication Given by Participant of Enrollment
                         in Medicare or Medicare Part A
    
    KA201RE:             ID Number of Interviewer
    
    KA203RE-KA204RE      Demographic and Other Basic Information 
    KA207RE-KA208RE:     About Interviewer
    
    KA205RE-KA206RE:     Century-Month in Which Interviewer Started
                         and Stopped Working at WlS
   
    KA209RE:             Interviewer's Prior Years of Experience

ka101re: Interviewer's assessment of participant's cooperation.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 52 89
1 5 5 10
2 7 5 12
3 20 10 30
4 45 41 86
5 138 165 303
6 296 374 670
7 VERY COOPERATIVE 1081 1116 2197

ka102re: Interviewer's assessment of participant's health.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y2a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 52 89
1 POOR 65 55 120
2 FAIR 204 249 453
3 GOOD 474 451 925
4 VERY GOOD 588 617 1205
5 EXCELLENT 261 344 605

ka103re: Interviewer's assessment of participant's grooming.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y2b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 314 409 723
1 4 2 6
2 13 6 19
3 16 11 27
4 45 39 84
5 114 108 222
6 148 130 278
7 309 299 608
8 403 405 808
10 HIGHEST 263 359 622

ka103rea: Interviewer's assessment of participant's attractiveness.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y2c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 256 349 605
0 LOWEST 1 1 2
1 3 4 7
2 12 5 17
3 22 30 52
4 46 51 97
5 155 150 305
6 230 181 411
7 322 345 667
8 354 363 717
10 HIGHEST 228 289 517

ka104re: Was Interviewer concerned about participant's future participation in biological studies and measures of physical performance?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 54 91
1 YES 173 204 377
2 NO 1419 1510 2929

ka105re: Was Interviewer concerned about participant's future participation in measures of cognitive performance?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y4

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 44 64 108
1 YES 104 126 230
2 NO 1481 1578 3059

ka106re: Was the participant easily confused?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y5

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 53 90
1 YES 68 86 154
2 NO 1524 1629 3153

ka107re: Was the participant distracted or easily disrupted?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y6

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 53 90
1 YES 92 93 185
2 NO 1500 1622 3122

ka108re: Did the participant have any difficulty understanding or hearing?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y7

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 54 91
1 YES 217 153 370
2 NO 1375 1561 2936

ka109re: Did the participant contradict themselves or offer contradictory information or facts often?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_y8

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 37 54 91
1 YES 54 93 147
2 NO 1538 1621 3159

ka110re: Where was the interview conducted?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in3, c_y_in3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 332 329 661
1 PARTICIPANT'S HOME 1160 1341 2501
2 LIBRARY 41 37 78
3 CHURCH 6 2 8
4 PARK 1 0 1
5 RESTAURANT/COFFEE SHOP 9 10 19
6 PARTICIPANT'S PLACE OF WORK 56 21 77
7 HOME OF FRIEND/RELATIVE 6 5 11
8 HOTEL 1 3 4
9 COMMUNITY ROOM IN PLACE OF RESIDENCE 5 6 11
10 OTHER COMMUNITY BUILDING 6 6 12
11 OTHER BUSINESS 3 2 5
12 OTHER (RV,PRIVATE CLUB) 2 0 2
13 INTERVIEW CONDUCTED OVER PHONE 1 6 7

ka111re: Type of building interview was conducted in.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in4, c_y_in4, y_in4new, c_y_in4new, KA110RE

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-2 469 427 896
1 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (STAND ALONE HOUSE OR CONDO) 985 1048 2033
2 DUPLEX 19 28 47
3 APT OR CONDO BUILDING 93 170 263
4 MOBILE HOME 24 34 58
5 FARMHOUSE 14 19 33
6 RETIREMENT HOME/ASSISTED LIVING 10 25 35
7 TOWNHOUSE 11 14 25
8 OTHER (CONVENT, BUILDING WITH STOREFRONT, ETC) 4 3 7
Note: This was only reported if the interview took place in the participant's home.

ka112re: How well kept is the participant's building?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in5, c_y_in5, y_in5new, KA110RE

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 13 8 21
-2 469 427 896
1 NOT AT ALL 11 5 16
2 13 19 32
3 60 64 124
4 106 78 184
5 236 302 538
6 401 454 855
7 EXTREMELY 320 411 731
Note: During fielding there was a change in how this question was asked. They were first open-ended questions but then were switched to closed response. The open ended responses were assigned codes on a scale of 1 to 7 by coders.

ka113re: How well kept are most of the buildings on the participant's street?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in6, c_y_in6, y_in6new, KA110RE

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 13 9 22
-2 469 427 896
1 NOT AT ALL 5 2 7
2 7 4 11
3 24 22 46
4 66 103 169
5 267 286 553
6 471 537 1008
7 EXTREMELY 241 318 559
8 COULD NOT TELL/NO OTHER BUILDINGS ON STREET 66 60 126
Note: During fielding there was a change in how this question was asked. They were first open-ended questions but then were switched to closed response. The open ended responses were assigned codes on a scale of 1 to 7 by coders.

ka114re: How clean is the participant's building?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in7, c_y_in7, y_in7new, KA110RE

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 13 8 21
-2 469 427 896
1 NOT AT ALL 11 3 14
2 12 18 30
3 31 19 50
4 77 83 160
5 227 263 490
6 407 499 906
7 EXTREMELY 380 446 826
8 COULD NOT TELL/NO OTHER BUILDINGS ON STREET 2 2 4
Note: During fielding there was a change in how this question was asked. They were first open-ended questions but then were switched to closed response. The open ended responses were assigned codes on a scale of 1 to 7 by coders.

ka115re: How clean are most of the buildings on the participant's street?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in8, c_y_in8, y_in8new, KA110RE

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 13 8 21
-2 469 427 896
1 NOT AT ALL 2 1 3
2 4 6 10
3 6 12 18
4 31 40 71
5 183 179 362
6 508 608 1116
7 EXTREMELY 380 462 842
8 COULD NOT TELL/NO OTHER BUILDINGS ON STREET 33 25 58
Note: During fielding there was a change in how this question was asked. They were first open-ended questions but then were switched to closed response. The open ended responses were assigned codes on a scale of 1 to 7 by coders.

ka116re: Did the interviewer feel concerned for their safety at the interview location?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in9

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 42 56 98
1 YES 30 11 41
2 NO 1557 1701 3258

ka117re: Was there any evidence of smoking in the household?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in11

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 482 435 917
1 YES 74 60 134
2 NO 1073 1273 2346

ka118re: Did the interviewer see any evidence of drinking alcoholic beverages in the household?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_in12

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 482 435 917
1 YES 54 32 86
2 NO 1093 1301 2394

ka119re: Did participant make any comments saying he/she was not enrolled in Medicare or that he/she was only enrolled in Medicare Part A?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: In person & telephone
Source variables: y_medflg

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 448 505 953
1 YES 61 50 111
2 NO 1120 1213 2333

ka201re: Interviewer ID.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 4 1 5
100 - 113 344 354 698
114 - 124 352 365 717
125 - 141 316 365 681
142 - 154 366 401 767
155 - 2580 247 282 529
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka203re: Age of interviewer at time of interview.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 10 10 20
20 - 31 363 376 739
32 - 50 371 403 774
51 - 56 362 396 758
57 - 61 345 389 734
62 - 72 178 194 372
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.
Note: The age of the interviewer was calculated based on the interviewer's birthdate and the date the interview took place.

ka204re: Gender of interviewer.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 10 10 20
1 MALE 291 358 649
2 FEMALE 1328 1400 2728
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka205re: Century-month interviewer started working at WLS.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 10 10 20
1317 118 95 213
1318 71 84 155
1321 17 23 40
1323 1305 1417 2722
1327 108 134 242
1345 0 5 5
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka206re: Century-month interviewer stopped working at WLS.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 10 10 20
1324 - 1339 400 418 818
1341 - 1357 1219 1340 2559
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka207re: Race of interviewer.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 10 10 20
1 WHITE 1579 1711 3290
2 BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN 11 19 30
3 ASIAN 7 9 16
4 BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN & AMERICAN INDIAN 22 19 41
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka207rea: Is interviewer Hispanic or Latino?

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
1 YES 27 27 54
2 NO 1602 1741 3343
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka208re: Height of interviewer in inches.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 34 31 65
61 27 33 60
62 118 147 265
63 182 207 389
64 340 317 657
65 297 319 616
66 102 104 206
67 34 24 58
68 176 212 388
69 17 23 40
70 100 126 226
71 24 43 67
72 87 87 174
73 19 17 36
74 2 3 5
75 48 49 97
77 22 26 48
Note: For purposes of analysis, interviewer IDs were matched with the caseids that they interviewed. Thus, the frequency table for this variable shows the number of cases that had an interviewer that fits the criteria, not the number of interviewers themselves.

ka209re: Interviewer's prior years of interviewing experience.

Data source: Sibling Participant or Proxy      Collected in: 2011      Mode: Telephone
Source variables: UWSC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2808 2573 5381
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 34 28 62
0 897 948 1845
1 75 62 137
2 119 120 239
3 146 175 321
4 46 56 102
5 26 25 51
6 65 68 133
10 81 114 195
11 17 23 40
99 LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE 123 149 272

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