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A14. Friends in Neighborhood

A14. (RB, P. 7) Now I would like to ask you about your friends. Do your friends mostly live in your neighborhood, elsewhere in (CITY/TOWN), somewhere else in your own county, another county in the tri- county area, somewhere else in the st... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A15. RELATIVES IN NEIGHBORHOOD

A15. (RB, SAME PAGE) What about your relatives? Do they mostly live in your neighborhood, elsewhere in (CITY/TOWN), somewhere else in your own county, another county in the tri-county area, somewhere else in the state of Michigan, or outsi... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A16. Total in N

A16. Now think about all the people outside of your family who live in your neighborhood and give me the first name and the last initial of five or fewer people you feel you know very well. (RECORD THE NAME AND INITIAL ON THE SEPARATE NAME... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A17. Ever in Survey

A17. Now here are some questions on a different topic. Have you ever participated in a survey before, either face to face, by mail or on the phone? ... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18a. Surveys Useful

A18a. Surveys provide useful information for decision makers. (Would you say you strongly agree...)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18b. COMPENSATION FOR SURVEYS

A18b. People should be given some kind of compensation for taking part in surveys.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18c. RESPONSIBILITY

A18c. Everyone has a responsibility to take part in surveys such as this.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18d. TRUTHFUL ANSWERS

A18d. Most people who are interviewed give truthful answers.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18e. BEST INTEREST

A18e. It's in everyone's best interest to participate in surveys.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18f. WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

A18f. Surveys are a waste of time and money.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18g. POLITICIANS BENEFIT

A18g. Only politicians and businessmen benefit from surveys.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18h. Qs TOO PERSONAL

A18h. Some questions asked in surveys are too personal.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18i. INTERESTING

A18i. Answering questions in polls or surveys is an interesting experience.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A18j. PROMISES CONFIDENTIALITY TRUSTED

A18j. Promises of confidentiality made by survey research organizations can be trusted.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A19a. 2ND INTERVIEWER TO PERSUADE

A19a. Sending another interviewer to the respondent's house to try to persuade them to participate.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A19b. OFFER MONEY

A19b. Offering money to people who refuse

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A19c. GET IW ANOTHER WAY

A19c. Trying to get the interview another way, for instance, by phone.

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A19d. SOMETHING ELSE TO PERSUADE

A19d. And is there something else the survey organization could do to try to persuade people to be interviewed?

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A20a. PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE IWS

A20a. What about people who don't like to be interviewed -- do you think it's fair or unfair for them to receive money if other people don't? ... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A20b. LONGER IW

A20b. What about people who are asked more questions, so their interview takes longer -- do you think it's fair or unfair for them to receive money if other people don't? ... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A20c. IMPORTANT INFO

A20c. What about people with information that's especially important for a particular survey -- do you think it's fair or unfair for them to receive money if other people don't? ... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

PAY ONLY REFUSALS

A20d. Some people do not want to be interviewed. However, to get accurate results everyone chosen for the survey needs to be interviewed. Otherwise, the data may mislead people in government who use the conclusions to plan important progra... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A21. HOW MANY REWARD

A21. How many survey organizations do you think offer some kind of reward to the people who take part in their surveys, most, none, or a few? ... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

A22. SAME/DIFFERENT REWARD

. Do you think most survey organizations that offer a reward give the same reward to everybody, or do they offer different rewards? ... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

B1. RELIGION IMPORTANCE

B1. Now I would like to ask several questions about your religious beliefs. In general, how important are religious or spiritual beliefs in your day-to- day life--would you say very important, fairly important, not too important, or not at... (view details)

Taken from: Detroit Area Study, 1996: Social Interaction and Survey Participation.

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