Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Landline Survey
2018 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 1,237 2.25
Partial complete 100 0.18
 
Eligible, non-interview
Household level refusal 226 0.41
Refusal after respondent selection 240 0.44
Termination within questionnaire 97 0.18
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 215 0.39
Household answering device 0 0.00
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 49 0.09
Language problem after respondent selection 13 0.02
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 4,422 8.05
No answer 2,074 3.78
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 5,205 9.48
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 13 0.02
Contact, unknown if private residence 281 0.51
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 24 0.04
Language problem before respondent selection 66 0.12
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 58 0.11
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 429 0.78
Non-working/disconnected number 2,082 3.79
Special technological circumstances 1,809 3.30
Call forwarding/pager 1 0.00
Cellular phone 5 0.01
Not a private residence 1,092 1.99
Group home 1 0.00
Household, no eligible respondent 0 0.00
Precalls 35,161 64.05
Total 54,900

Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Cell Phone Survey
2018 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 4,192 4.30
Partial complete 450 0.46
 
Eligible, non-interview
Refusal after respondent selection 356 0.37
Termination within questionnaire 353 0.36
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 64 0.07
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 15 0.02
Language problem after respondent selection 114 0.12
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 20,634 21.18
No answer 2,037 2.09
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 23,965 24.60
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 740 0.76
Contact, unknown if private residence 48 0.05
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 38 0.04
Language problem before respondent selection 532 0.55
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 668 0.69
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 14 0.01
Non-working number/disconnected 8,735 8.97
Special technological circumstances 9,683 9.94
Landline phone 165 0.17
Not a private residence 1,951 2.00
Group home 0 0.00
Household, no eligible respondent 4 0.00
Precalls 22,652 23.25
Total 97,410