Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Landline Survey
2019 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 1,391 2.03
Partial complete 127 0.19
 
Eligible, non-interview
Household level refusal 213 0.31
Refusal after respondent selection 282 0.41
Termination within questionnaire 96 0.14
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 204 0.30
Household answering device 0 0.00
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 50 0.07
Language problem after respondent selection 8 0.01
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 5,886 8.58
No answer 1,863 2.72
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 6,947 10.13
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 31 0.05
Contact, unknown if private residence 235 0.34
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 26 0.04
Language problem before respondent selection 80 0.12
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 66 0.10
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 468 0.68
Non-working/disconnected number 2,220 3.24
Special technological circumstances 2,198 3.21
Call forwarding/pager 0 0.00
Cellular phone 0 0.00
Not a private residence 1,109 1.62
Group home 0 0.00
Household, no eligible respondent 0 0.00
Precalls 45,079 65.73
Total 68,580

Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Cell Phone Survey
2019 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 4,499 3.59
Partial complete 499 0.40
 
Eligible, non-interview
Refusal after respondent selection 404 0.32
Termination within questionnaire 348 0.28
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 81 0.06
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 7 0.01
Language problem after respondent selection 10 0.01
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 25,354 20.22
No answer 2,616 2.09
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 30,167 24.05
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 562 0.45
Contact, unknown if private residence 129 0.10
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 43 0.03
Language problem before respondent selection 818 0.65
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 772 0.62
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 18 0.01
Non-working number/disconnected 7,664 6.11
Special technological circumstances 16,984 13.54
Landline phone 153 0.12
Not a private residence 5,018 4.00
Group home 0 0.00
Household, no eligible respondent 0 0.00
Precalls 29,273 23.34
Total 125,419