Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Landline Survey
2020 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 783 2.31
Partial complete 123 0.36
 
Eligible, non-interview
Household level refusal 140 0.41
Refusal after respondent selection 182 0.54
Termination within questionnaire 50 0.15
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 76 0.22
Household answering device 0 0.00
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 27 0.08
Language problem after respondent selection 3 0.01
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 3,496 10.33
No answer 1,704 5.04
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 5,830 17.23
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 18 0.05
Contact, unknown if private residence 123 0.36
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 14 0.04
Language problem before respondent selection 33 0.10
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 33 0.10
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 201 0.59
Non-working/disconnected number 2,928 8.65
Special technological circumstances 844 2.49
Call forwarding/pager 0 0.00
Cellular phone 0 0.00
Not a private residence 485 1.43
Group home 0 0.00
Household, no eligible respondent 0 0.00
Precalls 16,747 49.49
Total 33,840 100.00

Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Cell Phone Survey
2020 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 3,533 3.53
Partial complete 579 0.58
 
Eligible, non-interview
Refusal after respondent selection 372 0.37
Termination within questionnaire 365 0.37
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 58 0.06
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 10 0.01
Language problem after respondent selection 15 0.02
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 17,378 17.38
No answer 3,169 3.17
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 30,031 30.03
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 216 0.22
Contact, unknown if private residence 195 0.20
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 22 0.02
Language problem before respondent selection 2,598 2.60
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 432 0.43
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 8 0.01
Non-working number/disconnected 9,453 9.45
Special technological circumstances 9,895 9.90
Call forwarding/pager 1 0.00
Landline phone 96 0.10
Not a private residence 0 0.00
Group home 1,273 1.27
Precalls 20,291 20.29
Total 99,990 100.00