Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Landline Survey
2021 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 828 1.67
Partial complete 64 0.13
 
Eligible, non-interview
Household level refusal 121 0.24
Refusal after respondent selection 202 0.41
Termination within questionnaire 60 0.12
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 94 0.19
Household answering device 0 0.00
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 34 0.07
Language problem after respondent selection 3 0.01
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 3,392 6.84
No answer 2,495 5.03
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 8,612 17.38
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 8 0.02
Contact, unknown if private residence 192 0.39
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 7 0.01
Language problem before respondent selection 34 0.07
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 51 0.10
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 230 0.46
Non-working/disconnected number 4,701 9.49
Special technological circumstances 982 1.98
Call forwarding/pager 0 0.00
Cellular phone 0 0.00
Not a private residence 773 1.56
Group home 0 0.00
Household, no eligible respondent 0 0.00
Precalls 26,677 53.83
Total 49,560 100.00

Disposition of All Telephone Numbers - Cell Phone Survey
2021 Pennsylvania Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Sample

Disposition Code Number Percent
Interview
Complete 4,661 3.08
Partial complete 587 0.39
 
Eligible, non-interview 0 0.00
Refusal after respondent selection 527 0.35
Termination within questionnaire 553 0.37
Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period 46 0.03
Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period 5 0.00
Language problem after respondent selection 29 0.02
 
Unknown eligibility, non-interview
Unknown if housing unit 23,347 15.43
No answer 6,517 4.31
Telephone answering device, not sure if private residence 45,134 29.83
Telecommunications barrier, not sure if private residence 244 0.16
Contact, unknown if private residence 270 0.18
Physical or mental impairment before respondent selection 106 0.07
Language problem before respondent selection 1,711 1.13
 
Not eligible
Out of sample 593 0.39
Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact, no eligible respondent 13 0.01
Non-working number/disconnected 18,565 12.27
Special technological circumstances 10,446 6.90
Call forwarding/pager 0 0.00
Landline phone 556 0.37
Not a private residence 1,628 1.08
Group home 0 0.00
Precalls 35,781 23.65
Total 151,319 100.00