New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2006 - Technical Report 

1 Introduction | 2 Sampling methodology | 3 Questionnaire development and testing | 4 Fieldwork methods and interviewers | 5 Checks and audits | 6 Response rate and interview length | 7 Classifications and coding | 8 Survey weights | 9 Imputation | 10 Variance estimation and significance tests | References | A1 Response rate by interviewer experience | A2 Sample and population profiles | A3 ACNeilsen area sampling frame | A4 Effect of area unit population changes | A5 Derivation of eligibility probability estimate | A6 Investigation of incident dates | A7 Contact sheets | A8 Showcards | A9 Selected CAPI screenshots

A1 Response rate by interviewer experience

Table A1.1 Fieldwork outcomes and response rate by interviewer experience for the main sample

 

Interviewer experience

Main sample

1 – 3
months

4 months
to 2 years

2 to 6
years

Over 6
years

Total

A. Dwellings approached

1,639

1,743

1,326

2,907

7,614

B. Empty/Holiday home

80

118

68

127

392

C. Ineligible

0

0

0

0

0

D. No contact

137

171

69

214

590

Eligible dwellings approached

1,560

1,625

1,258

2,780

7,222

Eligible dwellings contacted

1,423

1,454

1,189

2,567

6,632

Contact rate

91.2

89.5

94.5

92.3

91.8

Unapproachable house

19

15

14

17

65

Household refusal

153

163

155

215

685

Respondent not interviewable

33

29

38

75

174

Respondent refusal

161

169

115

306

750

Respondent unavailable

128

137

156

287

708

Interview not completed

4

3

1

7

15

E. Successful interviews

926

937

708

1,659

4,229

Conversion rate

65

64.4

59.5

64.6

63.8

Response rate

59.3

57.6

56.3

59.7

58.6