Interviewer instructions
Item O: You will use this items only if you must SUBSTITUTE a unit. A substitution occurs when no one is ever home at the housing unit when you visit, and you determine that the unit is vacant, or the respondents in the housing unit refuse to cooperate with the survey, and you have filled a refusal form. If one of these events occurs:
1. The next time you check in with you supervisor or at the general office, discuss the situation at the unit and the refusal form with your supervisor or the office staff. If you and they determine that a substitute housing unit is needed, a new unit/replacement will be assigned to you. Normally, this unit will be to the right or to the left of the original unit.
2. If a new unit is to be assigned, record “1” in the box for item N on the ORIGINAL questionnaire, to indicate that this unit is vacant, or a refusal.
3. If a new unit is assigned, record “2” in the box for item N on the NEW questionnaire to indicate that this unit is the substituted unit.
For item O, if you determine that the housing unit is vacant, or a refusal, fill as much information about the housing unit as possible, and mark the box in O to indicate that you are unable to conduct an interview. Return to the office with the form as you have completed it, and discuss with your supervisor whether a substitute house should be assigned.
