April 8, 2013 2013 AHS - Items Booklet AHS – 04/08/2013 Table of Contents Front (Admin) ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Listing and Update (Admin) ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Housing Units (Core) .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Noninterview (Admin) ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Demographics (Core) ................................................................................................................................................... 38 Doubling Up I (Rotating) .............................................................................................................................................. 55 Disabilities (Core) ......................................................................................................................................................... 58 Inventory (Core)........................................................................................................................................................... 61 Equipment (Core) ........................................................................................................................................................ 81 Problems/Breakdown (Core) ..................................................................................................................................... 102 Home Improvement and Repairs (Core) .................................................................................................................... 114 Public Transportation (Rotating) ............................................................................................................................... 160 Neighborhood (Rotating) ........................................................................................................................................... 174 Emergency Preparedness (Rotating) ......................................................................................................................... 180 Recent Movers (Core) ................................................................................................................................................ 184 Doubling Up II (Rotating) ........................................................................................................................................... 198 Real Estate Transaction (Core) .................................................................................................................................. 200 Mortgage (Core) ........................................................................................................................................................ 209 Taxes and Fees (Core) ................................................................................................................................................ 231 Renter Subsidies (Core) ............................................................................................................................................. 238 Utilities and Lodgers (Core) ....................................................................................................................................... 241 Income (Core) ............................................................................................................................................................ 254 Non-Relative Income Plus (Core) ............................................................................................................................... 264 Doubling Up III (Rotating) .......................................................................................................................................... 268 Ratio Verification (Core) ............................................................................................................................................ 272 Rating (Core) .............................................................................................................................................................. 276 Collective Efficacy (Rotating) ..................................................................................................................................... 277 Manager (Core) .......................................................................................................................................................... 283 Close (Admin) ............................................................................................................................................................ 287 Back (Admin) .............................................................................................................................................................. 287 FAQ (Admin) .............................................................................................................................................................. 296 Opt_Out (Admin) ....................................................................................................................................................... 299 AHS – 04/08/2013 1 Front (Admin) STARTCP CENSUS CAPI SYSTEM AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY - ^YEAR INSTRUMENT CASE STATUS: ^MSTATUS DATE: ^DATEFILL TIME: ^TIMEFILL 1. Telephone Interview 2. Personal Interview 3. Ready to transmit case - no more followup 4. Quit: Do not attempt now SHOWROSCP STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HH R LN NAME SEX REL AGE MAR LPR ^HH ^RESP ^LN ^NAMEFILL ^GENDER ^RELATION ^AGE ^MARSTAT ^PAR 1. Enter 1 to continue NEEDTC Proceed with personal interview only if you have made a sufficient effort to complete a telephone interview. If you have already arrived at the sample unit and the respondent is available, proceed with the personal interview. 1. Enter 1 to continue 2. Enter 2 to quit if respondent is unavailable AHS – 04/08/2013 2 DIALCP Dial Number ^PHONEFILL ^ext ^HO ^RESIDENT: ^RESPONDENT Address: ^ADDRESSFILL Time: ^TIMEFILL Enter your result. 1. Someone answers 2. No contact/Answering machine 3. Recorded message announcing new telephone number 4. Telephone disconnected 5. Not attempted now SDIAL You just dialed the Primary Telephone Number and reported that no one answered. Dial the Alternate Address Listing Telephone Type Telephone Number: Alternate Telephone Enter your result. 1. Someone answers 2. No contact/Answering machine 3. Recorded message announcing new telephone number 4. Telephone disconnected 5. Not attempted now TDIAL You just dialed the Alternate Telephone Number and reported that no one answered. Dial the Other Alternate Address Listing Third Telephone Type Telephone Number: Third Telephone Number Enter your result 1. Someone answers 2. No contact/Answering machine 3. Recorded message announcing new telephone number 4. Telephone disconnected 5. Not attempted now AHS – 04/08/2013 3 NWCPAR What is the new telephone number? ^Old ^I_PHONEFILL ^I_ext Enter area code NWCPNUM What is the new telephone number? ^Old ^I_PHONEFILL ^I_ext Enter phone number NWCPEXT What is the new telephone number? ^Old ^I_PHONEFILL ^I_ext Enter extension NWCPHO Is this a home, work, mobile, or other type of number? ^Old ^I_PHONEFILL ^I_ext 1. Home 2. Work 3. Mobile 4. Pager, Beeper, Answering Service 5. Public Pay Phone 6. Toll Free 7. Other 8. Fax DIALNEW Enter 1 to continue 1. Enter 1 to continue AHS – 04/08/2013 4 HELLOCP Hello, I'm ...... from the U. S. Census Bureau. May I speak to ^RESPONDENT? 1. This is correct person 2. Correct person called to phone 3. Person not home now or not available now 4. Person unknown at this number 5. Person no longer lives there (includes deceased). 6. Noninterview 7. Replacement HH - Entire household moved out RTNUMCP Is household available? R LN NAME AGE ^RESP ^LN ^NAMEFILL ^AGE 1. Yes, person you are speaking with or someone available now 2. Yes, but people NOT home or NOT available now 3. No, all persons have moved since last interview HELPRTCP Perhaps you can help me. I would like to speak to a member of this household who usually lives there, is at least 16 years old, and is knowledgeable about the characteristics of the house you live in. Would you or someone else there now qualify? 1. Yes 2. No PVCB We are taking a survey of housing in the United States. I need to make a personal visit to complete the interview. 1. Enter 1 to continue AHS – 04/08/2013 5 GENINTRO We are taking a survey of housing in the United States. I have some questions I would like to ask you. Did your household receive our letter? Identify yourself - if personal, show id. If household did not receive the letter, Letter Summary or Letter FR Instruction Fill 1. Enter 1 to continue INTROPT I'm contacting you to complete the American Housing Survey! ^CbInstr ^CbReas ^CbInfo 1. Enter 1 to continue INTROB ? [F1] Is the ^CALLBACK respondent ready to complete the interview? Enter 1 to continue with a Regular Occupied Interview Enter 3 to complete a Vacant Interview Enter 4 to complete a Noninterview 1. Continue interview 2. Inconvenient time; callback needed 3. Vacant 4. Noninterview 5. URE 6. Reluctant respondent; hold for refusal followup 7. Other outcome or problem 8. Wrong address (wrong case selected) AHS – 04/08/2013 6 VERADD I have ^your_the_that address listed as: ^ADDRESSFILL Is that ^your_the_that correct address? 1. Yes, address is EXACTLY CORRECT as listed 2. Address is MOSTLY CORRECT, but needs some minor changes 3. INCORRECT ADDRESS NWADDST1 What is your NEW ADDRESS? OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the house number NWADDST2 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the house number suffix NWADDST3 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the street name NWADDST4 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the unit designation AHS – 04/08/2013 7 NWADDST5 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the non-city style address NWADDST6 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the GQ unit description NWADDPHY (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the physical description NWADDCT (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the city NWADDST (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the state NWADDZP5 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the five digit zip code AHS – 04/08/2013 8 NWADDZP4 (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the four digit zip code extension NWADDBN (What is your NEW ADDRESS?) OLD ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL Enter the building name MAILADD1 Is this also ^your_the mailing address? ADDRESS: ^ADDRESSFILL2 1. Yes 2. No MAILADD2 I have ^your_the mailing address as: ^MADDRESSFILL Is that correct? 1. Yes 2. No NWMLST1 What is ^your_the ^new mailing address? ^Mailing ^MADDRESSFILL Enter the house number NWMLST2 (What is ^your_the ^new mailing address?) ^Mailing ^MADDRESSFILL Enter the house number suffix AHS – 04/08/2013 9