Dr. Michael R. Hyman, NMSU Fieldwork (Click icon for audio)

2 Who Conducts Fieldwork? FIELD-WORKERS FIELD INTERVIEWING SERVICE IN-HOUSEINTERVIEWERS BRIEFING SESSIONSBRIEFING SESSIONS

3 In-House Training MAKING INITIAL CONTACT PROBING RECORDINGRESPONSES ASKINGQUESTIONS TERMINATINGINTERVIEWS

4 Making Initial Contact and Securing Interview “Good afternoon, my name is…” Foot-in-the-door Door-in-the-face

5 Asking the Questions Exactly as worded Repeat questions that are not understood Read slowly Questions in the proper order Ask every question

6 Probing Verbal attempts made by a field-worker when respondents must be motivated to communicate their answers more fully Probes elaborate and clarify

7 SILENTPROBE REPEAT REPLY NEUTRALQUESTION REPEAT QUESTION Probing Tactics

8 Recording the Response

9 Commonly Used Probes and Their Abbreviations

10 Terminating Interview Important to close interview and exit household properly Re-interviewing may be required

11 Fieldwork Management Select Train Supervise Control

12 Interviewer Cheating Filling in fake answers or falsifying interviews Verification by re-interview