Mode Variables

Within each section data file, mode variables are provided to aid in identifying

which mode a respondent was in when they completed a given section: phone, face-

to-face and Web. For Web we make a further distinction of “Web” and “Web-small”

to differentiate between respondents who used a PC versus those who used

smartphones or tablets. Respondents could switch back and forth between PC and

smartphone or tablet throughout the interview.

Non-Response

In the web version of the questionnaire, respondents are allowed to leave any

given question that was presented on the screen unanswered to comply with the

voluntary nature of the survey. This was distinctly different from the

interviewer-administered version of the questionnaire which did not allow

questions to be “empty.” If the respondent could not or refused to answer, the

interviewer could select “Don’t Know” or “Refused” as appropriate.

Web non-response cases were reviewed by HRS staff. We have incorporated “web

non-response” indicators in the data to signal where a question was presented to

the respondent but they did not answer. The web non-response flags are based on

the final path taken by the respondent through the interview. If the respondent

backed up to change an answer and went down a different path, the data for the

first path was not retained.

Metadata

The Web survey was programmed to be as close as possible to the other modes.

There are instances where the question text for Web differs from the

telephone/in-person interview question text. The question text is documented in

the codebook as “WEB-ADMINISTERED TEXT” as shown below. The questionnaire

contains a complete description of the interview content by section including

question wording, order and flow.

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QB000

Section: B

LIFE SATISFACTION

Level: Respondent Type: Numeric

Width: 2

Decimals: 0

Ref: SecB.B000_

Now, please think about your life-as-a-whole. How satisfied are you

with it? Are you completely satisfied, very satisfied, somewhat

satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied?

WEB-ADMINISTERED TEXT:

Now, please think about your life-as-a-whole. How satisfied are you

with it?

..............................................................................

3137

6197

3892

494

-8. Web non-response

1. COMPLETELY SATISFIED

2. VERY SATISFIED

3. SOMEWHAT SATISFIED

4. NOT VERY SATISFIED

166

143

5. NOT AT ALL SATISFIED

8. DK (Don't Know); NA (Not Ascertained)

9. RF (Refused)

585

Blank. INAP (Inapplicable); Partial Interview

Section D Cognition

The variables that comprise the Section D Web Immediate and Delayed Word Recall

as described in the tables below are under review and will be made available in

a subsequent data release.

February 2024, Version 1.0