[DDI-users] CATI - type surveys and the DDI

[A. Michelle Edwards]

Thanks Wendy !  We missed that one!

Michelle


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wendy Thomas" <wlt at pop.umn.edu>
To: "Data Documentation Initiative Users Group" <ddi-users at icpsr.umich.edu>
Cc: "Bo Wandschneider" <bo at uoguelph.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [DDI-users] CATI - type surveys and the DDI


> Currently this is handled by the <forward> element in <var><qstn>. Note
> that this is repeatable so that you can indicate the qstn ID in the
> attribute qstn and provide the logic in the PCDATA for example:
>
> <forward qstn="Q2">If response eq 1</forward>
> <forward qstn="Q4">If response gt 1</forward>
>
> Q2 and Q4 can have similar <backward> information indicating the possible
> previous questions.
>
> wendy
>
>
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, A. Michelle Edwards wrote:
>
>> Good morning all and Happy New Year...
>>
>> This may be a long way - so be forewarned :)  OK - the DDI codebook
>> documents the entire survey - all questions, answers, etc...  In a 
>> situation
>> such as a CATI survey (as I understand it) - the respondent is asked
>> question 1 - based on his/her answer is then passed onto question 4 - and
>> then maybe onto question 12...  and so on.  Is there anyway we can 
>> capture
>> this "gateway" in the DDI codebook?
>>
>> Hmmm..  that was shorter than I expected and I hope this makes sense to
>> everyone....
>>
>> Michelle
>>
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