NIPO Fieldwork System Version 1.14
Closed Answers File (U-file)
The closed answers file (U-file) contains the answers to all closed questions. For each interview (respondent) one record (line) is written in the file. The length of the records is fixed, and depending on the highest position used in the NIPO ODIN questionnaire. The first positions (fields) in each record are reserved for the system.
Record description of the closed answers file
| Position
|
length
|
Description
|
1‑8
|
8
|
interview number
|
9-10
|
2
|
sub-questionnaire number
|
11-15
|
5
|
interview time in seconds
|
16-19
|
4
|
number of screens shown
|
20
|
1
|
interrupt indication:
1 = interview broken off
2 = appointment made
|
21-28
|
8
|
interviewer number
|
29-40
|
12
|
date and time last contact
|
41
|
1
|
0 (zero)
|
42-48
|
7
|
ODIN / OdDemon version number
|
49-53
|
5
|
Idle time
|
54-55
|
2
|
Week number
(CASI only)
|
56-57
|
2
|
Week version number
(CASI only)
|
58-59
|
2
|
Unique family member number
(CASI only)
|
60
|
1
|
Channel:
1 = CATI
2 = CAWI (Web)
3 = CAPI
4 = CASI (Panel)
|
61-...
|
|
answer data
|
|
|
|
|
