NIPO ODIN Version 5.17

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Sample table (Separate Table for Each Survey)

By default for each survey in the NIPO Fieldwork System a separate Sample table is used. The default name for the Sample table is SampleName, where Name is the survey name (for instance: the Sample table for survey A1234 is called SampleA1234). The Sample table can also be an ASCII file (T-file), see Telephone File (T-file) for details.

Field names in the Sample table (separate table for each survey)

Fieldname Pos in T-file Description Type Length NOT NULL

AppointmentName

72L30

Name of respondent that will be called at appointment time

nvar

char

30

 

AppointmentTime

60L12

Time the appointment should be redistributed

date

time

 

 

CallIntervalBegin

 

Address should never be distributed before this time
(4 digits, where 1500 stands for 3 o’clock in the afternoon)

Var

Char

4

 

CallIntervalEnd

 

Address should never be distributed after this time

(4 digits, where 2100 stands for 9 o’clock in the evening)

Var

Char

4

 

Channel

 

Channel,

where:

1= CATI

2= CAWI (Web)

3= CAPI

4= CASI (Panel)

99= Sample record sent as anonymous web interview.

int

 

 

ContactTime

24L12

Date and time of last contact (attempt).

Date

Time

 

 

DisplayField1

136L45

First address information field (for example name)

nvar

char

45

 

DisplayField2

181L35

Second address information field (for example address)

nvar

char

35

 

DisplayField3

216L35

Third address information field (for example town)

nvar

char

35

 

DisplayField4

251L35

Fourth address information field (for example country, zip code et cetera)

nvar

char

35

 

Email

 

Email address for CAWI records

var

char

50

 

ExtraData

286-…

Left for compatibility with surveys using T-files. Only available if configured in the NIPO CATI/Web Master.

Var

Char

215

 

GroupID

 

Use GroupId to distribute certain addresses only to certain interviewers, for instance to match the language of the respondent and the interviewer.

Var

Char

 

 

ID

 

The unique identifier, that is created for each respondent in the Sample table, when sending a non-anonymous mail (blank for annymous surveys).

The ID should be unique, not only within the Sample table, but also within the EmailManagemenent table. Can automatically be generated by the Fieldwork Manager.

var

char

50

 

Indicator2ndNumber

120L1

Last dialed number:

1= second number

blank= only 1 number available / no contact

int

1

 

InitialChannel

 

Channel used when initially importing the sample record,

where:

1= CATI

2= CAWI (Web)

3= CAPI

4= CASI (Panel)

Int

 

 

InterviewerNumber

36L8

Interviewer number of the interviewer of the last contact attempt.

int

8

 

InterviewNumberPrimary Key

52L8

Unique identifier within the sample and all related data files

int

8

NOT NULL

Language

 

Language of respondent

(for sending mail and/or multi-language questionnaires). This field is also automatically updated by the questionnaire (a.o. the *LANGUAGE script command).

var

char

 

 

NumberOfContacts1

20L2

Number of contact attempts, including not-at-home, appointments, suspended interviews, et cetera.

int

2

NOT NULL

ResponseCode3

18L2

2-digit response code. See Overview Of Response Codes for details.

 

int

2

NOT NULL

SecondPhoneNumber

103L17

Alternative phone number

Var

Char

17

 

ShowDisplayFields

135

Number of display fields to show

0= No display fields

1= Show only DisplayField1

2= Show DisplayField1 +

DisplayField2

3= Show DisplayField1 +

DisplayField2 +

DisplayField3

4= Show all display fields

int

1

 

ShowSecondPhoneNumber

102L1

0= Hide second phone number

1= Show second phone number

2= Use second phone number by default

int

1

 

Status4

 

Status, where

0= Available (CATI)

1= Available (Web)

2= Not successful / Refusal

3= Completed

4= CATI appointment

5= CATI waiting (previously WW in ResponseCode field)

6= Out, distributed for NIPO CATI and NIPO CAWI

7=Switched to NIPO CAWI (but not yet sent)

8= laimed by NIPO FMS Client for editing

int

1

NOT NULL

SuspendImage

 

Suspend Image, containing all the answers and the routing of previous sessions.

Image

 

 

SystemData

22L2

44L2

46L2

48L2

50L2

The 5 previous response codes

Var

Char

10

 

TargetInterviewer

 

Interviewer number to be used when interviewer requested to follow up the interview. Only used if Same Interviewer Appointment was switched on for this survey.

Int

8

 

TelephoneNumber

1L17

Telephone number for CATI records

Var

Char

17

 

TimeDifference

 

Time difference in minutes between respondent and the call center.

Var

Char

10

 

Note:
For anonymous surveys or invitations to surveys on an anonymous basis, a new sample record is created for every new entry. Note that Anonymous surveys may be triggered indefinitely.

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