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06 - No eligible respondent at this number No one 18 years of age or older lives in the household. Give final disposition. 07 - Selected respondent not available during the interviewing period The selected respondent will not be available or could not be reached during the time you have allotted for the month's interviewing. Give final disposition only when respondent's unavailability is certain or when the same calling requirements for ring-no-answers and busies have been met. 08 - Language Barrier The selected respondent does not speak English well enough to be interviewed, and there is not a translated questionnaire and interviewer available for the respective language. Give final disposition. 09 - Interview terminated within questionnaire A "hang up" at some point after the first question has been asked (this does not mean the respondent refused a particular question). Make another attempt to complete questionnaire. Give final disposition if second attempt unsuccessful. If after a second attempt the respondent has completed the interview as defined above, recode as a completed interview. 10 - Line Busy To be given final disposition only after (a) 5 calling occasions (each consisting of 3 attempts at greater than 10 minute intervals), and (b) the 5 occasions have a mixture of weekday, weeknight, and weekend calls. If possible, contact the phone company repair service to verify the number is in service. 11 - Respondent unable to communicate due to physical or mental impairment Example: respondent is deaf. Give final disposition 12 - Technological barrier (Answering machine, call blocking, etc.) To be given final disposition only after (a) 5 calling occasions (each consisting of 3 attempts), and (b) the 5 occasions have a mixture of weekday, weeknight, and weekend calls. One or more attempts reached an answering machine, call blocking, or other automated response but no person was ever spoken to. 13 - Never Call To be assigned to (those few) phone numbers where the BRFSS State Coordinator has determined that a phone number should not be called. 14 - Hang-up or termination before respondent selection Give final disposition after second hang-up or refusal or when a first-time hang-up or refusal will not be called a second time.
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