ASPEP Cognitive Interview Protocol – Form E-4
Draft 9/20/2010
Kenneth Pick, RIRS
Let’s begin by looking at the first question on the form:
How did you arrive at your answer?
Take a look at the next question on the form:
What is this question asking you?
What does the term “paid employees/officials” mean to this government entity?
How did you arrive at your answer?
What is this question asking you?
How did you arrive at your answer?
What does the term “contractors” mean to this government entity?
What is this question asking you?
How did you arrive at your answer?
What does the term “non-governmental contractors” mean to this government entity?
What does the term “government contractors mean to this government entity?
Would it be difficult to provide this information for a specific timeframe (i.e. March 2012)? [If yes] What timeframe would be better?
[If Respondent Can’t Provide Information to a Question] What information can this government provide?
How well do these data requests match with your records?
How would you go about completion this question?
What is this question asking you?
How did you arrive at your answer?
What does the term “part-time employees” mean to this government entity?
What are the bullets under the word “include” asking you to do?
What are the bullets under the word “exclude” asking you to do?
What are the bullets under the words “do not report” asking you to do?
What information are you putting in the three left-hand columns? The four right-hand columns?
Does it make a difference which balance (i.e. end or beginning) comes first?
What do you think about the codes listed on the page? Are they easy or difficult to find?
What do you think of the way these questions are laid out on the pages? (Compare with current version)
What does the term “financial administration” mean at your government entity?
Where does this information come from?
How is this information kept in your records? [If needed] Is it split between full-time and part-time employees?
2 – Central Administration
What does the term “central administration” mean at your government entity?
How would you answer this question?
How is this information kept in your records?
3 – Judicial and legal
What does this question mean to you?
What information are you putting here?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
4a – Persons with power of arrest
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
4b – Other employees
What information would you report under “other employees”?
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
Does it make a difference if the balance for Public Safety comes first or last (i.e. end or beginning)?
5 – Correction
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
6a – Firefighters
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
6b – Other employees
What information would you report under “other employees”?
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
Does it make a difference if the balance for Fire Protection comes first or last (i.e. end or beginning)?
7 – Streets and highways
How would you go about answering this question?
What information would you include? Exclude?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
8 – Airport
What is this question asking you to do?
How would you arrive at your answer?
9 – Sea and inland port facilities
How would you go about answering this question?
What information would you include? Exclude?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
10 – Public welfare
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
11 – Health
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
12 – Hospitals
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
13 – Solid waste management
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
14 – Sewers and sewage disposal
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
What information would you include? Exclude?
15 – Parks and recreation
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
16 – Housing and community development
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
17 – Natural resources
What does the term “natural resources” mean to your government entity?
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
18 – Water supply system
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
19 – Electric power system
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
20 – Gas supply system
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
21 – Transit system
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
22 – Libraries
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
23 – All other
What information would you report under “all other”?
How would you go about answering this question?
Where is this information coming from? [If needed] How is this information kept in your records?
Does it make a difference if the balance for “all other” comes first or last (i.e. end or beginning)?
How would you complete this item?
How did you arrive at your answer?
How would you complete this item?
How did you arrive at your answer?
Wrap-up Questions
What do you like about the current form that you don’t like about this new form we showed you today?
What do you like about the new form we showed you today that you don’t like about the current form?
About how long does it take you to complete this form (estimate in hours)?
Thank you for your help!
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