QC - 0089b Quality Control Worksheet - June Area Frame

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Project Code 124 QC – 0089b

OMB No. 0535-0213 Approval Expires 12/31/2010

QUALITY CONTROL WORKSHEET For June Agricultural Survey (Area Frame Segments)

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Year: ______

Enumerator:____________________________	Supervisor: ___________________________________	State: ____________________

1. Select two segments completed by this enumerator.
2. Review work done in these segments. Make all corrections on questionnaires using Blue Pencil.
3. Select one of the two segments for a detailed quality check following these steps:
a. Select a segment having agricultural tracts with crops. If only one of the segments has agricultural tracts with crops, select the segment with crops. If both segments have agricultural tracts with crops, select the one completed last by the enumerator.									Segment Selected ___ ___ ___ ___
b. If neither segment has crops, select a segment having agricultural tracts. If only one segment has agricultural tracts, select the segment with agricultural tracts. If both segments have agricultural tracts (but no crops) select the one completed last by the enumerator.
c. If neither segment has agricultural tracts, select the segment completed last by the enumerator.
4. Drive to the selected segment utilizing maps and aerial photograph.
5. Were there any occupied houses in the segment not identified on the aerial photo and Area Screening version questionnaire?
Yes – [Explain]__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
No – [Continue]
6. Select one resident farm operator tract, and one non-resident farm operator tract from the Area Screening version questionnaire for personal observation.
									Tracts Selected
a. List the tract codes of the first two residents farm operators:					___________	__________
b. List the tract codes of the first two non-residents farm operators:					___________	__________
7. Visually verify the information recorded for all fields in Section D for the selected tracts.
Are land use and acreage values for fields in the selected tracts correct?
Yes - [Go to item 8] No – List field(s) in error, and correct land use and/or acreage(s). Use additional worksheets if needed.
Tract	Field	Enumerator		Supervisor
		Land Use	Acres	Land Use			Acres
			.____				.____
			.____				.____
			.____				.____
			.____				.____
		(Continue on Back)

8. Do you observe any livestock in the selected tracts that are not reported in the Area Tract version questionnaire?
Yes – [Explain] ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
No – [Continue]
9. Provide your opinion of the difficulty in enumerating this segment in terms of:
a. Current ground features of segment (roads, woods, pastureland, cropland, boundary lines, etc.) compared with the aerial photo or map.
No difficulty with the photo/map quality Minor difficulty due to problems with the photo/map quality Major difficulty due to problems with the photo/map quality
b. Other difficulties (Specify):_______________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Did the enumerator provide notes for the Field Office detailing problems enumerating the segment on the Area Screening version questionnaire? (These notes should assist the FO in reviewing problem segments after the survey.)
Yes - [Continue] No - [Please note any problem segment details on the Area Screening version questionnaire]
11. Review the overall appearance of the questionnaire, including enumerator entries in code boxes, check boxes, etc.
a. Were all required items completed, or enumerator notes recorded to assist the Field Office in completing incomplete items?
Yes - [Continue] No - [Explain]_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b. Were all enumerator instructions, including skip instructions, followed correctly throughout the questionnaire?
Yes - [Continue] No - [Explain]_________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Provide your overall appraisal of the quality of work done by the enumerator in this segment.
Poorly organized and inaccurate Acceptable Well organized and accurate
Additional Comments:____________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Supervisor: ____________________________________________________________	Date: ________________________________________