ACBS Disposition Codes and Call-back Rules

Attachment 10 ACBS Disposition Codes and Callback Rules

The ACBS uses BRFSS disposition codes. However, a few additional codes are needed to account for situations specific to a call-back survey. In the list below, disposition codes added for the ACBS are bolded.

The ACBS 4-digit disposition codes for 2023 are:

I. Eligible, contacted: complete interview

1100 Complete

1200 Partial complete (through the end of section 8)

II. Eligible, contacted: refusal or termination

4413 Refused to participate in the call-back during the BRFSS interview

2112 Refused to begin the ACBS interview after contacted

2120 Terminated within the questionnaire during the ACBS interview (before Section 9)

2211 Refused to allow combining ACBS responses with BRFSS responses

2212 Refused to answer the “ever had asthma” question during the ACBS interview

III. Eligible, lost to follow-up because unable to contact or communicate with the BRFSS respondent with asthma

2111 Hang up or termination before respondent contacted. Household contacted but ACBS respondent not contacted

2210 Selected respondent never reached or reached but did not begin interview during interviewing period. Selected respondent away from residence during the entire interviewing period.

2220 Telephone answering device, message confirming private residential status. Telecommunication technological barrier, message confirming private residential status

2320 Selected respondent physically or mentally unable to complete an interview during the entire interviewing period interviewing period

2330 Language problem after respondent selection

3100 Contact, hang-up or termination, unknown if private residence

3130 No answer

3140 Telephone answering device, unknown if private residence

3200 Hang-up or termination, known household. Household contact, eligibility undetermined

3322 Physical or mental impairment

3330 Language problem

4100 Household members away from residence during entire interviewing period

4900 Miscellaneous, non-eligible (for ACBS miscellaneous non-contact)

4306 Selected ACBS respondent no longer living in the BRFSS household

Temporary codes: should be resolved prior to submission

5050 Hang-up, unknown if housing unit

5100 Appointment

5111 Household level refusal

5112 Refusal: hang-up or termination

5120 Break off/ termination in questionnaire before Section 9

5130 No answer

5140 Answering machine, unknown if private residence

5220 Answering machine, message confirming residential status

5320 Physical or mental impairment

5330 Language problem

5550 Busy

5560 Unsafe location for interview

IV. Eligible, lost to follow-up for technical reasons

3150 Telecommunication technological barrier, unknown if private residence

3700 On never call list

4200 Dedicated fax/data/modem line with no human contact

4300 Telephone number no longer in service or changed. Non-working/disconnected number.

4400 Busy/Fast busy/Circuit busy

4430 Call forwarding/ pager

4450 Cellular telephone from landline sample

4460 Cell phone sample number connects to landline

4470 Cell phone respondent also has landline, less than 90% of all calls on cell phone.

4500 Not a private residence – business

4510 Not a private residence - group home

Temporary codes: should be resolved prior to submission

5150 Technological barrier other than answering machine, unknown if private residence

5200 Fax/data/modem

5300 Phone number temporarily out of service. Possible non-working number

5400 Technological barrier other than answering machine with message confirming residential status. Fast busy. Circuit busy

5599 Mistaken Ctrl-End

5700 Supervisor attention needed

5900 Null attempt

9999 Missing disposition code

V. Ineligible: all codes specific to ACBS (no BRFSS equivalent)

2290 Most knowledgeable person is not parent or guardian

2291 No parent or legal guardian in the household (child ineligible)

4480 Not recruited for call-back at BRFSS interview (excluded by state)

4490 Random child/adult selection: adult ineligible, child selected

4491 Random child/adult selection: child ineligible, adult selected

4405 Out-of-state when ACBS records are not transferred to state of residence

4700 Household, no eligible respondent (respondent does not have asthma)

4411 Selected respondent not eligible for follow-up

4412 Transferred from BRFSS but not attempted (excluded by state)

4471 Misdiagnosed asthma in respondent

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