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l INTERVIEW GUIDE -- PLUN KETTOWN A. Genera l Instructions. 1. This is a gen~ral guide for conducting a house-to- house survey in the Plunkettown neighborhood. Make sure thal· al I qu es tions included a re .answered; however, if a respondent refuses to answer any questions, go on J-o the nex l· item on your questionaire. Record reason for no res ponse if possible. You may include other questions; record them as well as the intervi ewee 's answer. 2. Plea se record all answers as accura te ly and carefully as possible. 3. Let the interview continue if the interviewee wishes to talk, Howeve r, one hour should, in most cases, be the maximum time required for the in terview. 4. Reco rd the date of the intervi ew , the time at which the interview beg ins a nd 1s com- pleted, and the total amount of time the interview lasted. Reco rd the number of times the interview is interrupted by air craft noise, and the approx imate length of such interrupJ-ions. B. Introduction. The following general introduction should be used in the interview situation: name 1s identification card). living in Plunkettown. 11 Hello, my I represent the <;ity of Atlanta (show your The Mayor and Board of Aldermen are concerned about the people Many different suggestions have been made about #wo t the people of Plunkettown want from the City. to the people in Plunkettown. However, we feer that it is necessary to talk di rectly For the next few days we will be talking with all Plunkettow n re sidents and ~sking them questions to help us find out exactly what the people · want. . Could · you please take a few minute s to answer these questions? �i If subject refuses to participate in the interview, try to find out why. If he indicates he is too busy, try to make an appointment 1-o interview him at another date. anol"her reason, try again to get the interv ie w. not persist. If he has Howe ver , if he absolutely refuses, do Record a response and, if possib le, the reason. If more than one member of a household wants to participate in the inte rv iew session, record their answers separa te ly. E.ach interview record should contain the responses of one person only. However, if this is not possible, indicate that responses come from two or more people. Remember that the main purpose is to get answers to the basic que$tions contained §1:IOJ:llquestionaire. in If the interv iewee has questions to a sk of you, try to delay this discussion until the end of the formal interview. DO NOT, under any circumstances, attempt to answer questions of which you are unsure. the peopl e in Plunkettown th ink and wa nL The purpose of this interview is to find out what If people ask questions you cannot answe r, refer them to Mr. Johnny Robinson or George Aldridge. cards to pass out to everyone). (You wi 11 have a supply of their personal �