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Appendix ZZ

Number of Calls to Complete by Main Interview


Frequency of Call Attempts for Completed Mains *
# of Calls Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
1 275 6.4 6.4
2 307 7.2 13.6
3 292 6.8 20.5
4 290 6.8 27.3
5 249 5.8 33.1
6 206 4.8 37.9
7 209 4.9 42.8
8 168 3.9 46.8
9 171 4.0 50.8
10 140 3.3 54.1
11 127 3.0 57.0
12 144 3.4 60.4
13 116 2.7 63.1
14 96 2.3 65.4
15 103 2.4 67.8
16 102 2.4 70.2
17 107 2.5 72.7
18 72 1.7 74.4
19 72 1.7 76.1
20 79 1.9 77.9
21 56 1.3 79.2
22 62 1.5 80.7
23 63 1.5 82.2
24 56 1.3 83.5
25 55 1.3 84.8
26 43 1.0 85.8
27 43 1.0 86.8
28 36 0.8 87.6
29 38 0.9 88.5
30 37 0.9 89.4
31 29 0.7 90.1
32 33 0.8 90.8
33 29 0.7 91.5
34 29 0.7 92.2
35 23 0.5 92.7
36 26 0.6 93.3

*Completed Mains are 19/1, i.e. those that passed the completeness test. Return to Table

- Dispositions 15/99 and 15/182 in the call history file are not considered call attempts.


Frequency of Call Attempts for Completed Mains *
# of Calls Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
37 26 0.6 93.9
38 23 0.5 94.5
39 18 0.4 94.9
40 17 0.4 95.3
41 11 0.3 95.6
42 18 0.4 96.0
43 16 0.4 96.4
44 13 0.3 96.7
45 8 0.2 96.8
46 14 0.3 97.2
47 12 0.3 97.5
48 5 0.1 97.6
49 11 0.3 97.8
50 8 0.2 98.0
51 7 0.2 98.2
52 4 0.1 98.3
53 4 0.1 98.4
54 5 0.1 98.5
55 2 0.1 98.5
56 7 0.2 98.7
57 6 0.1 98.8
58 3 0.1 98.9
59 5 0.1 99.0
60 3 0.1 99.1
61 7 0.2 99.3
62 3 0.1 99.3
63 3 0.1 99.4
64 2 0.1 99.4
65 3 0.1 99.5
66 2 0.1 99.6
67 3 0.1 99.6
69 1 0.0 99.7
71 3 0.1 99.7
72 1 0.0 99.7
73 1 0.0 99.8

* Completed Mains are 19/1, i.e. those that passed the completeness test.Return to Table

- Dispositions 15/99 and 15/182 in the call history file are not considered call attempts.


Frequency of Call Attempts for Completed Mains * (Continued)
# of Calls Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
75 2 0.1 99.8
77 2 0.1 99.9
79 2 0.1 99.9
84 1 0.0 99.9
92 1 0.0 100.0
94 1 0.0 100.0
103 1 0.0 100.0
Total 4,268 100.0% 100.0%

* Completed Mains are 19/1, i.e. those that passed the completeness test.Return to Table

- Dispositions 15/99 and 15/182 in the call history file are not considered call attempts.


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