VAR 000038 Pre.CSheet.7. Selection table MD: EQ 9 COLUMNS: 108 - 108 Numeric Pre-CSheet.7. PRE - COVERSHEET HOUSEHOLD LISTING: Selection table --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Selection Table is used to select a respondent from all household members who are eligible adults.(An eligible adult is a U.S. citizen who is 18 years of age or older by Election Day.) The Selection Table appears on the Coversheet below the Household Listing. After a complete listing of the HH is taken, each eligible adult is assigned a "Number" based on the criteria of gender and age [beginning with the oldest male as number 1, males are numbered by increments of 1 according to descending age; females are numbered by descending age starting with the number one higher than that assigned to the youngest male]. The interviewer then uses the Selection Table to determine the "Number" of the eligible adult to be interviewed. The Selection Table itself consists of 2 parallel columns. In the first column the interviewer circles the total number of eligible adults in the household; in the second column (same row) is identified the Number" of the person who will be the respondent. There are 8 different Selection Tables used and they are randomly assigned. [Note that although only 8 tables are used, there are 12 codes in this variable because the 8 tables are used in cycles of 12; this procedure is used to equalize the probability of selection for each eligible adult]. A summary describing all 8 Selection Tables appears below. PERSONS PERSON SELECTED (person "Number") --------------------------------- A B1 B2 C D E1 E2 F 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 1 2 2 2 4 3 5 5 6 or more 1 2 2 2 4 5 5 6 1. Selection table A 2. Selection table B1 3. Selection table B2 4. Selection table C 5. Selection table D 6. Selection table E1 7. Selection table E2 8. Selection table F 9. Missing coversheet (1 in Pre-Csheet.1) 1 2 3 4 5 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 274 152 135 304 299 6 7 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 161 149 309 24 ==============================