Washington Group on Disability Statistics Pre-test implementation documents Catriona Bate September 2005

Current pre-test documentation Implementation protocol  Question specifications  Translation protocol  Cognitive interviewing guide  Field testing guide  Interviewer instructions  Analysis plan

Possible additional documents data entry compilation report writing form design (e.g.wording substitutions) enumerator training protocols

Implementation protocol background questions test objectives  objectives  overview of evaluation plans testing protocols  overview of translation, sample design, cognitive testing, field testing, enumerator training, and analysis

Question specifications Appendix 1 objectives, definitions and instructions for  introduction  4 core questions  2 additional questions information on questions in the extended sets (for comparison)

Translation protocol Appendix 2 process overview translation cards  objectives, definitions and instructions for each question criteria and task description for translators task description for checker task description for 'head office'

Cognitive interviewing guide Appendix 4 purpose and explanation instructions interview questionnaire

Field testing guide Appendix 5 deciding on question set and approach  question sets  approaches relationship to cognitive test non-response/refusals debriefing

Interviewer instructions Appendix 6 for personal interview testing administration guidelines good practice interviewing people with disabilities  by type of disability question instructions (yet to be developed) feedback from respondents

Analysis plan Appendix 7 explanation of questions sample considerations relating to age transforming variables from categorical to binary form correlations things to keep in mind