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Appendix QQ

5% Follow-Up: Interviewer-Administered Questionnaire


  QUESTION LEAD 1
Number Dialed:
LEAD 2 Number Dialed:
INTRO1 (I'm calling from the University of Chicago, on behalf of the United States Federal Reserve Board). Can I please speak to [(OWNER NAME)/the owner of [FIRM NAME])?

IT IS OK TO SPEAK TO A FORMER OR EX-OWNER OF THE FIRM.

Date and Time of Call

January ______, 2005

____:____ AM/PM

Circle One:

Owner....................Continue

Non-owner or DK......Continue

Date and Time of Call

January ______, 2005

____:____ AM/PM

Circle One:

Owner....................Continue

Non-owner or DK......Continue

Q1 I am trying to confirm some very basic information about a business called [FIRM NAME]. Are you able to verify information about [FIRM NAME], such as whether or not it is in business? Circle One

Yes................Skip to Q4

No.................Continue

DK/Refuse......Continue

Circle One

Yes................Skip to Q4

No.................Continue

DK/Refuse......Continue

Q2 Is there anyone else who knows about [FIRM NAME], who might be able to confirm whether it is still in business?

IF NECESSARY: This could be anyone that may have worked for [FIRM NAME], or was in some way connected to the business or to the owner.

Circle One

Yes................Continue

No.................GO TO CLOSE 1

DK/Refuse......GO TO CLOSE1

Circle One

Yes................Continue

No.................GO TO CLOSE1

DK/Refuse......GO TO CLOSE1

Q2A May I please speak to (him/her)? Circle One

Yes................Return to Q1

No.................Continue

DK/Refuse......Continue

Circle One

Yes................Return to Q1

No.................Continue

DK/Refuse......Continue

Q3 Could you please tell me (his/her) name and how I could reach this person?

COLLECT INFORMATION, THANK R, AND TERMINATE. RECORD CB INFO, IF APPROPRIATE, ON CALL RECORD.

Record new information below

Name:_________________________

Phone Number:(_____)_____-_______

Callback: ______________________

Other info:

Record new information below

Name:_________________________

Phone Number:(_____)_____-_______

Callback: ______________________

Other info:

Q4 Is [FIRM NAME] currently in business, or has it gone out of business?

[IF OOB, ASK] When did the firm go out of business?

MONTH: ___________ YEAR: _____________

Check One

____In business under current name

____In business under different name

NEW NAME:______________________

____Out of Business

____DK/Refuse.............Go Back to Q2

Check One

____In business under current name

____In business under different name

NEW NAME:______________________

____Out of Business

____DK/Refuse.............Go Back to Q2



IF YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH: FIRM OUT OF BUSINESS FIRM IN BUSINESS
AN OWNER OF THE FIRM GO TO Q5, FOLLOW SKIPS TO CLOSE1 GO TO CLOSE3
A PROXY WHO WORKED FOR THE FIRM GO TO Q5, FOLLOW SKIPS TO CLOSE1 GO TO Q5, Q6 AND Q6A. IF R SEEMS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE FIRM, GO TO CLOSE3. OTHERWISE GO TO CLOSE1.
THE BBB OR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GO TO CLOSE1 GO TO CLOSE2
A NEIGHBORING BUSINESS GO TO Q6 AND 6A TO CLEARLY DOCUMENT R'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE FIRM OR OWNER, THEN GO TO CLOSE1 ASK Q6 AND 6A TO CLEARLY DOCUMENT R'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE FIRM OR OWNER, THEN GO TO CLOSE2


Q5 (Just to confirm) Were you an owner of [FIRM NAME]? Circle One

Yes................Skip to Q6A

No.................Continue

DK/Refuse......Continue

Circle One

Yes................Skip to Q6A

No.................Continue

DK/Refuse......Continue

Q6 What was your relationship to the owner of [FIRM NAME]? [IF NECESSARY: For example, were you the spouse or other relative of the owner, or were you an employee of the owner?]PROBE FOR SPECIFICITY AND COMPLETENESS. Did you have any other connections with either the owner or the firm? RECORD BELOW, THEN CONTINUE TO Q6A. RECORD BELOW, THEN CONTINUE TO Q6A
Q6A For verification purposes only, what is your name? (IF NECESSARY: You would only be recontacted in case my supervisor wanted to verify this interview.) RECORD NAME BELOW: RECORD NAME BELOW:
CLOSE1 Thank you, those are all my questions.

IF OWNER ASKS FOR $25, RECORD NAME AND ADDRESS FOR CHECK. DO NOT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION ABOUT AN INCENTIVE.

CLOSE1 CLOSE1
CLOSE2 Thank you. I just have one more question. Could you tell me the name and phone number of the business's owner, or of anyone you think might be connected to the business, or have knowledge of the business? Record new information below

Name:_________________________

Phone Number:(_____)_____-_______

Record new information below

Name:_________________________

Phone Number:(_____)_____-_______

CLOSE3 Now I would like to ask you a few additional questions that take about two minutes to answer. (For answering these few questions, we will send you a check for $25.) Please answer the questions for the business called [BUSINESS NAME].

DO NOT OFFER $25 IF YOU HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO R ABOUT $25. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY COMMITTED TO SENDING R $25, THEN READ THE SENTENCE IN CLOSE3 ABOUT $25.

CLOSE3

GO TO INTRO OF NONRESPONDENT QUESTIONNAIRE

CLOSE3

GO TO INTRO OF NONRESPONDENT QUESTIONNAIRE



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