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Continuous Labour Force Sample Survey
Computer Assissted Personal Interview
(CAPI) Manual
Barbados Statistical Service
Author: Dondré Trotman
Information Technology Officer
Date: 2018-08-22
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3
General .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Enumerators ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Menu ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Control Sheet ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Control Sheets on PC ............................................................................................................................. 8
Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Other Features ............................................................................................................................................ 11
View enumeration report ....................................................................................................................... 11
Upload data ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Update app ............................................................................................................................................. 11
GPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Introduction
The Continuous Labour Force Sample Survey (CLFSS) is an ongoing survey conducted by the Barbados
Statistical Service. The survey was developed in CSPro to that the survey can be administered using
tablets.
General
The following should be kept in mind when using the app
1. When filling out a questionnaire, to go to the next question, do one of the following:
a. Swipe left
b. Tap the arrow at the right edge of the screen.
c. Tap “Next” on the soft keyboard if it is available.
2. Tap “Upload Data” often. Preferably after completing each questionnaire
3. Tap the Question Mark in the question text to get more information about the particular
question.
The tablets should be returned to the Information Technology department for maintenance at least
once every month.
If there are any issues with the tablets, an email should be sent to bhelpdesk@barstats.gov.bb with a
detailed description of the issue and the EduTech number at the back of the tablet.
Enumerators
Menu
Figure 1:User Name
When the app is first started, it asks for a username. Enter your first initial and last name. For example,
John Doe enters the username “JDOE”.
Figure 2: User ID
The User ID is the enumerator’s two digit ID number.
If the ID number does not match the username, an error is displayed (“Username and ID don’t match!
Please try again”).
Figure 3: Enumeration District
Enter the Enumeration District (ED) that you will be working on. This limits the number of cases that can
be seen/modified at one time to one ED.
Figure 4: Login Menu
The Main Menu for enumerators allows 5 actions:
1. Enumerator Menu – Access enumerator actions
2. Change ED – Change the Enumeration District
3. Update App – Update the app to the latest version. Do this often
4. Upload Data – Upload all data stored on the tablet to BSS servers
5. Logout – Makes the app forget your login information and exit.
Figure 5: Interviewer Menu
Interviewer Menu allows 5 actions:
1. Fill Questionnaire – Fill out a questionnaire
2. Fill Control Sheet – Fill out the control sheet
3. View Enumeration Report – View a summary of households completed
4. Upload Data – Upload all data stored on the tablet to BSS servers
5. Back – Go back to the Login Menu
Control Sheet
Figure 6: Control sheet
The Control Sheet allows the enumerator to record a listing of the households to be sampled. Some
fields are entered automatically such as Parish and Stratum. The start date and finish date are also
entered automatically based on when the questionnaire was started and finished. The control sheet
MUST have an entry for a household before a questionnaire for that household can be started.
The area to the left (called the Case Tree) allows the enumerator to navigate around the control sheet
and re-enter data if needed.
At the end of each entry, it will prompt you to accept the case. Tap Yes.
It will take you back to the Main Menu. To get back to the enumerator menu, press “Enumerator
Menu”.
Control Sheets on PC
It is possible to fill out the control sheet on the PC. A windows application is provided at the following
location:
\\statserver.gov.bb\censussurveys\CLFSS PC
In order to use this app, CSPro version 7.1 or higher must be installed on the computer. Please have
administrator install it using the cspro7.1.2.exe file in the Labourforce directory.
To run the app, copy the CLFSS PC folder to your desktop and doubleclick on the Continuous Labour
Force Sample Survey CSPro App shortcut.
1. Use your first initial and last name as your username
2. Use your enumerator ID as your user ID
3. Choose an ED
4. Click on Enumerator Menu
5. Click On Fill Control Sheet.
6. After you are done, Click on Enumerator Menu and click Upload Control Sheets to upload to the
server
To download to the tablet, Click on the Enumerator Menu and click Download Control Sheets. You must
choose the round number first.
Questionnaire
Figure 7: Choose household to be interviewed
In the Enumerator Menu, tap Fill Questionnaire to fill out a questionnaire. Each entry is of the format:
ED-Building number-Household Number: Last name (completion status).
If the completion status is:
1. Blank – The questionnaire has never been opened.
2. Part responding – The questionnaire is partially complete
3. Complete – the questionnaire has been completed
Figure 8: Questionnaire
The Questionnaire is where the most time is spent during an interview. As with the control sheet, some
fields are automatically filled. Fields are also automatically skipped based on previous responses. There
are also some basic consistency checks such as:
1. There is one and only one head of household
2. There is either one or no spouses
3. The age matches the date of birth
Some things to note:
1. You can capture the GPS point location by tapping on the user menu (highlighted in red in Figure
8) and tap “Get location”. You must be outside to get an accurate reading. The GPS location
should be captured before ending the interview.
2. If you don’t know the person’s date of birth, you can enter 99999999 for the date of birth.
3. The case tree to the left allows you to go back through the questionnaire.
4. You can write notes for each question by tapping the note icon (highlighted in blue in Figure 8).
Anyone opening that particular questionnaire can see the notes.
5. To review notes on the questionnaire, click on the tablet’s menu button and tap Review All
Notes.
6. To get to the latest place where you left off on the questionnaire, click on the tablet’s menu
button and tap Advance to End.
7. To save all data so far, click the tablet’s menu button and tap Partial Save. Whenever you open
the questionnaire again, it will ask if you want to go to the last position.
8. When the questionnaire is complete, it will ask for any remarks to add to the enumeration
report. It will also ask to accept the case. Tap yes.
Other Features
View enumeration report
Figure 9: Enumeration Report
On the main menu, Tap on “Interviewer”, then on “View Enumerator Report”. This shows a report that
summarizes the households that have been interviewed so far.
Upload data
On the Interviewer Menu, tap on “Upload data” to upload all data on the tablet to the BSS FTP Server. It
is recommended that data be uploaded after every interview.
Update app
On the Main menu or the Interviewer Menu, tap on “Update App” to update the app to the latest
version. The app checks for updates once a day and it is recommended that the interviewer updates the
app at least once a day or whenever they are notified that there are updates.
GPS
The app prompts you to record the location at the end of the interview. You can also capture the
location by tapping the user menu (highlighted in red in Figure 8) then select “Get Location”. You must
be outdoors for an accurate reading.
