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Item: Section 1
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  Overview
  Introduction
  BRFSS Protocol
  Eligible Houses
  Select Adults
  Proxy Interviews
  Second Contacts
  Confidentiality
  Say It Carefully
  The Right Steps
  Interview Quality
  Understanding
  Sensitivity
  Unintimidating
  Correct Selection
  Proper Recording
  Performance
  Courteous Tone
  Managing Problems
  Did You Know?
  Quiz Yourself
Item: Section 3
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Make Quality A Priority

Properly Record Responses And Code Dispositions

As with any type of science, some errors are an inevitable part of survey research. However, you can reduce or eliminate error in your data by being careful to choose the correct codes for responses and dispositions for incomplete interviews. You will be learning more about codes and dispositions in an upcoming section.

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