During the field interview period, team leaders met weekly with their group of interviewers, at which time neighborhood rating was discussed, as needed.
Potential participants were initially contacted by phone, by the lead interviewer (DM), at which time the purpose and protocol of the study were explained to them by the researcher.
As such, the interviewer was able to probe around the importance of concepts until the point at which the interviewer and interviewee felt that all symptoms had been explored fully.
None of the interviewers interviewed at hospitals in which they worked, however, and nor did they interview their own trainees or consultants they worked with.
I remember one excruciating meeting at which my interviewer, despite knowing my qualifications and experience before inviting me along, barely asked me a question.
The main survey included 5,041 households at which the interviewers called unannounced.
At which point the interviewer, Geoff Hutchinson, asked rather drily: "Are there some guys who go, 'Look, I'm just here to play bloody cricket'?" That, said Arthur, was "spot-on".
Regular meetings were held between author one and the interviewer to discuss important themes, the point at which saturation was reached and any logistical issues.
"There does come a point at which, even if objectivity is not in question, behavior becomes an issue," he told one interviewer.
