While they were waiting for the interview to start, the interviewer, a young man in a black T-shirt, asked her what she'd been doing lately.
As soon as it was determined that one eligible person and his or her child met the conclusion criteria, the interviewer started the interview with the person already spoken with.
Before starting the interview the interviewer would introduce themselves, explain where they were calling from and the purpose of the interview, and ask for informed consent by saying: I would like to ask you permission to ask you a few questions regarding this.
Before data collection started, the female interviewer and the peers participated in a 3-day training session on methods of qualitative interviews and how to approach potential interviewees.
When Paul Holdengräber, the library's resident interviewer, started the series, the staff created a tradition: before each event, the curators pull objects geared to the speaker's interests.
Subsequent interviews could start by the interviewer providing a short summary of themes they have identified from the last interview and asking the participant to reflect on this summary of experiences before moving on to ask how the participant is feeling now and what has changed for them since the last interview.
Out of the 2,261 participants, 1,730 (77%) started with the self-administered MOS-HIV, EuroQol and Feeling Thermometer whereas 531 participants (23%) started with the interviewer-administered format.
Ariel confesses to another tactic: to never stop talking once he starts, so the interviewer cannot ask any questions.
From the starting address, the interviewer follows a random route that could resemble this: Walk left away from the first address, turning left on the first street, then count three blocks and turn right.
On the contrary, if the respondent disagrees to pay the amount of starting bid the interviewer lowered the amount and asked again about the willingness to pay of the respondent.
