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If someone other than the surveyor will be responsible for collecting Background Information data, State NCI Coordinators should
provide surveyors with instructions for spot-checking data (e.g., determine whether level of mobility is correctly coded). State NCI
Coordinators should also instruct surveyors as to whether they will be responsible for collecting missing background data.

Background Information
Q# Q Indicator/Intent Other Notes Field Appropriate (Y/N)

PERSONAL

BI-1 Zip Code (where person Determines geographic The person’s numeric zip code gets N
resides) classification recoded in ODESA into a geographic

Determines the median classification (e.g., urban, rural).
income for the area Please note, the numeric zip code is not
retained in ODESA and cannot be
downloaded by HSRI or States. The
median income will not show in ODESA
but will be in downloaded data.

BI-2 Date of Birth Person’s age Date of birth is used to calculate age and N
average ages. Month and year are
entered in ODESA, the system then
transforms the date into the age of the
individual at the end of survey year.
As of 2018-19:
Like zip code, actual dates are not
retained in ODESA and cannot be
downloaded by HSRI or States.
BI-3 Gender Person’s gender How person identifies their gender N

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