Plan and develop survey methods

Before I hand this protocol to field managers, make the instrument easier to implement: list the top three respondent burdens at the top, reorder questions so sensitive items are later in the interview, flag routing logic that could confuse supervisors, and add a short interviewer instruction sheet as the first page.

The pilot showed a sharp drop during household income questions and supervisors reported inconsistent routing logic. I worry that continuing as-is will bias nonresponse and ruin the survey. Should I shorten or rearrange sensitive modules, or change consent wording to reassure respondents? Which fix will best recover response rates without compromising measurement of income?

In three consecutive surveys we run into routing errors and interviewer confusion during field deployment, forcing mid-field edits that damage timelines and data quality. What habit should we change for instrument development and testing, and what concrete checklist or role assignment will prevent routing and instruction problems from reaching field teams?