About this Release
As the ABS reintroduces Computer Assisted Interviewing (CAI) for household surveys, a number of important issues are currently being considered to enable a successful transition. One of the issues under consideration is determining the appropriate screen layout for interviewers. This paper summarises the issues pertinent to designing a suitable screen layout to assist in the minimisation of measurement error. The paper covers the following main issues:
- purpose of this paper;
- history of CAI in the ABS;
- CAI screen presentation in the ABS;
- principles of good screen design (for example, mixed case text and context); and
- proposed useability testing methodology