Assessment of Telephone Survey Data
1 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA 30333
2 National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA 30333
3 National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333
The article by Briss et al1 describes injuries at child care centers using information collected through a telephone survey of center directors. Telephone surveys have been used to collect information about child care centers regarding injuries,2 safety practices,3 and infectious diseases.4-8 To evaluate the quality of the data obtained during telephone interviews, we compared the telephone responses of day care center directors with written responses to the same questions from care givers working in those centers.




