The Residential Telephone Service Survey questionnaire was used in May 1999 to collect the information for the supplementary survey.

RTS-I01

This is a voluntary survey on telephone service. Press enter to continue.

Universe:	All respondents

RTS-Q01

How many different telephone numbers are there for your residence? (Include cellular phone numbers and phone numbers used for business). %RTS->LFSMAILAD%

<-1>	Don't know	go to RTS-Q08

<-2>	Refused	go to RTS-Q08

<1>	0	go to RTS-Q02

<2>	1	go to RTS-Q08

<3>	2	go to RTS-Q08

<4>	3 or more	go to RTS-Q08

Note:	F1 HELP: Include: phone numbers used for businesses even if the business is not within the residence or if the employer is paying for the person's phone service within that person's household. This includes cell phones from work that are brought home. Exclude pagers.

Universe:	All respondents

RTS-Q02

Why don't you have a phone? INTERVIEWER: Do not read the categories. Mark one only. Press F1 for Help.

<-1>	Don't know	go to RTS-Q05

<-2>	Refused	go to RTS-Q05

<1>	I cancelled it	go to RTS-Q03

<2>	Can't afford it	go to RTS-Q04

<3>	Moved	go to RTS-Q05

<4>	All other responses	go to RTS-Q05

Note:	F1 NOTES: The following answers should be coded to "Can't afford it": Too expensive, Can't afford the phone, Unpaid phone bills, Service cancelled by the phone company, Moved and can't afford the installation price, Lost job, Unemployed, I'm on... (any form of social assistance), etc. The following answers should be coded to "Moved": Respondent moved, on vacation, going south for the winter, moved and don't want/need the phone anymore etc. The following answers should be coded to "Any other response": Sharing a phone, receiving harassing calls, getting a private number, hard of hearing, dissatisfied with the phone company, don't want other household members to receive calls, etc.

Universe:	Respondents who do not have phones RTS-Q01=1

RTS-Q03

Why did you cancel it? INTERVIEWER: Do not read categories. Press F1 for help.

<-1>	Don't know	go to RTS-Q05

<-2>	Refused	go to RTS-Q05

<1>	Can't afford it

<2>	Moved	go to RTS-Q05

<3>	All other responses	go to RTS-Q05

Note:	F1 NOTES: The following answers should be coded to "Can't afford it": Too expensive, Can't afford the phone, Unpaid phone bills, Service cancelled by the phone company, Moved and can't afford the installation price, Lost job, Unemployed, I'm on... (any form of social assistance), etc. The following answers should be coded to "Moved": Respondent moved, on vacation, going south for the winter, moved and don't want/need the phone anymore etc. The following answers should be coded to "Any other response": Sharing a phone, receiving harassing calls, getting a private number, hard of hearing, dissatisfied with the phone company, don't want other household members to receive calls, etc.

Universe:	Respondents whose reason for not having a phone is because they cancelled it (RTS-Q02=1)

RTS-Q04

I am going to read a list of most common charges which could be on a telephone bill. Please tell me which of these charges you find difficult to afford. INTERVIEWER: READ ALL CATEGORIES AND MARK ALL THAT APPLY

<-1>	Don't know

<-2>	Refused

<1>	the installation charge

<2>	the security deposit

<3>	monthly charge for your basic phone line which includes local calls

<4>	optional features and/or set charges

<5>	long distance charges

<6>	other usage charges (i.e. 900 service, * features, directory assistance, etc.)

Universe:	Respondents who cannot afford a phone RTS-Q02=2 or RTS-Q03=1

RTS-Q05

If there were an emergency at home, would members of your household have easy access to a neighbour's phone?

<-1>	Don't know

<-2>	Refused

<1>	YES

<2>	NO

Universe:	Those who answered 1' (0 telephone number) in RTS-Q01

RTS-Q06

If there were an emergency at home, would members of your household have easy access to a payphone near your residence?

<-1>	Don't know

<-2>	Refused

<1>	YES

<2>	NO

Universe:	Those who answered 1' (0 telephone number ) in RTS-Q01

RTS-Q07

If there were an emergency at home, would any member of your household have convenient access to a telephone near your residence, at another location not already mentionned?

<-1>	Don't know

<-2>	Refused

<1>	YES

<2>	NO

Universe:	Those who answered 1' (0 telephone number ) in RTS-Q01

RTS-Q08

In %RTS->RFYEAR%, was your total annual family income before taxes and deductions less or more than $%RTS->RTS_LICO%?

<-1>	Don't know

<-2>	Refusal

<1>	Less

<2>	More

Universe:	All respondents

RTS-I08

Thank you for your cooperation.

Note:	The application should go back to the LFS component screen after this has been read out to respondents.

Universe:	All respondents