PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION DISCLOSURE 7:
INSPECTION REPORT ACCESS
MODULE INFORMATION
PURPOSE OF THE MODULE:
To determine public access of public health inspection reports.
MODULE HISTORY:
Added to RRFSS: January 2014, Cycle 16
DATA DICTIONARY HISTORY:
Created: November 12, 2013
Revised: September 20, 2015
MODULE QUESTIONS
VARIABLE NAME:gphid_rpt1
VARIABLE HISTORY:
Cycle 16 – new variable
QUESTION:
In the past year, have you looked at public health inspection reports for an establishment?
Response Options
1Yes
5No
8Don’t Know
9Refused
ANALYSIS ISSUES:
- Is not asked if respondent previously volunteered that they do not know what a public health inspection report is, gphid_online=7 OR gphid_QR=7OR gphid_own=7OR gphid_HU=7.
COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS:
RRFSS:
Similar question to inspect2 in the module: Food Safety Disclosure: Awareness of Inspection Reports from Owner/Operator and to inspect_HU2 in the module: Food Safety Disclosure: Awareness of Inspection Reports from Health unit, with the following changes:
- Generalized to coverall all disclosed premises, not just restaurants, fast food places and takeouts.
- Condensed into a single question on total report access, while gphid_rpt2 addresses the different access methods.
VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None
EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None
MODULE QUESTIONS
VARIABLE NAME:gphid_rpt2@1-gphid_rpt2@6
VARIABLE HISTORY:
Cycle 16 – new variable
QUESTION:
How did you get the inspection reports?
Interviewer: DO NOT read list. Enter 1 to all that apply, do not probe.
gphid_rpt2@1Online/website
gphid_rpt2@2Used a QR code on the inspection signs
gphid_rpt2@3Asked the establishment owner
gphid_rpt2@4Contacted public health (not including health phone line)
gphid_rpt2@5Called the Health Phone Line/Health Info Line/Health Connection
gphid_rpt2@6Other (specify)
Response Options
0Not mentioned by respondent
1Yes
8Don’t know
9Refused
ANALYSIS ISSUES:
- Asked only if respondent has looked at inspection report(s) in the past year, gphid_rpt1=1.
- Interviewer does not read response options, giving a “top of mind” measurement.
- Text file requires additional analysis to include other responses (gphid_rpt2@6).
COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS:
None
VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None
EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None
MODULE QUESTIONS
VARIABLE NAME:gphid_rpt3@1-gphid_rpt3@9
VARIABLE HISTORY:
Cycle 16 – new variable
QUESTION:
What types of establishments did you get inspection reports for?
Interviewer: DO NOT read list. Enter 1 to all that apply, do not probe.
gphid_rpt3@1Restaurant/mobile food vendor
gphid_rpt3@2Grocery store/market
gphid_rpt3@3Recreational water (pool/splash pad/beaches/spa/hot tub)
gphid_rpt3@4Personal service settings (tattoo parlor (piercing, tattoo, body modification), salons (hairdresser, barber shop), spa, aesthetics (nail service, hair removal, electrolysis, facial))
gphid_rpt3@5Day nursery/day care
gphid_rpt3@6Residential facility (long term care, retirement, group home)
gphid_rpt3@7Recreational camp (day camp, overnight camp)
gphid_rpt3@8Drinking water system
gphid_rpt3@9Other (specify)
Response Options
0Not mentioned by respondent
1Yes
8Don’t know
9Refused
ANALYSIS ISSUES:
- Asked only if respondent has accessed inspection reports in the past year, gphid_rpt1=1.
- Interviewer does not read response options, giving a “top of mind” measurement.
- Text file requires additional analysis to include other responses (gphid_rpt3@9).
COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS:
RRFSS:
There is a parallel question, ghpid_sign1a, focused on inspection signs in the module: General Public Health Inspection Disclosure: Program Signage.
VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None
EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None
MODULE QUESTIONS
VARIABLE NAME:gphid_rpt4
VARIABLE HISTORY:
Cycle 16 – new variable
QUESTION:
How easy or difficult was it to get the public health inspection report? Was it very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult or very difficult?
Response Options
1Very easy
3Somewhat easy
5Somewhat difficult
7Very difficult
8Don’t Know
9Refused
ANALYSIS ISSUES:
- Asked only if respondent has accessed inspection reports in the past year, gphid_rpt1=1
COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS:
RRFSS:
Similar question to inspect3 in the module: Food Safety Disclosure: Awareness of Inspection Reports from Owner/Operator and to inspect_HU3 in the module: Food Safety Disclosure: Awareness of Inspection Reports from Health unit, with the following changes:
- Generalized to coverall all disclosed premises, not just restaurants, fast food places and takeouts.
- Condensed into a single question, which can be analyzed in conjunction with gphid_rpt2 to estimate the ease of different access methods.
VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None
EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None
MODULE QUESTIONS
VARIABLE NAME:gphid_rpt5
VARIABLE HISTORY:
Cycle 16 – new variable
QUESTION:
How easy or difficult was it to understand the public health inspection report? Was it very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult or very difficult?
Response Options
1Very easy
3Somewhat easy
5Somewhat difficult
7Very difficult
8Don’t Know
9Refused
ANALYSIS ISSUES:
- Asked only if respondent has accessed inspection reports in the past year, gphid_rpt1=1
COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS:
None
VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None
EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None
MODULE INDICATORS
public health inspection report access
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:
% of adults (18+) who have looked at public health inspection reports in the past year.
INDICATOR OBJECTIVES:
To assess public access of public health inspection reports.
ANALYSIS CHECK LIST:
- Denominator is all adults (18+) including those who were skipped as indicated above
METHOD OF CALCULATION:
adults (18+) who have looked atpublic health inspection reports in the past year (gphid_rpt1=1)all adults (18+)
MODULE INDICATORS
public health inspection report access Through Available Methods
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:
% of adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past year, by method of access.
INDICATOR OBJECTIVES:
To assess public access of public health inspection reports for each method of access.
ANALYSIS CHECK LIST:
- Asked only if respondent has accessed inspection reports in the past year, gphid_rpt1=1.
- Denominator is all adults (18+) including those who were skipped as indicated above
- Response options are not mutually exclusive, as respondents can list as many methods of access that they have used, thus categories cannot simply be added together.
- Text file for ghpid_rpt2@6=1, other (specify), requires separate analysis.
METHOD OF CALCULATION:
adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past yearonline (ghpid_rpt2@1=1)all adults (18+)
adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past year through a QR code on inspection signs (ghpid_rpt2@2=1)
all adults (18+)
adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past year by asking the establishment owner (ghpid_rpt2@3=1)
all adults (18+)
adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past year through contacting publichealth (ghpid_rpt2@4=1)
all adults (18+)
adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past year by a health phone line (ghpid_rpt2@5=1)
all adults (18+)
adults (18+) who have accessed a public health inspection report in the past year through other ways (ghpid_rpt2@6=1)
all adults (18+)
MODULE INDICATORS
establishment TYpe for PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION report access
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:
% of adults (18+) who’velooked at inspection reports in the past year, by establishment type.
INDICATOR OBJECTIVES:
To compare report access across the types of establishments included in disclosure programs.
ANALYSIS CHECK LIST:
- Denominator is adults (18+) who’ve accessed reports in the past year (gphid_rpt1=1)
- Response options are not mutually exclusive, as respondents can list as many types of establishments that they recall, thus categories cannot simply be added together.
- “Top of mind” measurement will favour the most commonly accessed reports, potentially resulting in artificially low results for less common types of establishments.
- Not all response options are valid for each region, empty response options are expected for regions where that type of establishment is not included in the disclosure program.
- Text file for ghpid_rpt3_00=1, other (specify), requires separate analysis, and these responses should be reclassified into the appropriate OPHS-based indicator.
- The indicator is categorized around the Ontario Public Health Standards, however health units can customize the numerator(s) to better match their disclosure goals.
METHOD OF CALCULATION:
adults (18+) who have accessed inspection report(s) for establishments covered by the Food Safety OPHS(gphid_rpt3_01=1 ORgphid_rpt3_02=1)
all adults (18+) who have seen inspection signs in the past year
(gphid_rpt1=1)
adults (18+) who have accessed inspection report(s) for establishments covered by the Safe Water OPHS
(gphid_rpt3_03=1 OR gphid_rpt3_08=1)
all adults (18+) who have seen inspection signs in the past year
(gphid_rpt1=1)
adults (18+) who have accessed inspection report(s) for establishments covered by the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control OPHS
(gphid_rpt3_04=1 OR gphid_rpt3_05=1 OR gphid_rpt3_06=1 OR gphid_rpt3_07=1)
all adults (18+) who have seen inspection signs in the past year
(gphid_rpt1=1)
MODULE INDICATORS
Ease of public health insection report access
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:
% of adults (18+) who found it easyto access inspection report(s).
INDICATOR OBJECTIVES:
To assess ease of access for public health inspection reports.
ANALYSIS CHECK LIST:
- Denominator is adults (18+) who have accessed inspection reports in the past year.
METHOD OF CALCULATION:
adults (18+) who found it somewhat easy or very easy to access inspection report(s)(ghpid_rpt4=1 OR gphid_rpt4=3)
adults (18+) who have accessed inspection report(s) in the past year (gphid_rpt1=1)
MODULE INDICATORS
Ease of public health insection report UNDERSTANDING
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:
% of adults (18+) who found it easy to understand inspection report(s).
INDICATOR OBJECTIVES:
To assess ease of understanding for public health inspection reports.
ANALYSIS CHECK LIST:
- Denominator is adults (18+) who have accessed inspection reports in the past year.
METHOD OF CALCULATION:
adults (18+) who found it somewhat easy or very easy to understand inspection report(s)(ghpid_rpt5=1 OR gphid_rpt5=3)
adults (18+) who have accessed inspection report(s) in the past year (gphid_rpt1=1)
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