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## Wave 4
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- Wave 4 will be deployed in late August. It will be available in English, as well
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- as
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+ Wave 4 will be deployed in late August 2020 . It will be available in English, as
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+ well as
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* * [ translations to be completed] *
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Draft files [ final versions to be posted when available] :
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- * TODO (PDF)
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- * TODO (Word)
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+ * [ Survey text and coding] ( waves/Survey_of_COVID-Like_Illness_-_Wave_4.pdf )
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+ (PDF)
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+ * [ Survey text and coding] ( waves/Survey_of_COVID-Like_Illness_-_Wave_4.docx )
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+ (Word)
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### Summary of Changes
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Wave 4 is a ** major change** to the survey instrument. Some items have been
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removed and several new items have been added. Please review the changes
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carefully when you use responses from both waves.
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+ Note that this changelog is a draft; as the survey instrument is finalized, this
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+ changelog will be updated to include all final changes.
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#### Consent Text
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The survey consent text has been altered to more clearly indicate that
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understand "where the coronavirus pandemic is moving", and ensures we obtain
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consent for the full range of uses for the survey.
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+ You ** may need to advise your IRB** about the new consent language, depending on
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+ your protocol.
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#### New Items
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* Following item B2, item B2c now asks which reported symptoms are "new or
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items Q64 - Q80 ask the respondent to identify their occupation in a form
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based on the [ Standard Occupational Classification
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System] ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Occupational_Classification_System ) .
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- (Each respondent will only see 2 of these items; the first requests a broad
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+ (Each respondent will only see two of these items; the first requests a broad
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category, the second a more detailed classification.)
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* Item D10 asks if any of the respondent's work for pay in the past 4 weeks was
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outside their home.
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#### Changed Items
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* Item B2 now includes eye pain and chills as symptoms.
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- * Item B2b now asks how long the respondent has had one * unusual* symptom, if
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+ * Item B2b now asks how long the respondent has had one ** unusual* * symptom, if
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they report having one in item B2c. It no longer asks how long the respondent
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- has had * any* reported symptom.
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+ has had ** any* * reported symptom.
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* Item C1 now separates type 1 and type 2 diabetes, coded separately. The coding
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- for both is different from the original coding for "diabetes", so they should
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- be treated separately.
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+ for both is different from the original coding for "diabetes", so they can be
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+ analyzed separately.
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* Item C8 now asks how often the respondent has "felt isolated from others",
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- along with the prior items about anxiety and depression.
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+ along with the existing items about anxiety and depression.
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#### Removed Items
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