Definition: Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)

Category: General concept

Method of data collection by telephone with questions displayed on a computer and responses entered directly into a computer. (Source: Memobust Glossary)

Structured system of microdata collection by telephone that speeds up the collection and editing of microdata; it also permits the interviewer to educate the respondents on the importance of timely and accurate data. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/memobust-glossary-pdf-file_en U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online glossary, as per September 2009