FORM 2 (Optional) Appropriate for stratified simple or systematic random sampling designs. Calculation of Weighted Retailer Violation Rate State: FFY: 2015 (1) Stratum Name (2) N Number of Outlets in Sampling Frame (3) n Original Sample Size (4) n1 Number of Sample Outlets Found Eligible (5) n2 Number of Outlets Inspected (6) x Number of Outlets Found in Violation (7) p=x/n2 Stratum Retailer Violation Rate (8) N’=N(n1/n) Estimated Number of Eligible Outlets in Population (9) w=N’/Total Column 8 Relative Stratum Weight (10) pw Stratum Contribution to State Weighted RVR (11) s.e. Standard Error of Stratum RVR Total N - number of outlets in sampling frame n - original sample size (number of outlets in the original sample) n1 - number of sample outlets that were found to be eligible n2 - number of eligible outlets that were inspected x - number of inspected outlets that were found in violation p - stratum retailer violation rate (p=x/n2) N’ - estimated number of eligible outlets in population (N’=N*n1/n) w - relative stratum weight (w=N’/Total Column 8) pw - stratum contribution to the weighted RVR s.e. - standard error of the stratum RVR
APPENDIX B: SYNAR SURVEY SAMPLING METHODOLOGY State: Maryland FFY: 2015 1. What type of sampling frame is used? List frame (Go to Question 2.) Area frame (Go to Question 3.) List-assisted area frame (Go to Question 2.) 2. List all sources of the list frame. Indicate the type of source from the list below. Provide a brief description of the frame source. Explain how the lists are updated (method), including how new outlets are identified and added to the frame. In addition, explain how often the lists are updated (cycle). (After completing this question, go to Question 4.) Use the corresponding number to indicate Type of Source in the table below. 1 – Statewide commercial business list 4 – Statewide retail license/permit list 2 – Local commercial business list 5 – Statewide liquor license/permit list 3 – Statewide tobacco license/permit list 6 – Other Name of Frame Source Type of Source Description Updating Method and Cycle Office of the Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury 3 Statewide list of licensed tobacco retail outlets with license numbers, trade names, addresses and corporate names. Tobacco retail licenses are issued by jurisdictions as part of an ongoing joint registration process. The statewide list is updated whenever a new license is issued. 3. If an area frame is used, describe how area sampling units are defined and formed. a. Is any area left out in the formation of the area frame? Yes No If Yes, what percentage of the state’s population is not covered by the area frame? % 4. Federal regulation requires that vending machines be inspected as part of the Synar survey. Are vending machines included in the Synar survey? Yes No NOTE: While vending machines were included in the Synar Survey none of the randomly selected outlets had a vending machine. We have seen a decrease in vending machines as many retailers are removing them due to the new Federal Regulations.
c. Adult inspectors to enter the outlet? Required Permitted under specified circumstances (Describe:) Not permitted d. Youth inspectors to be compensated? Required Permitted under specified circumstances (Describe:) Not permitted 2. Identify the agency(ies) or entity(ies) that actually conduct the random, unannounced Synar inspections of tobacco outlets. (Check all that apply.) Law enforcement agency(ies) State or local government agency(ies) other than law enforcement Private contractor(s) Other List the agency name(s): Behavioral Health Administration formerly the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration 3. Are Synar inspections combined with law enforcement efforts (i.e., do law enforcement representatives issue warnings or citations to retailers found in violation of the law at the time of the inspection?)? Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never 4. Describe the type of tobacco products that are requested during Synar inspections. What type of tobacco products are requested during the inspection? Cigarettes Small Cigars/Cigarillos Smokeless Tobacco Other Describe the protocol for identifying what types of products and what brands of products are requested during an inspection. The minors are instructed to ask for the brand of cigarettes that they are most comfortable requesting. In most cases it is the brand that is most popular among their peers that they feel the most comfortable requesting. 5. Describe the methods used to recruit, select, and train youth inspectors and adult supervisors.