CSEntry on your tablet — a step-by-step guide

Before you start

• An Android tablet issued by the field team (charged, with mobile data or Wi-Fi).
• The CSEntry app installed (Step 1).
• Your sync username and password — given by your supervisor; keep it private.
• The CSWeb sync server address (for CSEntry): https://csweb.asiansocial.org/csweb/api.

1. Installing CSEntry (one time)

1. Open the Google Play Store.
2. Search “CSEntry” (by the U.S. Census Bureau).
3. Tap Install, wait for it to finish, then Open.

2. Connecting your tablet to the survey server (one time)

This tells CSEntry where to download the survey from.

1. In CSEntry, tap ⋮ → Add Application → CSWeb server.
2. Server address: https://csweb.asiansocial.org/csweb/api (it is usually already filled in). Tap Connect.
3. Sign in with your username and password when asked. The list of available surveys appears.

3. Downloading the survey

1. In the list of available surveys, find the one you’re assigned to — FacilityHeadSurvey (F1), PatientSurvey (F3), or HouseholdSurvey (F4).
2. Tap Install (or Update if it shows “New version available”). CSEntry downloads the questionnaire.
3. When it finishes, the survey appears on your CSEntry home screen.

4. Choosing your language

The survey runs in English plus the local dialects that have been translated (Cebuano, Bisaya, Waray, Bicolano — and Hiligaynon for F1). You can switch any time during an interview.

1. Open the survey → menu → Language.
2. Pick the language you’ll use with this respondent.

5. Starting a new interview (a “case”)

1. On the survey home, tap Add / New case.
2. Fill the ID block in order — these identify the facility and the interview: Region → Province/HUC → City/Municipality → Facility No. → Case sequence. Each choice narrows the next (pick a region and only its provinces appear — the PSGC cascade). Together they form the 12-digit case key.

6. Answering questions & how the app moves

• One question per screen. Tap your answer (or type a number), then Next (→) to continue.
• Back (←) returns to the previous question if you need to fix an answer.
• Skip logic is automatic: the app only shows questions that apply. If a question is skipped, that’s correct — don’t worry that you “missed” it.
• Single-choice = pick one. Multi-choice = tap all that apply, then Next.
• “None of the above” / “I don’t know” behave specially on some questions (they clear other choices).

7. Special screens you’ll meet

• Consent: if the respondent declines, choose the refuse option — the app ends the interview cleanly.
• GPS: at the facility, the app captures location automatically — allow it a moment to get a fix.
• Photo (F1): take the verification photo when prompted.
• Roster (F4 Household): add one row per household member; you can edit or remove members.
• Expenditure grid (F4): enter the peso amounts in each box.

8. When the app warns you

• Soft warning (yellow): the value looks unusual — check it; you can continue if it’s correct.
• Hard stop (red): the value isn’t allowed (e.g., age out of range) — you must fix it to continue.

9. Pausing & resuming

• CSEntry auto-saves as you go. To stop mid-interview, just go Back to the case list — your answers are kept.
• To resume: open the survey, tap the partial case, and continue where you left off.

10. Finishing an interview

1. Answer the last question → the app asks to save the case.
2. Confirm the disposition (completed / refused / etc.) if prompted.
3. The case is now marked done on your case list.

11. Sending your work to the server (sync up) — do this daily

1. Connect to Wi-Fi or mobile data.
2. From your survey’s case list, tap Synchronize (the circular-arrows icon). Sign in with your own account if prompted.
3. Wait for the “Successfully synced” confirmation. Only new or changed cases are sent, so it’s quick — your completed cases are now safely on the server.

12. If something goes wrong

Do’s and don’ts