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Attachment A - Clothing Questions

CE Global Questions Study

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Attachment A: Self-administered Web Survey Questions

Welcome!

Unlike some other TryMyUI studies, you will not be using a website to complete a task for this study. Instead you’ll be answering survey questions.

You’ll only be asked to talk aloud as you complete some of the sections, but feel free to do so at any point. The instructions will tell you when you need to talk aloud.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is exploring ways to better measure how Americans spend their money. We will be asking you about recent clothing purchases. Some questions may sound similar, but they are different, so please read each carefully.


Part 1: Global Clothing


Instructions: Please provide a response to each question. You do not need to think aloud as you answer these questions, only type in your response.


  1. How much have you or any member of your household spent on clothing since the first of [refmonth]? $____________

  2. How much have you or any member of your household spent on footwear since the first of [refmonth]? $____________

  3. How much have you or any member of your household spent on jewelry and accessories since the first of [refmonth]? $____________

  4. Now, please talk about how you arrived at your answer for question 1. Describe what you thought about or what you remembered as you answered the question.


Part 2: Detailed Clothing


Instructions: Please provide a response to each question. You do not need to think aloud as you answer these questions, only type in your response.



  1. What clothing items have you or any member of your household bought since the first of [refmonth] and how much did each cost?

What clothing did you buy?

How much did it cost?







  1. What footwear have you or any member of your household bought since the first of [refmonth] and how much did each cost?

What footwear did you buy?

How much did it cost?







  1. What jewelry or accessories items have you or any member of your household bought since the first of [refmonth] and how much did each cost?

What jewelry or accessories did you buy?

How much did it cost?






Part 3: Examples


Instructions: Please list as many examples as you can for each category. You do not need to think aloud as you answer these questions, only type in your response.


These do not have to be things you have purchased in the past, just all examples you can think of.



Please list as many examples of clothing as you can










Please list as many examples of footwear as you can











Please list as many examples of jewelry and accessories as you can







Part 4: Categorization


Instructions: For each of the following items, please mark a column to indicate if the item is clothing, footwear, jewelry and accessories or something else. If you think the item falls into another category, please write it down.


You do not need to think aloud as you answer these questions, only type in your response.



Categorize

Item

Clothing

Footwear

Jewelry and Accessories

Other (specify)

Apron





Athletic shirt





Athletic shorts





Bandannas





Bedroom slippers





Belts





Biking shoes





Blazer





Boots





Bra





Bridal headpiece





Casual shoes





Dance costume





Down vest





Dress shirt





Dress shoes





Dress slacks





Dresses





Ear muffs





Football cleats





Fur coat





Gloves





Golf skirts





Hair accessories





Halloween costume





Handkerchiefs





Housecoat





Hunting wear





Jacket





Jogging suit





Jump suit





Knee-highs





Knit blouses





Leotard





Maternity Pants





Men’s suit





Mittens





Night gown





Night shirt





Non-prescription sunglasses





Overalls





Pajamas





Panty-hose





Pullover





Purse





Raincoat





Robe





Sandals





Scarves





School uniforms





Shape wear





Shawl





Short sets





Ski suit





Ski sweater





Skirts





Shorts





Sneakers





Snow suit





Soccer cleats





Socks





Sport coat





Sport shirt





Sports jersey





Sports uniforms





Sweat shirt





Swimwear





Swim accessories





Tailored Jacket





Tennis outfit





Tennis shoes





Tennis skirts





Thermal underwear





Ties





Tights





t-shirt





Umbrellas





Undershirt





Underwear





Vests





V-neck sweater





Wallet





Wedding gown





Windbreaker





Winter coat





Woman’s suit





Work uniforms






Part 5. CEQ Clothing Questions


Instructions. For this last set of questions, please think aloud, describing what you’re thinking about as you answer each one.


Since the first of the [refmonth], have you or has any member of your household purchased any of the following items, either for members of your household or for someone outside your household?

NOTE: For each yes response, participant will be asked to specify item and cost

  1. Coats, jackets or furs,

  2. Sport coats or tailored jackets

  3. Suits

  4. Vests

  5. Sweaters or sweater sets

  6. Pants, jeans, or shorts

  7. Dresses

  8. Skirts

  9. Shirts, blouses, or tops

  10. Undergarments

  11. Hosiery

  1. Nightwear or loungewear

  2. Accessories

  3. Swimsuits or warm-up or ski suits

  4. Uniforms, for which the cost is not reimbursed

  5. Costumes

  6. Footwear, including athletic footwear

  7. Diapers

  8. Layettes

  9. Watches

  10. Jewelry

If yes: What did you buy? Describe briefly the item purchased and cost (e.g. sweater, $20) _____________

Attachment B: Cognitive Interviewing Protocol


Global Clothing Questions

GC1. How much have you spent on clothing since the first of [refmonth]?

GC2. How much have you spent on footwear since the first of [refmonth]?

GC3. How much have you spent on jewelry and accessories since the first of [refmonth]?


Global Clothing Debriefing

  1. You said you’ve spent ____ on clothing in the last month. How did you arrive at that answer? Probe for recall strategies as possible, enumeration, estimation, etc.

    1. Ask if thought of specific stores, events, timeframe, etc.

  2. What specific clothing items have you, or someone in your household, purchased since the first of [refmonth]?

  3. Other than the clothing items you just named, please give me some examples of items that are in the category of clothing

  4. On a scale from one to ten, with ten being absolutely certain and 1 being totally uncertain, how sure are you that your answer of __ is accurate?

    1. If less than ten: Please think about the question again, but this time give me a range from the lowest amount to the highest amount that you think definitely includes how much you and members of your household spent on clothing since the first of [refmonth].

  5. You said you’ve spent ____ on footwear in the last month. How did you arrive at that answer? Probe foras much detail as possible to identify the recall strategies as possible, enumeration, estimation, etc.

    1. Ask if thought of specific stores, events, timeframe, etc.

  6. What specific footwear items have you, or someone in your household, purchased since the first of [refmonth]?

  7. Other than the footwear items you just named, please give me some examples of items that are in the category of footwear.

  8. On a scale from one to ten, with ten being absolutely certain and 1 being totally uncertain, how sure are you that your answer of __ is accurate?

    1. If less than ten: Please think about the question again, but this time give me a range from the lowest amount to the highest amount that you think definitely includes how much you and members of your household spent on footwear since the first of [refmonth]

  9. You said you’ve spent ____ on jewelry and accessories in the last month. how did you arrive at that answer? Probe for recall strategies as possible, enumeration, estimation, etc.

    1. Ask if thought of specific stores, events, timeframe, etc.

  10. What specific jewelry and accessories items have you, or someone in your household, purchased since the first of [refmonth]?

  11. Other than the jewelry and accessories items you just named, please give me some examples of items that are in the category of jewelry and accessories

  12. On a scale from one to ten, with ten being absolutely certain and 1 being totally uncertain, how sure are you that your answer of __ is accurate?

    1. If less than ten, Please think about the question again, but this time give me a range from the lowest amount to the highest amount that you think definitely includes how much you and members of your household spent on jewelry and accessories since the first of [refmonth]


Standard CEQ Clothing Questions

Now I’m going to ask you some other questions about purchases you or your household have made since the first of [refmonth]. Please tell me about everything you’ve bought, even if we’ve already talked about it.


Since the first of [refmonth], have you or has any member of your household purchased any of the following items, either for members of your household or for someone outside your household?

  1. Coats, jackets or furs

  2. Sport coats or tailored jackets

  3. Suits

  4. Vests

  5. Sweaters or sweater sets

  6. Pants, jeans, or shorts

  7. Dresses

  8. Skirts

  9. Shirts, blouses, or tops

  10. Undergarments

  11. Hosiery

  12. Nightwear or loungewear

  13. Accessories

  1. Swimsuits or warm-up or ski suits

  2. Uniforms, for which the cost is not reimbursed

  3. Costumes

  4. Footwear, including athletic footwear

  5. Diapers

  6. Layettes

  7. Watches

  8. Jewelry

If yes: What did you buy? Describe briefly the item purchased _____________


Standard CEQ Clothing Debriefing

  1. At first, I asked three questions about clothing, footwear and jewelry and accessories. Just now I asked 20 questions about the same topics. The first set were much more general and the second set were more detailed. After hearing the detailed set of questions, would you change your answers to the set of three general questions?

    1. If yes. How so? What would you change your answers to?

  2. Which set of questions do you think gave the most accurate answers?

  3. Were there any questions in the detailed set (give show card with list1) that surprised you? Any that you didn’t think of before when we were talking?

  4. Are there any types of clothing, footwear or accessories that you think should be added to the list (show card)?





1 Show card will list expenditure questions

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