CE Global Clothing Questions

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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?





    2. 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?





    3. 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 
    13. Nightwear or loungewear 
    14. Accessories 
    15. Swimsuits or warm-up or ski suits 
    16. Uniforms, for which the cost is not reimbursed 
    17. Costumes 
    18. Footwear, including athletic footwear 
    19. Diapers 
    20. Layettes 
    21. Watches 
    22. 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.
        a. 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?
        a. 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.
        a. 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?
        a. 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.
        a. 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?
        a. 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 
    13. Swimsuits or warm-up or ski suits 
    14. Uniforms, for which the cost is not reimbursed 
    15. Costumes 
    16. Footwear, including athletic footwear 
    17. Diapers 
    18. Layettes 
    19. Watches 
    20. 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? 
        a. 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)?