Form CE Global Clothing CE Global Clothing CE Global Clothing Questions

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.

   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

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?

   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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