Various Demographic Pretesting Activities

Appendix C: Background Survey

Figure 1: The experimenter enters the participant’s number to ensure their data is not separated if the automatic numbering scheme is disrupted.

Figure 2: Page 1 of the Background Questionnaire. These questions ask the participants to self-report the estimated amount of time spent on the Internet.

Figure 3: Page 2 of the Background Questionnaire. These questions ask participants to self-report their self-assessed experience with using computers and the Internet.

Figure 4: Part 3 of the Background Questionnaire. An additional response field will appear to the right of Another Place if participants select the checkbox.

Figure 5: Part 4 of the Background Questionnaire. If a participant selects no to question 8 then follow-up questions 8a, 8b, and 8c are not shown to the participant.

An additional text box will appear to the right of the selected radio button or checkbox to allow participants to provide additional information on their operating system or browser when participants click Other in 8b, or an operating system in 8c.

Figure 6: Part 5 of the Background Questionnaire.

A text box will appear to the right of “Other (Specify)” to allow participants to provide additional information

Figure 7: This question asks participants to self-report their Internet searching behavior.

Figure 8: This question is part 2/3 of question 10. Question 10 was split into three parts to avoid requiring the user to scroll.

Figure 9: This question is the last part of question 10. Question 10 was split into three parts to avoid requiring the user to scroll.

Figure 10: Question 11 is split into three parts to avoid user scrolling. Question 11 asks participants to self-report their Internet usage.

Figure 11: Part 2 of Question 11.

Figure 12: The last part of Question 11.

Figure 13: Question 12 asks respondents to write-in any other Internet usage activities not covered by Question 10 and Question 11.

Figure 14: Question 13 and Question 14 ask participants about the difficult experienced with using new Websites and manipulation of computer windows.

Figure 15: Question 15 and Question 16 ask participants about difficulties with using the Internet and providing personal information on the Internet.

Figure 16: Question 17 assesses their interaction with statistical data, and Question 18 asks participants about their familiarity with the Census.gov Website.

Figure: 17: Question 19 asks participants for their month and year (to calculate age) and their highest education competed.

Figure 18: The last page asks participants about their gender, and race.