Attachment B: Cognitive Testing Protocol
Reference Periods
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Large (Salient) Items |
Small (Less Salient) Items |
Recurring Items |
Group |
Airline Tickets Coats, Jackets, or Furs Televisions, all types Automobile, truck, minivan, van or SUV Washer and/or Dryer |
Shirts, Blouses, or Tops Camping Equipment Power Tools Pets, Pet Supplies, or Medicine for Pets Photography |
Mortgage or Rent Electricity Automobile or Other Vehicle Insurance Mobile/Cellular Service Accounting Fees, including Tax Preparation |
1 |
3 Months |
6 Months |
12 Months |
2 |
6 Months |
12 Months |
3 Months |
3 |
12 Months |
3 Months |
6 Months |
For each item participants will be asked:
Since the first of [the reference month], have you or any members of your household purchased any (or had expenses for) [expenditure category]?
(if Yes) What was the cost of those items?
(if Yes) In what month did you purchase them?
After all questions have been asked for expenditure item, participants will be asked follow-up questions:
I asked you about expenses for [expenditure category] since [the reference month] and you said “[repeat respondents answer, the expenditure amount, and the month of purchase]”
Please explain how you arrived at your answer?
(if Yes) How confident are you that this expenditure occurred in the last [X] Months? (Not At All Confident – Extremely Confident)
(if Not At All or Extremely Confident) Why are you [Not At All/Extremely Confident]?
(if Yes) How confident are you that you accurately recalled the price of the item? (Not At All Confident – Extremely Confident)
(if Not At All or Extremely Confident) Why are you [Not At All/Extremely Confident]?
(if Yes) How confident are you that you purchased this item in [month]? (Not At All Confident – Extremely Confident)
(if Not At All or Extremely Confident) Why are you [Not At All/Extremely Confident]?
(if No) How confident are you that you did not purchase [expenditure category] in the last [X] Months? (Not At All Confident – Extremely Confident)
(if Not At All or Extremely Confident) Why are you [Not At All/Extremely Confident]?
For items with a 3 or 6 month reference period:
Thinking back over the last 12 months, how many did you have for [expenditure category]?
How accurately would you be able to report your purchases for [expenditure category] for a 12 month period? (Not At All Accurate – Extremely Accurate)
Global Questions
Since the first of [the reference month], have you or any members of your household purchased, for you or your household or for someone outside of your household, any furniture?
(if Yes) What was the total cost of these items?
(if Yes) In what month did you purchase them?
Since the first of [the reference month], have you or any members of your household purchased or rented any computer hardware, software, accessories, and service?
(if Yes) What was the total cost of these items?
(if Yes) In what month did you purchase them?
Since the first of [the reference month], have you or any members of your household purchased any household linens or window coverings?
(if Yes) What was the total cost of these items?
(if Yes) In what month did you purchase them?
Furniture
(if Purchased) What items did you purchase? What was the cost of each of those items?
What comes to mind when I say “furniture?”
[Provide list of expenditure items] Which of these items do you think definitely belongs in the category “furniture?”
Which of the items do you think definitely does not belong in the category “furniture?”
Did looking at that list remind you of any other things you’ve purchased since the first of [the reference month]?
(if Yes) What else did you purchase?
(if Yes) What was the cost of those items?
(if Yes) Why didn’t you include these items in your earlier answer about furniture? [Forgot about purchase, Didn’t think item would be considered furniture, etc.]
Did you think this question referred to the rental of furniture? Why or why not?
Have you rented any furniture since the first of [the reference month]?
Was the question about how much furniture you’ve purchased since the first of [the reference month] easy or difficult to answer?
What made it [easy/difficult] to answer?
[Show current question item list] Would you rather be asked if you’ve purchased furniture, in general, or about these different types of furniture separately? Which would be easier for you to talk about? Why?
Computer hardware, software, and accessories
[if Purchased] What items did you purchase? What was the cost of those items?
What comes to mind when I say “computer hardware, software, accessories, and service?”
[Provide list of expenditure items] Which of these items do you think definitely belongs in the category “computer hardware, software, accessories, and service?”
Which of the items do you think definitely does not belong in the category “computer hardware, software, accessories, and service?”
Did looking at that list remind you of any other things you’ve purchased since the first of [the reference month]?
(if Yes) What else did you purchase?
(if Yes) What was the cost of those items?
(if Yes) Why didn’t you include these items in your earlier answer about computer hardware, software, accessories, and service? [Forgot about purchase, Didn’t think item would be considered part of this category, etc.]
Was the question about how much computer hardware, software, accessories, and service you’ve purchased since the first of [the reference month] easy or difficult to answer?
What made it [easy/difficult] to answer?
[Show current question item list] Would you rather be asked if you’ve purchased computer hardware, software, accessories, and service, in general, or about these different categories of computer items separately?
Household Linens and Window Coverings
[if Purchased] What items did you purchase? What was the cost of those items?
What comes to mind when I say “household linens or window coverings?”
[Provide list of expenditure items] Which of these items do you think definitely belongs in the category “household linens or window coverings?”
Which of the items do you think definitely does not belong in the category “household linens or window coverings?”
Did looking at that list remind you of any other things you’ve purchased since the first of [the reference month]?
(if Yes) What else did you purchase?
(if Yes) What was the cost of those items?
(if Yes) Why didn’t you include these items in your earlier answer about household linens or window coverings? [Forgot about purchase, Didn’t think item would be considered part of this category, etc.]
Was the question about how much household linens or window coverings you’ve purchased since the first of [the reference month] easy or difficult to answer?
What made it [easy/difficult] to answer?
[Show current question item list] Would you rather be asked if you’ve purchased household linens or window coverings, in general, or about these different categories of computer items separately?
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