Campus Climate Survey - Cognitive Testign Protocol for C

Campus Climate Survey (CCS)
Cognitive Testing Protocol for Crowdsourcing–Fall 2014
This section asks you some basic demographic questions.
D8.

In what month and year were you born?
INSERT DROP-DOWN LIST—ONE COLUMN FOR MONTH [1, 2, …12], AND ONE COLUMN FOR YEAR: 1986,
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
[if under 18] We are sorry, but you are not eligible to participate in the study.

D1.

What is your race (as you define it)? Select one or more.
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White

D2.

What is your ethnicity (as you define it)?
Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino

This section asks about times when you may have experienced unwanted sexual contact, which is sexual contact that
you did not consent to and that you did not want to happen. Please keep in mind that both men and women can
experience unwanted sexual contact.
PROBE: In your own words, what is the meaning of “consent” in this context?
Unwanted sexual contact often occurs when:


someone uses force against you, such as holding you down with his or her body weight, pinning your arms,
hitting or kicking you;



someone threatens to hurt you or someone close to you; or



you are unable to provide consent or stop what is happening because you were passed out, drugged, drunk,
incapacitated, or asleep. This could happen after you voluntarily use of alcohol or drugs, or after you were
given a drug without your knowledge or consent.

When answering the following questions, please consider that there are five types of unwanted sexual contact:
1. forced touching of a sexual nature (forced kissing, touching of private parts, grabbing, fondling, rubbing up
against you in a sexual way, even if it is over your clothes)
2. oral sex (someone’s mouth or tongue making contact with your genitals or your mouth or tongue making
contact with someone else’s genitals)
3. sexual intercourse (someone’s penis being put in your vagina)
4. anal sex (someone’s penis being put in your anus)

5. sexual penetration with a finger or object (someone putting their finger or an object like a bottle or a candle
in your vagina or your anus).
Also, keep in mind that the person(s) who had unwanted sexual contact with you could have been a stranger or
someone you know, such as a friend, family member, or person you were dating or hanging out with.
PROBE: What would you think about an audio option that would read these definitions to you? Would you use it?
P1. In the past 12 months, that is since [FILL WITH DATE 12 MONTHS AGO; FOR EXAMPLE, “September 26, 2013], has
anyone had unwanted sexual contact with you?
Yes
No
AFTER READING THE QUESTION THE FIRST TIME:
PROBE: Did you read the entire description of what constitutes unwanted sexual contact?
PROBE: Even if you did not look at the description, in your own words, what do you think “unwanted sexual contact”
is?
P2. How many separate incidents of unwanted sexual contact have you experienced in the past 12 months, which is
since [FILL WITH DATE 12 MONTHS AGO; FOR EXAMPLE, “September 26, 2013]?
__________ incidents [IF P2 = 0 IINCIDENTS, SKIP TO SH1]
PROBE: Did you read or notice the definition of “incidents”?

PROBE: In your own words, how would you define an “incident” of unwanted sexual contact?
INCIDENT-LEVEL FOLLOW-UPS
You are now going to be asked some questions about the [FILL # REPORTED IN #P2 AND “incident” IF #P2 = 1 OR
“incidents” IF #P2 = 2 OR MORE] of unwanted sexual contact you experienced in the past 12 months. The questions
ask when the incidents happened, how you know the person who had unwanted sexual contact with you, and
whether you sought services after the incident. [IF #P2 = 2 OR MORE, FILL: “The questions refer to the incidents as
incident #1, incident #2, and so on.”]
PROBE: IF R REPORTS >1 INCIDENT – How do you feel about referring to the different incidents by number, such as
“incident 1, incident 2, etc.”?
PROBE: IF R REPORTS >1 INCIDENT – How did you decide the order you reported the incidents in? (IF NEEDED: How
did you choose which one is incident 1, incident 2, etc.)
PROBE: IF R REPORTS >1 INCIDENT – How easy or difficult was it to refer to these incidents as “incident 1, incident 2,
etc. Did it ever get confusing?

ILF1.

[IF #P2 = 2 OR MORE, FILL: “Please think about incident #1”]. In what month did this incident of unwanted
sexual contact occur?
INSERT DROP DOWN MENU WITH THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
November, 2013
December, 2013
January, 2014
February, 2014
March, 2014
April, 2014
May, 2014
June, 2014
July, 2014
August, 2014
September, 2014
October, 2014
November, 2014

PROBE: How easy or difficult was for you to pick which month (each/the) incident happened?
PROBE: How did you remember which month the incident(s) occurred?
ILF2.

During [FILL “the incident” IF #P2 = 1 OR “incident #1” IF #P2 = 2 OR MORE], which occurred in [FILL THE
MONTH REPORTED IN #ILF1, e.g., “February, 2014.”], which of the following types of unwanted sexual
contact happened? Please select all types of unwanted sexual contact that happened during this incident.

a. Forced touching of a sexual nature (forced kissing, touching of private parts, grabbing, fondling, rubbing up
against you in a sexual way, even if it is over your clothes)
b. Oral sex (someone’s mouth or tongue making contact with your genitals or your mouth or tongue making
contact with someone else’s genitals)
c. [RESPONSE WILL NOT DISPLAY UNLESS THE RESPONDENT IS BIOLOGICALLY FEMALE] Sexual intercourse
(someone’s penis being put in your vagina)
d. Anal sex (someone’s penis being put in your anus)
e. Sexual penetration with a finger or object (someone putting their finger or an object like a bottle or a candle
in your [IF R IS FEMALE, FILL: “vagina or anus”; IF R IS MALE, FILL: “anus”).
PROBE: In your own words, what do you think “forced touching of a sexual nature” includes?
ILF3.

During [FILL “the incident” IF #P2 = 1 OR “incident #1” IF #P2 = 2 OR MORE] in [FILL THE MONTH REPORTED
IN #3, e.g., “February, 2014”], how did the person(s) have unwanted sexual contact with you? Please select
all that apply.

a. Threatened to hurt you or someone you care about
b. Used physical force against you, such as holding you down with his or her body weight, pinning your arms,
hitting or kicking you;
c. You were unable to provide consent or stop what was happening because you were passed out, drugged,
drunk, incapacitated, or asleep

PROBE: What do you think we are referring to when we talk about unwanted sexual contact happening when
someone is unable to provide consent?
PROBE: In your own words, what does “unable to provide consent” mean?
EXPERIENCES WITH IPV AND HARASSMENT
IPVMIT1.

In the past 12 months, which is since [FILL WITH DATE 12 MONTHS AGO; FOR EXAMPLE, “September
26, 2013], have you been in a relationship with someone who controlled or abused (physically,
sexually, psychologically, emotionally, or financially)?

Yes
No

PROBE: Do you think it was clear what this question was asking you about?
HMIT1.

In the past 12 months, which is since [FILL WITH DATE 12 MONTHS AGO; FOR EXAMPLE, “September
26, 2013], have you been sexually harassed? Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal conduct of a sexual nature when this conduct
is made a condition of employment, or resistance to behavior affects employment/ academic
decisions, or if conduct creates a hostile environment?
Yes
No

PROBE: Did you find the definition of sexual harassment to be helpful?
GO TO D3
PERCEIVED TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AMONG THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Please indicate whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following
statements.
SH1.

Sexual Harassment
At this school, it is common for students to make sexual comments about
people on the Internet or through e-mail, instant message, or text

SA A

D

SD

At this school, it is common for students to call people gay or lesbian or a
homophobic name (such as faggot or dyke)

SA A

D

SD

SA A

D

SD

At this school, it is common for students to share sexual pictures, web
pages, or messages
At this school, when students make sexual comments, jokes, or gestures ,
other students stand up to them
PROBE: What do you think we mean when we ask if other students “stand

up to them”?
SA1.

Sexual Assault
Aa lot of unwanted sexual contact happens among students at this school
when students are physically forced, threatened, or unable to provide
consent because they are passed out, drugged, or drunk

SA A

D

SD

Most students at this school support campus efforts to prevent sexual
assault

SA A

D

SD

Most students at this school feel that it is not their responsibility to get
involved in campus efforts to prevent sexual assault

SA A

D

SD

Students at this school are knowledgeable about the topic of sexual assault, SA A
including how it is defined, how often it occurs, and what the legal
consequences are

D

SD

Most students at this school would respect someone who did something to SA A
prevent a sexual assault

D

SD

At this school, it is common for students to make jokes about sexual assault SA A
or rape

D

SD

At this school, if students see someone trying to have unwanted sexual
contact with someone who is passed out, they will try to stop them

SA A

D

SD

If someone at this school gets drunk and experiences unwanted sexual
SA A
contact, most students assume it was least partially the drunk person's fault

D

SD

If a student at this school were to report that he or she experienced
SA A
unwanted sexual contact to university administrators, other students would
label him/her as a troublemaker or someone looking for attention

D

SD

PROBE: Were you comfortable answering these questions using the response options, strongly agree, agree,
disagree, and strongly disagree?
PROBE: Were these questions easy for you to answer?

D3.

What is your current gender identity?
Female
Male
Transgender
Something else (please specify) _________________________
PROBE: What do you think we mean when we say “gender identity”?
PROBE: Did you have any difficulty answering this question?

D4.

Which of the following best represents how you think of yourself?

Lesbian or gay
Straight, that is, not lesbian or gay
Bisexual
Something else (please specify) _________________________
PROBE: How did you feel about answering this question?
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Overall, what are your thoughts on this survey?
How easy or difficult do you think it would be for other students to respond to this survey?
How comfortable were you answering these questions in a web environment?
(Other than anything you may have already told us,) Were there any terms or definitions you did not
understand?
If you had the opportunity, what would you do to improve this survey?
Overall, how easy or difficult was it for you to understand the questions in the survey? (very easy, pretty
easy, pretty difficult, very difficult)
Did answering any of the questions in this survey make you upset or distressed? (yes, no)
How easy or difficult was it for you to navigate through the survey, given the format, font size, and amount of
text on the screen? (very easy, pretty easy, pretty difficult, very difficult)
Did you take the survey on…(a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet, smartphone, other device)?
The plan is to administer this survey to thousands of college students around the country. The full-length
version will take them approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and we plan to give them a $10 incentive
for participating. If you were a college student and got invited to complete this survey, what would your
preference be in terms of where you can use the incentive?
a. Amazon.com
b. Walmart.com
c. Supercertificates, which allows the user to select from hundreds of vendors and choose either a gift
card to be mailed to you or an e-gift card to be used online
d. Other online vendor (please specify): _________________________________________