Form Attachment Qualifiers Suvey Instrument

Welcome to our study! Thank you for participating in our research.
We are interested in how people interpret different terms.
On the next few pages you will be asked to provide ratings for different terms, rate how the
terms compare to each other, and then answer some questions about yourself.
This is a survey for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This voluntary study is being collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under
OMB Control No. 1220-0141. Persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number. This survey will take no more than 20 minutes to complete. Your participation is voluntary and you have the right
to stop at any time.
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the protection of survey responses and advises against the inclusion of sensitive personal information in any response. By proceeding
with this study, you give your consent to participate in this study.

For the first task, you will read a series of terms that are commonly used to indicate “how
much” of something each term represents.
For example, in thinking about usefulness, you could find a product to be "the least useful"
or "the most useful."
We are interested in your perception of "how much" each of the terms represent.
Using the slider on the following page, please assign a value to each of the terms, where:
0 means "the least you can imagine," and
100 means "the most you can imagine."

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How much do each of the terms represent?
Using the sliders below, please assign a value to each of the terms, where:
0 means "the least you can imagine," and
100 means "the most you can imagine."

Extremely
0

100

Not at all
0

100

Somewhat
0

100

Fairly
0

100

Highly
0

100

Moderately
0

100

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Quite
0

100

Quite a bit
0

100

Slightly
0

100

Strongly
0

100

Very
0

100

Very much
0

100

Completely
0

100

Reasonably
0

100

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Mildly
0

100

A little
0

100

Not very
0

100

Very little
0

100

Next, we are interested in your perception of the amount or level of "quality" each of the
following terms represent.
For example, you could find a product to be "the worst" or "the best" you could imagine.
Using the sliders on the following page, please assign a percentage to each of the terms,
where:
0 means "the worst you can imagine," and
100 means "the best you can imagine."

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What level of quality does each term represent?
Using the sliders below, please assign a percentage to each of the terms, where:
0 means "the worst you can imagine," and
100 means "the best you can imagine."

Average
0

100

Bad
0

100

Excellent
0

100

0

100

Fair

Favorable
0

100

Fine
0

100

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Good
0

100

Great
0

100

Horrible
0

100

Neutral
0

100

0

100

OK

Outstanding
0

100

Poor
0

100

Satisfactory
0

100

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Terrible
0

100

Finally, we are interested in your perception of the "frequency" that each of the following
terms represent.
Using the sliders on the following page, please assign a percentage to each of the terms,
where:
0 means "never happens," and
100 means "always happens."

What level of frequency does each term represent?
Using the sliders below, please assign a percentage to each of the terms, where:
0 means "never happens," and
100 means "always happens."

Continually
0

100

Fairly often
0

100

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Frequently
0

100

Generally
0

100

Hardly ever
0

100

Infrequently
0

100

Less often
0

100

Most of the time
0

100

Not often
0

100

Not too often
0

100

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Now and then
0

100

Occasionally
0

100

Often
0

100

Periodically
0

100

Pretty often
0

100

Quite often
0

100

Rarely
0

100

Seldom
0

100

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Sometimes
0

100

Somewhat often
0

100

Usually
0

100

Very often
0

100

Next, you will look at pairs of words that represent different amounts:
Your task is to select the word that you think suggests more, or a greater quantity.
Some of the pairs of words may be very close in meaning.
Please do your best to determine which of the words suggests more, or a greater
quantity.

REMEMBER: go with your initial impression.

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Completely
Extremely

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Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Highly
Very

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Quite a bit
Quite

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Quite a bit
Very

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Very
Extremely

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Quite a bit
Moderately

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Quite
Fairly

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Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Moderately
Fairly

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Moderately
Reasonably

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Mildly
Somewhat

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Mildly
Slightly

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Mildly
Fairly

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
A little
Slightly

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Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Somewhat
Fairly

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Somewhat
A little

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Somewhat
Slightly

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Not very
Slightly

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Not at all
Very little

Which word suggests more, or a greater quantity?
Not at all
Very little

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Next, you will look at pairs of words below that represent different levels of quality:
We are interested again in your perception of the “level of quality” each of the words
represents compared to each other.
Some of the pairs of words may be very close in meaning.
Your task is to select the word that suggests higher quality.

REMEMBER: go with your initial impression.

Which word suggests higher quality?
Excellent
Outstanding

Which word suggests higher quality?
Great
Outstanding

Which word suggests higher quality?
Good
Favorable

Which word suggests higher quality?
Average
Good

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Which word suggests higher quality?
Average
Satisfactory

Which word suggests higher quality?
Fine
Fair

Which word suggests higher quality?
OK
Fair

Which word suggests higher quality?
Unacceptable
Horrible

Which word suggests higher quality?
Neutral
OK

Which word suggests higher quality?
Poor
Bad

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Which word suggests higher quality?
Poor
Unacceptable

Which word suggests higher quality?
Bad
Horrible

Which word suggests higher quality?
Unacceptable
Horrible

Which word suggests higher quality?
Terrible
Horrible

Next, you will look at pairs of words below that represent different frequencies:
We are interested in your perception of the “frequency” each of the words represents
compared to each other.
Some of the pairs of words may be very close in meaning.
Please do your best to determine which suggests a greater frequency.

REMEMBER: go with your initial impression.

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Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Always
Continually

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Most of the time
Frequently

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Frequently
Fairly often

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Somewhat often
Fairly often

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Frequently
Often

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Often
Usually

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Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Generally
Usually

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Occasionally
Not too often

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Occasionally
Now and then

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Occasionally
Sometimes

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Not often
Seldom

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Not often
Sometimes

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Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Seldom
Hardly ever

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Infrequently
Rarely

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Rarely
Hardly ever

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Infrequently
Hardly ever

Which word suggests a greater frequency?
Hardly ever
Never

Please answer the following questions about yourself.

What is your age?

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What is the highest level of education you've completed?
Less than high school
High school diploma or GED
Some college
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate school degree

What is your sex?
Male
Female
Transgender
Don't know
Something else, specify:

Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
Yes
No

Below is a list of five race categories. Please choose one or more races that you consider yourself to be.
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Do you speak a language other than English at home?
Yes
No

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How well do you speak English?
Very well
Well
Not well
Not at all

How burdensome was it to complete this study?
Not at all burdensome
A little burdensome
Moderately burdensome
Very burdensome
Extremely burdensome

How effortful was it to complete this study?
Not at all effortful
A little effortful
Moderately effortful
Very effortful
Extremely effortful

How easy or difficult was it to complete this study?
Very easy
A little easy
Neither easy nor difficult
A little difficult
Very difficult

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How likely would you be to participate in this survey again?
Not at all likely
A little likely
Moderately likely
Very likely
Extremely likely

Do you feel that the time it took you to complete the survey was less than you expected, about what you
expected, or more than you expected?
Less than I expected
About what I expected
More than I expected

Thank you for completing this study!
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this HIT and submit the task.
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