GQ recruiting information

Broadcast Email Announcement:

Subject: Participants living in Group Quarters needed for pretesting - $60

From the Desk of Paul Beatty (Chief, Center for Behavioral Science Methods)

The Center for Behavioral Science Methods is looking for individuals who live in group quarters to participate in pretesting of emails and an online questionnaire collecting census information for an individual. 

Sessions will be virtual using Microsoft Teams and will last approximately 90 minutes. They will take place in October and November 2023. 

We are interested in speaking with residents of these types of places:

• College/University Student Housing  

• Military barracks

• Workers’ Group Living Quarters and Job Corps Centers  

• Religious Group Quarters   

If you know of someone who might qualify, please have them contact Kevin at 301-763-4979 or [email protected] to learn more. They should mention “GQ questionnaire” when they contact him. (While current federal employees are allowed to participate in off-duty time, they are not eligible to receive the incentive payment.)

Screening question

Which of the following group quarters or facilities are you a resident of: (Read list)

• College/University Student Housing  

• Military barracks

• Workers’ Group Living Quarters and Job Corps Centers  

• Religious Group Quarters   

What is the name of that place? And the address?

Thank you. Sessions will be conducted virtually through Microsoft Teams. Shortly, we will email you a link with more information. You will be able to select a time slot for your tech check session and the actual session and there is a consent form for you to electronically sign. Please complete those tasks as soon as possible.

Schedule email

Subject: Select your Census Bureau pretesting time slot

Thank you for agreeing to participate in an upcoming Census Bureau one-on-one pretesting session.

Please click on the link below to select the times slots that will work for you to attend a quick tech check and a 90-minute focus group. All times are Eastern Standard.

You will also be able to sign the consent form. A copy of that form is attached to this email for your records

Consent form for signature

We will send the email with the Microsoft Teams invitation the day before your sessions.  If you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, please contact the primary Census Bureau researcher, Elizabeth Nichols at [email protected]