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Is It Necessary to Reimburse Cellphone Respondents?

Appendix A: Questionnaire

RANDOMLY ASSIGN 60% OF CELL PHONE SAMPLE TO OFFER=1 AND 40% FOR OFFER=2.

ASK IF CELL SAMPLE AND OFFER=1 (CELL PHONE INTRO):

[IF R SAYS DRIVING/UNABLE TO TAKE CALL; Thank you. We will try you another time…]

ASK IF CELL SAMPLE AND OFFER=2 (CELL PHONE INTRO):

[IF R SAYS DRIVING/UNABLE TO TAKE CALL; Thank you. We will try you another time…]

ASK ALL CELL PHONE SAMPLE:

CELL_MIN Thinking about the cell phone you are using right now, are you worried about using too many cell phone minutes this month, or is that not something you are worried about?

1 Worried about minutes this month
2 Not worried about minutes this month
3 Have unlimited minutes (VOL.)
9 Don’t know/refused (VOL.)

ASK IF CELL PHONE SAMPLE AND OFFER=1:

[INTERVIEWER NOTE: If R does not want to give full name, explain we only need it so we can send the $5 to them personally.]

1 [ENTER FULL NAME] – INTERVIEWER: PLEASE VERIFY SPELLING
2 [ENTER MAILING ADDRESS]
3 [City]
4 [State]
5 CONFIRM ZIP from above
9 (VOL.) Respondent does not want the money

FOR INTERVIEWER ONLY, IF CELL PHONE SAMPLE AND OFFER=2:

ASKMONEY Did respondent ask to be paid for their cell phone minutes at any time during the interview?

1 Yes
2 No

IF YES (ASKMONEY=1), ASK:

[INTERVIEWER NOTE: If R does not want to give full name, explain we only need it so we can send the $5 to them personally.]

1 [ENTER FULL NAME] – INTERVIEWER: PLEASE VERIFY SPELLING
2 [ENTER MAILING ADDRESS]
3 [City]
4 [State]
5 CONFIRM ZIP from above
9 (VOL.) Respondent does not want the money
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