Project "Best_FDM" - Questions on the Corona pandemic, religion, and household income (English Version) - Cognitive Pretest

Abstract:

As part of the project “Better results through interoperability and standardized research data management: connecting empirical social science research in societal crises (Best_FDM)”, a standard set of questions was developed for use in surveys, recommending survey instruments for both sociodemographic and crisis-related characteristics.
The subject of this pretest are questions on the Corona pandemic, religion and household income.
The questions were tested by means of telephone and video-based cognitive interviews.

*Note: The items were tested in German. The items documented here are English translations of the original German wordings.*

Citation:

Lenzner, T., Schick, L., Hadler, P., Behnert, J., Steins, P., & Neuert, C. (2022): Project "Best_FDM" - Questions on the Corona pandemic, religion, and household income (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS Project Reports. Version: 1.0. GESIS - Pretestlab. Text.

DOI:

http://doi.org/10.17173/pretest128
Question
No.
Pretesting Results Type Construct
1 Have you ever had an infection with the coronavirus detected by a PCR test?
[Ist bei Ihnen schon einmal eine Infektion mit dem Corona-Virus durch einen PCR-Test nachgewiesen worden?]
Single Question Coronavirus infection
2 When was the last time you tested positive for the coronavirus? Please indicate the day, month and year.
If you cannot recall the exact date, please estimate.
[Wann wurden Sie zuletzt positiv auf das Corona-Virus getestet? Bitte geben Sie den Tag, den Monat und das Jahr bei an. Falls Sie sich nicht an das genaue Datum erinnern, schätzen Sie bitte.]
Single Question Date of last positive coronavirus test
3 Did you have symptoms when you were infected with the coronavirus?
[Hatten Sie Symptome, als Sie mit dem Corona-Virus infiziert waren?]
Single Question Treatment of symptoms of the coronavirus disease
4 How satisfied are you with the measures the federal government has taken so far against the coronavirus pandemic?
[Wie zufrieden sind Sie mit den Maßnahmen, die die Bundesregierung bisher gegen die Corona-Pandemie ergriffen hat?]
Single Question Satisfaction with the measures taken against the coronavirus pandemic
5 Which religious community do you belong to?
[Welcher Religionsgemeinschaft gehören sie an?]
Single Question Religion
6 Which Christian community do you belong to?
[Welcher christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft gehören Sie an?]
Single Question Religion
7 Which other religious community do you belong to?
[Welcher anderen Religionsgemeinschaft gehören Sie an?]
Single Question Religion
8 This question is about being able to evaluate groups in the population with, for example, high, middle or low income, Therefore, we would like to know: What is the total average monthly net income of your household?
We assure you that your answer will not be evaluated in connection with your name.
[Bei dieser Frage geht es darum, Gruppen in der Bevölkerung mit z. B. hohem, mittlerem oder niedrigem Einkommen auswerten zu können. Daher möchten wir gerne wissen: Wie hoch ist das durchschnittliche monatliche Nettoeinkommen Ihres Haushalts insgesamt? Wir versichern Ihnen, dass Ihre Antwort nicht in Verbindung mit Ihrem Namen ausgewertet wird.]
Single Question Net household income

Number of Participants:

12

Selection of Target Population/Quotas:

Quota selection. Cross quotas by gender (m/f), age (18–45, 46+), and education (with/without university entrance qualification):
  • 2 women and 1 man, 18-45 years, no university entrance qualification
  • 1 woman and 2 men, 18-45 years, university entrance qualification
  • 1 woman and 2 men, 46+ years, no university entrance qualification
  • 2 women and 1 man, 46+ years, university entrance qualification

Test Date:

05/2022

Number of cognitive interviewers:

5

Pretests conducted via phone or externally (audio-recorded):

12

Survey mode:

CATI

Pretest mode:

CATI, Remote-CAPI

Procedure:

The cognitive interviews were conducted by telephone or video conference. The interviewers first read out the questions to be tested and noted down the respondents’ answers. The cognitive follow-up questions were either asked directly after the individual questions (concurrent probing) or after several questions had been answered (retrospective probing, see interview protocol in the appendix).

Incentive for respondents:

7,50 Euro (interview length: approx. 15min)

Project Description:

As part of the project “Better results through interoperability and standardized research data management: connecting empirical social science research in societal crises (Best_FDM)”, the RatSWD supports empirical research on and in societal crises with a working group. The starting point was the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, but the recommendations for action are intended to apply to societal crises in general. The aim of the working group is to initiate networking and interoperability of social, behavioral, educational and economic research projects across methodological boundaries and thus to support the quality assurance of research data and the change in data culture even in small ad hoc research projects. To this end, a standard set of questions was developed for use in surveys, recommending survey instruments for both sociodemographic and crisis-related characteristics.

Website:

https://www.konsortswd.de/ratswd/themen/krisen/#projekt-best_fdm

Client:

RatSWD
Andrés Saravia
Pretest Report (German): Link mit Abbildung für pdf Datei Download
Pretest Report (English): Link mit Abbildung für pdf Datei Download
Interview protocol (German): Link mit Abbildung für pdf Datei Download Citation: Lenzner, T., Schick, L., Hadler, P., Behnert, J., Steins, P., & Neuert, C. (2022): Project "Best_FDM" - Questions on the Corona pandemic, religion, and household income (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS Project Reports. Version: 1.0. GESIS - Pretestlab. Text.