Pretesting of special module on ICT at work, working conditions & learning digital skills (English Version) - Cognitive Online Pretest

Abstract:

The Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals is an annual survey conducted since 2002, collecting data on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), the internet, e-government and electronic skills in households and by individuals.
The subject of this pretest is a module on ICT at work, working conditions and learning digital skills that should be featured in the 2018 survey.
The questions were tested in a cognitive online pretest via web probing.

*Note: The items were tested both in English and German.*

Citation:

Meitinger, K., Neuert, C., Beitz, C., & Menold, N. (2016): Pretesting of special module on ICT at work, working conditions & learning digital skills (English Version). Cognitive Online Pretest. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

DOI:

10.17173/pretest47

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct
1	Have you used any website or app to arrange a transport service (e.g. by car) from another individual in the last 12 months?	Single Question	Usage of websites to arrange transport services
2	In the last 12 months, have you used any internet platform/app (e.g. Upwork, TaskRabbit, Amazon Mechanical Turk…) as an intermediary for you to obtain regular or occasional paid work to carry out in a self-employed capacity?	Single Question	Usage of online services to obtain work
3	Think about your main paid job: Do you use computers, laptops, smartphones, or other computerised equipment at work?	Single Question	Usage of ICT for working activities
4	How often do you actively use such equipment at work?	Single Question	Frequency of ICT usage for working activities
5	How often have the following activities been part of your main paid job, in the last 12 months?	Multi-Item Scale	Frequency of performing ICT activities at work
6	In the last 12 months, did you have to learn how to use new software (programmes and applications)?	Single Question	Learning new software at work
7	In the last 12 months, have the main tasks of your job changed as a result of the introduction of new software (programmes and applications)?	Single Question	Changes in main tasks of job
8	Over the past year, have you been involved in choosing, improving or otherwise modifying the software (programmes and applications) used for work in your department or organisation?	Single Question	Involvement in software selection
9	Which of the following statements would best describe your digital skills at work?	Single Question	Assessment of own digital skills
10	In the last 12 months, did the usage of computers, laptops, smartphones, or other computerised equipment at work increase or reduce any of the following job characteristics, if any?	Multi-Item Scale	Impact of ICT on job characteristics
11	In the last 12 months, did the usage of computers, laptops, smartphones, or other computerised equipment have a positive or a negative effect on your work-life balance, if any?	Single Question	Effect of ICT usage at work on work-life-balance
12	Have you undergone any of the following learning activities to improve your digital skills during the past 12 months?	Single Question	Learning activities to improve digital skills
13	In which of the following domains did you undertake the training?	Single Question	Domain of training

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