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Innovation Panel Variable

oilsup_d

oil supply version d

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Response order" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

responseoption_ip7.oilsup_d

Question label:

Oil Supply Version D

Question text:

CAPIVERSION D Now a few general questions regarding our society in the United Kingdom. We would like to ask you for your personal opinion about these issues. Which of these ideas would you guess is most nearly right? At the rate we are using our oil, it will be all used up in 15 years, or we will still have plenty of oil 25 years from now.

Question universe:

if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 3) (Mode is face-to-face or web)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.oilsupw7=4 (Respondent assigned to Oil Supply Question Version D)

Question interviewer instructions:

IF RESPONDENT SPONTANEOUSLY ANSWERS “DON’T KNOW”, WAIT 5 FULL SECONDS IN SILENCE TO ALLOW THE RESPONDENT TO ANSWER AGAIN BEFORE SAYING: “Thanks. If you want to skip answering this question, that’s ok, but we would really appreciate it if you would be willing to answer it, because your response will help our study a lot. Please feel free to either answer or go to the next question. Thank you”

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8175472.69%
proxy-7763.15%
oil will be used up in 15 years125710.65%
there will be plenty of oil in 25 years229612.27%
spontaneous - skip question3301.24%
Total2413100.0%

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