oil companies 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.oilcomp_d
Question label:
Oil Companies Version D
Question text:
CAPIVERSION D Which of these statements comes closest to your own idea of how gasoline and oil prices are decided? The oil companies get together and set prices for their products, or each company sets its own prices to meet the competition.
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 3) (Mode is face-to-face or web)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.oilcompw7=4 (Respondent assigned to Oil Companies 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 label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1744 | 72.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| oil companies get together | 1 | 330 | 13.68% |
| each company sets its own prices | 2 | 251 | 10.4% |
| spontaneous - skip question | 3 | 12 | 0.5% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
