Questionnaire design – specific topics

These experiments explore survey methods which relate to the design of survey instruments with a specific focus on how questions are answered using measures, scales, consent, vignettes etc.

Number	Experiment	Wave(s) appeared
9.1	Measures of consumption and expenditure	1, 6
9.2	Measuring satisfaction	1-3, 5, 6
9.3	Reference groups in measuring satisfaction
9.4	Measuring identity	2
9.5	Measures of wealth	3
9.6	Context of questions about consent to data linkage with administrative records	4
9.7	Respondent preferences about mode of data collection	4, 5, 6
9.8	Feasibility of directly measuring household energy use	5, 6
9.9	Context effects in fertility decisions	4, 5
9.10	Vignettes: measuring partner satisfaction with division of household labour	5, 6
9.11	Subjective expectations about the returns to higher education and decisions to attend university	5, 8, 9
9.12	Measuring change in self-assessed disability	6, 7
9.13	Associated Study: measuring time and risk preferences	6, 7
9.14	Assessing how people think about environmental taxes	7
9.15	Validity of interviewer ratings of respondent health	8
9.16	Social desirability bias in attitudes towards immigration	8, 9
9.17	Measuring sexual identity using direct and indirect questioning	8, 9
9.18	What do the general population regard as “successful ageing”?”	9, 17
9.19	Benefits unit finances module	9
9.20	Presentation of response options in satisfaction questions	9
9.21	Improving consent to link to the Electoral Register	10, 11
9.22	Financial management within couples	10
9.23	Non-resident parents and reasons for separation	10
9.24	Variations of the EQ-5D questions	11
9.25	HMRC data linkage consent experiment	11, 15
9.26	Does competition over public services decrease support for residency rights of immigrants?	11
9.27	Reporting of height and weight	12
9.28	Biomarker and sample collection	12
9.29	LinkedIn consent	14
9.30	Vignettes: intentions to prepare for automation	14
9.31	Comparison of ReQoL-10 to other scales	14
9.32	Proxy nomination	14
9.33	Twitter consent	15
9.34	Marginal propensity to consume	15
9.35	Informal care	15
9.36	Alcohol consumption	15
9.37	Body Volume Index app and body measurements	15
9.38	National identity	15
9.39	Vignettes: measuring flexibility stigma – double whammy or femininity stigma	16
9.40	Cognitive reflection and politically motivated reasoning	16
9.41	Robustness of climate change worries measurement	16
9.42	Understanding of the long-term future	16
9.43	Mental health questions comparisons	16
9.44	Asking for child red book pictures	16
9.45	Spatial cognition mobile app game	16
9.46	Consent decision process	17
9.47	Identification of informal caregiving	17
9.48	Labour market expectations	17
9.49	Indoor residential environment: consent for in-house sensor	17
9.50	Domestic energy use: consent for smart meter data linkage	17