In Wave 2, the Innovation Panel tested a set of questions on identity based on items carried in the Citizenship Survey in 2007-2008. In total, respondents were given 13 categories with which they could identify (or not). This experiment compared endorsement of the words “profession” versus “occupation” via a split-ballot design. Within PSUs, households were randomly allocated to experimental treatment and all adults within households received the same treatment:
Group 1 – Occupation
Group 2 – Profession
The variable b_ff_identityw2 on the record b_hhsamp_ip controls allocation to versions of this question. The substantive variables containing data from this split-ballot experiment are b_ethexp_aa through b_ethexp_bm on the record b_indresp_ip.
