Consent to link LinkedIn to survey: Early
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "LinkedIn Consent Experiment". See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
linkedinearlyconsent_ip14.lkinlinkear
Question label:
Consent to link LinkedIn to survey: Early
Question text:
We would like to know who uses LinkedIn, and how people use it. We are also interested in being able to link the information people have provided for this study to publicly available information from their LinkedIn accounts such as their employment or education history, their connections, or information about their employer. Information collected from your LinkedIn account will be treated as confidential and protected in the same way as your interview data. Any LinkedIn information that would allow you to be identified will not be published. EXPERIMENTALVARIABLES.LINKSTAT = 1The data you would provide is key to this study. This data will enhance the understanding of your survey responses. Are you willing to tell us the name of your personal LinkedIn account and for your LinkedIn information to be linked with the information you have provided for this study?
Question universe:
if EXPERIMENTALVARIABLES.LKINCON = 1 (linkedIn Consent is Early)
and if LKINHAVEAR = 1 (Has personal LinkedIn account)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2680 | 87.55% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Yes | 1 | 167 | 5.46% |
| No | 2 | 204 | 6.66% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |



