oil companies version b
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_b
Question label:
Oil Companies Version B
Question text:
CAPIVERSION B Do you agree or disagree with this idea of how gasoline and oil prices are decided? The oil companies get together and set prices for their products.
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 | 3) (Mode is face-to-face or web)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.oilcompw7=2 (Respondent assigned to Oil Companies Question Version B)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1768 | 73.27% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| agree | 1 | 329 | 13.63% |
| disagree | 2 | 228 | 9.45% |
| spontaneous - skip question | 3 | 11 | 0.46% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |



