Various Economic Area Pretesting Activities

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Various Economic Area Pretesting Activities

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ASPEP Cognitive Interview Protocol – Form E-3

Draft 9/20/2010

Kenneth Pick, RIRS


Item 1

Let’s begin by looking at the first question on the form:

  • In your own words, what is this question asking you?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?


Item 2

Take a look at the next question on the form:

  • What is this question asking you?

  • What does the term “paid employees/officials” mean to this government entity?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?


Item 3

  • What is this question asking you?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?

  • What does the term “contractors” mean to this government entity?


Item 4

  • What is this question asking you?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?

  • What does the term “non-governmental contractors” mean to this government entity?

  • What does the term “government contractors mean to this government entity?

  • Would it be difficult to provide this information for a specific timeframe (i.e. March 2012)? [If yes] What timeframe would be better?

  • [If Respondent Can’t Provide Information to a Question] What information can this government provide?

  • How well do these data requests match with your records?


Item 5

  • What is this question asking you?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?

  • What does the term “on average” mean to this government entity?

  • What are the bullets under the word “include” asking you to do?

    • What does the term “temporary employees” mean to this government entity?

    • What does the term “seasonal employees” mean to this government entity?

  • What are the bullets under the word “exclude” asking you to do?


Item 6

  • How would you go about completing this question?

  • What is this question asking you?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?

  • What does the term “part-time employees” mean to this government entity?

  • What are the bullets under the word “include” asking you to do?

  • What are the bullets under the word “exclude” asking you to do?

  • What are the bullets under the words “do not report” asking you to do?

  • What information are you putting in the two left-hand columns? The three right-hand columns?

Item 7

  • How would you complete this item?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?


Item 8

  • How would you complete this item?

  • How did you arrive at your answer?


Wrap-up Questions

  • What do you like about the current form that you don’t like about this new form we showed you today?

  • What do you like about the new form we showed you today that you don’t like about the current form?

  • About how long would it take you to complete this form (estimate in hours)?


Thank you for your help!



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