[This is the page people will see when they first arrive on our web site. Black text is what the participant will see. Blue text in square brackets is not part of the survey. Blue text is instructions for coding the online survey or explanations of the survey. This is the draft as of July 20, 2018.]
A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2126-XXXX. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 15 to 20 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MC-RRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590.
Survey on Crime Prevention for Truckers
Hi. We’re interested in learning about harassment and assaults against female and minority truck drivers. We want to know when and where these things happen. We want to know about the types of people who do these things. If you are a female or minority male truck driver, please take this survey even if you have not experienced harassment or crime yourself. It will take 15 to 20 minutes.
We are from Battelle, a research and development company, and we are conducting this survey for the United States Department of Transportation.
This is an anonymous survey. We will do everything we can to protect your identity. We won’t ask your name. We won’t track where your phone or computer connects from. Please don’t tell us anything else that could identify you. Don’t tell us your employer’s name or the name of anybody you work with. We will read your answers and try to remove any names or other identifying information you accidentally give.
We will use this information to understand how big the problem is. We believe that your sharing your experiences will help us think of ways to make a safer environment for all drivers. We want to know what kinds of crimes happen to female and minority drivers.
The results of this survey will be available from the Department of Transportation. Anyone can see the results. We will try to make sure the results do not have any information that could identify you.
We will ask you a few questions to see if you are eligible for the survey. If you are not eligible, the survey will excuse you with our thanks for your willingness to participate.
You may find some of the questions sensitive or personal. You could get upset when you try to remember your experiences. You may skip any question you do not want to answer. There are some questions you have to answer to be eligible to take the survey. Your information is important for promoting drivers’ safety. We hope you will answer all of the questions.
If you have questions about the survey, please contact xxxx at xxx-xxx-xxxx or xxx@xxxx.com [The contact will probably be in the Women in Trucking office.]
[These three companies are examples. The selection of gift cards will be made when the survey is implemented.]
At the end of the survey, we will offer you a $25 gift card from Amazon, Apple iTunes, or PayPal. To receive a gift card, you will need an account with one of the gift card companies. When you finish the survey, you will switch to a separate web site. All your survey responses will be separated from the information we need to give you a gift card. We do not want to know anything that could identify you in our survey.
This survey is voluntary. If you are willing to take part in our survey, please click Continue.
[Participants who click Continue begin the survey.]
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[Q1 through Q7 and Q12 screen for eligibility. Participants can proceed only if they answer all of these questions and meet all of the criteria.
Q8 through Q11 are background. Answers are not required.
Q13 through Q24 are the basic questions of what happened. Participants must answer them to receive the incentive.
Q25 and onward probe for details of what, who, where, and so forth. Participants may skip questions they do not wish to answer.]
First, we need to know your background. This is anonymous. We do NOT want personal information that could identify who you are.
Commercial Driver’s License Class A (CDL-A) [Skip to Q3]
Commercial Driver’s License Class B (CDL-B) [Skip to Q3]
Commercial Driver’s License Class C (CDL-C) [Skip to Q3]
Regular driver’s license.
In the past two years, have you driven a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds as part of your job? [require one answer]
Yes [Skip to Q4]
No [Skip
to Exit Page A for participants to who do not qualify.]
Yes
No [Skip to Exit Page A for participants to who do not qualify.]
[The following question is adapted from the National Crime Victimization Survey NCVS-500 Control Card (2010 Sample Design) https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ncvs500_2016.pdf.]
younger than 18 years old [Skip to Exit Page A for participants to who do not qualify.]
18-24 years old
25-34 years old
35-49 years old
50-65 years old
66 years old or older
[The following three questions come from the National Crime Victimization Survey NCVS-500 Control Card (2010 Sample Design) https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ncvs500_2016.pdf. The American Community Survey requires one of two choices for sex. https://www.census.gov/acs/www/about/why-we-ask-each-question/sex/ According to a January 26, 2018, memo for the 2020 census, the 2020 census will allow multiple Hispanic ethnicities and add a write-in area and provide examples for some racial categories. Those additions will not be on this survey. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/program-management/memo-series/2020-memo-2018_02.pdf]
Female
Male
[After we reach 440 completed surveys from males or females, we will stop accepting them. Also, we will stop accepting after we reach 400 in either category who have experienced an event (Case 1 following Q14 through Q21). Skip to Exit Page A.]
Yes
No
Please choose one or more races that you consider yourself to be. [require at least one answer; allow more than one answer]
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Other [blank to fill in]
[If the answer to Q5 is Male and the answer to Q6 is No and the answer to Q7 is a single check on White, then skip to Exit Page A for participants who do not qualify.]
[Participants who are current truck drivers from the desired demographic groups will continue.]
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Over the road
Short haul
Pickup and delivery
Other
Owner-operator
Employee
Independent contractor
Have you had any training in self-defense for drivers? [allow one answer]
Yes
No
Do you do any of these things for personal protection? (choose all
that apply) [allow more than one answer]
I pay attention to always be aware of what is happening around me
I stick to lighted areas.
I stay around other people.
Other [blank to fill in]
Just checking. Do these questions sound familiar to you? Is it
because you have taken this survey before? [require
one answer]
Yes [Skip to Exit Page B for participants to who do not qualify.]
No
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[On each row, the driver will be able to select exactly one item: a check in one of the first two blanks or a number in the third blank. Put the matrix (Q13 through Q21) and the yes-no question (Q22) and the extra question (Q23) if it appears all on one page. Have a “continue” button at the bottom.]
Truck drivers sometimes experience harassment or even violence. Please tell us about threats or crimes that happened to you. We are especially interested in knowing what happened because you are a female or minority truck driver. Think of what happens at work. Do not tell us what happened at your home. But, if somebody from work came to your house or somewhere else, include that.
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We listed a few things that might have happened to you. Maybe
somebody did something else against you because of your sex or race.
Would you be willing to tell us about it? [allow
one answer]
Yes [Show Q23. Do not leave this page until the participant clicks Continue.]
No [Do not leave this page until the
participant clicks Continue.]
What happened? Please remember not to write anyone’s name. Do not use a company’s name. Use words like my supervisor, a dispatcher, my trainer, or a mechanic.
[Provide a space for 5000 characters of text.]
Continue
[When the participant clicks Continue, we will have one of three cases:
Case 1: The participant said there was at least one instance of something more serious than name calling (that is, at least one of Q14 through Q21 has a check in other than the far left box) or the participant entered text in the box for Q23. In this case, proceed to the dotted line after these three cases.
Case 2: If nothing happened (i.e., Q14 through Q21 are all “It did not happen to me” and Q23 is blank) or the only event was name calling on the first row (Q13), we thank and dismiss the participant. We will offer the incentive to the participant. Skip to Q61, which is the open-ended question before the Normal Exit Page.
Case 3: One or more rows in the matrix are missing an answer. If so, leave the above questions visible and put up Q24.]
You left some blanks. We would like your answers to all of these questions, even if they never happened. You are not required to answer any question. If you want to receive the gift card, please put a check on every row, whether something happened to you or not. If you have said all you want to say, we are glad for what you have told us.
You may put checks on the blank rows and click Continue again. Or you may click this button to
Stop here.
[If the participant clicks Stop here, go to Exit Page B. If the participant clicks Continue again and Case 1 or Case 2 applies, proceed accordingly. If the participant clicks Continue but rows are still blank, emphasize Q24. If the participant clicks Continue a second time with blank rows, go to Exit Page B.]
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[Arrive here if the previous set of questions resulted in Case 1, something significant happened. The rest of the survey is asking for details on one of the items from the previous page. We will ask about the one the participant took the time to write out if the participant did so. If the participant answered no for Q22 or wrote nothing in the box for Q23, then we will ask about one of the listed items. If the participant marked that only one of the items happened, that’s the one. If the participant marked more than one, we will randomly select the one to pursue. There are three cases.]
[Case A: If the participant filled in the box for Q23, put up this message and the Intro for Q25.]
We want to ask a few more questions about the situation you described.
[Case B: If the participant entered nothing for Q23 and marked “It did not happen to me” on all but one of Q14 through Q21, then display the one where something happened. Display one of the following and the Intro for Q25.]
We want to ask you a few more questions about somebody saying
threatening words to you.
We want to ask you a few more
questions about vandalizing your truck or cargo.
We want to ask
you a few more questions about somebody physically hurting you.
We
want to ask you a few more questions about somebody threatening you
with a weapon.
We want to ask you a few more questions about
somebody rubbing your clothes in a bad way.
We want to ask you a
few more questions about somebody touching your personal body
parts.
We want to ask you a few more questions about rape.
We
want to ask you a few more questions about human trafficking or
forced labor.
[Case C: If the participant marked an occurrence for more than one of Q14 through Q21, then we will randomly select one for follow-up. Select from among the events the participant experienced at least once. Display the above sentence that was randomly chosen and the Intro for Q25.]
[Intro for Q25. Display this message and Q25 along with the message for Case A, B, or C.]
If you don’t want to answer a question, please skip it.
[All of the remaining questions are optional; the participant may skip any of them. In most cases, if the participant does not answer a question, proceed to the next question. If an unanswered question is followed by an unconditional skip, take the skip. The instructions note some exceptions where the survey will skip to a different question if the participant chooses not to answer.]
In the next few questions, if something happened several times, please choose all of the answers that apply. Try to remember what happened in the past two years.
On my company’s property
At a place where I picked up or delivered
At a truck stop
At a fueling station
At a public rest area
At a weigh station or border crossing
At an overnight parking location other than a truck stop or rest area
While I was driving
While I was riding in the truck and somebody else was driving
Someplace else [a blank to fill in]
Where on the property was it? (choose all that apply) [allow more than one answer]
In the parking lot
Outdoors away from buildings
Around the fuel pumps
By the loading dock or in the warehouse
In the restaurant or lobby or laundry
In my truck
In a truck I was being trained in
In somebody else’s truck
In a meeting or training room
In a break room or waiting area
In the restroom or shower or locker room
In the maintenance shop
Someplace else [a blank to fill in]
Did the place have a policy about harassment? [allow one answer]
Yes
No
Don’t know
Do you know if the place has (choose all that apply) [allow more than one answer]
Security cameras?
Lighting?
Alarm boxes?
A guard stationed somewhere?
None of the above?
Something else [a blank to fill in]
Don’t know
What type of area did it happen in? (choose all that apply)
[allow more than one answer]
Rural
Urban
Other
[The question about state is patterned after question 8 in the National Crime Victimization Survey NCVS-2 Crime Incident Report https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ncvs16_cir.pdf. The time of day follows the pattern of question 6 on that survey.]
What part of
the country was it? (choose more than one place if it happened more
than once) [have a dropdown box with 50
states, District of Columbia]
About when did it happen? (Or when did it happen most often?)
Month [dropdown]
Day of the week
[dropdown]
Time [dropdown
like this]
During the day
after 6 a.m. - 12 noon
after 12 noon
– 3 p.m.
after 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Don’t know
what time of day
At night
after 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
after 9 p.m. - 12
midnight
after 12 midnight - 6 a.m.
Don’t know what
time of night
OR
Don’t know whether day or night
Before the
event, did you have concerns something might happen? (choose all
that apply) [allow more than one answer]
No.
Somebody told me they would get me.
Somebody was following me around.
There had been things happening all along.
The whole place bothered me, but I had to go there for my job.
Something else [a blank to fill in]
Think of all the people who have done this to you in the past two
years. Who were they? (choose all that apply) [allow
more than one answer]
Another driver at my company
Somebody who was training me
A boss at my company
Some other employee at my company
Somebody at a customer’s place
A truck stop employee
Some other driver
Somebody else (give their job or relationship, not their name) [a blank to fill in]
Don’t know
[The questions about the perpetrator are based on the Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey 2006 https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/svs1_06.pdf, questions 4 through 9. The questions about the perpetrator’s demographics are not identical to those about the participant. The SVS does not ask ethnicity and offers fewer choices for race. Question 10 in the SVS is about the relationship of the perpetrator to the victim. That question appears in the same order here, but the choices are different.]
One [Skip to intro x for Q43]
Two [Ask Q35]
Three or more [Skip to Q38]
Don’t know [Skip to Q41]
[If
the participant chooses not to answer, skip to Q41]
Alone [ask Q36]
Together [skip to Q37]
Don’t know [ask Q36]
Of the people who did these things to you, is there ONE person whose
behavior you would consider to be the MOST serious?
[allow one answer]
Yes [Skip to Intro a for Q43]
No [Skip to Intro b for Q43]
Don’t
know [Skip to Intro b for Q43]
[If
the participant chooses not to answer, skip to Intro b for Q43]
Of the two people who did these things to you, is there any ONE person who you would consider to be the MOST responsible for this series of contacts or behavior? [allow one answer]
Yes [Skip to Intro c for Q43]
No [Skip to Intro b for Q43]
Don’t know [Skip to Intro b for Q43]
[If
the participant chooses not to answer, skip to Intro b for Q43]
[three or more perpetrators]
Yes [Skip to Q41]
No [Ask Q39]
Don’t know [Ask Q39]
Of the people who did these things to you, is there any ONE series
of events or behavior you would consider to be the MOST serious?
[allow one answer]
Yes [Ask Q40]
No [Skip to Q41]
Don’t
know [Skip to Q41]
Were these things done by one person acting alone or by a team or
group of people? [allow one answer]
One person acting alone [Skip to intro x for Q43]
With a team or group [Ask Q41]
Don’t know [Ask Q41]
Of the people who did these things to you, is there any ONE person
who you would consider to be the MOST responsible for this series of
contacts or behavior? [allow one answer]
Yes [Skip to Intro c for Q43]
No [Ask Q42]
Don’t
know [Ask Q42]
[Relationship of perpetrator to victim. Use one of these four introductions to the question. The SVS has only three introductions; the fourth is implied. The SVS does not ask whether the victim can identify the perpetrator; it assumes at least acquaintance.]
[Intro a for Q43,
when one perpetrator was the most serious in Q36
or Q34]
For
the next set of questions please tell us about the PERSON whose crime
or harassing behaviors you consider to be the MOST SERIOUS.
[Intro b for Q43,
where we allow the participant to select one of many perpetrators]
Please choose one of these people and tell us about
them.
[Intro c for Q43,
when one of a group was the most responsible]
For the
next set of questions please tell us about the PERSON you consider to
be MOST RESPONSIBLE for the events.
[Intro x for Q43,
when there was only one perpetrator in Q34
or a group member acting alone in Q40.]
Tell us about who did it.
Yes [Continue with Q44]
No [Skip to Q49]
Female
Male
Don’t know
How old would you say this person is? [allow
one answer]
Under 18
18-20
21-29
30-39
40-49
50+
Don’t know
Was this person [allow more than one answer]
White
Black
Some other race
Don’t know race
Before the event, did you already know this person? [allow
one answer]
Yes
I recognized them but don’t know their name.
No
Don’t know
Does this person have a reputation or history of doing this? [allow
one answer]
Yes
No
Don’t know
[The next series of questions is based on the Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey 2006 https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/svs1_06.pdf.]
Did this person ATTACK or ATTEMPT to ATTACK you by . . . (choose
all that apply) [allow more than one answer]
Hitting, slapping, or knocking you down?
Choking or strangling you?
Raping or sexually assaulting you?
Attacking you WITH a weapon?
Chasing or dragging you with a car or truck?
Vandalize your truck or cargo?
Attacking you in some other way? [a blank to fill in]
[Skip to Q51]
Did any of these people ATTACK or ATTEMPT to ATTACK you by . . .
(choose all that apply) [allow more than one
answer]
Hitting, slapping, or knocking you down?
Choking or strangling you?
Raping or sexually assaulting you?
Attacking you WITH a weapon?
Chasing or dragging you with a car or truck?
Vandalize your truck or cargo?
Attacking
you in some other way? [a blank to fill in]
Yes [Ask Q52]
No [Skip to Q53]
Don’t know [Skip to Q53]
[If
the participant chooses not to answer, skip to Q53]
Hand gun (pistol, revolver, etc.)
Other gun (rifle, shotgun, etc.)
Knife
Other sharp object (scissors, ice pick, axe, etc.)
Blunt object (rock, club, blackjack, etc.)
None
Raped
Attempted rape
Sexual assault other than rape or attempted rape
Knife or stab wounds
Gun shot, bullet wounds
Broken bones or teeth knocked out
Internal injuries
Knocked unconscious
Bruises, black eye, cuts, scratches, swelling, chipped teeth
Damage to my vehicle or cargo
Other [a blank to fill in]
Other than the attack or attempted attack you just told us about,
during the last two years, did this person THREATEN to (choose all
that apply) [allow more than one answer]
Kill you?
Rape or sexually assault you?
Harm you with a weapon?
Hit, slap, or harm you in some other way?
Harm or kidnap a family member?
Harm a friend or co-worker?
Harm your truck or cargo?
Harm or kill himself or herself?
Threaten you in some other way? [a blank to
fill in]
Did you report any of the attacks or the threats? [allow
one answer]
Yes
No [Skip to Q60]
[If the participant chooses not to answer, skip to Q61,
which is the open-ended question before the Normal Exit Page.]
Where did you report it? (choose all that apply)
[allow more than one answer]
To the police
To my employer
To the site manager
To a social agency
To a friend or coworker
Other [blank to fill in]
Did anything happen after you reported it? [allow
one answer]
Yes
No [Skip to Q61, which is the open-ended question before the Normal Exit Page.]
Don’t know [Skip to Q61, which is the open-ended question before the Normal Exit Page.]
Tell us briefly what happened after you reported it. Remember not to
use any names.
[blank to fill in]
How satisfied were you with the response? [allow
one answer]
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
[Skip to Q61, which is the open-ended question before the Normal Exit Page.]
I didn’t know where to report it.
I thought I would lose my job.
I wanted to but never got around to it.
It’s too embarrassing to talk about.
I thought it wouldn’t make a difference.
That’s the way it is. I have to deal with it.
Other (Please do not tell us a person’s name or a company name.) [a blank to fill in]
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[This is the final question. A participant can arrive here by completing the survey, or by answering Q13 through Q22 but not giving an answer that required follow-up.]
Is there anything we missed, or anything you’d like to share? Do you have a recommendation to make things better? Feel free to say what’s on your mind, but please don’t write any names. Use words like my supervisor, a dispatcher, my trainer, or a mechanic. [open-ended text box]
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[This is the Normal Exit Page. This page is for participants who were eligible (as determined by Q1 through Q7) and answered the basic questions about their experiences (Q13 through Q22). It thanks the participant and offers the gift card as an incentive for completing the survey. The two other exit pages are for participants who begin the survey but are ineligible to take the survey or choose not to complete the required questions.]
Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. We understand it may have been difficult for you. Your answers will help us understand the situation.
[We plan to list several places people can go if they need help dealing with their situation in one way or another. The organizations here are only examples as placeholders.]
If you would like help dealing with any of these matters, here are some places to contact:
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) Trained support
specialists provide support, information, advice, or a referral by
telephone or an online chat.
https://www.rainn.org/
800-656-4673
EEOC (United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) https://www.eeoc.gov/employees/howtofile.cfm You can file a charge of employment discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or other reasons. You can call 1-800-669-4000 to discuss your situation.
If you have questions about the survey, please contact xxxx at xxx-xxx-xxxx or xxx@xxxx.com [The contact will probably be in the Women in Trucking office.]
If you would like a gift card for $25 for the time you have given us, please click the button below. You will be taken to a different web site. The people reading your answers will have no way of knowing who took the gift card.
Click here for your gift card. [The participant goes to a totally different web site. See the final page of the questionnaire.]
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[Exit Page A. This is the page for people who begin the survey but do not meet the selection criteria. Participants reach this page because one of their answers to the screening questions on profession or demographics excluded them (Q1 through Q7). They come to this page as soon as we learn they are ineligible. They are not offered the gift card.]
Thank you for taking time to visit. We have enough responses from people in your group.
If you have questions, please contact xxxx at xxx-xxx-xxxx or xxx@xxxx.com [The contact will probably be in the Women in Trucking office.]
[Display the same list of places to go for help.]
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[Exit Page B. Participants reach this page if they have taken the survey before (Q12) or if they decide not to finish answering the basic questions (Q24). They do not take the main part of the survey and they are not offered the gift card.]
Thank you for taking time to visit.
If you have questions, please contact xxxx at xxx-xxx-xxxx or xxx@xxxx.com [The contact will probably be in the Women in Trucking office.]
[Display the same list of places to go for help.]
[This is the totally different web site. It will be on a different domain than the survey. Even this page will not collect any information to identify the participant.]
Thank you for completing the survey. We would like to give you a gift card for $25. Please select one of the places to have your gift card.
You will have to tell your account name to the company you select. There will be no way for anybody to connect your account name to the answers on the survey. We will not keep track of which gift card you select. The company giving you the gift card has promised not to tell us who came for it.
[These are examples. The selection of gift cards will be made when the survey is implemented. Participants will provide their account information to the company so the gift can be credited. The company will control the login.]
Amazon
Apple iTunes
PayPal
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