Qualifying questions

Hello and thank you for your interest in our in-person focus group study about personal devices. To help us see if you qualify, please answer the questions below. We will follow up by phone to make sure that you match the study requirements. If chosen to participate, you will receive $150 to thank you for your time and assistance.

Please be reassured that all personal information collected in this survey will be used for this market research project only. You may withdraw your consent at any time by writing to info@hagensinclair.com or Hagen/Sinclair Research, 519 Reed Park Drive, Chico, CA 95926.

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* 1. Do you give your consent for us to have your personal information?

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* 2. What is your gender identity?

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* 3. What age group best describes you?

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* 4. What is your exact age?

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* 5. Do you or does anyone in your household/family work in any of the industries below?

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* 6. When was the last time, if ever, that you participated in a market research interview or focus group?

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* 7. What was the study topic of your most recent market research discussion(s)?

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* 8. Which statement below best describes you regarding the technology that you purchase for personal purposes?

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* 9. Which of the following devices do you currently own and use for personal purposes?

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* 10. What is the make and model of your smartphone, if you own one?
If you have more than one smartphone, please answer for the smartphone that you use most often.

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* 11. Is this phone iOS or Android?

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* 12. What is the make and model of your tablet, if you own one?
If you have more than one tablet, please answer for the tablet that you use most often.

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* 13. Is this tablet iOS or Android?

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* 14. Which of the following devices are you intending to purchase in the next 12 months?

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* 15. What price range are you considering for the device that you intend to purchase? If you plan to buy more than one device, please state the price point that you are considering for each.

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* 16. If you were buying a tablet, which of the following brands would you never consider?

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* 17. If you currently own a tablet, about what percentage of the time do you spend on each of the following? Please answer carefully; the total must be 100%.
If you do not own a tablet, enter zeroes.

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* 18. How frequently do you use the following accessories for your tablet? Pick one answer per statement.

  Every day A couple times a week Once a week A couple times a month Once a month or less Never/I do not own a tablet
Keyboard
Smart speakers with voice assistant

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* 19. Which of the following products, if any, do you currently use regularly (at least once a week)?

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* 20. Which best describes how you feel about each of the following companies?

  Very positive Somewhat positive Neutral - neither positive nor negative Somewhat negative Very negative
Apple
Google
Facebook (Meta)

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* 21. What is your total annual household income?

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* 22. What best describes your household situation?

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* 23. What best describes your current employment situation?

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* 24. What is (or was) your job title or occupation?

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* 25. With which racial or ethnic groups do you identify? Please mark all options that apply.

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* 26. What best describes your highest level of education?

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* 27. Which of the following best describes your marital status?

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* 28. This project requires you to complete a 15-30 minute online assignment before participating in a 2-hour in-person focus group held at a South of Market Street location in San Francisco on Thursday, November 7.

At which (if any) of the group times below are you available to participate?

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* 29. How did you learn about this research?

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* 30. May we contact you in the future about other paid marketing research studies?

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* 31. We need to validate all participants, so you will have an advantage if you copy and paste the web address / URL of your LinkedIn or other social media profile page here:

Thank you very much for answering all our questions!  The information you shared will be used for this study only. We will follow up with you by telephone if you match the study requirements.

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* 32. Please provide your contact information below.

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