Multiple Studies Available

Thank you for responding to our survey! We are very busy and have numerous study opportunities. Please read the descriptions before deciding which studies to apply for. You may apply for them all if you fit the demographic

Please enter the demographic and contact information requested below. If your responses indicate that you're a good match for our upcoming Study, a recruiter will contact you to conduct additional follow-up screening and discuss scheduling opportunities.

Study details: JUST FILL OUT THE SURVEY SECTIONS THAT APPLY TO YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC, Skip sections that do not apply.

#1. Cell Phone & Internet Provider Study
$100 for participating in a one-hour IN-PERSON study in AUSTIN ,TX
Dates:
3/25-4/5/2024
Demographics:
Ages 18+

#2. Investment Study
$175/2 hour ONLINE NATIONWIDE
Dates:
3/27-3/28/2024
Demographics:
Ages 35-65

#3 Jewelry Study
$350/3 hour shop-a-long IN-PERSON IN AUSTIN, TX
Dates to be determined in mid April
Ages 22-32

#4 Insurance Study
$175/2-hour focus group IN-PERSON IN AUSTIN, TX
Dates:
4/30/2024
Demographic:
21-70

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Please be aware that you will only receive compensation if you are selected and participate in the study; not for filling out this short pre-qualifying survey.

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* 1. Please leave blank-for office use:

Everyone fill out the contact and demographic section please

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* 2. contact info

Name: *

Employer:

Occupation:

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

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* 3. Gender

Male

Female

Non-Binary/Other

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* 4. Age

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* 5. Ethnicity

Caucasian

Hispanic

African American

Asian

Other

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* 6. Household income

less than 30K

30-50K

50-75K

75-100K

100K-150K

150-200K

200-250K

250K+

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* 7. Education

less than High School

High School

Some college

College grad

Some Post Grad

Post Grad

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* 8. Employment Status

FT employed

PT employed

FT student

Homemaker

Retired

Unemployed

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* 9. When using a cell phone, computer, or web site, do you experience any of the following difficulties? (choose all that apply)

a. visual difficulty, even when wearing glasses (e.g., low vision, color blindness)

b. hearing difficulty (e.g., deaf, hard-of-hearing)

c. physical difficulty (e.g., hand tremor/dexterity, limited strength)

d. speech difficulty (e.g., aphasia, stutter)

e. language difficulty (e.g., dyslexia, English as a second language)

f. cognitive difficulty (e.g., memory, concentration)

g. mental health difficulty (e.g., anxiety, depression)

h. another kind of difficulty

i. none of these

#1. Cell Phone & Internet Provider Study- fill out this section, please.
$100 for participating in a one-hour IN-PERSON study in AUSTIN ,TX
Dates:
3/25-4/5/2024
Demographics:
Ages 18+

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* 10. Who is your current wireless (cell) phone service provider?

AT&T

Spectrum

Verizon

Consumer Cellular

T-Mobile

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How many wireless phone lines (i.e., different cell phone numbers) do have?

1-2 lines

3-5 lines

6 or more lines

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* 12. What kind of wireless (cell) phone service do you have?

a. Post-paid (I get a bill every month based on my usage, even if I have “unlimited”)

b. Pre-paid (I pay ahead of time and then use up what I’ve paid for, sometimes called “pay as you go”)

c. I don’t know

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* 13. Does your wireless (cell) phone service have unlimited data?

a. Yes, for all of the lines

b. Yes, for some of the lines

c. No

d. I don’t know

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* 14. Who is your current home Internet service provider?

AT&T

Spectrum

Google Fiber

Verizon

T-mobile internet

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What is the speed tier you pay for your home Internet? (i.e., download speed for the plan, not necessarily what speed you actually get)

a. Under 100 Mb/s

b. 100 to 499 Mb/s

c. 500 Mb/s to 1 Gigabit/s

d. More than 1 Gigabit/s

e. I don’t know / none

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* 16. In your household, are you the person that takes care of managing billing and payments for your wireless (cell) phone services or your home internet service? (it’s fine if shared with another household member)

a. Yes – both

b. Yes – only wireless (cell) phone service

c. Yes – only home internet service

d. No

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* 17. For either your wireless (cell) phone service or your home internet service, how do you pay your bill?

a. Pay both manually

b. Pay both with automatic payments

c. Pay wireless (cell) phone manually home internet with automatic payments

d. Pay wireless (cell) phone with automatic payments and home internet manually

e. Not sure about both

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* 18. Within the last year, have you used your wireless (cell) phone while traveling internationally? If so, how did you get service for it?

a. Yes, I used an international plan from a US wireless (cell) phone company

b. Yes, I bought a SIM for the country I was visiting

c. Yes, but I only used Wi-Fi

d. No

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* 19. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is a novice and 5 is an expert, how would you rate your technological expertise?

3 through 5

1, 2, or Unsure

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* 20. If your wireless (cell) phone and home internet providers are not the same company, In the future, how willing would you be to have the same company provide both?

They are the same company

a. Definitely

b. Very Probably

c. Probably

d. Possibly

e. Probably Not

f. Definitely Not

#2. Investment Study- please fill out this section.
$175/2 hour ONLINE NATIONWIDE
Dates:
3/27-3/28/2024
Demographics:
Ages 35-65

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* 21. Do you have any investments with Empower Financial Services?

Yes

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* 22. If you have investments with Empower Financial Services -which of the following apply?

I do not have investments with Empower Financial Services

I have a workplace sponsored retirement plan with Empower

I have personal investments with Empower

#3 Jewelry Study-please fill out this section
$350/3 hour shop-a-long IN-PERSON IN AUSTIN, TX
Dates to be determined in mid April
Ages 22-32

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* 23. Within the past 6 months have you purchased jewelry for yourself or someone else that cost at least $100? If so, please tell me..
1. where you purchased it,
2. what was the item
3..how much did it cost?
4. was the item(s) purchased for yourself, someone else or both
5. did you shop online, in a physical store or a mix of both
6. what stores did you shop
7. was the purchase for sentimental reasons or more to make a bold statement

Not applicable-

1. where you purchased it

2. what was the item

3. how much did it cost?

4. purchased for yourself, someone else or both yourself & someone else

5. did you shop online, in a physical store or a mix of both

6. what stores did you shop

7. was the purchase for sentimental reasons or more to make a bold statement

#4 Insurance Study-please fill out this section
$175/2-hour focus group IN-PERSON IN AUSTIN, TX
Dates:
4/30/2024
Demographic:
21-70

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* 24. Are you shy in front of an audience of 100 or more?

Yes

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* 25. What type of insurance, if any have you shopped for in the past 6 months?

None

Auto

Home

Motorcycle

Boat

Pet

Life

Renter's

Traveler's

Business

Appliance

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Please leave blank-for office use:

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* 2. contact info

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* 3. Gender

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* 4. Age

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* 5. Ethnicity

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* 6. Household income

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* 7. Education

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* 8. Employment Status

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* 9. When using a cell phone, computer, or web site, do you experience any of the following difficulties? (choose all that apply)

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* 10. Who is your current wireless (cell) phone service provider?

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* 11. How many wireless phone lines (i.e., different cell phone numbers) do have?

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* 12. What kind of wireless (cell) phone service do you have?

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* 13. Does your wireless (cell) phone service have unlimited data?

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* 14. Who is your current home Internet service provider?

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* 15. What is the speed tier you pay for your home Internet? (i.e., download speed for the plan, not necessarily what speed you actually get)

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* 16. In your household, are you the person that takes care of managing billing and payments for your wireless (cell) phone services or your home internet service? (it’s fine if shared with another household member)

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* 17. For either your wireless (cell) phone service or your home internet service, how do you pay your bill?

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* 18. Within the last year, have you used your wireless (cell) phone while traveling internationally? If so, how did you get service for it?

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* 19. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is a novice and 5 is an expert, how would you rate your technological expertise?

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* 20. If your wireless (cell) phone and home internet providers are not the same company, In the future, how willing would you be to have the same company provide both?

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* 21. Do you have any investments with Empower Financial Services?

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* 22. If you have investments with Empower Financial Services -which of the following apply?

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* 24. Are you shy in front of an audience of 100 or more?

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* 25. What type of insurance, if any have you shopped for in the past 6 months?

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* 26. What companies did you shop or research for your recent insurance needs?