Appendix B: Recruitment Screener

Elections Canada – Personas Screener

DRAFT Online Screener

SPLASH PAGE

Please select your preferred language for completing the survey. / SVP choisissez votre langue préférée pour remplir le sondage

01 – English

02 – Français

Welcome and thank you for your interest in this study. We are conducting a research project on behalf of Elections Canada to understand Canadians' experiences during a federal election. The research discussion will be held on an online platform over the course of two days, where your participation will be required for approximately one hour per day answering questions and completing activities. Upon completion of the tasks, you will receive an honorarium of $125.

The following survey should take no more than five minutes to complete. Please note that your participation is voluntary and completely confidential. All your answers will remain anonymous and the information provided will solely be used to determine your eligibility for the online discussion.

Please note that all information collected, used, and/or disclosed will be used for the purposes of this study only and administered as per the requirements of the Privacy Act. Environics upholds the highest standards of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and adheres to privacy standards set out by the Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC), as well as ESOMAR, the global association for the data and insights industry. If you wish to verify the legitimacy of this research or to register a complaint, please contact Elections Canada at info@elections.ca.

Thank you in advance for your participation. Please click on >> to continue.

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SCREENING QUESTIONS

VOTER PARTICIPATION

DEMOGRAPHICS

We are hosting a series of online discussion boards in the next few weeks. To make sure that you are comfortable participating in this environment, please answer the following questions.

  1. In the text box below, please describe what you consider to be the luckiest thing that ever happened to you. Please be as specific and detailed as possible, and explain not just what happened, but how you felt.

    77 – Text box: [SET MIN 50 CHARS]

  2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do the following statements express your feelings? A score of 10 means the statement describes your feelings extremely well, a score of 1 means that the statement does not describe your feelings at all, or you can use any number in between.

    1 < DOESN'T DESCRIBE ---------------------- DESCRIBES WELL > 10

    1. If asked to describe something, I can usually do so in detail:
      1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10
    2. I'm comfortable expressing my feelings online:
      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    3. My friends often ask my opinions of things:
      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    4. I generally have an opinion or point of view on topics or issues:
      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    5. I enjoy exchanging ideas with people on a wide variety of things:
      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    6. People tell me I'm creative:
      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
    7. I will share my ideas, even if other people have different points of view:
      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

ALL RESPONDENTS MUST HAVE 4 OR MORE STATEMENTS CIRCLED A "7", "8", "9", OR "10". IF NOT, THANK AND TERMINATE

QUAL1. We may conduct follow-up qualitative research about voting in Canada. This would take the form of a moderated online community of Canadians like yourself. Participants would receive an honorarium of $125 as a thank you for their time.

Participating in the next phase of research is completely voluntary. If you are interested, you will be required to provide your first name, last name, and email address to be screened for the online community. Please note that this information will not be used for any analysis of your responses and will only be used if you are selected to be among those invited to participate in a subsequent qualitative phase of research.

Would you be interested in participating?
1 Yes m
2 No m

IF QUAL1=NO, THANK & TERMINATE

IF QUAL1=YES, ASK QUAL3 provide us with the following contact information so we can send you details about the online community if you are selected to participate:

1 First name [open-ended box]
2 Last name [open-ended box]
3 Email address [open-ended box]

I am not willing to provide my contact information (you will not be invited to participate).
IF SELECTED, THANK AND TERMINATE

Thank you. We will let you know as soon as possible if you qualify for the study. Have a great day!