We are holding online panel discussions of current events, and we'd like to hear from you. If you qualify, we will ask you to join us online on Thursday, March 5th for a 2-hour panel. At the end of the group, you will receive $175 for your help. This is not a sales or recruitment group.

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* 1. Please enter your first and last names.

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* 2. Please enter your phone number as 10 digits without any other characters. (Ex: 1234567890)

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* 3. Please enter an e-mail where you can be reached.

*By providing my email and/or cell phone number I agree to receive communications via email, phone, and text to that number and email address from Atkins Research Global, Inc. with updates and opportunities. Standard message & data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt-out at any time. Text HELP for more info. Recurring messages. https://www.atkinsresearch.com/privacy-policy/ 

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* 4. May we text you at the number above?

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* 5. What is your gender?

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* 6. Have you, or has anyone in your immediate family or household, EVER been employed by any of the following? Please select all that apply.

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* 7. Have you personally ever done any of the following? Select all that apply.

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* 8. Is there anyone in your household who is doing any of the following?

If so, please indicate their relationship to you (spouse, child, parent, etc.) in the appropriate box. If more than one person in your household is doing one of these things, answer for everyone.

If this question does not apply to you, enter '0' in the top box.

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* 9. If you are a member of a union, please enter the name and local number. If not, enter '0'.

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* 10. Are you or is anyone in your household a union representative, a steward, an elected leader in the union or on the board of the union, or a rank-and-file member (that is a regular member who doesn't hold office)? Please select all that apply.

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* 11. At any time in the PAST YEAR, have you participated in a research focus group discussion or discussions, in person or online? If so, please enter the time (MM/YY) and topic/s of the discussions. If not, please enter '0' in the top box.

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* 12. In what town, county and state do you live?

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* 13. What is your zip code?

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* 14. Do you consider your area urban, suburban, small town, or rural?

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* 15. Do you own or rent your current home?

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* 16. How many years have you lived in this state?

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* 17. Are you registered to vote at your current address?

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* 18. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

I do NOT think my vote makes much of a difference.

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* 19. Just in general, how closely are you following news and current events about the country?

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* 20. In November, there will be midterm elections for members of Congress and for state and local offices. How likely are you to vote in that election? Please use a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means you will definitely vote, 0 means you will definitely not vote, and 5 means there is a 50-50 chance that you will vote.

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* 21. Do you consider yourself to be a Republican, a Democrat, a member of some other party, or an Independent voter?

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* 22. In candidate contests where Republicans run against Democrats, would you say you always vote for the Democrat, mostly vote for the Democrat, always vote for the Republican, mostly vote for the Republican, or are you about 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans?

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* 23. Thinking about your general approach to issues, do you consider yourself to be very liberal, liberal, moderate, conservative or very conservative?

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* 24. Did you vote in the 2024 presidential election?

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* 25. Did you vote for Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, or someone else for president in this election?

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* 26. Have you ever worked as a volunteer for a political campaign? If so, please enter the candidate, seat, and year. If not, enter '0'.

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* 27. Do you have a strongly positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, strongly negative, or a mix of positive and negative opinions of the following?

  Strongly Positive Somewhat Positive Somewhat Negative Strongly Negative Mixed Feelings
Donald Trump
The Republican Party
The Democratic Party

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* 28. Which of the following do you think has the MOST to do with why a person is poor?

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* 29. How much do you trust corporations?

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* 30. Thinking about the taxes on businesses in this country, would you say businesses face...

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* 31. Do you think the government should....

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* 32. What is your present religion, if any? Are you...

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* 33. At the present time, what is your employment status?

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* 34. If you are not currently employed for any reason, when were you last employed?

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* 35. Please enter your job title, industry, and employer. If you are not working for any reason, please enter the information from your last job.

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* 36. If you have a spouse or partner, please enter their job title, industry, and employer. If they are not working for any reason, please enter the information from their last job. If this question does not apply to you, enter '0' in the top box.

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* 37. If you are a student, what are you studying?

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* 38. What is your age?

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* 39. What is your date of birth?

Date

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* 40. Which of the following ethnic groups describes you? Please select all that apply.

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* 41. Where were you born?

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* 42. Where was your mother born?

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* 43. Where was your father born?

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* 44. What is the last grade or level of school you have completed?

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* 45. Which of the following best describes your current relationship status?

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* 46. Do you have children under the age of 18 who live with you? If so, please enter their ages. If not, enter '0' in the top box.

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* 47. Which of the following best describes your annual household income, pre-tax?

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* 48. In general, how comfortable would you say you are in sharing your thoughts and ideas in front of a group of people you do not know?

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* 49. Are you comfortable participating in an online video research focus group? This would be very similar to participating in a Zoom or other online video meeting.

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* 50. To participate, you must have a personal computer (either a desktop or laptop) that has:
a microphone built-in or attached;
a front-facing camera,
AND high-speed access to the Internet/Worldwide Web.

Will you be able to provide this?

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* 51. This session CANNOT be done in a car, or a public area or in a room with other people. You must be in a room alone with a closed door. This includes having no children or pets in the room with you.

For the entire time of this session, will you be able to be in a room with a closed door where no one else will be able to listen to or observe the session?

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* 52. In this session you may be asked to participate in exercises where you are asked to read materials and provide written responses. Are you comfortable doing this?

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* 53. This session will last 2 hours. Are you comfortable sitting at your computer for this amount of time?

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* 54. Because this is a research project, and because we’re only inviting a small number of people, it is very important that each person who agrees to attend does attend. Can we count on you to definitely be there?

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* 55. If you qualify, we will ask you to join us online on Thursday, March 5th for a 2-hour panel. At the end of the group, you will receive $175 for your help.

The session starts at 3:00 PM Eastern. You must sign on to your session at least 15 minutes before the start of the group, or we will not be able to include or pay you.

Will you be able to join us on Thursday, March 5th at 3:00 PM EST?

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* 56. Please enter your street address. If you qualify, this is where we will send your compensation. 

Thank you for your time. If you qualify, a staff member will contact you to follow up.

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