Matrix Research, Inc. (http://www.matrix-r.com) is conducting in-home research interviews about air conditioning preferences.  This 2-hour Interview plus easy homework assignment pays $250.  If you live in the NY metro area, own your home or condo/coop and are comfortable with being interviewed at home, please complete the short application below.  

Unfortunately we are not able to interview those that rent their homes.  We are particularly interested in participants that have replaced or plan to replace the airconditioning in their home.  If you believe you may be a good match for this study, please answer the questions below in confidence.  We will reach out to you soon if it appears that you would be a match for this study.  Thank you for your interest in research with Matrix Research, Inc.

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* 1. Please provide contact and location information so that we can reach you.  This information is never released outside of the study or sold to a third party.

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* 2. Do you or does any member of your immediate family work for any of the following?

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* 3. When was the last time you participated in an air conditioning system related market research interview or focus discussion?

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* 4. Do you own your dwelling?

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* 5. Which of the following categories best describes your living environment?

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* 6. If you are in a medium to high-rise building, what floor are you on?

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* 7. How many bedrooms does your residence have?

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* 8. Have you replaced or chosen an air conditioning system since you purchased the dwelling?

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* 9. Did you make the decision on which type and brand of air conditioning to have installed?

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* 10. Which kind of air conditioning system do you have in your home?

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* 11. Did you purchase this air condition system?

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* 12. How many air conditioners do you have at your home?

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* 13. What brand/s of air conditioning system do you have in your home?

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* 14. Was or is energy efficiency, SEER, or Energy Star a factor in your purchase decision?

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* 15. When did you or do you plan on purchasing an air conditioning system for your home?

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* 16. How many air conditioning systems have you purchased in the past for a residence?

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* 17. Who do you live with?

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* 18. What is your age?

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* 19. What level of education have you completed?

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* 20. What is your career and employment status?  (for example: "I'm a full-time Nurse" or "I'm unemployed but worked in Construction.")

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* 21. Which of the following categories best describes your household annual income before taxes?

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* 22. Please indicate how much you personally agree or disagree with each of the following statements. To do this, please use a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 means that you Strongly Agree and 1 means that you Strongly Disagree.

  5-Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1-Strongly Disagree
I like to share my thoughts with other people.
I’m interested in up-to-date technology.
I value the quality of the life.
I value the energy conservation.
I make purchasing decisions (AC)
I value the design during purchase
I am interested in interior design of my house

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* 23. Please use your imagination. If there were a time machine, what time-period would you like to travel back to? What do you want to do then? Why?

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* 24. Are you completely comfortable with being interviewed at home?  You are welcome to have a friend or family member with you if that would make you more comfortable.  We videotape parts of the interview for internal use only.

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* 25. Please give us a sense of your availability for a 2 hour in-home interview between Monday, September 25th and Friday, September 29th.  Please tell us which days and times are best.

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