Does Survey Section Placement Change the Measurement of Welfare Proxies?

Last registered on July 28, 2023
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Does Survey Section Placement Change the Measurement of Welfare Proxies?
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010309
Initial registration date
October 25, 2022

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
October 31, 2022, 3:44 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
July 28, 2023, 9:31 AM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
Bangladesh
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Jeffrey Bloem
Affiliation
IFPRI
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Wahed Rahman
PI Affiliation
Oxford University and BRAC BIGD
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2022-10-24
End date
2023-02-27
Keywords
Agriculture, Behavior
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We will randomly assign survey respondents to two groups. Half of our survey respondents will be assigned to the treatment group (T), for whom the survey section collecting information on household assets will figure early in the survey questionnaire. The other half of our survey respondents will be assigned to the control group (C), for whom the survey section collecting information on household assets will figure late in the survey questionnaire. We will split our respondents evenly between treatment and control groups to maximize statistical power.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Bloem, Jeffrey and Wahed Rahman. 2023. "Does Survey Section Placement Change the Measurement of Welfare Proxies?." AEA RCT Registry. July 28. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10309-1.2
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We will randomly assign survey respondents to two groups. Half of our survey respondents will be assigned to the treatment group (T), for whom the survey section collecting information on household assets will figure early in the survey questionnaire. The other half of our survey respondents will be assigned to the control group (C), for whom the survey section collecting information on household assets will figure late in the survey questionnaire. We will split our respondents evenly between treatment and control groups to maximize statistical power.
Intervention Start Date
2022-11-07
Intervention End Date
2023-02-27

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Welfare proxies as measured within the assets module of a household survey
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Assets measured in two ways: (i) the inverse hyperbolic sine of the amount of each asset and (ii) the total number of assets listed.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will randomly assign survey respondents to two groups. Half of our survey respondents will be assigned to the treatment group (T), for whom the survey section collecting information on household assets will figure early in the survey questionnaire. The other half of our survey respondents will be assigned to the control group (C), for whom the survey section collecting information on household assets will figure late in the survey questionnaire. We will split our respondents evenly between treatment and control groups to maximize statistical power.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in an office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
About 6,000 individuals.
Sample size: planned number of observations
About 6,000 individuals.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
About 3,000 individuals in the treatment group and about 3,000 individuals in the control group.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
BRAC University IRB
IRB Approval Date
2022-07-15
IRB Approval Number
IRB-17 July'22-025
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

PAP_final.pdf

MD5: e6f259b0b3b04b80636948f794207cf7

SHA1: ddf390fb0b24e292fd4b4c0ca9b590334f76355e

Uploaded At: October 25, 2022

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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