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Are you responsible – either solely or jointly – for your household’s electricity bill?

YesNo

Do you or any of your close family work, or have worked in the recent past, in market research or the energy sector?

YesNo

Have you ever participated in a market research group discussion?

Yes, in last six monthsYes, over 2 years agoYes, between 6 months and 2 years agoNo, never

How many groups have you been to in that period?

NoneOne2 to 3More than 3

What was the subject matter of the groups you attended?

Do you have any children aged 16 or younger living with you at home?

YesNo

If yes, what are their ages?

Which of the following best describes your employment status?

Work full-timeWork part timeUnemployed – looking for workUnemployed – not looking for workRetired

In an average week, how many days do you commute more than 10 miles into work?

1-2 days3-5 days6-7 daysn/a

Which London Borough do you live in?

CamdenGreenwichHackneyHammersmith and FulhamIslingtonKensington and ChelseaLambethLewishamSouthwarkTower HamletsWandsworthWestminsterBarking and DagenhamBarnetBexleyBrentBromleyCroydonEalingEnfieldHaringeyHarrowHaveringHillingdonHounslowKingston upon ThamesMertonNewhamRedbridgeRichmond upon ThamesSuttonWaltham Forest

Prior to coming along to the group we’d like you to undertake a task for us. Part of the discussion will focus on some of the biggest challenges faced by the energy sector. We will send you a form to fill in so that it is fresh in your mind. They shouldn’t take you too long to complete and hopefully you’ll find them interesting and enjoyable.

Are you happy to complete this pre-task?

YesNo

We take your privacy seriously. We are a member of the Market Research Society (MRS) and as members, we are bound by the MRS’ Code of Conduct which includes the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The information that we collect from this interview will only be used for confidential market research purposes relating to this market research project.

It is possible that the research company (via your recruiter contact) will need to re-contact you to take part in further stages of this project or to take part in other research projects. Please be assured that you are not obliged in any way to take part in anything further if you agree to be re-contacted.

YesNo

The research company maintains a database of all of the participants taking part in our UK research projects. The details that we retain are the participant name, age, phone number/email address along with details of the research participated in (date, project, client). Without this information, we would not be able to perform the quality control measures required by the MRS Code of Conduct. This information is used solely for the purposes of quality control and it is stored by the research company securely on an encrypted UK based server.

YesNo

All of your responses to questions within the screener will be supplied to our client, the research team, so that is able to see the range of participants that we have recruited and invited to take part in the research. This will help to ensure we have not made any errors and have recruited the right participants, and it will provide the moderator with the opportunity to prepare for the group/interview. The research team have a responsibility to ensure your data is stored safely and only distributed to those within the project team. They are obliged to destroy these details once the project is complete and must never use them for re-contact purposes without your prior permission

YesNo

Which group would you like to attend?

Group 1: 5:30 to 7:30pmGroup 2: 7:45 to 9:45pm