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Smart Home Control Preferences & Default Settings Study
Surveys homeowners on their smart home comfort levels, device control preferences, and attitudes toward manufacturer default settings to inform product UX and setup experience design.
Sample questions
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23 questions · ~4 min
Q02
Multiple Choice
Which best describes your current housing situation?
Q03
Multiple Choice
What type of home do you live in?
Q04
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Overall, how comfortable has your home been in the last 7 days?
Q05
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When it comes to controlling your smart home devices, where does your preference fall?
Q06
Multiple Choice
Thinking about the most recent smart device you set up, what did you do with its default settings?
Q07
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Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or experiences about controlling your smart home devices or dealing with default settings.
Q08
AI Interview
We'd love to learn more about your experience. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about how you manage comfort and control in your smart home.
Q09
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What is your age?
Q10
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Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses have been recorded and will help improve smart home experiences. You may now close this window.
Q11
Multiple Choice
Which of the following connected or "smart" devices are currently in your home? (Select all that apply)
Q12
Long Text
How satisfied are you with the level of control you have over temperature and climate in your home?
Q13
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For managing your home's temperature and climate, how much automation do you prefer?
Q14
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I trust that manufacturer default settings are appropriate for most households.
Q15
Multiple Choice
How do you describe your gender?
Q16
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How satisfied are you with the level of control you have over lighting in your home?
Q17
Long Text
For managing your home's lighting, how much automation do you prefer?
Q18
Long Text
When setting up a new smart home device, rank the following by how important they are to you (drag to reorder, 1 = most important).
Q19
Long Text
Which country do you currently live in?
Q20
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How satisfied are you with the level of control you have over home security?
Q21
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For managing your home's security, how much automation do you prefer?
Q22
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Q23
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Rank the following ways of controlling your smart home devices by how often you would ideally use each one (drag to reorder, 1 = most used).
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
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