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Participant Preferences for Anonymized Data Sharing & Licensing

Measures research participants' comfort with anonymized data sharing, preferred licensing models, repository preferences, and required safeguards. Designed for IRB-compliant studies where researchers need informed consent data on secondary data use.

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21 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to this survey on anonymized data sharing and licensing. The purpose of this survey is to understand your preferences and concerns regarding sharing anonymized research data. Your responses will help inform data management and sharing practices. • Participation is entirely voluntary. You may stop at any time without penalty. • There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions. • Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. • Estimated completion time: 6–8 minutes. By proceeding, you confirm that you have read and understood this information and consent to participate.

Q02
Multiple Choice

How familiar are you with Creative Commons or other data-sharing licenses?

Q03
Long Text

How comfortable are you with sharing anonymized data from this study with other researchers?

Q04
Multiple Choice

If this anonymized dataset were shared, which license type would you most prefer?

Q05
Long Text

Please rank the following repository types in order of your preference for depositing this anonymized dataset (1 = most preferred).

Q06
Multiple Choice

Which safeguards do you believe should be in place before anonymized data are shared? Select all that apply.

Q07
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional conditions, concerns, or thoughts that would affect your comfort with anonymized data sharing and licensing.

Q08
Long Text

What is your age group?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses have been recorded and will be used in aggregate to inform data-sharing policies. If you have any questions, please contact the research team.

Q10
Multiple Choice

Have you previously contributed data to a research study that was later shared or deposited in a public repository?

Q11
Long Text

How concerned are you about the possibility that anonymized data could be linked back to you (re-identification)?

Q12
Long Text

When choosing a data license, how important is it to you that others must give proper attribution when using the data?

Q13
Multiple Choice

After your data have been deposited in a repository, which best describes your preference for data withdrawal?

Q14
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your views on anonymized data sharing in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

Q15
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which types of data would you be comfortable sharing in anonymized form? Select all that apply.

Q17
Long Text

How important is it to you that the data cannot be used for commercial purposes?

Q18
Long Text

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q19
Long Text

How important is it to you that reuse of the data is as easy and unrestricted as possible for other researchers?

Q20
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

Q21
Long Text

In which region do you currently reside?

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

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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