Researchers' Commitment to Maintaining Respondent
Confidentiality
Information obtained through research is provided to clients
without being individually identifiable. Researchers will never
divulge your identity or individual answers unless you specifically
give the researcher permission to do so. Also, they will never sell
or give your name or phone number to anyone else. No one will ever
contact you as a result of your participation except perhaps to
validate that you did in fact participate.
Researchers' Commitment to Privacy
The goal of the research industry is to strike a balance
between the need for information to improve people's lives and
protecting the privacy of the people who participate in such
research. Hence, interviewers will always identify themselves and
state the reason for their call at the beginning of each survey.
Research interviewers should be courteous and respect your time by
calling back at a more convenient time if necessary. They will
answer your questions as completely as possible and politely honor
your decision not to participate in a particular research study if
you so choose.