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What are the different attributes available for participant recruitment?
What are the different attributes available for participant recruitment?
Updated over a year ago

Ballpark gives you close to 250 attributes to use for filtering participants to take your survey or test.

Here's a long list of what is available:

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Date Of Birth

What is your date of birth?

Technology use at work

Please think about a specific technology (e.g., software) that you are required to use at work. How often do you use it?

First Language

What is your first language?

Handedness

Are you left or right-handed?

Current Country of Residence

In what country do you currently reside?

Number of subordinates

At work, how many people do you have the authority to give instructions to? i.e. How many subordinates do you have?

UK area of birth

Where in the UK were you born?

Personal Income (GBP)

What is your personal income per year (after tax) in GBP?

Country of Birth

What is your country of birth?

U.S state/territory of birth

What US state were you born in?

Charitable Giving

How much, if anything, did you donate to charity in the last 12 months?

Current UK area of residence

What UK area do you currently live in?

Vision

Do you have normal or corrected-to-normal vision?

Literacy Difficulties

Have you been diagnosed with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia or ADHD, or aware of having any related literacy difficulties?

Leadership/Position of power/Supervisory duties

At work, do you have any supervisory responsibilities? In other words, do you have the authority to give instructions to subordinates?

Chronic Disease

Have you been diagnosed with any chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke etc.?

Household Size

Including you, how many people live in your household?

Religious Affiliation

What is your religious affiliation?

Children

Do you have any children?

Pain Question

Throughout our lives, most of us have had pain from time to time (such as minor headaches, sprains and toothaches). Have you had pain other than these everyday kinds of pain?

Deception

Would you be happy to take part in a study where you are intentionally given inaccurate information about other participants and the study? You would be debriefed after the study.

Investment

Have you ever made investments (either personal or through your employment) in the common stock or shares of a company?

Political Affiliation (UK)

Where do you sit on the political spectrum?

Student Status

Are you a student?

Supervisor

Do you have a direct supervisor at work?

Record Video

Would you be willing to record yourself via a webcam as part of a study?

Do you own or lease a car?

Do you own a car?

Units of alcohol

How many units of alcohol do you drink on average per week?

Employer Type

Please describe your work.

Video Games

How many hours per week do you play video games on average?

Socioeconomic Status

Where would you put yourself on the socioeconomic ladder?

Windfarms

To what extent would you be in favour of or opposed to the building of a new wind farm near where you live?

Nationality

What is your nationality?

Current U.S state of residence

What US state do you currently live in?

Nationality (UK)

What is your nationality? (UK only)

Industry Role

Which of the following best describes your role at work?

Diet

Do you currently follow any of the following diets?

Number of children

How many children do you have (adopted or biological)?

Ethnicity

Please indicate your ethnicity (i.e. peoples’ ethnicity describes their feeling of belonging and attachment to a distinct group of a larger population that shares their ancestry, colour, language or religion)?

Past Diet

Have you ever gone on a diet in the past?

Household Income (GBP)

What is your total household income per year, including all earners in your household (after tax) in GBP?

Living with biological child

Are you currently living with your biological child?

Year of birth of first child

In what year was your first (eldest) child born (adopted or biological)?

Mono/multi cultural

Do you identify yourself as a monocultural or multicultural individual?

Medication use

Are you currently taking any medication to treat symptoms of depression, anxiety or low-mood (e.g. SSRIs)?

Ethnicity (Simplified)

What ethnic group do you belong to?

Mental health/illness/condition - ongoing

Do you have – or have you had – a diagnosed, on-going mental health/illness/condition?

Meditation

Do you meditate?

Internet pornography

Have you viewed Internet pornography within the last 6 months?

Alcohol therapy

Have you previously been in individual therapy for alcohol use?

Android OS version

Which version of Android does your primary mobile phone have?

Long-term health condition/disability

Would you describe yourself as having a long-term health condition or a disability?

Confidentiality agreement

Would you be willing to agree to a confidentiality agreement as part of a study?

Phone Operating System

What operating system (OS) does your primary mobile phone have?

Living abroad

Have you ever lived for an extended period (6months or longer) in a country other than the one where you are currently living?

Vaccine Opinions 2

On a scale from 1-7, please rate to what extent you agree with the following statement: I believe that scheduled immunizations are safe for children.

Pregnancy

Are you currently pregnant?

Head Injury: Knock out history

Have you ever had an injury to the head that's caused you to be knocked out for a period of time (E.g. from a fall, blow to the head, road traffic accident)?

Informal/unpaid caring responsibilites

I have extra responsibilities looking after a friend or member of my family due to a long-term physical or mental ill health or disability, or problem related to old age?

Body Mass Index

What is your BMI (Body Mass Index)?

Online Shopping Frequency

How often (on average) do you shop online?

Number of Siblings

How many siblings do you have?

Employee interactions

Does your work require you to regularly interact with other employees (e.g. co-workers, colleagues, subordinates, assistants)?

Living with biological child's parent

Are you currently living with your child's other biological parent?

Weekly Exercise

How often do you engage in physical exercise per week?

Romantic Relationship

What is the length of your current romantic relationship?

Colleague

Do you have a colleague whom you spend most of your time at work with?

Customer facing

Are you employed in a customer facing\ front line employee role such as retail or banking?

Webcam

Do you have webcam or built-in camera that you are willing to use as part of a study?

Respiratory disease

Do you suffer from any respiratory diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Startup

Have you ever considered a career move as a (paid) employee in a startup?

Hearing difficulties

Do you have any hearing loss or hearing difficulties?

ProLife/ProChoice

When it comes to others having the right to terminate their pregnancy, are you Pro Life or Pro Choice?

Lost weight recently

Have you lost weight in the last six months?

US Presidential election

Have you voted in a US Presidential election before?

Charity Affiliation

Are you affiliated with a charity organization? This could mean working for a charity organization or working for an organization that works with a charity.

Siblings

Do you have any siblings?

Crime victim

I have never been a victim of crime.

Trips Abroad

When was the last time you travelled abroad?

Luxury Goods

Do you own more than two fashion items that cost over £200?

Entrepreneurship

Have you engaged in entrepreneurship/run your own business?

NHS Mental Health Support

Have you tried to access mental health support on the NHS in the last 12 months?

English speaking Monolingual

Are you an English-speaking monolingual, that is, are you fluent only in English? Or are you also fluent in any other language(s)

Car usage

Do you use a car at least once a month?

iPhone model

Which model of iPhone do you own?

Working hours

What type of hours do you work?

English Premier League Fan

Are you a fan of an English Premier League football team?

Management experience

Do you have any experience being in a management position?

Sex

What sex were you assigned at birth, such as on an original birth certificate?

Never smoked

Which of the following best describes your smoking status?

Household spending decisions

Do you make most of the spending decisions in your household or have enough information to answer questions about what they are?

Dating apps

Have you used any smartphone enabled dating apps?

Sexual partner

Have you had a sexual partner in the past year?

Undergraduate year of study

What is your current undergraduate year of study?

Moved with partner

Did you move to a new country or city with your romantic partner in the past 12 months?

Mild cognitive impairment/Dementia

Have you ever been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia?

Quit smoking

When was the last time you tried to quit smoking, if at all?

Online shopping

How frequently (on average) do you purchase cheese, chocolate, and tea as part of your online shopping (though not necessarily in the same shop)?

U.S. Political Affiliation

In general, what is your political affiliation?

Non-Religious

Which of the following do you most identify as?

Negotiation Experience

Do you have experience of negotiation in the course of your work?

Corrected vision

I currently use glasses or contact lenses to correct my vision

Smoking status

What is your current smoking status? Please select from the following options:

Workgroups

Do you work as part of a workgroup within your organisation?

Teacher

You indicated that you worked in the education industry. Does your job involve teaching?

Concern about environmental issues

Generally speaking, how concerned are you about environmental issues?

Commute/travel to work

How do you typically commute/travel to work?

2016 US presidential election

Who did you vote for in the 2016 US presidential election?

Type of work

Which category best describes the type of work you do?

Pain - duration

You've previously responded 'Yes' to the question about chronic pain. For how long have you experienced this pain?

Living with family

Please indicate the number of people living in your household (excluding yourself) that you consider to be members of your family.

Employment Sector within Business Management and Administration

Which of the following best describes the sector you primarily work in within "Business Management & Administration"?

Groceries online

How often (on average) do you purchase your groceries online?

Primary Grocery Shopper

Are you the main (or shared) grocery shopper for the food that your household eats?

Industry

Which of the following categories best describes the industry you primarily work in (regardless of your actual position)?

Weekly device usage

In a typical week, I focus on a device with a screen (mobile phone, tablet, laptop, desktop) for an hour or more at a time

Clothing online

How often (on average) do you purchase clothing online?

Number of romantic partners

How many romantic partners have you had? These can be short-term (casual, one night stands, friends with benefits etc.), or long-term (committed relationships).

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Have you received a formal clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, made by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified medical specialist? This includes Asperger’s syndrome, Autism Disorder, High Functioning Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Political Party Affiliation UK

Which of the following political parties do you most identify with?

Evaluating a company's stock as a potential investment

When evaluating a company's stock as a potential investment, how often do you examine a company's financial statements (for example, through its annual report or SEC filings) as part of your evaluation?

Immigration

Were you born in the country you are currently living in?

Romantic Relationship 2

Which of these best describes your romantic relationship:

Children and technology

Do your children have regular access to any of the following devices: IPad, Android tablet, smartphone?

Employment-Sector

Which of the following best describes the sector you primarily work in?

Work week in hours

Please try to estimate: How many hours do you work per week?

Employment Status

What is your employment status ?

Participation in regular religious activities

Do you participate in regular religious activities?

Climate Change

Do you believe in climate change?

Christianity Affiliation (New)

What is your Christianity affiliation (e.g. denomination)?

Postcode of work (UK)

In which postcode do you spend most of your time Mon-Fri during working hours?

Postcode of residence (UK)

In which postcode do you live?

Property Type

What type of property do you live in?

Were you raised monolingual?

Were you raised monolingual?

Remote/office work

Where do you primarily work?

Mental illness daily impact

Do you have any diagnosed mental health condition that is uncontrolled (by medication or intervention) and which has a significant impact on your daily life / activities?

Gender identity

How do you describe yourself?

Casual contact with an older person

Are you voluntarily in casual contact with an older person who needs practical help or emotional support sometimes?

Smoking frequency

How often do you smoke tobacco products?

Vaping status

What is your current vaping status? Please select from the following options:

UK general election 2017

For which party did you vote for in the UK general election 2017 ?

Crispin-Buxley phenomenon

Are you familiar with the Crispin-Buxley phenomenon?

Antidepressants

Please select the type/name of drug you are currently taking

Computer Programming

Do you have computer programming skills?

BREXIT

In the referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU (BREXIT),how did you vote? (June 23 2016)

Sexual Orientation

What is your sexual orientation?

Bilingual

Apart from your native language, do you speak any other languages fluently?

Body Weight

Thinking about your body weight which of the following would you say you are?

Household Income (USD) [US participants only]

What is your total household income per year, including all earners in your household (after tax) in USD?

Political Spectrum (US)

Where would you place yourself along the political spectrum?

Experience with musical instruments

Do you play a musical instument, if so for how many years?

Organizational tenure

How long have you worked for your current organization?

Pregnancy (partners)

Are you or your partner currently pregnant?

Hiring experience

Do you have any experience in making hiring decisions (i.e. have you been responsible for hiring job candidates)?

Restricted food intake

Do you currently for at least one week restrict your food intake in any way, with the goal to manage your weight?

Prison

Have you ever been in prison for committing a crime? (Answers will only be available to the researchers in an anonymised way)

Diabetes type

Which type of Diabetes have you been diagnosed with?

Smoking: Tobacco or e-cigarettes

Do you regularly use electronic cigarettes and/or tobacco products (e.g. cigarettes, cigars)?

Driving licence

Do you have a driving license?

Employment Sector within Medicine/Healthcare

Which of the following sectors within Medicine/Healthcare best describes your role?

Head Injury

Have you ever had an injury to the head that's caused you to be knocked out and/or dazed and confused for a period of time?

Month of birth of youngest child

In what month was your youngest child born (adopted or biological)?

Computer operating system

Which operating system does your primary personal computer run?

Jury duty

Have you ever served on a jury?

Living with spouse/partner

Do you live with a spouse or romantic partner?

Safety procedures at work

To what extent do your job tasks involve the use safety procedures?

Tweeting Frequency

How many times did you tweet on Twitter in the last 12 months (excluding retweets)?

Job Seeking

Which of the following best describes you?

Year of birth of youngest child

In what year was your youngest child born (adopted or biological)?

Multiple sclerosis

Have you ever been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)?

Current education level

Which level of education are you currently in?

UK General Election 2019

For which political party did you vote for in the 2019 UK General Election

Property Ownership

Do you own the property that you live in?

Highest education level completed

Which of these is the highest level of education you have completed?

Relationship/Marital status

What is your relationship / marital status?

Your role in the planning process for leisure travel

Which of the following best describes your role in the planning process for leisure travel you take?

COVID-19 Employment Status

How has your employment status been affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic?

COVID-19 Working From Home

During the COVID-19 pandemic, are you working from home?

COVID-19 Symptoms

Please describe your experience with the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus):

VR headset (frequency)

In a given month, how frequently do you use a VR headset?

VR headset (ownership)

Do you own a VR (Virtual Reality) headset?

2020 US presidential election

Who did you vote for in the 2020 US presidential election?

COVID-19 Vaccine Opinions

Please describe your attitudes towards the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) vaccines:

COVID-19 Vaccination

Have you received a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination?

Company type

What type of company do you work for?

Years lived in current country of residence

How many years have you lived in your current country of residence?

Cochlear implant

Do you have a cochlear implant?

Gender

What gender are you currently? We will ask about your sex later.

Cisgender and Transgender

Does your current gender differ from the one you were assigned at birth?

Cryptocurrency

Do you own/hold any cryptocurrencies?

Cell Phone Service [US participants only]

Which cell phone carrier do you use?

Mobile Phone Service [UK participants only]

Which mobile phone carrier service do you use?

Home Internet Provider U.K

Who is your home internet (wi-fi) provider?

Home Internet Provider U.S.

Who is your home internet (wi-fi/broadband) provider?

Colourblindness

Do you experience colourblindness?

Boycotting

Have you ever boycotted a product or service as a form of protest?

Neurodiversity

Do you consider yourself to be neurodivergent?

Team/Individual Sport

How do you participate in sport?

Retirement Plan

Do you have a retirement plan?

Record Audio

Would you be willing to record your voice as part of a study?

Household bill paying

Are you solely or jointly financially responsible for paying the household/utility bills in your home?

LGBTQ+

Do you identify yourself as part of the LGBTQ+ community?

EV Charging

Do you own an electric vehicle charger or charging point?

Military veteran

Are you a military services veteran?

Depression

Do you experience depression?

Anxiety

Do you experience anxiety?

ADD/ADHD

Do you consider yourself to have attention deficit disorder (ADD)/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

Place of most time spent before turning 18

Where did you spend most of your time before turning 18?

Further educational study

Are you considering one of the following further study options?

Interest in studying abroad

Have you considered pursuing education in a different country?

Business Role

Are you employed in any of the following roles?

COVID-19 Vaccination History

Including boosters, how many COVID-19 vaccinations have you received?

Highest level of education completed by parents

Which of these is the highest level of education completed by either of your parents?

Universal Credit

Are you a recipient of Universal Credit?

Company size

How many employees does the company you work for have?

Blood type

What is your blood type?

Telemedicine

Have you ever consulted with a healthcare provider using telemedicine?

What is your favourite type of cheese?

What is your favourite type of cheese?

Social media influencers

What is the maximum number of followers that you have on any of your social media account?

General information about your firm

Would you be willing to provide, on behalf of your firm, general information on: employment and sales growth, innovation, strategy, strategic orientations, and internationalization (if applicable)?

Time at home

Do you voluntarily spend most of your time at home?

Hobbies - Categories

Which of the following categories of hobbies are you strongly interested in? Please choose up to THREE (3) categories – the ones you're most interested in:

Internet enabled products

Below, you find a list of popular internet connected products. For each product, please select whether you currently own it

Knowledge of software development techniques

Which of the following software development techniques are you proficient in?

Crime incidents

The crime (or crimes) that happened to me included the following elements

Chronic condition/illness

Do you have – or have you had – any condition, injury, or chronic illness?

Coronary artery disease

Have you ever been diagnosed with coronary artery disease (or ischemic heart disease, or angina) by a medical doctor?

Other crowdsourcing platforms select

What other crowdsourcing platforms are you part of?

Knowledge of programming languages

Which of the following programming languages are you proficient in?

Types of investment

Have you invested in any of the following types of investment in the past?

Ridesharing services

Have you used any of the following ridesharing services?

Chat/Messaging apps

Which of the following chat apps do you use regularly?

Watching Sports

Which of the following sports do you watch regularly

Consumer review websites

On which of the following consumer review websites do you have a personal user account?

Fluent languages

Which of the following languages are you fluent in?

Authors

Have you ever read any books written by the following authors? Please select all that apply:

Meditation forms

Which of the following forms of meditation do you practice?

Health Insurance (US)

What type of health insurance do you have? (Check all that apply)

Alcohol types

Which of the following types of alcohol do you tend to purchase/drink on a regular basis?

Past Employment Sectors

Which of the following sectors you have past work experience in?

Team Sports

Are you currently an active and playing team member in any of the following sports?

Pets

Do you currently own any of the following as a pet?

Online gambling games

What types of online gambling / casino games have you played? Choose all that apply.

Heart Issues

Have you ever been diagnosed with heart failure by a medical doctor? [Select all that apply]

Soft drink types

Which of the following types of soft drink do you tend to purchase/drink on a regular basis?

Language related disorders

Do you have any language related disorders?

Free From Products

Do you purchase any of the following ‘free from’ products?

High School/College/University Sports

Please select which, if any, of the following team sports you played in high school and/or college/university level as part of competitive (non-recreational) league. Please select up to three:

Credit cards

Which of these credit cards do you own?

Enterprise social media

Which of the following enterprise social media do you use within your workplace?

Experiences at Work

Which of the following have you experienced or are experiencing at work? Please select all that apply.

Devices with screens

In a typical week, the devices that I use on a near daily basis are: (Check all that apply)

High street fashion retailers

Which of the following high street fashion retailers are you a consumer of?

Social-Media

Which of the following social media sites do you use on a regular basis (at least once a month)? Choose any that apply.

Tea brands

Which brand of tea do you use or have you used most recently?

Fashion brand purchases

Please specify which of the following brands you are a consumer of?

Five Statements

Which of the following statements do you believe to be true? Please select all that apply.

Long-term health condition or disability

What kind of long-term health condition or disability do you have? Select all that apply.

TV/Netflix Series

Which of the following television/Netflix series have you viewed? Please tick as many as is appropriate:

Game types

Which of the following types of games are you interested in playing at least occasionally? Please select all that apply:

Sites/Apps for travel booking

Which of the following sites/apps do you typically use to plan or book your leisure travel?

Overnight trips

Thinking about the last few overnight leisure trips you've taken, which of the following have you done?

Simulated Experiences

Have you engaged in any of the following simulated experiences before? Choose all that apply:

Video game types

Which kinds of video games do you play on a regular basis?

Subject

What subject do you study?

Gender identity non-binary only

Select the gender(s) or gender identities that currently apply to you

Diet Restriction

Do you have any dietary restrictions?

Car Brand

What brand of car do you own?

Music Streaming Services

What music streaming services do you use regularly?

Gender Identity of Romantic Partners

What is the gender identity of your current romantic partner?

Household electric vehicle ownership or leasing

Do you or anyone in your household own or lease an electric vehicle?

TV Streaming Services

Which of these TV streaming services do you use?

Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Which of these cryptocurrency exchanges do you use?

Food Delivery Services UK

Which of these food delivery services do you use?

Food Delivery Services U.S.

Which of these food delivery services do you use? [U.S.]

Video call interview

Are you willing to participate in a face to face video call interview?

Trading Platforms

Which trading platforms do you use?

Airlines

Which of the following airlines have you flown with?

Camera usage

Which of these camera types have you used?

Primary Language

Which of the following is your primary spoken language?

Earliest Language in Life

What language(s) did you speak earliest in life?

Decision-making responsibilities

What decision-making responsibilities do you have at work?

Assistive Technology

Which of the below assistive technologies do you use when using computers and/or other devices?

NFT experience

Do you own or create NFTs?

Cloud storage solutions

Which of the following cloud storage solutions do you use?

Type of musical instrument(s)

What musical instrument(s) do you play?

Studying abroad

What countries have you previously studied in?

Employment in UK Services

Do you work for any of the following services?

Alcohol preferences

Which of the following types of alcohol do you purchase regularly?

Active subscriptions

Do you have active subscriptions for any of the following categories?

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