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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 7.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abuse. 2008;1:9–14. doi: 10.4137/sart.s428

Table 2. Subject Satisfaction Survey.

Mean (s.d.) Median (range)
1. The cell phone was easy to use. 3.6 (1.3) 3 (2-5)
2. I was given proper instructions on how to operate the cell phone. 4.4 (0.9) 5 (3-5)
3. I had problems with the cell phone. 2.6 (1.1) 3 (1-4)
4. It was inconvenient to receive three calls a day. 1.2 (0.4) 1 (1-2)
5. I was bothered by the constant calls. 1.4 (0.9) 1 (1-3)
6. Having to talk about my feelings three times a day helped me sort out my emotions. 3 (1.2) 3 (2-5)
7. I was properly informed when given the cell phone on the procedure of this experiment. 4.6 (0.9) 5 (3-5)
8. The cell phone calls were quick. 3.6 (1.5) 4 (1-5)
9. The cell phone was easy to answer. 4.2 (0.8) 4 (3-5)
10. I was more able to remember events when asked about a few hours instead of a whole week. 4 (0.7) 4 (3-5)
11. I understood all of the questions that were being asked of me. 4.2 (0.8) 4 (3-5)
12. I felt uncomfortable answering personal questions over the cell phone. 1.8 (1.3) 1 (1-4)
13. It was easier to be honest when answering questions on the cell phone than when I was in the office. 1 (0.0) 1 (1-4)
14. I would have liked to have had a different ring or different settings on my cell phone. 3.5 (1.7) 4 (1-5)
15. It would have been easier if the calls had been made by an automated voice, and I had answered with keystrokes.* 1.8 (1.3) 1 (1-4)
16. I purposefully did not answer the cell phone when I didn't feel like talking. 2.2 (1.6) 2 (1-5)
17. I answered inaccurately in order to speed up the call. 1 (0.0) 1 (1-1)
18. The compensation I received was accurate. 5 (0.0) 5 (5-5)
19. The compensation for the cell phone calls seemed fair.* 5 (0.0) 5 (5-5)
20. The voice of the interviewer was clear and easy to understand. 4.4 (0.9) 5 (3-5)
*

completed for 4 subjects;

Scale: 1-Not at all, 2-A little bit, 3-Somewhat, 4-Quite a bit, 5-Extremely