Pilot Testing

The questionnaires are developed over the 9–month period prior to the main fieldwork for each wave. This pilot testing involves:

• Skirmish with a small number of participants (10–15 for waves 1–4 and 30 from wave 5) conducted in an office environment.
• Dress Rehearsal with a sample of urban and rural NSW households (approximately 180 for waves 1 – 4 in NSW and 580 for wave 5 in NSW and Victoria).

In waves 1 and 2, a Pre–Test was also conducted in between the Skirmish and Dress Rehearsal with 30 Sydney households. From wave 3 onwards, the Pre–Test sample has been rolled into the Dress Rehearsal sample.