Anchoring Vignettes for Workplace Privacy (Employer - Drug Testing)


Question:

How much privacy [do you / does 'Name'] have at work from [your/his/her] employer about how much [you/she/he] may have used alcohol or drugs?

Response categories:

  1. Unlimited
  2. A lot
  3. Moderate
  4. Some
  5. None
Vignettes:
  1. [Grace] has been informed that the company provides its employees an anonymous alcohol and drug counseling and stress management service through an independent contractor.
  2. [Juan] was asked if he had ever uses alcohol or drugs [a checklist was provided] at the time he applied for the job.
  3. [Joan] works at a company where 5% of employees are randomly selected each month to submit a urine sample and have it tested for alcohol and drug use.
  4. [Mary] is required to submit a urine sample to a contractor the firm uses once a month and have it tested for alcohol and drug use.
  5. [Ralph] is required to have blood taken by the company doctor once a month and have it tested for alcohol and drug use.
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