Anchoring Vignettes for Privacy (Friends and Acquaintances - Sexual Activity)


Question:

How much privacy [do you / does 'Name'] have from [your/his/her] neighbors when having sex at home?

Response categories:

  1. Unlimited
  2. A lot
  3. Moderate
  4. Some
  5. None
Vignettes:
  1. [Sandy] lives in an apartment building with thick walls and where units are separated from each other's view. Her neighbors cannot hear or see when she and her boyfriend are having sex.
  2. [Gunther] lives in an apartment with thin walls, such that neighbors can sometimes hear when he and his girlfriend having sex.
  3. [Ester's] apartment is on the first floor, and passers-by are sometimes able to peek into her bedroom when she is having sex with her boyfriend.
  4. [Georgia's] apartment is on the first floor, and she catches a neighbor staring through the blinds while she is having sex with her boyfriend.
  5. [Gerard] and his girlfriend are secretly videotaped by a hidden camera when they are having sex in the apartment.

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