Hi MM,
This is Lauren Min and Lawrence Williams, two researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder. We would like your help with a research study on college savings. For our research, we are recruiting people who are interested in opening a 529 College Savings Plan but have not done so yet. We will ask you a few questions, and ask you to visit the website of a well known financial institution to learn more about their 529 plan.
For participating in our research, you will be entered into a raffle for a $25 Amazon e-gift card. Our survey should take 5-10 minutes, plus any time you decide to spend on the external 529 website--how long you spend on that website will be up to you. The odds of winning will be 1 in 50, or better.
Unfortunately, our budget is not unlimited. Once we reach 300 started surveys, the survey link will deactivate. We will update this post to let you know when the study is dead. Winners will be notified within 24 hours after we close the study. At the end of the survey, we will redirect you to a different survey (to preserve anonymity) in which we will ask for your e-mail address. If you are a winner, we will e-mail you with details on redeeming your e-gift card.
We ask that you only take this survey if you meet the following criteria:
1. You are over the age of 18.
2. You are a parent to a child 3 years old or younger.
3. You have some interest in opening a 529 College Savings Plan but have not done so yet.
Here is the link to the survey:
http://leeds.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4ORwlIwvDoBCvyZ
