{
  "title": "Pretest meaning across survey translations",
  "questions": [
    "What period does this question ask you to think about?",
    "Who does the actor named in the question refer to?",
    "What would you do if the situation did not apply to you?",
    "Which expression would you explain differently in your own words?"
  ],
  "question_notes": [
    "Detect a changed reference period rather than assuming the translated wording preserves it.",
    "Find role meanings that differ across language or organizational context.",
    "Verify that skip and not-applicable instructions survive the translation.",
    "Invite a paraphrase that exposes ambiguity; ask a competent language reviewer to assess it."
  ],
  "answer_guidance": [
    {
      "question": 1,
      "format": "Optional short open text",
      "reason": "Detect a changed reference period rather than assuming the translated wording preserves it.",
      "optional": true
    },
    {
      "question": 2,
      "format": "Optional short open text",
      "reason": "Find role meanings that differ across language or organizational context.",
      "optional": true
    },
    {
      "question": 3,
      "format": "Optional short open text",
      "reason": "Verify that skip and not-applicable instructions survive the translation.",
      "optional": true
    },
    {
      "question": 4,
      "format": "Optional short open text",
      "reason": "Invite a paraphrase that exposes ambiguity; ask a competent language reviewer to assess it.",
      "optional": true
    }
  ],
  "respondent_instruction": "If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.",
  "field_protocol": {
    "send_when": "Pilot each intended language before collection with volunteers who understand the local context; translate these probes as needed.",
    "decision_owner": "The questionnaire owner coordinates competent language reviewers and approves versioned wording.",
    "followup": "Recheck period and role interpretation after revision; do not interpret language-group score differences before resolving wording differences.",
    "response_handling": "Keep reviewer notes focused on meaning. Avoid collecting immigration status or identifying comments merely to establish language context."
  },
  "editorial_sections": [],
  "note": "Examples to adapt. Not a validated instrument; manual editorial data, not a product import payload."
}