About

WisconSays is an online panel of adults from all over the state of Wisconsin who were scientifically selected to answer questions about their attitudes, experiences, and thoughts about important issues facing Wisconsin and the United States. In appreciation of their time and effort, WisconSays members receive points for completing surveys. These points are redeemed for electronic gift cards or cash. By participating in surveys, WisconSays members help researchers and others gain a better understanding of lives of Wisconsinites, including what they think about and what they care about.

WisconSays surveys are conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC), a unit of the College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The UWSC is a highly regarded, world-class research institution. The UWSC has conducted thousands of social and health-related studies since it was founded in 1987. The UWSC serves a wide range of clients including faculty, staff, and students on the UW-Madison campus as well as researchers, policy makers, state and local government, non-profits, and other organizations across Wisconsin and the United States. Some of the well-known studies we have collected data for include the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), the Midlife in the U.S. National Study of Health and Well-Being (MIDUS), the Wisconsin Family Health Survey (FHS), and the Wisconsin Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS).

Visit https://uwsc.wisc.edu/ to learn more about the UWSC.

• WisconSays members are invited by mail to be part of a panel of Wisconsinites who share their voice by completing surveys online.
• To thank them for their time, WisconSays members earn points for completing the surveys. Every time a member reaches 5,000 points, we will send them a reward worth $5.
• Surveys vary in length, but most are between 10-15 minutes. WisconSays members are asked to complete 1-2 surveys a month.
• Survey questions will ask about many different topics like health, the economy, education, and other topics of importance to Wisconsinites.
• Surveys are conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The UWSC is a highly regarded research institution that has conducted thousands of surveys since 1987.
• Participation in WisconSays is voluntary and confidential. The information WisconSays members provide is strongly protected. Answers from WisconSays members will be combined so that it is not possible to identify any individual person’s answers.