Common use of Free Sample Variable (SAMPLE) Clause in Contracts

Free Sample Variable (SAMPLE). SAMPLE indicates if a respondent reported the person received a free sample of the prescription medicine in the round (0 = NO, 1 = YES). Respondents were asked in each round whether or not the person received any free samples of a reported prescribed medicine during the round. However, respondents were not asked to report the number of free samples a person received, nor was it made clear that free samples were included in the count of the number of times that the respondent reported a person purchasing or otherwise obtaining the prescribed medicine during the round. It is important for analysts to note that SAMPLE is not a count variable of free samples; SAMPLE = 1 indicates that a person was reported getting a free sample of the prescribed medicine during the round. This flag variable simply allows individual analysts to determine for themselves how free samples should be handled in their analysis.

Free Sample Variable (SAMPLE). SAMPLE indicates if a respondent reported the person received a free sample of the prescription medicine in the round (0 = NOno, 1 = YESyes). Respondents were asked in each round whether or not the person received any free samples of a reported prescribed medicine during the round. However, respondents were not asked to report the number of free samples a person received, nor was it made clear that free samples were included in the count of the number of times that the respondent reported a person purchasing or otherwise obtaining the prescribed medicine during the round. It is important for analysts to note that SAMPLE is not a count variable of free samples; SAMPLE = 1 indicates that a person was reported getting a free sample of the prescribed medicine during the round. This flag variable simply allows individual analysts to determine for themselves how free samples should be handled in their analysis.