In July we opened a paid study to the panel, capped it at 20 completed responses, and recorded what happened next: how fast the quota filled, how fast panelists were paid, and what they told us. These are the numbers, with the study behind them.
Each chart below is built from the 20 completed responses. One square, one panelist. Counts are printed next to every percentage.
Close to two in three panelists had never been paid to share an opinion before this study. For most of this panel, a Campus Takes study is their first paid research experience.
20 percent say yes outright and another 55 percent say yes as long as the recording stays private. Interviews and moderated usability sessions are on the table, not just surveys.
Better than four in five respondents said they can join a study within two days of hearing about it, and 30 percent said the same day. This is self-reported availability, not an observed response to a scheduled session.
Asked why they abandon surveys in general, the top answer was that the survey felt like a scam. The question was about surveys anywhere, not about this study, and it does not establish that any verification step changed how these respondents answered.
One prompt asked panelists about the last app they deleted and why. Answers came back specific and usable, the kind of open-end a team can build on.
I deleted TikTok because it became a distraction during the school year.
I deleted Canva from my phone. I deleted it because I use it much more on my laptop than I did on my phone.
I deleted Peacock because I stopped watching movies from there as I wasn’t satisfied.
Single-wave survey fielded July 27 to 28, 2026. The study was capped at 20 completed responses. Fielding opened when invitations went out and closed when the quota filled, 24 hours later. Panelists verify enrollment with a school email address at signup, and each response links to one verified panelist record. Percentages are shares of the 20 completed responses and may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Payout timing is the median of the 10 payouts issued through July 28, 2026. Panelists are capped at two studies per month with a 90-day cooldown between studies in the same category. Open answers are published with written consent.
