Social networking MU grB/Questionaire
Part A: General Information
1. Your Gender
| Female | .... |
| Male | .... |
2. Your Class
| Primary (Std 1 - 6) | ...... |
| Lower Secondary (Form I - III) | ...... |
| Upper Secondary (Form IV - VI) | ...... |
| Tertiary | ...... |
3. Your region
| Urban | .... |
| Rural | .... |
Part B: Frequency of Use and Social Networking Websites
4. Average hours of active internet use per day( please enter a number)_________
5. Do you have your profile on any of the following social networking sites(you may tick more than one)
| .... | |
| Youtube | .... |
| .... | |
| Bebo | .... |
| Friendster | .... |
| Blogger.com | .... |
| MySpace | .... |
| Flickr | .... |
| Other | .... |
| None | .... |
If your answer isNone then go to question 6 or else go to question 7
6. If you are not participating with any social networking sites, what is the main reason?
| Please mark X alongside any listed item or items which you feel fit your situation |
X |
| Do not have time. | |
| Do not have internet at home. | |
| Not interested. | |
| Do not have computer facilities. | |
| Against my religion. | |
| Other (please specify). |
If you answered question 6 then you can stop here, thank you for your time.
7. How many “Friends” you have already added on your profile (an average if you have several)
| Less than 10 | .... |
| between 10 and 20 | .... |
| between 20 and 30 | .... |
| between 30 and 40 | .... |
| More than 40 | .... |
8. How often do you usually log on to your favorite SN websites?
| Constantly log in | .... |
| Several times a day | .... |
| Once a day | .... |
| Occassionally | .... |
9. How much time (on average) do you spend on your favorite SN sites per session?
| Less than 5 minutes | .... |
| between 5 to 10 | .... |
| between 10 to 30 | .... |
| More than 30 minutes | .... |
Part C: The purpose of Social Networking Sites
10. Please rate the following Social networking site features on a scale of 1 to 5, ranging from completely irrelevant to very relevant:
| Completely irrelevant (1) | .....(2)..... | .....(3)..... | .....(4)..... | Very relevant (5) | |
| My friends are there | |||||
| Find Information | |||||
| Entertain myself | |||||
| Get others opinion | |||||
| Socialise | |||||
| Comment on others | |||||
| Stay up to date with friends' life | |||||
| Share your experiences, photos and videos | |||||
| Make friends | |||||
| Find relationships | |||||
| To study and learn in groups | |||||
| Virtual interaction | |||||
| Join groups of similar interests | |||||
| Creating cool profiles |
12. Are you aware of the dangers associated with social networking sites
Yes.............
No..............
13. If yes where does your awareness originate
| My parents told me | .... |
| My teachers told me | .... |
| My friends told me | .... |
| I read from the internet | .... |
| I read from books, magazine, newspaper.. | .... |
| Others (please state) | .... |
14. Can you briefly state the main benefit you gain from being part of a social network?
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Thank you very much for your kindness and time.
