QUESTIONNAIRE

PART - A

1. Name:

2. Gender: □ Male □ Female

3. Age: □ Below 15 □ 16-17 □ 18-19 □ 20-21 □ 22-23 □ Above 24

4. Marital status: □ Single □ Married □ Divorced

5. Educational level of the respondent (Currently studying):

□ Pre-University year _______________ □ U G course and year of the study

_______________

6. In which stream are you studying?

□ Arts □ Science □ Commerce

7. Medium of education (instruction):

□ English □ Kannada
8. Languages Known:

□ Kannada □ English □ Hindi □ Tamil □ Telugu

□Others___________

9. Place of birth:

□ Rural □ Urban

10. Place of living:

□ Rural □ Urban

11. Place of respondent’s primary and secondary schooling:

□ Rural □ Urban

12. Religion:

□ Hindu □ Muslim □ Christian □ Others

13. Type of family:

□ Nuclear □ Joint □ Extended

14. Type of house you live in:

□ Thatched □ Tiled □ Sheet □ RCC

15. Occupation of your father:

□ Agriculture □ Private Sector □ Govt. Service □ Self-Employed

16. Occupation of your mother:

□ Agriculture □ Private Sector □ Govt. Service □ Self-Employed □

House work

17. Your total family income per month:______________________

18. Your father’s education level:

□ Illiterate □ Class 1 to 7 □ Class 8 to 10 □ Pre-University level □

Graduation □ PostGraduation and Above

19. Your mother’s education level:

□ Illiterate □ Class 1 to 7 □ Class 8 to 10 □ Pre-University level □

Graduation □ PostGraduation and Above
PART – B

1. What is/are your purpose of Using Social Networking Sites (SNS) (Choose as
many options as you wish)?

□ Keeping in touch with family □ Keeping in touch with friends □ To meet

new people □ Just for fun and entertainment □ To be ‘in’ because it’s
popular nowadays □ Others (specify) ___________

2. How often do you access your profile?

□ Daily □ Weekly □ Fortnightly □ Monthly □ Less than that

3.which SNS do you prefer to use?

□ Facebook □ Orkut □ Twitter □ Myspace □ Any other

(specify)_________________

4. How many SNS do you use actively?

□ One □ Two □ Three □ Four □ Five □ and above

5. How many friends are in your SNS?

□ Less than 100 □ 100+ □ 200+ □ 300+ □ 400 and above

6. Roughly for how long have you been using SNS?

□ Less than a month □ 1-6 months □ 6 months – 1 year □ 1-2 years

□ 2-3 years □ More than 3 years

7. Do you use mobile phone to access SNS?

□ Yes □ No

8. Do you feel using mobile phone to access SNS increases the time users
spend on SNS?

□ Yes □ No

9. Who are your friends on SNS (Choose as many options as you wish)?

□ Friends – Classmates □ Friends – Who are not classmates □ Old

friends – old class mates □ Friends through SNS

10. Do you agree that the usage of SNS leads to less emotional bonding in
relations?

□ Yes □ No
Can you explain your experience?

____________________________________________

11. Do you have any member of your family friends with you in your SNS?

□ Yes □ No

If Yes who are they

__________________________________________________________

12. How much time do you spend helping your family members by attending
to your family clichés? (per day)

□ Less than 30 minutes □ 1 hour □ 2 hours □ 3 hours □ More than 3

hours □ Not at all

13. Are your parents aware of your usage of SNS?

□ Yes □ No
If No why

________________________________________________________________

14. What is your parent’s opinion of you using SNS?

□ Ok □ Not Ok

15. Do you feel that your family income affects the usage of SNS?

□ Yes □ No

16. Do you feel that your parent’s discretion and monitoring is required in the
case for you using SNS?

□ Yes □ No

17. Do you enjoy making new friends on online more than in person?

□ Yes □ No

If Yes Why?

________________________________________________________________

If No Why?
18. Do you communicate with your teachers using SNS?

□ Yes □ No

If yes,

19. How has the usage of SNS impacted on your social life?

□ Positively impacted □ Negatively impacted

20. How has the usage of SNS impacted on your personal life?

□ Positively impacted □ Negatively impacted

21. Do you feel any changes in your attitudes because of using SNS?

□ Yes □ No

If yes explain?

_____________________________________________________________

22. Do you feel any changes in your behaviour because of SNS?

□ Yes □ No

If yes explain?

______________________________________________________________
23. Do you feel that using SNS has changed you to be more or less sociable?

□ More social □ More social □ Less social □ Not social at all

24. Does the usage of SNS influence your lifestyle in any way?

□ Yes □ No

If yes, in what way has it influenced?

_______________________________________

25. Does the usage of SNS contribute in increasing consumerism attitudes?

□ Yes □ No

26. Do you prefer SNS to face to face relationship?

□ Yes □ No

If Yes why so?

_____________________________________________________________
27. Do you think the usage of SNS can be an alternative to face-to-face
interaction?

□ Yes □ No

28. Do you feel having face-to-face interaction with your friends is necessary
even though you are having relationship with them over SNS?

□ Yes □ No

If yes why?

_______________________________________________________________

29. Do you feel using SNS influences your choice of profession in future?

□ Yes □ No

30. Do you think it’s possible to find life partners from among online friends?
□ Yes □ No

If No why?

________________________________________________________________