[Miss Olivia]

Do you give your consent to answer the questionnaire?

Yes

1. Are you male or female? Female

2. Which ethnic group do you belong to?

White Other


3. Which of these social classes do you think you belong to?

Skilled working class


4. How old are you? 28


5. How much time do you spend on the Internet each week (on average)?

12-17 hours


6. How much leisure time do you spend with friends and family in person each week (on average)? 30+ hours



7. Which type of websites do you tend to visit whilst online? Select as many that apply.

Message boards/forums
Online shopping



8. When you’re online, do you often communicate with people from different backgrounds (i.e. people of a different nationality, ethnic group, social class, etc.)?

Yes


9. How would you describe your online relationships?
Casual.


10. Do you feel particularly close to your Internet contacts (please explain why or why not)?
Yes, because it's not always so easy to find people who like the same things you do in real life.


11. Have you ever met up with, and befriended, someone you communicated with over the Internet? (select one of the responses)

Yes


12. Have you ever been concerned about online flaming (flaming refers to heated arguments and/or abuse in online message boards/chat rooms/forums)?
No

13. Would you say flaming was one of the major problems of communicating online?

No.


14. Would you say you belong to an online community, or do you think it’s impossible for a group of people who communicate over the Internet to form a community?
I belong to a community

15. Do you use Computer Mediated Communications (CMC’s) such as e-mail, instant messaging, and message forums to communicate with your personal, close relationships such as family and friends?

Yes


16. Do you feel as close to your family and friends when you are communicated via the Internet/e-mail as you would do in person?

No

17. How many clubs/societies do you belong to?

1-3

18. Have you ever joined an online protest movement?

No, but I've signed a couple of petitions.


19. Have you ever joined any groups which use networking via the Internet to put people in touch with each other (for example, Facebook.com)?

Yes


20. Which groups are these? (specify the name(s) of the group(s))
Myspace

21. On the whole, would you say using the Internet improves your relationships with other people, or it has no effect on people’s relationships, or does it make you more isolated/alienated from other humans? (select one response)

Improves relationships


22. Do you trust people you speak to online?

To a point.....a certain amount of trust is required for any kind of relationship. However, I am very aware that there are bad characters online just like on the street, and always use caution.

23. Have you come across someone online who has helped you out in some way (i.e. by giving you advice)?

Yes