Questionnaire on Computer and Internet Experience and Demographics
1. Do you use a computer at home or at work or both?
(Check all that apply.)
___ Home
___ Work
___ Somewhere else, such as school, library, etc.
2. If you have a computer at home,
a. What kind of modem do you use at home?
___ Dial up
___ Cable
___ DSL
___ Wireless (Wi-Fi)
___ Other _______________
___ Don’t know
b. Which browser do you typically use at home? Please indicate the version if you can recall it.
___ Firefox
___ Internet Explorer
___ Netscape
___ Other ______________
___ Don’t know
c. What operating system does your home computer run in?
___ MAC OS
___ Windows 95
___ Windows 2000
___ Windows XP
___ Windows Vista
___ Other _____________
___ Don’t know
3. On average, about how many hours do you spend on the Internet per day?
___ 0 hours ___ 1-3 hours ___ 4-6 hours ___ 7or more hours
4. On average, about how many hours do you use the Internet per week?
___ 0 hours ___ 1-3 hours ___ 4-6 hours ___ 7or more hours
5. What do you use the Internet for more:
_____ Searching / Surfing the web or ______ Answering / Sending e-mail
6. Have you ever done research on historical topics, including on genealogy?
Yes No
a. If yes, about how many times have you researched historical topics?_____
b. If yes, have you researched historical topics on the Internet in the last two months?
Yes No
7. How often do you use different media (i.e., photos, audio, video streams) on the Internet?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Please rate your overall experience with the following:
Circle one number.
No experience Very experienced
Computers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Internet 1 2 4 5 5 6 7 8 9
9. What computer applications do you use?
Mark (X) for all that apply
___ E-mail
___ Internet
___ Word processing (MS-Word, WordPerfect, etc.)
___ Spreadsheets (Excel, Lotus, Quattro, etc.)
___ Databases (MS-Access, etc.)
___ Accounting or tax software
___ Engineering, scientific, or statistical software
___ Other applications, please specify_________________________________________________
Circle one number for each question below.
10. How comfortable are you in learning to navigate new Web sites?
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Not Comfortable Comfortable
1 2 3 4 5 |
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11. Computer windows can minimize, resize, and scroll through. How comfortable are you in manipulating a window?
12. How comfortable are you using and navigating through the Internet?
13. How often do you work with any type of data through a computer?
14. How often do you perform complex analyses of data through a computer?
15. How often do you use the Internet or Web sites to find information? (e.g., printed reports, news articles, data tables, blogs, etc.)
16. How familiar are you with the Census (terms, data, etc)?
17. How familiar are you with the current Census History Web site? |
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
Never Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
Not familiar Very familiar
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
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18. What is your date of birth? ___________________________________
month year
19. What is the highest grade of school you have completed, or the highest degree you have received?
a) [ ] Completed ninth grade or below
b) [ ] Some high school, but no diploma
c) [ ] Completed high school with diploma or received a GED
d) [ ] Vocational training beyond high school
e) [ ] Some college credit
f) [ ] Associates degree (AA/AS)
g) [ ] Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS)
h) [ ] Master’s, Professional, or Doctoral degree
20. What is your gender?
_____ Male _____ Female
21. Do you consider yourself to be of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
______ Yes ______ No
22. What is your race? Choose one or more races.
(Optional. We ask this question to ensure a diverse sample of people is in each study.)
_______White
_______Black or African American
_______Asian
_______Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
_______American Indian or Alaska Native
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Questionnaire on Computer Use and Internet Experience |
Author | Bureau Of The Census |
Last Modified By | Bureau Of The Census |
File Modified | 2009-07-15 |
File Created | 2009-07-15 |