Attachment F: Background Questionnaire
Questionnaire on Computer-and-Internet Experience and Demographics
1. During the last month, about how many hours did you use the Internet during a typical week? __________
2. Six months ago, about how many hours did you use the Internet during a typical week? __________
3. Five years ago, about how many hours did you use the Internet during a typical week? __________
4. How much experience have you had with computers to use the Internet? Please check one option.
G A great deal
G A lot
G A moderate amount
G A little
G None
5. How much experience have you had with computers to do things other than use the Internet?
Please check one option.
G A great deal
G A lot
G A moderate amount
G A little
G None
6. During the last year, how many times did you complete a survey on the Internet? _____________
7. During the last month, where were you when you used the Internet? Please select all places.
G Home
G Work
G School
G Library
G Another place (specify: _________________________________)
8. Do you have a computer with Internet at your home?
G Yes
G No
8a. What type of internet connection do you typically use? Please check all that apply.
G Cable Service
G Dial-up Service
G DSL Service
G Satellite Dish Service
G Fiber-Optic Service
G Mobile Broadband Plan for a Computer or Cell Phone
8b. Browsers are software on a computer used to surf the Internet. Last month, which Internet browser
did you typically use? Please check all that apply.
G Firefox
G Google Chrome
G Internet Explorer
G Safari
G Other: __________________
8c. During the last month, what was the operating system on the computer you typically used?
Please check all that apply.
G Linux
G MAC OS (version: ________________)
G Windows (version: ________________)
G Other (specify: _____________)
9. During the last week, what are all the things you did on a computer? Please check all that apply.
G Budget Expenses
G Conducted statistical analyses
G Looked at and/or edited photos
G Played video games
G Typed documents
G Used the Internet
G Other (specify ____________________________________)
G Other (specify ____________________________________)
G Other (specify ____________________________________)
G Other (specify ____________________________________)
G Other (specify ____________________________________)
G Other (specify ____________________________________)
10. During the last week, how many times did you use the Internet to find information about:
A hobby __________
Church __________
Finances (e.g., accounting, stocks, mutual funds) __________
Health or medicine __________
Housing __________
Legal issues __________
Local community activities (e.g., public events) __________
Movie listings __________
News __________
Organizations (e.g., political groups, American Medical Association) __________
Other people (e.g., home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses) __________
Personal social activities (e.g., friends’ parties) __________
Places (e.g., museums, hotels) __________
Public transportation __________
Recipes __________
Sports __________
Stock reports __________
Television shows __________
The government __________
Travel __________
Weather __________
11. During the last week, how many times did you use the Internet to:
Access social networking sites (e.g., Facebook) __________
Buy things __________
Conduct personal banking __________
Contact people via email __________
Contact people via instant messaging/chat __________
Contact people via video chat __________
Download music __________
Download, look at, order, and/or edit photos __________
Gather information for work __________
Join mailing lists __________
Make travel reservations __________
Pay bills __________
Play games __________
Read news __________
Search library holdings or databases __________
Sell things __________
Visit discussion groups __________
Watch shows or videos __________
12. How difficult is it for you to learn to use Web sites that you have not visited before?
G Extremely difficult
G Very difficult
G Moderately difficult
G Slightly difficult
G Not difficult at all
13. Computer windows can be minimized, resized, and scrolled through. How difficult is it for you to manipulate a computer window?
G Extremely difficult
G Very difficult
G Moderately difficult
G Slightly difficult
G Not difficult at all
14. How difficult is it for you to use the Internet?
G Extremely difficult
G Very difficult
G Moderately difficult
G Slightly difficult
G Not difficult at all
15. Not including email, how uncomfortable are you with providing personal information on Internet forms and
surveys?
G Extremely uncomfortable
G Very uncomfortable
G Moderately uncomfortable
G Slightly uncomfortable
G Not uncomfortable at all
16. During last month, how many times did you do complex analyses of data (e.g., using SAS, SPSS, Excel)
using a computer? _________
17. How familiar are you with the Census Bureau Web site, www.census.gov (e.g., location, tools, terms,
data)?
G Extremely Familiar
G Very Familiar
G Moderately Familiar
G Slightly Familiar
G Not Familiar At All
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Questionnaire on Computer Use and Internet Experience |
Author | Bureau Of The Census |
Last Modified By | demai001 |
File Modified | 2011-08-15 |
File Created | 2011-08-15 |