Demographic Survey
Please enter your matric number:
Please answer all the questions below.
1. Do you personally use a computer at home?
a) Yes
b) No
2. Do you personally use a computer at work?
a) Yes
b) No
3. How often do you use the Internet?
a) Once a month
b) Several times a month
c) Once a week
d) Several times a week
e) Once a day
f) Several times a day
4. Since which year have you started using the Internet?
5. Are you concerned about web cookies?
a) Yes, concerned
b) No, not concerned
c) I do not know what a cookie is
6. If your answer to question 5 was (a) or (b), how have you configured your browser to handle cookies?
a) Not changed cookie settings
b) Accept cookies without warning
c) Accept cookies to originating servers without warning
d) Warn about all cookies
e) Reject all cookies
f) Others
7. Are you aware of the existence of Anonymizer.com or other service that allows anonymous web surfing?
a) Yes, I know about such a service
b) No, I do not know about such a service
8. If you answer to question 7 was 'Yes', do you use such a service?
a) Yes
b) No
9. Which of the following have you done? Please check all that apply.
Created a web page.
Customized a web page for yourself (e.g. MyYahoo, CNN Custom News).
Changed your browser's "startup" or "home" page.
Customized your browser's bookmark list.
Participated in an online chat or discussion (not including email).
Listened to a radio/ Viewed a TV broadcast online.
Made a telephone call online.
Use a nationwide online directory to find an address or telephone number.
Taken a seminar or class, or bought a book about the Web or Internet.
10. Have you ever purchased any products/services or acquired information from online websites?
a) Yes
b) No
11. Have you ever provided your personal information to a website that was not for the purpose of a purchase or sale transaction. E.g. registering for free email or homepage?
a) Yes
b) No
12. If so, to how many websites have you provided personal information within the last 12 months?
13. Have you ever personally been the victim of what you felt was an invasion of your privacy when using the Internet/browsing websites?
a) Yes
b) No
14. Have you ever personally gained a benefit that you felt was a result of providing your personal information to a website?
a) Yes
b) No
Note: Following are sensitive questions that can help Website developers to understand the needs of current Web users - they are not intended to offend
15. Year of birth
16. Gender
Male
Female
17. Country of citizenship
18. Which of the following income categories best describes your monthly household income?
a) $15,000 or less
b) $15,000 - 25,000
c) $25,000 - 35,000
d) $35,000 - 50,000
e) $50,000 - 75,000
f) $75,000 or over
19. How many people live in your household?
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.
20. Generally, book-selling websites are good at maintaining privacy of personal information.
Strongly disagree
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Strongly agree
21. Generally, travel websites are good at maintaining privacy of personal information.
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Strongly agree
22. Generally, medical websites are good at maintaining privacy of personal information.
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Strongly agree
23. Generally, financial websites are good at maintaining privacy of personal information.
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Strongly agree
24. It is easy for me to trust others.
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25. It is hard for me to keep things private from others.
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26. I often tell personal things to others.
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27. I like to be with others.
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28. There are no hidden reasons when another person does something nice to you.
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29. Most people will use fair means to gain profit or advantage.
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30. Most people make friends without any ulterior motive.
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31. I would rather struggle through a personal problem by myself than discuss it with my friends.
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32. The most important thing in my life is to make myself happy
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33. I tend to do my own thing, and others in my family do the same.
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34. One does better work working alone than in a group.
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35. Children should not feel honoured even if the father were highly praised and given an award by a government official for his contributions and services to the community.
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36. In most cases, to cooperate with someone whose ability is lower than yours is not as desirable as doing the thing on your own.
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37. It is important to me that I perform better than others on a task.
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38. I would help within my means, if a relative told me that s(he) is in financial difficulty
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Strongly agree