Young Women's Internet Survey This is a survey for any woman age 19 or younger to determine how you use the Internet. The survey takes less than five minutes to complete and does not require respondents to be "experts" on the Internet. All responses are confidential and will be used only for research purposes. Note: for the purposes of this survey, social networking websites also include your participation in blogs, forums and professional networking online. 1. I am... 15 years old or younger 16 years old 17 years old 18 years old 19 years old or older 2. My current status is... not dating anyone dating someone exclusively dating several people 3. In addition to me, there are one or more children age 21 or younger living at home. No-I am the only child at home Yes-there are other kids at home 4. I have a job outside of school. No Yes 5. I am in... 9th Grade 10th Grade 11 Grade 12 Grade 6. I am involved in clubs and organizations at school. Yes No 7. I belong to clubs or organizations outside of school. Yes No 8. I have lived outside of the United States. Never Up to 1 year 1-3 years 4-10 years 10 or more years 9. I have traveled outside of the United States. Never 1-2 times 3-5 times 6 or more times 10. I am usually online each day for school and pleasure... (this includes email, websites, blogs, etc.) Less than 30 minutes 30 minutes to 1 hour 1-3 hours 3-6 hours More than 6 hours 11. I usually stay in touch with family and friends through...(check all that apply) Face-to-face talks Telephone/cell phone calls webcam/online calls (i.e. Skype) Text messages Snail mail (i.e. Letters through the U.S. Post Office) Email Blogs/personal webpages (i.e. Facebook) 12. When I have really important news to share with FAMILY, I prefer to tell them through... Face-to-face talks Telephone/cell phone calls webcam/online calls (i.e. Skype) Text messages Snail mail (i.e. Letters through the U.S. Post Office) Email Blogs/personal webpage (i.e. Facebook) 13. When I have really important news to share with FRIENDS, I prefer to tell them through... Face-to-face talks Telephone/cell phone calls webcam/online calls (i.e. Skype) Text messages Snail mail (i.e. Letters through the U.S. Post Office) Email Blogs/personal webpages (i.e. Facebook) 14. I have a personal webpage like a Facebook/MySpace/Blogger page and post information about myself to share with others online. If you answer YES to #14, please continue with the survey. If you answer NO to #14, please scroll to the bottom of the screen and submit the survey now. Yes No 15. I have a blog or personal webpage on...(check all that apply) Facebook MySpace Blogger Wordpress Windows Live Spaces Yahoo Geocities Flickr hi5 Other 16. I have approximately the following number of online friends: people I stay in touch with online through blogs, social networking sites, email, etc. 1-10 11-50 51-100 101-200 201 or more 17. I have used networking websites/blogs for school work. Yes No 18. I have met a date or dates online through social networking websites/blogs. Yes No 19. I meet with the majority of my online friends face-to-face at least once a month. Yes No 20. I have online friends I have NEVER met face-to-face. Yes No 21. If not for the Internet, I would not have ANY contact with the following percentage of my online friends. Up to 25% About 50% 75% or more 22. The majority of my online friends live within a 50-mile radius of my home. Yes No 23. I think the Internet has dramatically changed how I stay in touch with my family and friends. Yes No 24. I think the Internet has dramatically changed how I make new friends and renew old friendships. Yes No