Faculty of Communication and Media Studies

( Behavioral Research On The Elderly In Social Networking )

RESPONSE FORM
1. Age

35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
85+

2. Gender

Male

Female

3. Language use when using social networking ?

Bahasa Melayu
English
Tamil
Chinese
Yes, other (Please Specify) : ___________________
_________________________________________________________________________
4. What income range best describe your household ?
RM 78, 000 or more per year
RM 50, 000 less than RM 78, 000 per year
RM 25, 000 less than RM 50, 000 per year
Nil Income
Negative Income
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5. What type of social networking sites you like to visit often ?
(*tick more than one box)

Facebook
Blogger
1

Twitter
Wordpress
Myspace
Linkedin
Tumblr
Six Apart Typepad
Yahoo! Pulse
Wikia
Other (Please Specify) : _________________
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6. How often do you go for social networking in a day ?

Less than 1 Hour

1 Hour
2 Hour
More than 2 Hour

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7. How many social network account do you have ?

One
Two
More than Two

OBJECTIVE 1 :
Why you go for social networking.
Strongly
Disagree

1. I go for social network to fill my free time.

1
2. I go for social network to market and
1
promote my business products and
services.
3. I go for social network because friend or
1
relative encourage me to share my real-life
stories and also read their stories.
4. I go for social network because I want to
1
my friend or relative that I am not left
behind in social media interaction sites.
5. I go for social network to find old/new
1
friends who were far separated from me.
OBJECTIVE 2 :
Reasons what you do when you on social networking.
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
Agree

2
2

3
3

4
4

5
5

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
Agree

3
3

4
4

5
5

3
3

4
4

5
5

1. I play games online in social network.

1
2
2. I find for needed information in social
1
2
network.
3. I sell and buy products in social network.
1
2
4. I stay updated on current social events
1
2
that need me to participate at the right time,
without delay.
5. I share my experiences and stories in
1
2
social network.
OBJECTIVE 3 :
Whom you interact or engage when you on social networking.
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
Agree

1. I communicate with my family members

in social network.
2. I communicate with my long distance
friends in social network.
3. I communicate with my long lost friends
in social network.
4. I communicate with strangers in social
network.
5. I communicate with my clients /
customers in social network.

OBJECTIVE 4 :
What you discussing when you on social networking.
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
Agree

1
1

2
2

3
3

4
4

5
5

1. I discuss about politics in social network.

2. I discuss about dishes/recipes in social
network.
3. I discuss about current issues in social
network.
4. I discuss about my activity after
retirement or working hours in social
network.
5. I discuss about artists in social network.