Q# Question Option A Option B Option C

1 Please specify your gender Male Female Other

2 Please specify your age group 18-25 25-40 Above 40

Select Option (A) if you have graduated and Option (B)

3 if you are still studying Graduated Still Studying

Select Option (A) if you are working (full-time/part-

4 time) and Option (B) if you are not working Employed Un-Employeed

5 Do you own a smart phone Yes No I want one

6 How much time do you use your smart phone for? > 5 hours 5-15 hours 15-20 hours
Do you have social networking apps (facebook,
instagram, twitter, viber, whatsapp, etc) on your
7 phone? Yes No

Do you have an active internet connection on your Only when I am

8 mobile? All the time Most of the time home

How many hours a day do you spend talking on your

9 smartphone Less than 5 5-15 hours 15-20 hours

How many hours a day do you spend using social

10 media websites/chat services? Less than 5 5-15 hours 15-20 hours

How many hours a day do you spend texting (SMS

11 services/viber/whatsapp)? Less than 5 5-15 hours 15-20 hours

How many text messages do you send each day on an Between 10-
12 average? 20 25 - 40 More than 40

How many hours a day do you spend physically

13 interacting with your family and friends? Less than 5 5-15 hours 15-20 hours

How often do you update your social media profile? At least Between 1-5 More than 5
14 (status, picture, tweet, blog, quote, etc) once a week times a day times a day

How many of these updates are for some one (a Most of

15 spouse, a parent, a friend, a relative etc) them Only a few

Do you prefer calling your friends/relatives through Place a

16 skype/viber or the traditional telephone call? Skype/Viber telephone call
Do you believe that video conferencing is a good
substitute for physically meeting someone? ( a
17 relative, a friend, etc) Yes No Sometimes
 If you need to talk to someone about something Speak to them
18 personal, what are you most likely to do? SMS/Chat directly Call them
If you have a fight with a friend, what are you Speak to them
19 most likely to do? SMS/Chat directly Call them
If something important comes up in a Speak to them
20 relationship, what are you most likely to do? SMS/Chat directly Call them
Do you sleep with your phone on silent/airplane
21 mode? No Yes
Talk through a
If a problem arises for a friend in the middle of chat
22 the night, what are you most likely to do? Call them service/SMS Go meet them
Do you use acronyms like LOL, LMAO, WTH, etc
23 instead of complete words/sentences? Yes No
Do you believe that the internet acronyms
24 adequately represent your emotions? Yes No
Do you prefer showing emotions
(love/fear/hatred, etc) via text messages/chat
25 services? Yes No
Have you ever had a fight/argument over text
26 messaging/chat service? Yes No
Do you believe that tone of the language (the way
you speak) is clearly articulated in a text
27 message/chat service? Yes No
Have you ever misjudged others
moods/behaviors over a text message/chat
28 service? Yes No
Do you think usage of emoticons makes a
29 difference towards the tone of message? Yes No
Do you type in CAPS LOCK to display aggression
30 through a text message/chat service? Yes No
Do you believe being 'always connected' is a good
31 thing? Yes No
If answer to Question 17 was (a) Yes, then what is in case of keeping abridge
32 the reason behind this? emergency of everything
If answer to Question 18 was (b) No, then what is No peace of
33 the reason behind this? No privacy mind