QUESTIONNAIRE FOR A STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES ON TEENAGERS

1. Your Gender: Male Female 2. Your Age: 14-16 17-19 20-25

3. You are A school student An undergraduate student A postgraduate student A recent graduate student 4. Do you use internet? Yes No 5. Average hours of active Internet use per day (please enter number):

6. Do you know what a Social Networking Website is? Yes No 7. Do you have your profile on any the following social networking services (multiple choices)? Facebook Orkut Yahoo Gmail Twitter Myspace Youtube Hi5 Linkedln Other_____________(Please Mention)

8. How many connections (Friends) you have for your SNs profile (on average): 0 100 101 - 200 201 300 301 500 More than 500

9. How many communities/groups are you a member of? None Up to 10 11 50 > 50 10. How often do you usually log on to your favorite service(s)? Im constantly logged on Several times a day Once in a few days Once a week Occasionally

11. How much time (on average) do you spend on your favorite social networking site(s) per session? Less than 30 minutes 30 minutes 5 hours 5 hours 10 hours More than 10 hours

12. What do you mostly use these sites for? Purpose Keeping in touch with friends/celebs. Planning events Making new friends Dating For information Entertain yourself Share your experience Socialize Shopping Time pass STRONGLY AGREE AGREE DONT DISAGREE KNOW STRONGLY DISAGREE

13. Do you feel that Social Networking websites help you keep updated about the current happenings in the world? YES NO

14. Rate your favorite social network in terms of user friendliness? Excellent Good Average Poor Very Poor 15. Do you feel secured while giving your personal information/photos etc. in the social networking websites? Yes No

16. Can you access your social network via mobile phone? Yes No 17. Do you use video chat when using social networks? Yes No 18. Do you think Social Networking has made your life much easier than before? Yes No Dont know 19. Is life possible without Social networking for you? Yes No