SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT’S IMPACT DURING COVID-19 PERIOD RESPONSE

SURVEY

READ: The COVID -19 pandemic has imbedded our lives in different ways. We would
like to ask about the impacts of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
This survey is part of the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the INQUIRIES,
INVESTIGATIONS AND IMMERSION HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. Check
the box that matches your answer. Think about the time since March 1, 2020.

NOTE: Your answers are completely confidential.

Socio- Demographic Profile

1. How old are you?

I am ____ years old.
2. What is your current gender identity?
 Male/Man
 Female/Woman
 Trans Male/Trans Man
 Trans Female/Trans Woman
 Genderqueer/Gender non-conforming
 Different identity
3. Do you have a chronic illness?
 Yes
 No
 Don’t know
4. Where do you live?
 Rural area
 Urban area

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 1. Considering your complete experience with social media websites (Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram etc.), how likely are you to recommend it to your family and
friends during the COVID-19 outbreak?
 0
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
2. How often do your check-in to your social media accounts in any given week?
 Daily
 Every other day
 Every two days
 Once a week
 Every hour
3. In a week, which of the following social media websites do you visit most
frequently to be informed with COVID-19 updates?
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Instagram
 Lit match
 Other (Please Specify)
4. In the past month, how often did you communicate with friends and family by
phone, text, email, app, or using the Internet?
 Basically, every day
 A few times a week
 A few times a month
 Once a month
 Not at All
 Not Sure

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 5. How much do you trust information about COVID-19 from the social media
platforms?
 Not at All
 Somewhat
 Mostly
 Completely
6. Social media can affect our mental health.
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Neither Agree
 Disagree
 Strongly Disagree
 No Opinion
7. Do you experience any problematic experiences in any social media platforms?
 Yes
 No
 Maybe
 Refuse to answer
8. How often do you use social media?
 Never
 Once in a while
 Fairly often
 Very often
 Don’t Know
 Refuse to answer
9. In the last one week, which of the following sources have you used to get
information about COVID-19? (Select all that apply)
Yes No
a. Twitter
b. Facebook
c. Newspaper

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 d. Friends or family members

e. Coworkers or classmates

f. Doctors or other health care providers

g. Official government websites
h. President Trump
i. State Governor/Mayor
j. World Health Organization (WHO)
k. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
l. State, County, or City health department
m. CNN
n. Fox News
o. Local news station (e.g., CBS, ABC, NBC)

10. In the past week, how often did you use the following approaches to stay in touch
with friends or relatives?
Never (1) Rarely (2) Sometimes (3) Often (4)
a. Texting
b. Talking by phone
c. Talking by video (e.g., FaceTime, Zoom)
11. When was the last time you had face to face (in person) contact with someone
who lives outside your household? Face to face contact is defined as anyone you
saw in person, even at a 6-foot distance.
___ ___ days ago
12. Have you published any information and news related to COVID-19 on social
media?
 No
 Neutral
 Yes
13. Filters need to be set up for social media and a specific policy followed during
humanitarian crises such as the spread of COVID-19.
 No

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  Neutral
 Yes
14. Do you think that publishing more news related to COVID-19a on social media
has spread fear and panic among the people?
 No
 Neutral
 Yes
15. What news topic have you primarily heard/seen/read on social media during
these three months of 2020?
 Social News
 Health News
 Economic News
 Sports
 Cultural
 Technology
 Political

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