Insect Repellent User Survey

1. Which of the following age brackets do you

fall into? (tick only one)
▪Under 22
▪23-35
▪36-50
▪Over 50

2. Where do you live? (tick only one)

▪Around town center
▪Edge of town
▪Urban-rural zone
▪Rural areas
3. Which types of insect repellent products do you usually use?
(tick ALL that apply)
▪Mosquito coil
▪Electric mosquito mat
▪Electric mosquito liquid
▪Insect aerosol spray
▪Insect repellent fragrance
▪Insect repellent strap

4. Which brands of mosquito repellent you often

choose? (tick ALL that apply)
▪Cheerwin ▪All- out
▪Gunner ▪Raid
▪Goldeer ▪Heimaoshen
▪Liushen ▪Longliqi
▪Others
5. How often would you use mosquito repellent
products in mosquito season? (tick only one)
▪Everyday
▪Once every two days
▪Once every three days
▪Once a week
▪Irregular

6. How many mosquito repellent products would

you use throughout a summer on average? (tick
only one)
▪less than 1/2 bottle (box)
▪1/2 bottle (box) ▪1 bottle (box)
▪2 bottles (boxes) ▪3 bottles (boxes)
▪3 bottles (boxes) or more
7. Which factors would affect your choice when you buy insect repellent products?
(tick from the scale)
Very Moderately Slightly Not at all
Fully affected
affected affected affected affected

Brand

Friend’s recommendation

Insect repellent effect

Price

Safety

Package

Odor type
8. Are there child aged 5 or under, pregnant
woman or people over 60 in your family? (tick
ALL that apply)
▪Child aged 5 or under
▪Pregnant woman
▪People over 60
▪Child aged 5 or under and Pregnant woman
▪Child aged 5 or under and People over 60
▪Pregnant woman and People over 60
▪None
9. Do you know that some chemical components
of insect repellent may remain in human body and
are degraded slowly, accumulated residues may
affect fetal development and children intelligence
development? (tick only one)
▪Do not know
▪Heard about it
▪Know
▪Know well
10. Do you know about pyrethroids, or how
does insect repellent work? (tick only one)
▪Do not know
▪Heard about it
▪Know
▪Know well

11. Did you know that apart from being added to insect repellent
products, pyrethroids are widely used pesticides for fruits and
vegetables in agricultural production? Do you know that the
residues and accumulation of pyrethroids would do harm to the
ecology, especially to insects (eg. silkworms, bees) and other
aquatic organisms (eg. fish, mussels)? (tick only one)
▪Do not know
▪Heard about it
▪Know
▪Know well
12. Do you know that the toxicity of 3-PBA and
its subsequent degradation products, catechol,
is much greater than that of pyrethroid itself,
due to the prolonged degradation of
pyrethroids in the natural environment? (tick
only one)
▪Do not know
▪Heard about it
▪Know
▪Know well