Internet: Social questions

1.1 With how many different people do you communicate regularly via Internet?




Comment:

The very few high numbers (see maximum) might indicate a different understanding of the word "communication". 7.3% are not communicating regulary via the Internet.



1.2 How many new acquaintances have you made solely on the Internet?



Comment:

44.2% did not make any new acqutaintances on the Internet.


1.3 How many of them (see question 1.2) did you meet personally?



Comment:

63.1% have never met an Internet acquaintance.

The results of questions 1.1 - 1.3 show that communication on the Internet replaces or creates new communication sources mainly amoung people who have already met before and that only a small number of new acquaintances made via the Internet are met in real life afterwards. It would be interesting to know if these new aquaintances were made because of occupational/educational or private use of the Internet.


1.4 Has the usage of the Internet influenced your life in a positive way?


work/university/school (e.g. promoted work, access to information, new contacts).



financial (e.g. buying cheaper products).



Comment:

Buying products cheaper over the Internet was not a big concern of the questionnaire respondents.


social life (e.g. meeting friends, recreational activities, going out).



family life (e.g. relationship with partner, children).



Comment:

Right now, the Internet has practically no positive influence for family life.


1.5 Has the usage of the Internet influenced your life in a negative way?


work/university/school (e.g. affecting work, missing appointments, being late).



financial (e.g. costs of online-services).



social life (e.g. meeting friends, recreational activities, going out).



family life (e.g. relationship with partner, children).



Comment:

The percentages for negative influences from the Internet are very small.