31 Summer2013Net(W6)
In this survey you will be asked questions about your personal contact network. We estimate that it will take around 30 minutes to complete this survey, though for some people it may take a bit longer.
This survey is very similar to surveys you have taken in the past, and its purpose is to obtain a description of how your social network has changed. This is important information that we will need to understand how social networks evolve during college.
All information that your provide to us through this survey is confidential. In all reports and presentations individuals will not be identifiable. Also, no one will see your answers except the researchers involved in the NetSense project.
When taking the survey you can return to previous pages by clicking the “Previous” button at the bottom of a page. Please do not use your browsers “Back” button.
There are 44 questions in this survey The Social Network Survey
31.0.1 Question 1: name.netid
What is your name and your NetID? Please write your answer(s) here: - [ ] First Name
Last Name
NetID
Cell Phone Number
31.0.2 Question 2: List.friends
In the next section we need to know who you consider to be in your social network. 2. In the spaces below, please list up to 20 people (friends, family members, acquaintances, or other people) with whom you spend time communicating or interacting. Please input their full name using the “FirstName MiddleInitial LastName” format. Please write your answer(s) here: - [ ] 1
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
31.0.3 Question 3: Number.alter
Now you have a list of your contacts. Is anyone significant missing? Is there someone important whom you are close to or interact with regularly but you forget to input the name in the first question. Please do not hesitate to click the “Previous” button at the bottom of each page to go back so you can add their names. 3. It will help us if you can tell us how many contacts are now in your list. You can change this number later if you add more people to your list. Please choose only one of the following:* - [ ] 1 - [ ] 2 - [ ] 3 - [ ] 4 - [ ] 5 - [ ] 6 - [ ] 7 - [ ] 8 - [ ] 9 - [ ] 10 - [ ] 11 - [ ] 12 - [ ] 13 - [ ] 14 - [ ] 15 - [ ] 16 - [ ] 17 - [ ] 18 - [ ] 19 - [ ] 20
Tie relation In this section you will be asked about your relationship with each of the contact people on your list.
31.0.4 Question 4: Closeness
Please indicate the option that best describes your relationship with each person. - [ ] Are you especially close in the sense that this is one of your closest personal contacts, - [ ] or are you merely close, in the sense that you enjoy the person, but don’t count him or her among your closest personal contacts, - [ ] or are you less than close in the sense that you don’t mind interacting with the person, but you have no wish to develop a friendship, - [ ] or are you distant in the sense that you really don’t enjoy spending time with the person unless it is necessary? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Especially close Close Less than close Distant
31.0.5 Question 5: Duration
Approximately, how long in years have you known each person? Enter fraction of a year for periods shorter than a year. Here are some examples: Since the start of freshman year: 1.75 9 months: 0.75 5 months: 0.42 4 months: 0.33 3 months: 0.25 2 months: 0.16 1 month: 0.08
Duration in years
31.0.6 Question 6: Emotion
Is the relationship you have with the person loving, exciting or significant? Check any that apply Check any that apply:
Loving Exciting Significant
31.0.7 Question 7: subjective.similar
Overall how similar are each of your contacts to you? On a scale from 1 (not similar at all) to 10 (extremely similar). Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31.0.9 Question 9: Freq.Spring.2013
On average, how frequently did you interact with each person during the spring semester? Please include phone call, text and email interactions as well as face-to-face interactions. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Daily Weekly Monthly Less often
31.0.10 Question 10: Rel.type
What is their relationship to you? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Parent Sibling Other family Significant other Co- worker Friend Acquaintance Other
31.0.11 Question 11: alter1.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.12 Question 12: alter2.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.13 Question 13: alter3.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.14 Question 14: alter4.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.15 Question 15: alter5.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.16 Question 16: alter6.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.17 Question 17: alter7.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.18 Question 18: alter8.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.19 Question 19: alter9.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.20 Question 20: alter10.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.21 Question 21: alter11.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.22 Question 22: alter12.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.23 Question 23: alter13.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.24 Question 24: alter14.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.25 Question 25: alter15.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.26 Question 26: alter16.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.27 Question 27: alter17.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.28 Question 28: alter18.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.29 Question 29: alter19.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
31.0.30 Question 30: alter20.other
Please specify the relationship between and you. - [ ] Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: - [ ] ° Answer was type8’Other’ at question ‘10 [Rel.type]’ (What is their relationship to you?) Please write your answer here:
Information on your contacts In this section you will be asked to provide information about each of your contacts.
31.0.31 Question 31: Phone.num.email
In the next question, we will ask for several pieces of confidential information about your existing contacts. Specifically, we will be asking for the phone numbers and email addresses that you use to communicate with those contacts. We are asking for this information in order to measure your level of communication activity with these people. As you will recall, we are capturing communication activity from your smart-phone containing the numbers and email addresses of the people that you speak with, email and text. By linking the information you provide, we will be able to measure the extent to which you communicate with each of these persons. It is important to note that we will not contact any of your contacts. All information will be kept strictly confidential on our secure servers that are only accessible by researchers on the NetSense project team.
Phone number 555-555-5555 Email
31.0.32 Question 32: Notre.Dame
What are your contacts’ relationship to Notre Dame? Have they attended Notre Dame, are they currently attending Notre Dame, will they be attending Notre Dame or did they graduate last semester? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Did attend Are attending Will attend Graduated last semester No relationship to ND
31.0.33 Question 33: Gender
Please indicate the gender of each of your contacts. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Female Male
31.0.34 Question 34: whatdormcontacts
Of the individuals you listed, what resident hall do they reside in? Please type ‘off campus’ or ‘does not apply’ for individuals who live off campus or do not attend Notre Dame. Please write your answer(s) here:
31.0.35 Question 35: classtogether
For each of your contacts please tell us whether you have had any classes with that person. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Yes No Contact is not an ND student
Interests and tastes In this part we will ask some questions about your tastes and preferences as well as those of your contacts.
31.0.36 Question 36: 5.activities
Please list a total of five activities that you enjoy doing. Examples of activities could be bicycle riding, playing poker, watching soap - [ ] operas, weight lifting, cooking, hiking, reading science fiction, collecting coins, listening to opera, playing basketball, sewing, Mel - [ ] Brook films, drinking, listening to The Beatles, etc. Be as specific as you like. Please write your answer(s) here: - [ ] 1 - [ ] 2 - [ ] 3 - [ ] 4 - [ ] 5
31.0.37 Question 37: same.activities
For each of your contacts, please indicate whether they also enjoy each of activities that you listed in the previous question. Check the appropriate boxes to indicate which activities each of your contacts enjoys. Check any that apply Check any that apply:
31.0.38 Question 38: Alter.music
Please indicate how much you think each of your contacts enjoys listening to music. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Very much Somewhat Not that much Not at all Don’t know
31.0.39 Question 39: Alter.movies
Please indicate how much you think each of your contacts enjoys watching movies. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Very much Somewhat Not that much Not at all Don’t know
31.0.40 Question 40: Alter.books
Please indicate how much you think each of your contacts enjoys reading books. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Very much Somewhat Not that much Not at all Don’t know
31.0.41 Question 41: Alter.sports
Please indicate how much you think each of your contacts enjoys following sports. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Very much Somewhat Not that much Not at all Don’t know
31.0.42 Question 42: Alter.games
Please indicate how much you think each of your contacts enjoys playing games. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Very much Somewhat Not that much Not at all Don’t know
31.0.43 Question 43: Alter.outdoor
Please indicate how much you think each of your contacts enjoys outdoor activities. Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Very much Somewhat Not that much Not at all Don’t know
Thank you for participating in this Survey We, at the NetSense team, want to thank you again for your participation in this study. The data that you have provided us has given us an unpresidented look into the formation of personal networks, never before understood at this detail. This only possible because your commitment to this study, throughout its complications and problems. We want to extend our deepest gratitude and wish you luck on your spring semester. Go Irish, The NetSense Team
31.0.44 Question 44: thankyougoodbye
Please leave any comments you may have Please write your answer here:
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