Questionnaire: A. Profile I.

Sex Male Female

II. Family Income (Monthly) Less than 10,000 11,000-20,000 21,000-30,000 31-40 41-50 more than 50

III. How much do you usually spend for texting per week? P.0.00 (no texting at all) P.0.00 (using free text) P.0.00 (using unlimited) P1.00-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 more than 100

IV. Your age when you first owned a cellphone 7 yrs. Old 8 yrs. Old 9 yrs. Old 10 yrs. Old 11 yrs. Old 12 yrs. Old 13 yrs. Old above 13

V. How long have you owned a cellphone? Less than one yr. 1-2 yrs. 3-4 yrs. 5 yrs. or more

VI. Languages used in texting: English Tagalog

 B. Texting Habits

Others: ________

Ins: Indicate the frequency of or texting habit by putting a check on the corresponding item. Never 1. I send text messages while: a. eating f. riding a jeepney/bus b. watching TV g. listening to music c. walking h. studying at home d. doing H.W. e. studying in class 2. I would rather text than call 3. I text because it is convenient 4. I text because it is cheaper 5. texting is a part of my life 6. I text friends 7. I text my Family C. Frequency of Texting 1. How often do you send a text message in a day? Less than 5 msgs. 6-10 msgs. 11-15 msgs. 16-20 msgs. 21-25 26-30 31-35 more than 35 Seldom Sometimes Often Always

2. How many minutes a day do you spend in texting? (approx) Less than 5 mins. 6-10 mins. 11-15 mins. 16-20 mins. 21-25 26-30 31-35 more than 35 mins.

D. Language Forms Instructions. Indicate Check 1. Shortening the words in your text message. 2. Using other initialism in your text message. Ex. ASAP 3. Using letter/number homophones Ex. W8 4. Using misspellings Ex. realy for really Never Seldom Sometimes Often Always