1. First....

, Thinking about young people to be successful in life, how important is it to

learn how to use the Internet for young people.
Essential
( ) Important but not essential
( ) Not too important
( ) Not at all important
( ) Dont know/Refused

2. Do you, personally, use a computer at your workplace, at school, at home, or anywhere

else, on at least an occasional basis?
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Dont know/Refused
3. Do you ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive
email?
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Dont know/Refused
Questions Q4 - Q6 based on parents who go online
4. How often do you, personally, go online or use email
( ) Every day
( ) A couple of times a week
( ) About once a week
( ) Less often
( ) Dont know/Refused
5. When did you first start going online
( ) Within the last six months
( ) A year ago
( ) Two or three years ago
( ) More than three years ago
( ) Dont know/Refused

6. How much would you miss going online if you could no longer do this a lot, some,
notmuch, or not at all?
( ) A lot
( ) Some
( ) Not much
( ) Not at all
( ) Dont know/Refused
Based on all parents
7. Do you ever sit down together to use the Internet with your child / children , or don't
you ever do that?
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Dont know/Refused
8. Now thinking about your own family, how much, if at all, has the Internet
improved...
A LOT

A. The way you plan weekend

outings and family trips.
B. The way you shop for birthday
and holiday gifts
C. The way you spend time with
your child/children
D. The way you care for your
childs/childrens health

9. Which is a bigger concern for you

( ) What your children might see on television
( ) What they might see on the Internet
( ) Neither
( ) Both
( ) Dont know/Refused

SOME

ONLY A NOT AT
LITTLE
ALL

DONT KNOW/
REFUSED

10. Next I have a few questions about the role of the Internet in the lives of your
child/children and other young people you know.
How much, if at all, do you think using the
Internet..
A LOT

SOME

ONLY A NOT AT
LITTLE
ALL

DONT KNOW/
REFUSED

A. Helps young people do better in

school.
B. Helps young people learn new
things.
C. Improves young peoples
relationships with their friends.
D. Keeps young people from doing
more important things.
E. Leads young people to do
dangerous or harmful things
11. Overall, do you think email and the Internet have been a GOOD thing for your child, a
BAD thing, or haven't they had much effect one way or the other?
( ) Good thing
( ) Bad thing
( ) No effect one way or the other
( ) Dont know/Refused
12. Who do you think knows MORE about using the Internet you, or your child/children ?
( ) Me/parent now being interviewed
( ) Child/children
( ) Both the same/no difference
( ) Dont know/Refused
13. How much, if at all, do you worry that someone your child doesn't know might find out
whom he is or try to contact him because they see him online.
( ) A lot
( ) Some
( ) Only a little
( ) Not at all
( ) Dont know/Refused

14. How much, if at all, do you worry that your child will see or read things online that you
don't want him to see or read?
( ) A lot
( ) Some
( ) Only a little
( ) Not at all
( ) Dont know/Refused
15. On another subject...Have you ever... ?
YES

NO

DONT KNOW/
REFUSED

A. Used email to communicate with your

childs/childrens teachers.
B. Used email to communicate with the
parents of your childs/childrens friends.
C. Checked to see what web sites your
child/children had gone to, after
he/she/they went online.
D. Gotten into an argument with your
child/children about using the Internet.
16. In your home, are there rules about when, and for how long, your child /children can
go online, or not?
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Dont know/Refused

17. Now thinking about the computer or Internet account in your home...
Do you have monitoring software or a filter that keeps people from going to some types
of Internet web sites, or not?
( ) Yes
( ) No
( ) Have AOL/America Online restricted account
( ) Dont know/Refused