Questionnaire:

My survey is being conducted for the research regarding “PROJECTION OF VIOLENCE IN

ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES”. Your
participation will greatly help to obtain the results.

I request you to kindly answer this questionnaire and give me the benefit of your views. I assure you
that the data that you share with me will be used only for the purpose of this research and will be kept
confidential.

PART - A

1. Name:

2. Gender:

□ Male □ Female

3. Age:

□ Below 15 □ 16-17

□ 18-19 □ 20-21

□ 22-23 □ Above 24

4. Marital status:

□ Single □ Married

□ Divorced

5. Educational level of the respondent (Currently studying):

□ Pre-University year

□ U G course and year of the study

6. In which stream are you studying?

□ Arts

□ □ Science

□ Commerce
7. Medium of education (instruction):

□ English □ Kannada

8. Languages Known:

□ Kannada □ English

□ Hindi □ Tamil

□ Telugu □Others

9. Place of birth:

□ Rural □ Urban

10. Place of living:

□ Rural □ Urban

11. Place of respondent’s primary and secondary schooling:

□ Rural □ Urban

12. Religion:

□ Hindu □ Muslim

□ Christian □ Others

13. Type of family:

□ Nuclear □ Joint

□ Extended
14. Type of house you live in:

□ Thatched □ Tiled

□ Sheet □ RCC

15. Occupation of your father:

□ Agriculture □ Private Sector

□ Govt. Service □ Self-Employed

16. Occupation of your mother:

□ Agriculture □ Private Sector

□ Govt. Service □ Self-Employed

□ House work

17. Your total family income per month:

18. Your father’s education level:

□ Illiterate □ Class 1 to 7

□ Class 8 to 10 □ Pre-University level

□ Graduation □ Post- Graduation and Above

19. Your mother’s education level:

□ Illiterate □ Class 1 to 7

□ Class 8 to 10 □ Pre-University level

□ Graduation □ Post- Graduation and Above

 Part B

1. Do you think electronic media projects violence?

Yes No

2. Is media important for a better society?

Yes No

3. How much hours you spend on T.V. in a day?

Less than 2 hrs 2-3 hrs 4-6 hrs more than 6hrs

4. What technology do you use in your everyday life? (Please tick as appropriate to you)

Television [ ]

Smart phone [ ]

Mobile phone [ ]

Radio [ ]

PCA/Laptop [ ]

Music player ie, iPod, rnp3 player [ ]

Game consoles [ ]

Camera [ ]

5. Does watching a teaser trailer make you want to go see a film?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]
Sometimes [ ]
6. Which category of shows you enjoy to watch?

Reality shows Television Serials News Channels Sports

7. Do you think the T.V makes an impact over your behavior or in your routine work?

Yes No

8. Do you think there lies any reality in reality shows?

Yes No

9. From past few years the rate of murders and kidnapping has increased. Do you think
TV shows have influenced the youngsters in participating in such crimes?

Yes No

10. Do you think News channels too are propagating violence?

Yes No

11. Does the usage of Social Networking Sites or media influence your lifestyle in any way?

□ Yes □ No

If yes, in what way has it influenced?_______________________________________

12. Does the usage of Social Networking Sites or media contribute in increasing
consumerism attitudes?

□ Yes □ No

13. Do you think the kind of medium of education one had in your primary and secondary
school affects one’s usage of Social Networking Sites or media?

□ Yes □ No

14. Name any 3 serials/programs which according to you are responsible for promoting
acts of violence in society?
15. Acts like smoking on T.V and use of abusive language should be banished by govt. Or it
should be continued for the sake of entertainment and time pass?

Should be banned Continue as entertainment

16. Do you think Government should take steps or make some laws to stop media portrayal
of violence?

Yes No

17. Can violence by media be curbed at individual level?

Yes No

18. Are you aware of the media laws in India?

Yes No

19. Which age group is most affected by the projection of violence in media?

13-15 15-18 18-21 21-25

20. Does shows on MTV and UTV Bindass are adapting the western culture?

Yes No

21. Do you think Reality TV is purposefully aimed towards a specific audience?

Yes No

22. Do you think the medium of instruction you have now influenced your usage pattern of
Social Networking Sites or media?

□ Yes □ No

If Yes how?

23. How the usage of Social Networking Sites or media benefited you as a user?

Have more friends

Able to connect easily with my friends

Have found a life-partner through these sites

Source of recreation

Find it a great way to enjoy my leisure

24. How quickly after meeting people on SNS do you start sharing your personal details
with them?
□ Immediately □ After a few weeks
□ After a month □ Not at all
25. How actively do you support social and economic issues through SNS?
Social Economic

Very active

Moderately active

Less active

Active only on some issues

Not active at all

26. Does the usage of SNS helped in participating political parties, volunteering with civil
society and students organizations?
Helped Not Helped
Political parties

Volunteering with civil society

Students organizations
27. If basic training is provided for protecting the youth from this violence, would you like
to be a Community Representative?

Yes No

28. Should any society be made where you can register your complains regarding the
impact of electronic media?

Yes No

29. Would you like to participate in any of these program?

Yes No

30. Do you have any other suggestion on how we can tackle the media challenges regarding
violence in it?