Q1 How long have you been using the Web?
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Q1/1 Less than 1 month
Q1/2 1 month to 6 months
Q1/3 7 to 12 months
Q1/4 1 to 2 years
Q1/5 3 to 4 years
Q1/6 5 or more years
Q2 On average, how much time a day do you use the Internet?
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Q2/1 1 hour or less
Q2/2 2 to 3 hours
Q2/3 4 to 5 hours
Q2/4 6 to 7 hours
Q2/5 8 to 9 hours
Q2/6 10 or more hours
Q3 How often do you use the Internet to find information?
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Q3/1 Every time
Q3/2 Most of the time
Q3/3 Often
Q3/4 Sometimes
Q3/5 Never
Q4 How often do you use a web search engine to find something on the Web?
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Q4/1 Every time
Q4/2 Most of the time
Q4/3 Often
Q4/4 Sometimes
Q4/5 Never
Q5 Which of the following web search engines have you used in the past year (select all that apply)?
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Q5/1 About.com
Q5/2 AltaVista
Q5/3 AOL.com
Q5/4 Ask Jeeves
Q5/5 Cha-Cha
Q5/6 Direct Hit
Q5/7 Dogpile
Q5/8 Excite
Q5/9 Go
Q5/10 Go2Net
Q5/11 Google
Q5/12 GoTo
Q5/13 HotBot
Q5/14 Iwon.com
Q5/15 LookSmart
Q5/16 Lycos
Q5/17 MSN
Q5/18 Netscape
Q5/19 Northern Light
Q5/20 Snap
Q5/21 WebCrawler
Q5/22 Yahoo
Q5/23 &Other&
Q6 Please select your favorite web search engines (select up to 5):
Multi Selection
Q6/1 About.com
Q6/2 AltaVista
Q6/3 AOL.com
Q6/4 Ask Jeeves
Q6/5 Cha-Cha
Q6/6 Direct Hit
Q6/7 Dogpile
Q6/8 Excite
Q6/9 Go
Q6/10 Go2Net
Q6/11 Google
Q6/12 GoTo
Q6/13 HotBot
Q6/14 Iwon.com
Q6/15 LookSmart
Q6/16 Lycos
Q6/17 MSN
Q6/18 Netscape
Q6/19 Northern Light
Q6/20 Snap
Q6/21 WebCrawler
Q6/22 Yahoo
Q6/23 &Other&
Q7 Please select the web search engines that you use the most frequently (select up to 5):
Multi Selection
Q7/1 About.com
Q7/2 AltaVista
Q7/3 AOL.com
Q7/4 Ask Jeeves
Q7/5 Cha-Cha
Q7/6 Direct Hit
Q7/7 Dogpile
Q7/8 Excite
Q7/9 Go
Q7/10 Go2Net
Q7/11 Google
Q7/12 GoTo
Q7/13 HotBot
Q7/14 Iwon.com
Q7/15 LookSmart
Q7/16 Lycos
Q7/17 MSN
Q7/18 Netscape
Q7/19 Northern Light
Q7/20 Snap
Q7/21 WebCrawler
Q7/22 Yahoo
Q7/23 &Other&
Q8 Please select a primary web search engine, one that you would say that you primarily use when looking for information online:
Single Selection
Q8/1 About.com
Q8/2 AltaVista
Q8/3 AOL.com
Q8/4 Ask Jeeves
Q8/5 Cha-Cha
Q8/6 Direct Hit
Q8/7 Dogpile
Q8/8 Excite
Q8/9 Go
Q8/10 Go2Net
Q8/11 Google
Q8/12 GoTo
Q8/13 HotBot
Q8/14 Iwon.com
Q8/15 LookSmart
Q8/16 Lycos
Q8/17 MSN
Q8/18 Netscape
Q8/19 Northern Light
Q8/20 Snap
Q8/21 WebCrawler
Q8/22 Yahoo
Q8/23 &Other&
Q9 How do you usually get to your primary search engine?
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Q9/1 Bookmarks/Favorites
Q9/2 I type in the URL
Q9/3 It is my Browser`s default home page (the first page that appears when I open the browser)
Q9/4 My Browser window has a button or a hotlink and I click on it
Q9/5 My Browser window has a search box
Q9/6 Link from another search and portal site
Q9/7 Link from a directory of Web sites that I visit
Q9/8 Link from another page I visit
Q9/9 &Other&
Q10 When did you first start using your primary search engine?
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Q10/1 Within the past 3 months
Q10/2 More than 3 months to 6 months ago
Q10/3 More than 6 months to 1 year ago
Q10/4 More than 1 year to 2 years ago
Q10/5 More than 2 years ago
Q10/6 Don`t Remember
Q11 Overall, how would you compare your primary search engine to other search engines you use frequently?
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Q11/1 Much better
Q11/2 Somewhat better
Q11/3 About the same
Q12 What features make you use your primary search engine more frequently than others (select up to 5)?
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Q12/1 Site is easy to use
Q12/2 Site has accurate search results
Q12/3 Site has timely, up-to-date content and news
Q12/4 Site is well-organized
Q12/5 Site is easy to get to
Q12/6 Security and privacy
Q12/7 Site makes me feel part of a community
Q12/8 I can personalize the site, tailoring it to my interests and needs
Q12/9 Site has prizes
Q12/10 Site has contests or games I enjoy
Q12/11 Site has a good reputation
Q12/12 Site looks appealing
Q12/13 Site allows me to communicate with other people (email, messaging, chat, postcards)
Q12/14 Site is fun
Q12/15 Site is reliable
Q12/16 Site allows me to search various sources (multiple search engines, newsgroups, etc.)
Q12/17 Site allows me to look for information in various ways (boolean, keywords, questions)
Q12/18 Site is fast
Q12/19 &Other&
Q13 In general, how important are the following features in a search engine to you?
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
Site is easy to use
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Q14 Site has accurate search results
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q15 Site has timely, up-to-date content and news
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q16 Site is well-organized
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q17 Site is easy to get to
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q18 Security and privacy
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q19 Site makes me feel part of a community
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q20 I can personalize the site, tailoring it to my interests and needs
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q21 Site has prizes
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q22 Site has contests or games I enjoy
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q23 Site has a good reputation
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q24 Site looks appealing
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q25 Site allows me to communicate with other people (email, messaging, chat, postcards)
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q26 Site is fun
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
Scale 0-10
Q27 Site is reliable
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
Scale 0-10
Q28 Site allows me to search various sources (multiple search engines, newsgroups, etc.)
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
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Q29 Site allows me to look for information in various ways (boolean, keywords, questions)
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
Scale 0-10
Q30 Site is fast
[ 0=Least Important < 10=Most Important]
Scale 0-10
Q31 What is your gender?
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Q31/1 Male
Q31/2 Female
Q32 What is your age?
Single Selection
Q32/1 12 or younger
Q32/2 13 to 18
Q32/3 19 to 24
Q32/4 25 to 30
Q32/5 31 to 36
Q32/6 37 to 42
Q32/7 43 or older