SURVEY FORM

Good day! I am Mira Kaye B. Gloria, a senior Journalism student in UP Diliman. I'm doing a research on Election-related Websites in the Philippines. I would like to ask for your help by answering the following questions truthfully. Your answers will be exclusively used for this research and will remain confidential.

Instruction: Please check the blanks provided for your answers as would apply.

            Name (optional):

            Sex: Male        Female

            Age:

            e-mail address:

            Civil Status: Single      Married

            Occupation:

            Annual Income

            P10,000 and below           P10,000 – P20,000            P40,000 and above

            P20,000 – P30,000           P30,000 – P40,000            not applicable

1. How often do you use the Internet?  

 daily    once a week  2-3 times a week once a month 2-3 times a month

2. How much time do you spend surfing the Internet in one sitting?

1 hour  2-4 hours  4-6 hours  6-10 hours  more than 10 hours

3. Where do you usually access the Internet?

home  office  Internet cafe  school  others, please specify

 On VOTER EDUCATION

1. Do you visit Filipino election-related websites (e.g. campaign sites of politicians, Gov't or NGO websites related to elections) ?

            Yes     No 

        If you answered YES, pls. proceed to the next question. 

        If you answered NO, kindly state your reason

    2.   Please specify the website/s visited:

   Campaign website/s of politician:            NGO election/s website:

    3.    What is/are your reason(s) in accessing such websites? (check as many as possible)

            to get information about candidates

            for news updates on elections

            for academic or research purposes

            others

    3.    How often in a week do you visit a particular website?

            once a week    2-3 times a week      more than 5 times a week

    4.    How were you informed about the website?

            by surfing the net    search engines    friends    related links from websites    other media

    5.    If you visit a NGO election website, what sections interested you the most? (check as many as possible)

            Home        Forum                  Related Links      About Absentee Voting            

            About us    Election Laws       Articles              Election News    Contact us

        If you visit a politician website, what sections interested you the most? (check as many as possible)

            Biography        Bills and Resolutions        Forum                Contact us (webmaster)

            Speeches         Articles / Papers       Guest book        Others, pls. specify

        6.    Did the website/s provide the information you were looking for?

            much        not much        none at all

        7.  Have you tried participating in the interactivity links such as Forums, Guestbook, or Contact the webmaster links?

            Yes        No

        8.    How do you compare the online medium to the traditional media in terms of voter education in the country?

            more efficient        just the same        less efficient       

        9.    From 1 to 5 (5 being the highest), rate the website/s visited in terms of content and design.