Email and Text Messaging Survey

Hello everyone,

You may already know that Kim Le, Szu-Yi Wang, and HsIn-I Kuo are studying for the MA in Electronic Business at Middlesex University Business School.

This survey is a part of a research exercise for one of the modules on the course. The aim of this survey is to find out the use of email and text messaging as a communications medium and the relationship that exists between the two. This survey will only take a few minutes to complete and your participation in this research will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be used for any other purposes.

WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW!

Please answer all of the following 12 questions below.

	* Required
* Company/School:
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Title:
* Country:
* City:
* Postcode
Telephone
*Email:

1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

2. What is the your age group?

< 18

19-35

36-55

56-65

> 65

3. Do you use email ?

Yes

4. Do you use text messaging?

Yes

If your answer is 'no' to questions 3 and 4, please go to question 7.

5. How often do you use email?

1-5 times a week

6-10 times a week

11-15 times a week

16 times or more

6. How often do you text messaging?

1-5 times a week

6-10 times a week

11-15 times a week

16 times or more

7 . Why do you use email and/or text messaging? (please check ALL that apply)

Email

Communicate with long distance friends and relatives
Cheap
Business communication
Fast
Easy of use
Convenient
Other

Text Messaging

Communicate with long distance friends and relatives
Cheap
Business communication
Fast
Easy of use
Convenient
Other

8. If you don't use email or text messaging, what are your reasons? (Please check ALL that apply)

SPAM

Cost

Lack of knowledge

Time consuming

Other

9 . Will you consider using email or text messaging in the future? (please check ALL that apply)

Email

Yes

Text Messaging

Yes

10. What other forms of communication medium do you use? (Please check ALL that apply)

Telephone

Post

Fax

Radio

Video conferencing

Chat rooms

Messenger

Pager

Other

11. Do you know anyone else who use text messaging or email on regular basis? (Please check ALL that apply)

Colleagues

Friends

Family

Others

12. Estimate how many people you know uses email or text messaging?

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

26+

Thank you for your time!