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“The Survey”
To obtain evidence to back the research an investigation was carried out. The investigation looks at the social networking habits of the everyday user. To make sure the results from the investigation are credible the questionnaire was completed by a broad spectrum of individuals, this included all ages and occupations. If a select group had been used, for example ‘Students’ the results would have been bias and predictable.
The questions that appear on the questionnaire were carefully selected in the hope their results would back the research and enable figures to be used to support the findings.
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The questionnaire was completed by 100 individuals, these individuals were chosen at complete random and remain anonymous.
RESULTS
The results of the questionnaire are shown below.
Ref# |
Question |
Description |
Result |
1.0 |
Age Range |
The age range of the individuals who carried out the questionnaire. |
18-82 Years Old |
1.1 |
Mean Age |
The average age of the individuals who carried out the questionnaire. |
34 Years, 6 Months |
1.2 |
People Using |
The percentage of individuals using social networking sites |
67% |
1.3 |
People Not Using |
The percentage of individuals not using social networking sites. |
33% |
1.4 |
Mean Age of Users |
The average age of the people using social networking sites. |
27 Years |
1.5 |
Mean Age of Non-Users |
The average age of the people not social networking |
47 Years, 6 Months |
1.6 |
How Long? |
The average time that the individuals had been using social networking sites |
3 Years, 4 Months |
1.7 |
Usage |
The average amount of time the user spends on the social networking sites. |
Between 60 – 90 mins |
1.8 |
Favourite Site |
The users favourite social networking site along with the most popular reason for their choice. |
Facebook |
1.9 |
Trustworthy |
The individuals stated how trustworthy they found these websites. Users voted on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being 100% Trustworthy. |
Mean Result : 4 |
1.10 |
SN Bullying |
The percentage of people who had been a victim of social network bullying |
16.5% |
1.11 |
SN Hacking |
The percentage of people who had been a victim of their account being hacked, this could result in personal information being stolen. |
13.5% |
Fig. SY1.0 Results Table
These results will be used to support observations stated within other sections of this website.