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Online Dating Service for College Students
S1.Which of the following categories includes your age?
1Under 18 – THANK AND TERM
218
319
420
521
622
723 – 24
825 – 26
927 or older
10Refused – THANK AND TERM
S2.Are you currently enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in any of the following types of institutions?
1Community college
2Junior college / two-year program
3University / four-year program
4None of the above – THANK AND TERM
Q1.How familiar are you with the concept of online dating services, where people pay a membership fee to post a profile and picture online and can then search through profiles/pictures of members for the purpose of meeting people to date?
5Extremely familiar
4Very familiar
3Somewhat familiar
2Not too familiar
1Not at all familiar
Q2.How interested are you in the general concept of an online dating service as a way of meeting members of the opposite or same sex?
5Extremely interested
4Very interested
3Somewhat interested
2Not too interested
1Not at all interested
Q3.Which of the following dating services are you aware of? Please select all that apply. ROTATE LIST A-J.
AMatch.com
BYahoo! Personals
CPerfectMatch.com
DAmericanSingles.com
EeHarmony.com
FFriendFinder.com
GDate.com
HSpeed dating
IApple Store
JGreat Expectations
KNone of the above – SKIP TO Q7
(INCLUDE ALL MENTIONS FROM Q3)
Q4.Which of the following dating services have you ever tried?
AMatch.com
BYahoo! Personals
CPerfectMatch.com
DAmericanSingles.com
EeHarmony.com
FFriendFinder.com
GDate.com
HSpeed dating
IApple Store
JGreat Expectations
KNone of the above – SKIP TO Q7
(ASK Q5 FOR ALL MENTIONS IN Q4)
Q5.Overall, how satisfied are you with your experience with (ANSWER FROM Q4)?
5Completely satisfied
4Very satisfied
3Somewhat satisfied
2Not too satisfied
1Not at all satisfied
Q6.A new online dating service may be introduced in the near future. Membership in this service would be limited to those enrolled in a college or university (full or part time) and students would be able to search by region, specific university and/or by major field of study. Members would also be able to utilize a compatibility test and demographic preferences to filter through numerous candidates to find the person or persons who they would most like to contact.
How interested are you in this particular concept of an online dating service as a way of meeting people to date?
5Extremely interested
4Very interested
3Somewhat interested
2Not too interested – SKIP TO Q14
1Not at all interested – SKIP TO Q14
Q7.What would be an appropriate monthly fee for this basic service?
1$1 - $5
2$6 - $10
3$11 - $15
4$16 - $20
5$21 - $25
6$26 - $30
7More than $30
Q8.How important is it that all members pass a criminal background check prior to being allowed to join the online service?
5Extremely important
4Very important
3Somewhat important
2Not too important
1Not at all important
Q9.How interested would you be in having a bodyguard or escort accompany you on first dates?
5Extremely interested
4Very interested
3Somewhat interested
2Not too interested
1Not at all interested
Q10.In addition to the services described earlier, this new online dating service may also include some organized social events, such as spring break and summer week-long vacations to places like Cancun or Daytona Beach. Members would be provided with airfare, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, five dinners, three lunches, and nightly mixers with music. These social events would be open only to members of the online dating service.
If you were a member of this online dating service, how likely would you be to participate in this type of organized social event?
5Extremely likely
4Very likely
3Somewhat likely
2Not too likely
1Not at all likely
Q11.This new online dating service may also include some shorter organized social events, such as single cycling or weekend hiking trips. These social events would be open only to members of the online dating service.
If you were a member of this online dating service, how likely would you be to participate in this type of organized social event?
5Extremely likely
4Very likely
3Somewhat likely
2Not too likely
1Not at all likely
Q12.What other organized social events would you be likely to participate in? Please mark all that apply.
AMovie night
BGame night
CHappy hour
DDinner at a local restaurant
EVolunteer work
FOther (please specify) ______
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Those are all of our questions. Thank you for your help!