questionnaire from a French student

[globuline]

Hello everyone! I've just discovered this English forum for Chinese. I'd say it's been a while I was looking for one because it's a little bit hard for me to go to Chinese language forums.

But let me introduce myself: Lucille, I'm French and I study Chinese. Altough I don't know much about the Chinese way of living. And this is why I came here. To try to understand Chinese people a little bit more.

I'm a Master student in Chinese and Business, and I recently had a questionnaire / survey to prepare on China. I was wondering what I would like to know and there I found:

In western countries, we have a Christian religious background, which means we have the "sin" morality stucked with us for hundreds of years now. Feeling guilty for instance. Nowadays, with the Internet, with the video games, with the online entertainment industry, we start feeling guilty about wasting our time in front of our computers.

My subject is (more or less): Is it the same for Chinese people?

I have prepared a questionnaire in a professional way because I'm marked on this. Could you me by answering it? I have also translated it (very badly) in Chinese for those who prefer. you can email me to answer (email: lulublues86@hotmail.com), or just answer here in the forum....

Thank you everybody!!!!

Questionnaire

EDIT: questions 5, 14 and 22 have been modified according to the further discussion with a few members.

1. Age : -15 □ 15-18 □ 18-21 □ 21-25 □ 25-28□ 28+ □

2. Gender : male □ female □

3. Marital status : single □ married/engaged/relationship □

4. Children : yes □ no □

5. Education: middle/high school □ degree level □ higher degree level □ other □

6. Occupation (including student): _________________ field : ________________

7. Monthly salary (if you have one):

-500元 □ 500-1000元 □ 1000-1500元 □ 1500-2500元 □ 2500-4000元 □ 4000-6000元 □ 6000-10.000元 □ +10.000元 □

8. Where do you go online?

home □ internet cafes □ school/university clusters □ friends □ work □

other □_________

9. How often do you go online?

several times a day □ once a day □ several times a week □ everyday of the week □ Several times a month □ almost never □ other □___________

10. Why do you go online? Write your preference from 1 to 5. 1 being the most important, 5 being the least important.

e-mail □ e-business □ surfing □ working □ downloading □ playing □

Chatting and meeting people □ finding work □ other □__________

11. Would you pay for online entertainment (music, games, access to culture and information…)? yes □ no □

12. If yes, how much would you spend a month online?

-50元 □ 50-100元 □ 100-150元 □ 150-250元 □ 250-500元 □ 500-1.000元 □ +1.000元 □

13. How would you prefer to pay for this access? (several answers possible)

Credit/debit card □ reloading card (pay-as-you-go)□ monthly fees □ refilling account (paypal) □ other □____________

14. How many hours is the maximum you can stay continuously connected?

-1 □ 1-4 □ 4-8 □ 8-12 □ 12-24 □ +24 □

15. Would you consider Internet as a hobby? yes □ no □

16. Would you consider Internet as your favourite hobby? yes □ no □

17. Do you consider yourself as a skilled Internet user? yes □ no □

18. Do you go online because you are bored?

all the time□ often □ sometimes □ rarely □ never □

19. Do you or people close to you consider that you spend too much time on the Internet?

all the time□ often □ sometimes □ rarely □ never □

Who: you □ family □ friends □ other □___________

20. Do you or other people think that you could do something more interesting?

all the time□ often □ sometimes □ rarely □ never □

Who: you □ family □ friends □ other □___________

21. Can you feel guilty about staying online for a too long period?

all the time□ often □ sometimes □ rarely □ never □

22. Could you do without the Internet?

- As a work tool: yes □ for a short period □ for a long period □ no □

- As an entertainment tool: yes □ for a short period □ for a long period □ no □

23. What is you personal opinion of Internet as an entertaining tool? (positive and/or negative point of view)

[skylee]

Re Q5. If a person has graduated from University and does not go on studying, should he choose undergraduate, postgraduate or others?

Re Q14. Simultaneous with what?

[globuline]

Sorry for the slow answer.

Re Q5. If a person has graduated from University and does not go on studying, should he choose undergraduate, postgraduate or others?

well, what is your graduation? undergraduate means 3 a bachelor 本科in general. Postgraduate means master 硕士, doctorate in more like 研究士. If you have done any of these, you can still choose other.

Re Q14. Simultaneous with what?

I meant, at the same time. How many hours can you stay connected one after an other.

Would be interesting in answering?

[skylee]

I think an undergraduate is a person who is studying for his bachelor degree (i.e. he has not got the bachelor degree yet). What should one chooses if he has got his first degree and has stopped studying?

[globuline]

I guess undergraduate is very fine. If you don't start an other degree after having stopped at at bachelor, you are considered as an undergraduate. That's how I was considered for my university before being accepted as a postgraduate.

I hope it is clear enough....

[Qiuyue]

"Could you live without Internet?"

How will you interpret the answers ot that question?

[skylee]

I guess undergraduate is very fine. If you don't start an other degree after having stopped at at bachelor' date=' you are considered as an undergraduate. That's how I was considered for my university before being accepted as a postgraduate.

I hope it is clear enough....[/quote']

I didn't know about this. Thanks for pointing it out.

So there is not a status called graduate. Only undergraduate and postgraduate, right?

[HashiriKata]

Globuline, the questions you've got from the members here are quite reasonable: unless your phrasing of the questions is very clear, it'd be difficult for people to accurately complete your questionaire.

You may like to consider the following modifications for your questions:

5. Studies : middle/highschool □ undergraduate □ postgraduate □ other □ =>

5. Education: middle/high school □ degree level □ higher degree level □ other □

14. How many hours maximum can you stay connected simultaneously? =>

14. How many hours is the maximum you can stay continuously connected?

22. Could you live without Internet?

- As a work tool: yes □ for a short period □ for a long period □ no □

- As an entertainment tool: yes □ for a short period □ for a long period □ no □ =>

22. Could you do without the Internet?

- As a work tool: yes □ for a short period □ for a long period □ no □

- As an entertainment tool: yes □ for a short period □ for a long period □ no □

[globuline]

well, you can also say graduate, but i is not precise enough.

@ HashiriKata, I quite agree, I'll modify my 1st post according to what you suggested. Thank you for your help.

So now, if you guys want to answer my questionnaire, please take into account the changes in question 5, 14 and 22. thank you.

[globuline]

Hey again, I'm trying to up this thead a little bit. I already received lots of answers through mail, but weirdly, I didn't receive a lot from men. I only have women answered!!!

So could some men here answer me???

thank you!