Net Family News: Subscriber Survey

Reader Survey/Fall 2001

Dear Readers:

Welcome to our third-annual reader survey! Your perspectives are important. The simple fact that you subscribe to a newsletter about online kids means you're among the most Net-literate parents in the world, and we learn a lot from your survey responses. Your responses also help us improve funding for this free, nonprofit service. Thank you for your time and thoughtfulness.

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1.  Are you a  mom, dad, grandparent or other relative?

2.  Is your interest in online news for parental  and/or professional  
reasons?

3.  Please tell us your occupation:

4.  What state or province do you live in? (Country, too, please, if you're outside 
North America.)

5.  How many computers do you have in your house?

6.  How many of the computers are online , and how do you connect? 

 America Online
 Other Internet service provider (pls specify which...)

7.  What kind of Internet connection does your household have?

 Dial-up (28.8 or 56k modem)
 High-speed connection (DSL or cable modem) 
 We're not connected at home.

8. How many years  and/or months  has your family been online?

9.  How many children are online in your house?

Number of girls:  Their ages are: 
Number of boys:  Their ages are:

10. During leisure time, what are your kids' favorite online activities? (With a "1" for the favorite, 
pls rank by number   each activity s/he engages in.) 
Instant-messaging
Chat rooms
Email
Online games
Online diary/journal
Maintaining his/her own Web site
Window-shopping/product info-gathering
General surfing
Other (pls specify...)

11.  Approximately how much time does each of your children spend 
online per week (e.g., older boy, 6 hrs; little sister, 2 hrs)?

12.  Does your family use... (pls check any/all 
online-safety tools you use....

 Parental guidance only (family rules, random checks, etc.)
 Filtering/blocking software
 Monitoring software 
 Time-out software
 Filtering service by an Internet service provider.
 Kids' Web browser
 AOL parental controls

13.  Do you have family online-safety rules or a family policy on using the Net? 

 No
Yes

14.  What are your Top 3 rules for kids' safe/constructive Internet use?

15.  Does your child(ren) have his/her own email or instant-messaging account? 

 No
 Yes. If yes, is s/he required to give you the password(s) for the account(s)?  No Yes

16. Do you have any concerns, comments, or even family rules about kids 
instant-messaging (IM) that you'd care to share?

17. Do you feel CIPA - the US law requiring schools (receiving federal subsidies) to install filtering 
on connected computers - is adequate for children's safe/constructive use of the Net in school? 

 No
 Yes
 Pls tell us why or why not.

18.  Do you feel your child has more online freedom at home or at school?

 Home
 School

19.  Parents or teachers: Do you feel your school is taking adequate measures to 
protect kids online?

 Yes
 No. If your answer is no, pls tell us what additional measures the school 
should take.

20.  How can we improve the newsletter for you?

Your email address (optional):

Thanks again. Sincerely,

Net Family News