The Internet


  1. What type of connection do you have?
    DSL
    Cable modem
    Dial-up modem
    ISDN
    LAN (at company, school)

  2. How long have you been on the Internet?
    Less than six months
    Six months to one year
    One to three years
    More than three years

  3. How often do you go on the Internet?
    Several times a day
    Once or twice a day
    Once or twice a week
    Once or twice a month
    Once in a while

  4. How much time a day do you spend online?
    Less than one hour
    One to two hours
    Two to five hours
    Five to eight hours
    Eight or more hours

  5. Does talking to others online help you feel better about yourself?
    Yes No I don't know

  6. Did you come out on the Internet or on an online service before you did in "real life"?
    Yes No

  7. Has being online helped you to accept your sexual orientation?
    Yes
    No If you entered "No", proceed to Question 9)
    I don't know (If you entered "I don't know", proceed to Question 9)

  8. Has being online been crucial to you accepting your sexual orientation?
    Yes No I don't know

  9. How do you spend most of your time online (outside of work)?
    Surfing the Web
    Visiting specific Web sites (I know where I want to go before I go on)
    Reading and sending email
    Chatting
    Reading message boards
    Downloading music or streaming video

  10. Have you ever met anyone in real life with whom you first developed a relationship on the Internet? (Check the response furthest down the list that applies)
    Yes, purely as friends
    Yes, with the hope that we might become more than friends
    Yes, specifically to have sex
    No

  11. Which, if any, describe the reasons you chat on the Internet? (Check all that apply)
    To find a date
    To chat with friends
    To have net sex
    To get support
    To meet someone and make arrangements to have sex
    To meet new friends
    I don't regularly go into chat rooms




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