How have computers impacted your life?

I’m taking a survey for a paper. The question I’m looking to answer is “How have computers impacted your life?”

Following are 10 questions. If you have 5 minutes, please help me out by responding with your answers. Acceptable choices are listed. I’m hoping to get at least 20 responses, so the more that answer the merrier.

Thanks in advance!

Age
0-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Sex
Male
Female

Questions
How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
0-30 min
31-60 min
1-2 hours
2-4 hours
4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes
no

What is the primary use of your computer?
email/internet/im
word processing
programming/db
grapchics/webdesigning
media/photos/video/music
gaming
other

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
improved
worsened
no effect

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved
worsened
no effect

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
yes
no

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes
no

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes
no

Do you use a computer at work?
yes
no
don’t work

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Age
20-29

Sex

Female

Questions
How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes

What is the primary use of your computer?

word processing
programming/db

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
improved

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
yes

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes

Do you use a computer at work?
yes

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

aahh i feel your pain..i just did a research paper too..i didnt choose the survey as my data collection cuz it seemed too long..i chose content analysis and now wanna kill myself..its waayyy too freakin long

khair good luck to you :slight_smile:

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

0-19

Female

4+

Yes

Word processing and internet

No effect

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

0-19

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Thanks musicmaniac, Sabeila & shweetdreamz.

I want some more replies..plz!

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

23 yrs

Male

4+

Yes

email/internet/Business

NO effect

series of YES

I started using comodore from class 7

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

ANSWERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED ABOVE

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Age
0-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Sex
Male
Female

Questions
How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
0-30 min
31-60 min
1-2 hours
2-4 hours
4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes
no

What is the primary use of your computer?
email/internet/im
word processing
programming/db
grapchics/webdesigning
media/photos/video/music
gaming
other

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
improved
worsened
no effect

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved
worsened
no effect

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
yes
no

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes
no

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes
no

Do you use a computer at work?
yes
no
don’t work

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+
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Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Age
20-29

Sex
Female

How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes. definitely. I'll stop breathing.

What is the primary use of your computer?
email/internet/im
word processing
media/photos/video/music
gaming
other

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
worsened. when I was staying with them. I wouldnt even sit to eat with them. Would bring my food on my computer table and eat while surfing the net. They were like, "WTF?" But wouldnt say anything. Now I wish I didnt do that.

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
no effect

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
- no. Never. it is my life. staying connected with the rest of the world. What shall I do with the money if I dont live?

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
- yes. YESSSS!!! :D

edit: forgot to answer
Do you encourage others to use computers?
Yes.

Do you use a computer at work?
yes. ofcourse

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Age
** 20-29**

Sex
** Male**

Questions
How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes

What is the primary use of your computer?
email/internet/im
programming/db
other

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
no effect

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
yes

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes

Do you use a computer at work?
yes

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

I am a system admin, my job is to take care of systems. Rest you can understand.

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Answer in bold.

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Thanks to everyone who answered and took this seriously!

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Age
0-19
20-29
►30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Sex
►Male
Female

Questions
How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
0-30 min
31-60 min
1-2 hours
2-4 hours
►4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
►yes
no

What is the primary use of your computer?
►email/internet/im
► word processing
programming/db
►grapchics/webdesigning
► media/photos/video/music
gaming
► other

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
improved
►worsened
no effect

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved
worsened
► no effect

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
► yes
no

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
► yes
no

Do you encourage others to use computers?
► yes
no

Do you use a computer at work?
► yes
no
don’t work

How old were you when you first started using computers?
► 0-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Answers in BOLD.

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Age
0-19 - I'm 19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+

Sex
*Male *
Female

Questions

How much time do you spend on the computer per day?

0-30 min
31-60 min
1-2 hours
2-4 hours
4 hours+

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes
no

What is the primary use of your computer?
email/internet/im
word processing
programming/db
grapchics/webdesigning
*media/photos/video/music
gaming
other *

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
improved
worsened
no effect

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved
worsened
no effect

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
yes
no

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes Well, duh :D
no

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes
no

Do you use a computer at work?
yes
no
don’t work

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19 - 13 to be exact
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+
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Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Everything is bold.

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Age
0-19
20-29
30-39

Sex

Female

Questions
How much time do you spend on the computer per day?

2-4 hours

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
cant tell

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
no

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19

Re: How have computers impacted your life?

Age
20 -29

Sex
Female

How much time do you spend on the computer per day?
31 - 60 mins

If you no longer owned a computer, would your life change significatnly?
yes

What is the primary use of your computer?
email/internet/im
word processing

How have computers impacted your relationship with family?
no effect

How have computers impacted your relationship with with friends?
improved

If you were offered enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, but you could never use a computer again, would you take the money?
no

Would you take the money if you could still use computers?
yes

Do you encourage others to use computers?
yes

Do you use a computer at work?
yes

How old were you when you first started using computers?
0-19