Results: Smileys/Emoticons
1.
1.
Do you use any smiley/emoticons when you communicate online or text?
Yes
55%
•
1033 votes
No
34%
•
630 votes
Undecided
4%
•
69 votes
Not Applicable
7%
•
134 votes
2.
2.
If you use emoticons, which kinds do you like?
Keyboard/text smileys, such as: :) :( >:) :O :o) :D :B :P
33%
•
619 votes
Japanese emotcions, such as: ( ?° ?? ?°) ?*´??*? ?(???)? (((???;))) ?(??´;?)?
3%
•
62 votes
Mobile emojis
20%
•
379 votes
Animated emoticons
27%
•
501 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
12 votes
Not Applicable
39%
•
720 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.38% | 6 | |
| actual yellow faces | 0.06% | 1 |
| smily | 0.06% | 1 |
| different faces | 0.06% | 1 |
| exclamation/excetra....... | 0.06% | 1 |
| all | 0.06% | 1 |
| usually a big smile | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you think it is immature to use emoticons in communication? Yes
9%
•
175 votes
No
36%
•
677 votes
In business, but otherwise it is fine
32%
•
599 votes
Unsure/No opinion
8%
•
157 votes
N/A
14%
•
258 votes
4.
4.
Do you have a favorite emoticon? Yes
23%
•
432 votes
No
49%
•
909 votes
Undecided
6%
•
119 votes
Not Applicable
22%
•
406 votes
5.
5.
How often do you use smiley/emoticons?
Most/all of the time
19%
•
347 votes
Never
15%
•
285 votes
Only once in a while, when I feel like it
43%
•
811 votes
N/A
22%
•
412 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
11 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.16% | 3 | |
| often | 0.05% | 1 |
| moderately and depending on context | 0.05% | 1 |
| 50% or more | 0.05% | 1 |
| very often | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends who i am emailingétexting | 0.05% | 1 |
| na | 0.05% | 1 |
| just when it applies | 0.05% | 1 |
| not all of the time, but more than once in a while. | 0.05% | 1 |
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