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Results: Is Social Media Driving People Away From Real Life Interaction?

Published on 11/29/2015
By: tmand111
1533
Technology
Please complete this survey. I actually need this information for a project I am conducting. Thank you.
1.
1.
What's your favourite social media?
Facebook
50%
773 votes
Twitter
5%
83 votes
Instagram
4%
58 votes
Whatsapp
2%
24 votes
Youtube
10%
159 votes
Snapchat
1%
12 votes
N.A
25%
387 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
37 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
Pinterest 0.59% 9
tumblr 0.46% 7
0.26% 4
Reddit 0.13% 2
Tagged.com 0.07% 1
talkng w/someone face to face 0.07% 1
I do not participate in social media 0.07% 1
Really don't like any of them 0.07% 1
None 0.07% 1
linkedin 0.07% 1
Facebook and Twitter 0.07% 1
Face to face communication 0.07% 1
odnoklassniki 0.07% 1
telephone 0.07% 1
Paltalk 0.07% 1
yahoo messenger 0.07% 1
I don't do social media 0.07% 1
myspace 0.07% 1
Google 0.07% 1
2.
2.
What social media do you use the most?
Facebook
60%
915 votes
Twitter
5%
81 votes
Instagram
3%
50 votes
WhatsApp
2%
35 votes
Youtube
14%
209 votes
Snapchat
2%
31 votes
Other (please specify)
14%
212 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
NONE 4.44% 68
na 2.09% 32
n/a 1.89% 29
1.11% 17
Pinterest 0.59% 9
tumblr 0.52% 8
linkedin 0.20% 3
I don't use social media 0.13% 2
don't use social media 0.13% 2
do not use any 0.13% 2
N.A. 0.13% 2
not applicable 0.13% 2
do not use it 0.07% 1
radio 0.07% 1
fuck you 0.07% 1
stop to use facebook 0.07% 1
pintrest 0.07% 1
none other than telephone, snail mail, & email 0.07% 1
none socialmedia sucks ! 0.07% 1
Don't really use them. 0.07% 1
not a fan of ANY socia media 0.07% 1
reddit 0.07% 1
none of the above 0.07% 1
never use one 0.07% 1
I don't use any. 0.07% 1
I do not use social media 0.07% 1
Tagged.com 0.07% 1
? 0.07% 1
None of them! 0.07% 1
All this social media is making it impossible to teach in a classroom, kids will neither turn off their phones or hand them over to the teacher. We are breeding a nation of blithering nasty idiots. 0.07% 1
i do not use any of them 0.07% 1
Google 0.07% 1
myspace 0.07% 1
I don't do social media 0.07% 1
Check LinkedIn very infrequently 0.07% 1
NA! 0.07% 1
I don't use any social media. 0.07% 1
yahoomessanger 0.07% 1
other 0.07% 1
none, don't care how much you hate doing laundry. 0.07% 1
do not use social media of any kind 0.07% 1
E 0.07% 1
odnoklassniki 0.07% 1
do not use social media 0.07% 1
n a 0.07% 1
don't use any 0.07% 1
na missing. helooooooo 0.07% 1
same as above 0.07% 1
3.
3.
How many hours do you spend on social media platforms in a day?
1-2
51%
782 votes
3-4
12%
190 votes
5-6
5%
84 votes
7+
4%
54 votes
N.A
28%
423 votes
4.
4.
How many hours do you spend socialising with people in person?
1-2
40%
611 votes
3-4
18%
283 votes
5-6
9%
138 votes
7+
10%
154 votes
N.A
23%
347 votes
5.
5.
Does social media platforms strengthen or weaken socialising skills?
Strengthen
20%
313 votes
Weaken
46%
704 votes
N/A
31%
473 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
43 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.65% 10
Neither 0.26% 4
Both 0.20% 3
don't know 0.13% 2
Depends on how you use it 0.13% 2
I don't know 0.07% 1
unsure 0.07% 1
A little of both, sometimes neither 0.07% 1
It may change them, not necessarily for the better or worse...just different. 0.07% 1
social media and socializing are two different animals 0.07% 1
a bit of both 0.07% 1
i think for interoverts it can actually help because it's a "safer" way to interact with people; for extroverts i'm guessing it weakens their social skills irl 0.07% 1
Who knows. 0.07% 1
depends on the individual 0.07% 1
some of both 0.07% 1
It can do both 0.07% 1
I think that it is different for each individual. I am not a people person . So this way I can have friends and still have my aloneness. 0.07% 1
Not sure 0.07% 1
both; mostly, I think, it weakens face-to-face conversational skills 0.07% 1
varies greatly. if already had good skills it can maintain, but if skills work weak can make them worse 0.07% 1
both, from what I've seen 0.07% 1
That depends on many factors. 0.07% 1
kinda 0.07% 1
depends 0.07% 1
It really does depend on what you use it for. In my case, I'd say strengthen when I actually write to others. 0.07% 1
Unsure. Depends which ones. 0.07% 1
Strengthens-long distance friends 0.07% 1
6.
6.
Have you used social media to meet new people in person?
Yes
17%
265 votes
No
64%
988 votes
Undecided
5%
70 votes
Not Applicable
14%
210 votes
7.
7.
Is easier to say something over social media or in person?
Over social media
48%
742 votes
In person
46%
700 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
91 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
1.57% 24
Na 1.30% 20
n/a 0.91% 14
depends 0.39% 6
both 0.33% 5
Neither 0.13% 2
to dame nosey 0.07% 1
text 0.07% 1
I do not use Social Media so my answer has to be N/A 0.07% 1
no, I find it easy to talk to people in person as much as on social media 0.07% 1
no 0.07% 1
Shouldn't say something on social media you couldn't say in person 0.07% 1
Over the telephone 0.07% 1
I don't even understand how you could get involved with someone you don't know, like a dating site? 0.07% 1
N.A. 0.07% 1
Unone 0.07% 1
Date line 0.07% 1
it depends 0.07% 1
other 0.07% 1
It's easier for me to use E-Mail rather than talk to someone directly, depending on the situation 0.07% 1
depends on the subject and the audience. 0.07% 1
IDK 0.07% 1
both are just as easy for me 0.07% 1
I prefer text or email 0.07% 1
via email 0.07% 1
I don't use Facebook or the others mentioned but from what I've read social media brings out the negative in most people 0.07% 1
8.
8.
Did someone ever misinterpret your message on social media?
Yes
32%
490 votes
No
32%
483 votes
Undecided
11%
168 votes
Not Applicable
26%
392 votes
9.
9.
Did someone ever misinterpret your message in real life?
Yes
51%
785 votes
No
24%
365 votes
Undecided
13%
195 votes
Not Applicable
12%
188 votes
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