NCVS Internet Pred NCVS Internet Predation Questions

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1/23/08 NCVS Internet Predation Questions

Introduction: The next set of questions is about YOUR Internet activities during the past 6 months.

Q1. During the last 6 months, how often were you online, for example using email, instant messaging, visiting chat rooms, blogging, or doing other Internet activities ... (Read answer categories until respondent answers yes.)

1. More than once per day?

2. Once per day?

3. At least once a week?

4. At least once a month?

5. Less often?

6. Never - END

“Next, I have some questions about contacts you may have had with individuals you know or first met ONLY online. Some of these questions may be hard to answer. However, anything you say will be kept strictly confidential. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with anyone.”

Q2. Thinking back during the last 6 months, during any of the times you were online, were you contacted by anyone that you didn’t know, meaning they had no connection at all to you, your friends, or your family? Please do NOT include SPAM or pop-up ads when answering.

Yes

No -- END

Q2a. How many times has this happened to you in the last 6 months?

Number of times ________

If Q2a = 1, then autofill “this person”

If Q2a > 1, then autofill “these people”

Q3. I’d like to find out more about how someone you didn’t know might have contacted you online. Did [this person/these people] contact you through a social networking site, such as MySpace, Facebook, or Xanga?

Yes -- if Q2a = 1, then skip to Q5

No

Q4. Other than contacting you through a social networking site, how else did someone you didn’t know contact you online? Did [this person/these people] contact you …

(Mark all that apply)

1. Through a personal web page not on a social

networking site? Yes No

2. Through instant messaging or a chat room? Yes No

3. While gaming? Yes No

4. Through e-mail? Yes No

5. Through a blog? Yes No

6. Some other way? (specify)_____________ Yes No

Q5. Where were you when [this person/these people] contacted you? Were you online…

(Mark all that apply if Q2a > 1)

1. At home in your bedroom? Yes No

2. At home in a family area? Yes No

3. At school? Yes No

4. At a friend’s or relative’s house? Yes No

5. At a recreational center? Yes No

6. At a public library? Yes No

7. At a coffee shop or other public establishment? Yes No

8. Somewhere else? (specify) _________________________ Yes No

Q6. And how did you respond when [this person/these people] contacted you? Did you…(Mark all that apply)

1. Ignore the contact Yes No

2. Tell them to leave you alone or block them? Yes No

3. Respond and try to find out more information

about them? Yes - ask 6a No

4. Something else? (specify) __________________ Yes No

6a.When you responded to [this person/any of these people] to find out more information, did you start talking with them on a regular basis?

Yes

No

Q6b. Did your contact with [this person/any of these people] you didn’t know happen only online, or did you later have contact with them in person or on the phone?

1. Online only -- ask Online Only Contact questions

2. In-person/phone contact-- ask Offline Contact questions

3. Multiple people--both Online only and Offline—ask Offline Contact questions

Online Only Contact

Q7a. I would like to know the kinds of things [this person/any of these people] you knew only online might have said when talking with you. When [this person was/any of these people were] talking with you, did they ever …

(Mark all that apply)

1. Send you an email or instant

message containing x-rated

material or links to x-rated

websites? Yes No

2. Ask you for sexual information

about yourself or ask you to

talk about having sex? Yes No

3. Ask you to take off your clothes

in front of a webcam or send

sexual photos of yourself? Yes No

4. Tell you sexual information

about themselves? Yes No

GO TO Q7c

Offline Contact

Q7b. I would like to know the kinds of things [this person/any of these people] you first met online might have said when talking with you. When [this person was /any of these people were] talking with you, did they ever …

(Mark all that apply)

1. Send you an email or instant

message containing x-rated

material or links to x-rated

websites? Yes No

2. Ask you for sexual information

about yourself or ask you to

talk about having sex? Yes No

3. Ask you to take off your clothes

in front of a webcam or video camera

or send sexual photos of yourself? Yes No

4. Tell you sexual information

about themselves? Yes No

Q7c. Did [this person/any of these people] ever ask you to…

(Mark all that apply)

1. Meet up with them to hang out? Yes No

2. Run away from home to be with them? Yes No

3. Meet up somewhere to have sex? Yes No

Q7d. Did [this person/any of these people] ask or tell you anything that made you feel uncomfortable?

Yes (specify)_______________________________________

No

Interviewer Check Item:

Are any yes boxes marked in Q7a/Q7b through Q7d?

Yes - go to Q7e

No -  END

Ask for each “yes” response in Q7 through Q7d:

Q7e. You just told me [autofill “yes” responses to Q7a/Q7b through Q7d]. How many times did this happen in the last 6 months?

Number of times _____________

Q8. Did you tell anyone about [this contact/any of these contacts]?

Yes-Ask 8a

No - END

Don’t know - END

Q8a. Whom did you tell? Was it ...

(Mark all that apply)

1. Your parents? Yes No

2. Family members under age 18, such as brothers,

sisters, or cousins? Yes No

3. Adult family members, such as brothers, sisters,

aunts, or uncles? Yes No

4. Friends? Yes No

5. A police officer? Yes No

6. A teacher, coach, or school counselor? Yes No

7. A clergy member such as a minister, priest,

or rabbi? Yes No

8. Someone else? (Specify) ________________­­­___ Yes No

Q9. I’d like to know more about your contact(s) with anyone you first met online. In your own words, please tell me what happened during the contact(s) and afterwards.