Singles and technology 2014 survey summary 01272014
1. Relationships & Technology
1. Are you male or female?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Male
31.9%
5,884
Female
68.1%
12,558
answered question
18,442
skipped question
173
Response
Response
Percent
Count
2. What is your age?
18 to 24
6.5%
1,202
25 to 34
25.7%
4,773
35 to 44
24.1%
4,463
45 to 54
25.2%
4,670
55 to 64
14.5%
2,680
65 to 74
3.5%
644
75 or older
0.6%
110
answered question
18,542
skipped question
73
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2. 3. After swapping phone numbers with someone you’re attracted to, are you more likely to
text or call them first?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Text
64.1%
11,736
Call
38.2%
7,006
answered question
18,320
skipped question
295
4. After meeting someone you’re attracted to, how long do you wait to friend them on
Facebook?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
As soon as I get home
5.0%
906
A few days
13.4%
2,453
A week
7.4%
1,359
I wait until they friend me
33.0%
6,032
44.9%
8,200
answered question
18,254
skipped question
361
Never . . .I keep my personal
relationships out of cyberspace
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3. 5. Do you conduct online research of someone who you’ll be going on a date with?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
60.8%
11,176
No
40.1%
7,378
answered question
18,380
skipped question
235
6. If you research your potential partner, when does this research take place?
Response
Before I commit to a date with
Response
Percent
Count
27.6%
4,210
32.8%
4,990
44.0%
6,707
answered question
15,231
skipped question
them.
3,384
I’ll research them before a date, but
I’d never cancel because of what I
found out about them online.
After our first date.
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4. 7. How often do you interact with a love interest via social media?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Hourly
1.2%
216
Daily
22.7%
4,109
Weekly
24.8%
4,483
Never
54.3%
9,815
answered question
18,085
skipped question
530
Response
Response
Percent
Count
8. Do you prefer to text or call someone you’re interested in?
Text
42.8%
7,828
Call
63.3%
11,573
answered question
18,295
skipped question
320
Response
Response
Percent
Count
9. How often do you utilize Skype in a relationship?
Only if we’re apart from each other
31.8%
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18,285
skipped question
Never.
11,758
answered question
other, you’ll find us on Skype!
711
64.3%
If we can’t spend a night with each
5,817
3.9%
for a significant amount of time.
330
5. 10. What is your favorite social platform to engage with your significant other or love
interest on?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Facebook
23.6%
4,088
Twitter
1.5%
260
Email
56.6%
9,787
Instant Message
33.5%
5,800
Google +
2.4%
409
Skype
10.9%
1,887
answered question
17,300
skipped question
1,315
11. Do you and your partner have to agree on putting your phones away in order to spend
quality time together?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes, at least one of us is usually
connected at the hip to our smart
24.9%
4,362
75.9%
13,321
answered question
17,550
skipped question
1,065
phone.
No. When we’re together, we’re
good about focusing on “us”
and only us.
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6. 12. How often do you chat with your love interest while at work via a messaging service
(Gchat, FB Messenger)?
Response
Percent
All the time! If I’m at work, I’m
Response
Count
9.7%
17,982
skipped question
Never, I think that’s inappropriate.
4,524
answered question
question I need to ask them.
12,008
25.2%
Maybe once in awhile if I have a
1,753
66.8%
chatting with them.
633
13. Have you ever texted a love interest sexually suggestive photos of yourself?
Response
Percent
Nightly! (If I’m not with them, that
Response
Count
1.3%
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18,252
skipped question
Never.
12,727
answered question
frisky.
5,382
69.7%
Once in a while, when I’m feeling
242
29.5%
is)
363
7. 14. How big of a role does social media play in your relationships?
Response
A huge role. I always keep tabs on
Response
Percent
Count
3.4%
570
39.3%
6,607
59.0%
9,917
answered question
16,820
skipped question
my partner’s social media activity.
1,795
A medium role. I like to peek at
what they’ve been up to once in a
while.
None. Who they are in-person is
what matters to me!
15. Have you ever sneaked a peek at a love interest’s text messages without them
knowing?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Of course --who hasn’t?
8.9%
1,497
I have, but only once or twice.
23.9%
4,028
67.8%
11,406
answered question
16,825
skipped question
1,790
Never. That would be betraying
their trust!
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8. 16. Would you ever ask someone you were on a date with to put away their phone?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes. If I’m on a date I expect the
other person to be focused on me
15.8%
2,696
67.8%
11,567
18.1%
3,091
answered question
17,059
skipped question
1,556
and only me.
Maybe, but only if I felt their
phone was taking precedence
over our date.
No, it’s fine if they have their
phone out.
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