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Relationships & Technology

1. Are you male or female?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

Male 31.9% 5,884

Female 68.1% 12,558

  answered question 18,442

  skipped question 173

2. What is your age?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

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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3. After swapping phone numbers with someone you’re attracted to, are you more likely to

text or call them first?

 Response

Percent

Response

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

Percent

Response

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

Never . . .I keep my personal

relationships out of cyberspace44.9% 8,200

  answered question 18,254

  skipped question 361

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5. Do you conduct online research of someone who you’ll be going on a date with?

 Response

Percent

Response

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

Percent

Response

Count

Before I commit to a date with

them.27.6% 4,210

I’ll research them before a date, but

I’d never cancel because of what I

found out about them online.

32.8% 4,990

After our first date. 44.0% 6,707

  answered question 15,231

  skipped question 3,384

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7. How often do you interact with a love interest via social media?

 Response

Percent

Response

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

8. Do you prefer to text or call someone you’re interested in?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

Text 42.8% 7,828

Call 63.3% 11,573

  answered question 18,295

  skipped question 320

9. How often do you utilize Skype in a relationship?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

Only if we’re apart from each other

for a significant amount of time.31.8% 5,817

If we can’t spend a night with each

other, you’ll find us on Skype!3.9% 711

Never. 64.3% 11,758

  answered question 18,285

  skipped question 330

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10. What is your favorite social platform to engage with your significant other or love

interest on?

 Response

Percent

Response

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

Percent

Response

Count

Yes, at least one of us is usually

connected at the hip to our smart

phone.

24.9% 4,362

No. When we’re together, we’re

good about focusing on “us”

and only us.

75.9% 13,321

  answered question 17,550

  skipped question 1,065

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12. How often do you chat with your love interest while at work via a messaging service

(Gchat, FB Messenger)?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

All the time! If I’m at work, I’m

chatting with them.9.7% 1,753

Maybe once in awhile if I have a

question I need to ask them.66.8% 12,008

Never, I think that’s inappropriate. 25.2% 4,524

  answered question 17,982

  skipped question 633

13. Have you ever texted a love interest sexually suggestive photos of yourself?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

Nightly! (If I’m not with them, that

is)1.3% 242

Once in a while, when I’m feeling

frisky.29.5% 5,382

Never. 69.7% 12,727

  answered question 18,252

  skipped question 363

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14. How big of a role does social media play in your relationships?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

A huge role. I always keep tabs on

my partner’s social media activity.3.4% 570

A medium role. I like to peek at

what they’ve been up to once in a

while.

39.3% 6,607

None. Who they are in-person is

what matters to me!59.0% 9,917

  answered question 16,820

  skipped question 1,795

15. Have you ever sneaked a peek at a love interest’s text messages without them

knowing?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

Of course --who hasn’t? 8.9% 1,497

I have, but only once or twice. 23.9% 4,028

Never. That would be betraying

their trust!67.8% 11,406

  answered question 16,825

  skipped question 1,790

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16. Would you ever ask someone you were on a date with to put away their phone?

 Response

Percent

Response

Count

Yes. If I’m on a date I expect the

other person to be focused on me

and only me.

15.8% 2,696

Maybe, but only if I felt their

phone was taking precedence

over our date.

67.8% 11,567

No, it’s fine if they have their

phone out.18.1% 3,091

  answered question 17,059

  skipped question 1,556