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Subject: Re: Internet in Kenya

Author:
abdillah

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Date Posted: 10:46:46 12/29/02 Sun
In reply to: Roby 's message, "Internet in Kenya" on 12:17:34 10/22/02 Tue

>This is a questionnaire to survey the use of the
>Internet in Kenya. Please send it back to
>axotol@libero.it after filling it in.
>
>Thanks
>
>Roby
>Name_______________ Surname_______________ Age___
> M__ F__
>Occupation____________ Highest Level of
>Qualification______________
>School/University__________________
>Faculty___________ Year/Form__
>Nationality_____________
>Ethnicity/tribe____________________________
>City_______________ Country of Stay__________
>Nationality_________
>1) Can you use a computer?
>Yes _ No _
>2) If not, why can�t you use a computer?
>a) I am not interested
>b) I think it is useless
>c) My school does not provide computer courses
>d) I know no school providing computer courses
>e) It takes too long to me to get to a school which
>provides computer courses
>f) Computer courses are too expensive
>g) Other
>reasons:_______________________________________________
>____
>3) If you can, what programs can you use?
>Word _ Excel _ Access _ Outlook _ Windows _
>Macintosh _
>other programs
>____________________________________________________
>4) Where have you got the possibility to use a
>computer?
>a) at home
>b) at school
>c) at work
>d) at an Internet caf�
>e) other
>places_________________________________________________
>____
>5) If and when you use a computer at school or/and at
>work, how many people are there per computer?
>One _ from two to four _ from five to seven _
>from eight to ten _ more than ten _
>6) Is the computer you use provided with:
>Printer _ scanner _ CD-Rom masterizer _
>mouse _
>floppy-disk _ CD-Rom _ tablet _ keyboard _
>modem _
>7) Is the computer you use:
>a desk-top _ a lap-top (portable computer) _
>8) What printer do you use:
>an ink-jet printer _ a laser printer _ a dot-matrix
>printer _
>9) Do you use:
>floppy-disks _ CD-Roms _
>10) Where and what age did you learn to use a computer?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>11) Which schools provide computer courses in your
>country?
>primary school _ secondary school _ university _ I
>don�t know _
>12) Have you got any friends who can�t use a computer?
>None _ a few _ many _
>13) If you have, in your opinion, why haven�t they
>learnt to use it?
>_______________________________________________________
>___________
>14) Do you browse the Internet?
>never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _
>15) If you do, what for?
>a) school
>b) work
>c) entertainment
>d) other
>purposes:______________________________________________
>____
>16) Where have you got the possibility to use the
>Internet?
>a) at home
>b) at school
>c) at work
>d) at an Internet caf�
>e) other
>places:________________________________________________
>____
>17) What kind of Internet connection do you use:
>V-Sat _ duplex cable _ optical fibres _ others _
>18) What is a browser?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>19) What browsers can you use?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>20) What is a chat?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>21) What is an e-mail account?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>22) What is a mailing-list?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>23) What is an attachment?
>_______________________________________________________
>____________
>24) Do you chat?
>never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _
>25) Have you got an e-mail address?
>Yes _ No _
>26) If you have, what e-mail server do you use?
>_______________________________________________________
>___________
>27) How often do you write and/or receive an e-mail?
>once a day _ every other day _ twice a week _ once a
>week _
>28) Have you ever subscribed a mailing-list?
>Yes _ No _
>29) Have you ever posted a message to a forum
>board/newsgroup?
>Yes _ No _
>30) List a few Web sites you know in the table below
>and put a cross by each of them according to the
>services they provide:
> E-Mail News-group Chat
>Ex.: www.libero.it X X
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>31) Have you got a home page?
>Yes _ No _
>32) Do you know any of the Web sites listed below?
>www.kisii.com Yes _ No _
>www.wananchi.com Yes _ No _
>www.yellowpageskenya.com Yes _ No _
>www.ku.ac.ke Yes _ No _
>www.kenya.go.ke Yes _ No _
>www.mwambao.com Yes _ No _
>www.nairobicity.net Yes _ No _
>33) What Web sites do you visit most?
>_______________________________________________________
>_________________
>34) How often do you visit Non-Kenyan Web sites?
>(please write them down)
>never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ always _
>Non-Kenyan Web sites
>_______________________________________________________
>_____________________________________________________
>35) How often do you visit Kenyan Web sites? (please
>write them down)
>never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _ always _
>Kenyan Web sites links:
>_______________________________________________________
>_____________________________________________________
>36) What do you use the Internet for?
>_______________________________________________________
>_________________
>37) What sort of information do you access when you
>browse the Internet?
>_______________________________________________________
>_________
>38) Do you think that Kenyan Web sites meet your
>demands and interests?
>Yes _ No _
>39) If not, what could be added to improve them?
>_______________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________
>__________________________________
>40) How often have you had to visit other non-Kenyan
>Web sites to get what you are looking for?
>never _ seldom _ sometimes _ often _
>41) What topics should be discussed more in the Web
>sites of your country?
>_______________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________
>_________________________________
>42) What is your native language?
>_______________________________________________________
>___________
>43) What languages can you write and at which level?
>(If you can write other languages, write them below).
>English _ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>Swahili _ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>_________ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>_________ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>_________ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>44) What languages can you speak and at which level?
>(If you can speak other languages, write them below).
>English _ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>Swahili _ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>_________ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>_________ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>_________ lower intermediate _ advanced _
>proficiency _
>45) What is the language of most of the Web pages you
>look at?
>_______________________________________________________
>_________________
>46) Which Kenyan Web sites you know use:
>only English:____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
>only Swahili:____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
>both English and Swahili:____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
> ____________________
>47) Do you know other Web sites that use other
>languages different from those listed above?
>Yes _ No _
>48) If you do, write down what languages and what Web
>sites:
>Language Site
>______________ ____________________________________
>______________ ____________________________________
>_____________ _ ____________________________________
>_____________ _ ____________________________________
>_____________ _ ____________________________________
>49) What language would you rather use on the
>Internet? Why?
>50) In your opinion, what is the role of the internet
>in Kenyan society?
>_______________________________________________________
>_______________________________________________________
>__________________________________
>51) Are there any disadvantages to the growth of the
>internet in Kenya?
>_______________________________________________________
>_________l_____________________________________________
>_________________________________

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