Smart Devices > Part 1
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Part 1
Project Number
192.1
Abstract
The questionnaire is about smartphone use and privacy concerns.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-03-2019
End date
26-03-2019
Topics
Researcher
Bella Struminskaya; Florian Keusch
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2020 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata
NWO
ODISSEI
NWO
ODISSEI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xk8-cj3w
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| pi19a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| pi19a001 | Mobile layout | constructed |
| pi19a002 | Do you think that new technology, such as smartphones, makes life easier or makes life more complicated? | directly measured |
| pi19a003 | How important is it for you that your technical equipment at home, like mobile phone, television, or computer, is cutting edge technology? | directly measured |
| pi19a004 | How familiar are you with the following computer and Internet-related items? - Advanced search | directly measured |
| pi19a005 | How familiar are you with the following computer and Internet-related items? - PDF | directly measured |
| pi19a006 | How familiar are you with the following computer and Internet-related items? - Spyware | directly measured |
| pi19a007 | How familiar are you with the following computer and Internet-related items? - Wiki | directly measured |
| pi19a008 | How familiar are you with the following computer and Internet-related items? - Cache | directly measured |
| pi19a009 | How familiar are you with the following computer and Internet-related items? - Phishing | directly measured |
| pi19a010 | According to earlier collected data you are in possession of a smartphone. Are you still in possession of a smartphone? | directly measured |
| pi19a011 | How would you describe your skills as a smartphone user? | directly measured |
| pi19a012 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Sending text messages (for example, by SMS, Whatsapp, or Telegram) | directly measured |
| pi19a013 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Browsing websites | directly measured |
| pi19a014 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Reading and/or writing emails | directly measured |
| pi19a015 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Taking photos | directly measured |
| pi19a016 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Making videos | directly measured |
| pi19a017 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Looking at content on social media websites/apps (for example looking at text, images, videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) | directly measured |
| pi19a018 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Posting content to social media websites/apps (for example posting text, images, videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) | directly measured |
| pi19a019 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Making purchases (for example buying books or clothes, booking train tickets, ordering food) | directly measured |
| pi19a020 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Online banking (for example checking account balance, transferring money) | directly measured |
| pi19a021 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Installing new apps (for example from App Store, Google Play Store) | directly measured |
| pi19a022 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Using GPS/location-aware apps (for example Google Maps, Foursquare, Yelp) | directly measured |
| pi19a023 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Connecting to other electronic devices via Bluetooth (for example smartwatches, fitness bracelets, step counter) | directly measured |
| pi19a024 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Making calls (also, for example, using Skype, Facetime) | directly measured |
| pi19a025 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Playing games | directly measured |
| pi19a026 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Streaming videos or music | directly measured |
| pi19a027 | Do you use your smartphone for the following activities? - Other | directly measured |
| pi19a028 | In the previous question you indicated that you use your smartphone for other activities. What other activities are these? | directly measured |
| pi19a029 | How often do you take photos using your smartphone? | directly measured |
| pi19a030 | How often do you take videos using your smartphone? | directly measured |
| pi19a031 | How often do you give permission to share your location via GPS on your smartphone? | directly measured |
| pi19a032 | In general, how concerned are you about your personal privacy? | directly measured |
| pi19a033 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My current geographic location | directly measured |
| pi19a034 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My daily mobility behavior | directly measured |
| pi19a035 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My physical activity data (for example, how much I walk) | directly measured |
| pi19a036 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My bank data | directly measured |
| pi19a037 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My social media profile data (for example, Facebook) | directly measured |
| pi19a038 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: Pictures of my house | directly measured |
| pi19a039 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: Pictures of myself (selfies) | directly measured |
| pi19a040 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: Video of my surroundings | directly measured |
| pi19a041 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My health records | directly measured |
| pi19a042 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My date of birth | directly measured |
| pi19a043 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My home address | directly measured |
| pi19a044 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My phone number | directly measured |
| pi19a045 | Please indicate how private do you feel the information is about the following: My e-mail address | directly measured |
| pi19a046 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Complete an online questionnaire on your smartphone | directly measured |
| pi19a047 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Download a survey app to complete an online questionnaire | directly measured |
| pi19a048 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Download an app which collects data about how you use your smartphone | directly measured |
| pi19a049 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Answer a couple of questions sent via text messaging | directly measured |
| pi19a050 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Use the camera of your smartphone to take photos or scan barcodes (e.g., photos of receipts, barcodes of purchased products) | directly measured |
| pi19a051 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Allow built-in features of your smartphone to measure the frequency and speed at which you walk, run or cycle | directly measured |
| pi19a052 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Share the GPS position of your smartphone (for example to measure time spent in urban vs. green spaces) | directly measured |
| pi19a053 | How concerned would you be about the security of providing information in the following ways for research? - Connect your smartphone via Bluetooth to other electronic devices (e.g., wearables such as Fitbit to measure physical activity) | directly measured |
| pi19a054 | Do you ever use wearables such as fitbits or similar health- or fitnesstrackers? | directly measured |
| pi19a055 | Do you ever use virtual assistants such as Siri, Alexa, or OK Google for finding information, making task lists, or playing music? | directly measured |
| pi19a056 | In your house, do you use smart devices that are connected to the internet, such as a smart thermostat, smart refrigerator, or smart energy meter? | directly measured |
| pi19a057 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| pi19a058 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| pi19a059 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| pi19a060 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| pi19a061 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| pi19a062 | Was the questionnaire important for science? | directly measured |
| pi19a063 | Was the questionnaire too long? | directly measured |
| pi19a064 | Did you think the questionnaire was too personal? | directly measured |
| pi19a065 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| pi19a066 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| pi19a067 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| pi19a068 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| pi19a069 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Smart Devices, Part 1
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch
Browse Smart Devices, Part 1Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,430 (100%)Non-response: 566 (16.5%)
Response: 2,864 (83.5%)
Complete: 2,851 (83.1%)
Incomplete: 13 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
04-03-2019 to 26-03-2019
Sample
3,440 randomly selected panel members of 16 years or older who own a smartphone
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents