[net.tv] TV survey -- please fill out

ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker) (10/31/85)

I am writing a report on the effects of TV on the general public.
Pleas take the time to fill this out.
Note that all answers are NOT meant to fill into the blanks provided.

Thanks
hou2e!ksl
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			EFFECTS OF TV SURVEY
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NOTE:  answers may not fit in blanks provided.

I need the following information to find out what the effects of
TV has on the general public.  Please take the time to fill out
this survey.  And thanks!

1.  Which network do you watch most?				___
	(a)CBS	(b)NBC	(c)ABC	(d)PBS	(e)independant (specify)

1a.  Why?

2.  What type of show do you watch most?			___
	(a)comedy	(b)murder/violence
	(c)news		(d)movies
	(e)other (specify)

2a.  Name them.  Why do you watch this type?

3.  About how many hours do you watch TV on a weekday? 		___

4.  When do you watch TV the most?				___
	(a)prime time 8:00-11:00 PM
	(b)morning  6:00 AM-12:00 PM
	(c)early afternoon 1:00-3:00 PM
	(d)late afternoon 3:00-6:00 PM
	(e)evening  6:00-8:00 PM
	(f)late night 11:00 PM-1:00AM
	(g)early morning 1:00AM-6:00AM

4a.  Why?

5.  On which day do you, on the average, watch the most TV?	___

5a. Why?

6.  Do you think TV is a bad influence to the American public?	___

6a. Why or why not?

7.  About how many hours do you watch TV on a weekend?		___

8.  Do you watch any show(s) regularly?  (list them)		___

9.  How many working TVs do you own?				___

10. If you have kids, do they watch a lot of TV?		___

	a.  According to what you see, how much do they watch?	___
	b.  Do you think they see too much violence on TV?	___
	c.  Why?

11. Do you find anything disturbing that appears on NORMAL TV?	___

11a. What?

12. Do you own cable?						___

	a.  Do you think there is anything disturbing on cable? ___
	b.  What?
	c.  Do you think there is too much violence on cable?	___
	d.  Why?

13. Are there any television shows on cable or normal TV that you feel
	should be eliminated?					___

13a.  What?

14. How much educational TV do you watch?			___

14a.  What?

15. What is your FAVORITE TV show?

**  May I quote your name in my report?				___

Thanks for your help!

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ccc@bu-cs.UUCP (Cameron Carson) (11/01/85)

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11. Do you find anything disturbing that appears on NORMAL TV?	___

	Well, there is quite a lot of gratuitous sex and 
	violence these days.

11a. What?
	I said, "There's too much sex and violence."


13. Are there any television shows on cable or normal TV that you feel
	should be eliminated?					___

    Oh, I could probably do without 'A-Team', among others.

13a.  What?
	I said "You could eliminate the 'A-Team.' "  Do you have
	a hearing problem??

14. How much educational TV do you watch?			___

	Only about an hour per week.

14a.  What?

	AN HOUR PER WEEK, AN HOUR PER WEEK!!  FER CRYIN' OUT LOUD,
	WOULD YOU OPEN YOUR EARS?!?  I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS
	STUPID SURVEY!!

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[Sorry, I couldn't resist.]


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Cameron C. Carson
Distributed Systems Group
Boston University ACC

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