Introduction to questionnaire
The questionnaire is designed for the research on Chai Jing’s smog documentary “Under the Dome”, aimed to find the impacts of the documentary on audiences.
Filling in questionnaire notice
The answers should depend on your real thoughts and do not have the criteria of right or wrong.
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1. Have you heard about this documentary?
Yes, I have watched
Yes, but I haven’t watched
No
3. Age
under 18 years old
18-25 years old
26-35 years old
36-45 years old
46-55 years old
above 55 years old
4. Education level
Primary school
Middle school
High school
University
Postgraduate
Doctor
5. Job Type
working class
students
unemployed
6. Working area/major
Media
Business
Environment
Government
I.T
Medical
Energy
Others
7. Region
Mainland (which province)
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Abroad
8. Where did you see it?
Web portal (Sina, Tencent)
Video website (Youku,iQiyi)
Wechat
Weibo
Other (please specify)
9. Have you disseminated this information after watching it?
10. What content of the documentary leaveyou with deep impression? (multiple choice)
The speaker: Chai Jing, and her narrative approach
Interviews (with normal people, experts and officials)
Cartoon
Pictures
Statistics
Video (such as short clip of London’s smog problem)
Others (please specify)
11. Do you know this documentary was removed from main websites several days after the publication?
12. Why do you think it was removed? (multiplechoice)
Unscientific data
Involving the monopolization of CNPC and Sinopec
Involving state-owned-enterprises reform issues, harming the interest of state.
Involving the sensitive issues of China’s government
Other (please specify)
13. What’s your standpoint towards this documentary?
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
Don’t Care
Other (please specify)
14. Did the documentary influence your view about smog?
15. What actions have you taken after watching this video? (multiple choice)
wear mask
buy air cleaner
call 12369 if encountered with pollution
take public transportation
nothing
other (please specify)
16. What do you think about the environment in China?
17. Should citizens play a role in protecting the environment, besides the government?
18. What do you think about the freedom of expression online in China? Should there be more freedom?
3. Age
under 18 years old
18-25 years old
26-35 years old
36-45 years old
46-55 years old
above 55 years old
4. Education level
Primary school
Middle school
High school
University
Postgraduate
Doctor
5. Job Type
working class
students
unemployed
6. Working area/major
Media
Business
Environment
Government
I.T
Medical
Energy
Others
7. Region
Mainland (which province)
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Abroad
8. Where did you hear about this video?
Internet
Social media (Weibo, Wechat)
TV
Newspaper
Radio
Other people
Other (please specify)
9. Does this documentary increase your awareness toward the problem of smog?
10. Why haven't you watched it?
It was removed
Not interested
11. Did you attempt to find this video?
12. Why do you think it was removed?
Censorship, because of sensitive issues
The problem of freedom of online expression (public's opinion towards this issue)
Other (please specify)
13. What do you think about the environment in China?
14. Should citizens play a role in protecting the environment, besides the government?
15. What do you think about the freedom of expression online in China? Should there be more freedom?
11. Why aren't you interested in watching it?
I don’t care the problem of smog
I don’t like Chai Jing
No time
Out of timeliness
Other (please specify)
12. What do you think about the environment in China?
13. Should citizens play a role in protecting the environment, besides the government?
14. What do you think about the freedom of expression online in China? Should there be more freedom?