Age
Under18
18-23
24-30
31-40
41+
What is your educational level ?
Bachelordegree
Masterdegree
Phddegree
Others
How long have you been studying in china ?
Lessthanayear
1-2years
2-3years
3-4years
5ormore
How much time do you approximately spend on WeChat per day ?
Lessthan30minutes
30minutesupto1hour
1hourto2hours
2hoursto3hours
3hoursto4hours
5hoursto6hours
Morethan6hours
When did you started using WeChat?
BeforecomingtoChina
AftercomingtoChina
How long have you been using WeChat?
Lessthanayear
1to2years
2to3years
4to5years
5to6years
Morethan6years
How many wechat friends do you have in total ?
Lessthan50friends
About50to100friends
About200to300friends
About300to600friends
About600to1000friends
Morethan1000friends
On a typical day , How much time do you spend on the other international social media such as ( Facebook,Snapchat,WhatsApp,Instagram etc)
Lessthan30minutes
30minutesto1hour
1to2hours
2to3hours
4to5hours
5to6hours
Morethan6hours
Which function of WeChat do you use the most ?
Sharingphotosandvideos
Sendingmassages
Voiceorvideocall
Watchingvideos
Paymentandfinancialservices
Discovermomentsandinformation
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Please select your level of agreement to the below questions. On a scale of 1 to 5 strongly disagree(1) disagree(2) neutral(3) agree(4) strongly agree(5)
WeChatispartofmyeverydayactivity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
IfeeloutoftouchwhenIhaventloggedontoWeChatforawhile ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
IwouldbesorryifWeChatshutdown ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
IamproudtotellpeopleIamonWeChat ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Would you keep continue using WeChat Incase you leave china ?
YES(pleasespecifythereasons)
NO(pleasespecifythereasons)
Besides WeChat which other international social media do you use the most?
Snapchat
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Messenger
WhatsApp
Others
What are the reasons you use WeChat as a student ? Please Select the appropriate answer
IuseWeChattoconnectwithmyClassmatesandteachers
IuseWeChattotransferanddownloaddocuments
IuseWeChattoescapeandrelaxfromtheacademicstress
IuseWeChattoobtaininformationaboutmyacademicfield
IuseWeChattosearchacademicresources
IuseWeChattosolvesubjectrelatedquestions
IuseWeChattogossip
IuseWeChattofindsocialsupport
Please select your level of agreement to the below questions. On a scale of 1 to 5 strongly disagree(1) disagree(2) neutral(3) agree(4) strongly agree(5)
InmyopinionWeChatisthebestmeansoffosteringinterculturalcommunication ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
InmyopinionWeChatplaysagreatroleininteractionbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcultures ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ifinditveryhardtointeractingpeoplefromdifferentcultures ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
IcanbeassociableasIwanttobewheninteractingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
InmyopinionWeChatkeepsinternationalstudentsfromdifferentculturestogetherbecausetheycansharedifferentexperiences ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
What are the reasons you decided to join WeChat? Please select the appropriate answer
BecausemyfriendsstartedusingWeChat
BecauseafriendinvitedmetouseWeChat
BecausemyuniversityadministratorsandteacherssaidIshouldstartusingWeChat
BecauseitwassomethingnewIwanttotry
Becauseofpeerpressure
Others(pleasespecifyit)
What are the main purposes that you use WeChat currently?
Toplaygames
Tochatandkeepintouchwithmyfriends
Toorderfoodandtaxi
Todoshopping
Towatchvideos
Tosharemomentsandwhatisgoinginmylife
Tofollownewspages