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Survey Data

1. What is your gender?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
  
Female
72.3%196
Male
27.7%75

 

2. What is your age?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
18 to 25
8.5%23
26 to 35
33.2%90
36 to 45
24.7%67
46 to 55
22.1%60
56 to 65
10.0%27
65 and above
1.5%4

 

3. What is your current occupation?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Student
11.1%30
Working
78.6%213
Retired 0.0%0
Unemployed
2.6%7
Other
7.7%21
  

 

4. How do you prefer people communicate with you?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Email
56.1%152
Text
23.2%63
Phone
8.1%22
Face-to-Face
11.8%32
FaceBook
0.7%2
Twitter 0.0%0
  

 

5. What online social media do you use. You may select more than one answer.answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
I do not use online social media
11.8%32
Facebook
79.3%215
Twitter
29.2%79
MySpace
1.1%3
Friendster 0.0%0
LinkedIn
47.2%128
Google +
19.2%52
Foursquare
5.5%15
Pinterest
17.0%46
LiveJournal
1.1%3
Blogs or Microblogs
11.1%30
Other
7.4%20
  

 

6. How often do you visit or post on your social media website?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
More than once a day
29.4%73
Daily
16.9%42
Once or twice a week
15.3%38
Weekly
10.1%25
Not very often
28.2%70
  

 

7. Please chose the option that best describes your employer's approach to social media in the workplace. Choose all that apply.answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Blocked
19.8%52
Restricted to work related sites
16.0%42
Monitored
18.3%48
Open access
37.6%99
Don't know
14.4%38
Other
5.3%14
  

 

8. Please estimate and select the number of hours you spend each day using social media while you are at the workplace or working on your job.answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Fifteen minutes or less
32.1%81
Thirty minutes or less
13.9%35
One hour or less
11.1%28
One to two hours
8.3%21
Two to three hours
2.8%7
Three to four hours
0.4%1
Four hours or more
0.4%1
Using social media is part of my job
2.0%5
I do not use social media
29.4%74
  

 

9. Does your employer have an official policy on the use of social media?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
40.5%105
No
37.8%98
I was not aware that companies had social media policies
2.3%6
I don't know
19.3%50
  

 

10. In your opinion how clear is your employer's social media policy?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Extremely clear
25.8%57
Very clear
24.0%53
Moderately clear
12.2%27
Slightly clear
4.5%10
Not clear at all
33.5%74
  

 

11. Should employers be required to inform employees of the company policy regarding the use of social media in the workplace?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
94.0%251
No
3.4%9
I have no opinion
2.6%7
  

 

12. In your opinion does an employer have the right to monitor the use of social media by employees in the workplace?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
69.6%183
No
25.9%68
I have no opinion.
4.6%12
  

 

13. In your opinion do employers have the right to regulate the use of social media in the workplace?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
87.8%230
No
9.9%26
I have no opinion.
2.3%6
  

 

14. Is it your opinion that employees should have the right to use social media on lunch or break times in the workplace?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
83.1%222
No
11.6%31
I have no opinion.
5.2%14
  

 

15. Do you believe the use of social media in the workplace decreases employee productivity?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
The use of social media very significantly decreases productivity.
27.5%69
The use of social media moderately decreases productivity.
44.2%111
The use of social media has no impact on productivity in the workplace.
18.7%47
The use of social media moderately increases productivity in the workplace.
7.2%18
The use of social media significantly increases productivity in the workplace.
2.4%6
  

 

16. Do you know friends or fellow employees who use social media to excess while on the job or in the workplace?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
I do not know of anyone who uses social media to excess on the job.
32.3%85
I know of 1 or 2 people who use social media to excess on the job.
29.3%77
I know of 2-5 people who use social media to excess on the job.
14.4%38
I know 5 or more people who use social media to excess on the job.
24.0%63
  

 

17. In your opinion, does an employer have the right to review a job candidate's presence on social media without the candidate's knowledge and use that information to make a decision about hiring the candidate?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
36.6%97
No
59.6%158
I have no opinion.
3.8%10
  

 

18. In your opinion, does an employer have the right to review a job candidate's presence on social media with a candidate's knowledge and use that information to make a decision about hiring the candidate?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
50.9%137
No
45.4%122
I have no opinion
3.7%10
  

 

19. Do you think that social media recruiting is something applicants should consider when posting on a social media site?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
76.3%203
No
13.9%37
I have no opinion
9.8%26
  

 

20. If requested, would you allow a potential employer access to your social media page or pages?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
41.7%106
No
54.3%138
I have no opinion
3.9%10
  

 

21. In your opinion does a company have the right to ask an employee to use the employee's presence on social media to benefit the company?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
23.7%62
No
67.2%176
I have no opinion.
9.2%24
  

 

22. In your opinion is it wrong for an employer to secretly monitor an employee's presence on social media?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
73.6%195
No
22.3%59
I have no opinion.
4.2%11
  

 

23. Would you work for a company that monitors an employee's personal, non-work related use of social media?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
I would not work for a company that monitors non-work related use of social media.
33.0%87
I would hesitate working for a company that monitors non-work related use of social media.
24.6%65
I would work for company that monitors non-work related use of social media if I didn't have a choice.
15.2%40
I would not object to working for a company that monitors non-work related use of social media if I am made aware of that policy.
20.5%54
I would not object to working for a company that monitors non-work related use of social media regardless of company policy.
6.8%18
  

 

24. In your opinion should a company allow employees to use personal social media on company equipment?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
37.8%99
No
49.6%130
I have no opinion.
13.0%34
  

 

25. In your opinion should an employer be allowed to require an employee to use and maintain a work-sponsored social media account?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
37.8%98
No
51.4%133
I have no opinion.
10.8%28
  

 

26. in your opinion should a company be allowed to discipline or fire an employee for his or her social media posts?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
44.3%112
No
47.8%121
I have no opinion.
7.9%20
  

 

27. In your opinion should a company be allowed to monitor employees use of social media as it relates to union activities or activities related to union organizing?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
18.9%50
No
67.2%178
I have no opinion.
14.0%37
  

 

28. If you owned a company and had the authority to monitor your employees' personal use of social media, would you do so?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
32.9%85
No
59.7%154
I have no opinion.
7.4%19
  

 

29. Do you censor your social media activities for fear of the consequences that you may face from your employer?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
31.2%82
No
43.0%113
Only while I'm at work.
11.0%29
I do not use social media.
14.8%39
  

 

30. Do you use social media such as LinkedIn or other for job related networking?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes (often)
16.8%45
Yes (sometimes)
18.7%50
Yes (not very often)
18.3%49
No
38.8%104
No, but I am going to start soon.
7.5%20
Not sure 0.0%0
  

 

31. In your opinion what are the benefits of using social media for an employer when recruiting new employees? You may select multiple answers.answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
It is cost efficient for the employer.
48.8%126
It is time efficient for the employer.
50.4%130
The employer has more access to the information and qualifications of the applicant.
55.0%142
I have no opinion.
21.7%56
  

 

32. Does your employer prohibit or allow employee social media discussions or comments about the following topics:answered questionskipped question ProhibitAllowApproval requiredOtherRatingCount
  
Products26.1% (58)33.8% (75)9.0% (20)31.1% (69)222
Employees40.1% (89)22.1% (49)5.4% (12)32.4% (72)222
Clients48.4% (108)15.7% (35)5.8% (13)30.0% (67)223
Wages45.8% (98)14.5% (31)5.1% (11)34.6% (74)214
  

 

33. Does your employer's policy ask employees to report unusual or inappropriate social media activity?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
17.7%45
No
39.0%99
There is no company policy
34.6%88
Other
8.7%22
  

 

34. Does your employer's policy ask you to be friendly, courteous and respectful when engaged in social network/social media conversation?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
26.6%66
No
25.8%64
There is no company policy
41.1%102
Other
6.5%16
  

 

35. What does your employer's policy say about "friending" or connecting with coworkers on social media?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Allows
12.9%33
Prohibits
1.6%4
There is no company policy
57.8%148
I don't know
21.1%54
Other
6.6%17
  

 

36. Does your employer's policy tell employees to consider using internal resources, instead of social media or other online forum to resolve or discuss work concerns, problems or issues?answered questionskipped question ResponsePercentResponseCount
  
Yes
27.5%69
No
20.3%51
There is no company policy
45.4%114
Other
6.8%17
 

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