h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

To get the survey, disable any popup blocker and delete the two cookies BBC-UID from .bbc.co.uk and BBCSurvey from www.bbc.co.uk and load the frontpage. That have worked for me several times (but not all).

Some of the questions you'll get might depend on your answers. For example, if you're under 15, you won't get any other questions!
Mine looked like this:

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Please help us to improve bbc.co.uk by taking 5-10 minutes to complete the following survey.

 If you do not wish to give us your feedback, please close this window.

 Hint: If you have not yet had a chance to look around bbc.co.uk, you can always leave this window open and return to it when you are ready.

 First of all, four quick questions about yourself...

 What is your age?

* Under 15
* Between 15 and 24
* Between 25 and 34
* Between 35 and 44
* Between 45 and 54
* Between 55 and 64
* 65 or over

Are you male or female?

* Male
* Female

Where do you currently live?

* England
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales
* Channel Islands
* Isle Of Man
* Elsewhere

Can you speak Welsh?

* Yes, fluently
* Yes, but not fluently
* No

About the technology you use...

Which of the following devices do you use on a regular basis?

* Mobile phone
* PDA (e.g. Palm Pilot) - personal handheld electronic organiser
* iPod
* MP3 player
* Games console or handheld (e.g. PS2, Gameboy)
* DAB digital radio
* Microsoft Home Media Centre
* Digital Satellite TV (e.g. Sky Digital)
* Digital Cable TV (e.g. ntl or Telewest)
* Analogue Cable TV (e.g. ntl or Telewest)
* Cable TV (not sure whether Analogue or Digital)
* Digital Terrestrial TV (e.g. Freeview)
* None of these

Where are you now?

* Home
* Work
* School/ College/ University
* Friend or relative's house
* Internet café or public library
* On the move (accessing via a mobile device)
* Elsewhere

When was the first time you ever used the internet?

* Less than 6 months ago
* Between 6 months and 1 year ago
* Between 1 and 2 years ago
* Between 2 and 3 years ago
* Between 3 and 4 years ago
* Between 4 and 5 years ago
* More than 5 years ago
* Don't know

About your use of the internet at home…

What sort of internet connection do you have at home?

* Narrowband i.e. dial-up telephone connection
* Broadband i.e. fast, always on connection using DSL or Cable
* Don't Know
* I don't have internet access at home

Thinking about your use of the internet…

In a typical week, how many hours do you spend using the internet (excluding email)?

* Less than 1 hour
* Between 1 and 5 hours
* Between 6 and 9 hours
* 10 hours or more
* Don't know

In the last 4 weeks, which of the following activities have you done online?

* Used instant messaging
* Taken part in a live chat with a celebrity
* Visited any other sort of chat room
* Added a comment to a message board
* Maintained a personal page, website or diary
* Visited a website that was mentioned on the TV or radio
* Played a game e.g EverQuest
* Downloaded music
* Downloaded movies
* Downloaded TV programmes e.g. Simpsons
* Watched something via a webcam
* Watched a video clip
* Listened to an online radio station
* Listened to any other music or sound clip
* None of these

Below is a list of statements that people have made. Please indicate how much you agree with each of the statements.

Strongly agree - Slightly agree - Neither agree nor disagree - Slightly disagree - Strongly disagree - Don't Know

* I am always sure what to do on the internet
* I like to browse around the internet
* I tend to stop surfing when I have found what I am looking for
* I like to be the first to find things and send them to my friends
* On television, I enjoy the adverts as much as the programme
* I wish the internet was easier to use
* It's difficult to find what you are looking for on the internet
* I like to keep an eye out for the best new sites
* I tend to visit the same set of favourite websites
* I try to keep up with developments in technology
* When I see a new brand, I often buy it to see what it's like
* Other people tend to ask me for advice about good websites
* I tend to go online to get something specific done
* I like taking risks
* It is important to continue learning new things throughout your life
* It is important to be well informed about things
* It is important that I trust the websites I visit

How often do you visit bbc.co.uk?

* Every day
* Several times a week
* About once a week
* About once a fortnight
* About once a month
* About once every 2 to 3 months
* About once every 6 months
* Less often
* This is my first time
* Don't know

Do you just use this site on bbc.co.uk or do you go to other parts of the site, e.g. BBC News, CBBC, EastEnders? Please tick all other sites you use.

* I only visit this site
* BBC Sport
* 606
* BBC News
* CBeebies
* CBBC
* G.C.S.E Bitesize
* BBC Radio 1
* BBC Radio 2
* BBC Radio 4
* BBC Weather
* Search
* EastEnders
* Celebdaq
* iCan
* Cult
* Top Of The Pops
* Other drama & entertainment sites
* Science & Nature
* History
* Other, please write

Now, thinking specifically about h2g2...

Please rate h2g2 site on the following criteria.

Very Poor 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - Very Good 5

* Appearance
* Ease of use
* Content & features
* Relevance to me
* Overall impression

Below are a list of statements that people have used to describe h2g2 website. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with each one.

Strongly Disagree - Disagree - Neither Disagree nor Agree - Agree - Strongly Agree

* I feel that I can trust this website.
* This website offers me something unique
* I would recommend this website to a friend

How often do you visit h2g2 website?

* Every day
* 2-3 times a week
* Once a week
* At least once a month
* Less often
* This is my first visit

How did you originally find out about h2g2?

* I saw an advert for it on a poster/billboard
* I saw an advert for it in a newspaper/magazine
* I saw a link on an email
* I saw a link on a non-BBC site
* I clicked on a link from bbc.co.uk Homepage
* It came up as a result in an internet search engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo!) while looking for some information
* It came up as a result in an internet search engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo!) while looking for BBC
* Not sure, I just found the site while I was browsing the internet
* It was recommended by a friend
* Don't know
* Other, please write

More specifically, how did you get to h2g2 today?

* It's my homepage
* It is bookmarked as one of my favourites in my browser
* I typed the full url into the address bar of my browser
* I clicked on a link in an email
* I clicked on a link on a non-BBC site
* I clicked on a link from bbc.co.uk Homepage
* It came up as a result in an internet search engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo!) while looking for some information
* It came up as a result in an internet search engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo!) while looking for BBC
* Not sure, I was just browsing bbc.co.uk
* Not sure, I just found the site while I was browsing the internet
* Don't know
* Other, please write

When did you become a h2g2 users?

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004

What official role, if any, do you have on h2g2?

* Scout
* Sub-editor
* ACE
* Guru
* Community Artists
* It's my first visit to this site so I don't have one

And just a few more details about who you are...

In which country or region do you live?

* Republic of Ireland
* Europe (elsewhere)
* Africa
* Australia & New Zealand
* Central American & Caribbean
* China
* India
* Japan
* Middle East
* North America (USA & Canada)
* South America
* South East Asia
* Elsewhere

Which of the following best describes your current working status?

* Full time paid employment (30+ hours per week)
* Part time paid employment (1-29 hours per week)
* Housewife/ husband
* Retired
* Unemployed
* University student
* School/ college student
* Don't know

Which of the following best describes your position at work?

* Senior Director (e.g. Chairman, MD, board member)
* Intermediate Director/ Manager (office & non-office)
* Junior Manager (office & non-office)
* Professional (e.g. doctor, solicitor, architect, etc)
* Clerical/ Office Worker
* Shop Worker
* Skilled Manual Worker (not responsible for other staff)
* Semi-Skilled Manual Worker (not responsible for other staff)
* Unskilled Manual Worker
* Don't know

Which of the following best describes your marital status?

* Married
* Living with partner
* Single
* Divorced/ Widowed/ Separated

Do you have any children aged 0-15yrs (that also live in your home)?

* Yes
* No

Please use the space below to enter any comments or suggestions you may have about bbc.co.uk.

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thankyou!

...but dosnt "Where do you currently live?" and "In which country or region do you live?" condradidct each other? or does the second one come up after you checked "elsewhere" on the first one?

As I said: "Some of the questions you'll get might depend on your answers"
Of course I clicked "Elsewhere"!

ah! I thought so! just pointing it out!

So if you say you're from Wales you might not get the question about knowing Welsh

Thanks for the questions Ottox


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To get the survey, disable any popup blocker and delete the two cookies BBC-UID from .bbc.co.uk and BBCSurvey from www.bbc.co.uk and load the frontpage. That have worked for me several times (but not all).
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I just tried this, and when I went to delete the cookies I see that the survey cookie is there again despite my having deleted it yesterday. So I delete it again, log out, login, go to the front page but no survey. Only when I then check I see the survey cookie is there again.

I guess I'm not one of the chosen

The what technology do you use questions are interesting. I use hardly any of the options. So does that mean I'm a neoluddite, or does that mean they are after people who are at the forefront of new technology use? Meaning, are those options quite common (as in many people use them) in the UK now?


>>Which of the following best describes your current working status?
* Full time paid employment (30+ hours per week)
* Part time paid employment (1-29 hours per week)
* Housewife/ husband
* Retired
* Unemployed
* University student
* School/ college student
* Don't know
<<

So if you're not one of the first 7, then you obviously don't know your work status

>>To get the survey, disable any popup blocker and delete the two cookies BBC-UID from .bbc.co.uk and BBCSurvey from www.bbc.co.uk and load the frontpage. That have worked for me several times (but not all).<<

Hooray, it worked! I just kept deleting the cookies, and I finally got it! I love filling out surveys; it's ever so much fun. And I'm sure the BBC was thrilled to get such an enthusiastic review as mine.

Thanks Ottox for posting the questions , That lets me off the hook - I only thought of that I'd have to answer all the questions again (in order to be able to cut and paste them) after I had promised Kea to cut and paste them

Thanks, Ottox,

I wonder what answers you'd given to provoke the attempt to isolate the Republic of Ireland from the rest of Europe.

I could have understood if the specific country had been Belgium, man ... but Ireland?

There's a good reason for listing the Republic of Ireland separately from the rest of Europe. We're the only English-speaking nation in Europe outside of the UK. (Well, other than the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

You're also more likely than the rest of Europe to be receiving BBC Terrestrial TV programmes.

I got one months ago, I remember one question where it asked a or b, well my answer was c, and it gave no way of indicating anything other than the extremely small choice it had, so I shut it down, without answering the rest.

Just seen Ottoxs questions, this is a different survey to the one I saw. Still couldn't answer it though, there is no option for voluntary work. Also what do you do if you spend hours on writing websites, are not paid for it, but its still work. Again I guess voluntary work would do, if it was an option.

Sorrel, I was thinking that too. Plus solo parents, many people with disability, unpaid caregivers etc .

I was trying to figure out what information they wanted from that question - or what useful information they would get from the answers. Hard to tell really.

Hi Kea, I suppose as it is work, the next best answer would be part time employment then?

Is there anything that survey doesn't want to know?

For the record, I had a banana for breakfast

Sorrel, that might work if they hadn't used the word 'paid'. Obviously they aren't up with the fact that alot of work is done by unpaid workers.

Gnomon

"There's a good reason for listing the Republic of Ireland separately from the rest of Europe. We're the only English-speaking nation in Europe outside of the UK. (Well, other than the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands)."


And set against that the "Welsh" question.
Oh, what it is to have a young and active brain.

My guess is that they want an impression of what sort of people use the BBC website. Hence all the random questions. They want to know how you make your living, lest that influence whether or not you're hanging around the BBC site. Hey, I just think it's cool. And it's got h2g2.