Toplines - Internet Harassment - June 16-17, 2008
MySpace
Survey of 1,500
Adults
June 16-17, 2008
1*
How closely have you followed recent news stories about a
14% Very closely
27% Somewhat
closely
30% Not very closely
25% Not at
all
4% Not sure
2*
The accused woman allegedly set up a fake MySpace
account and sent cruel messages to the teenage girl. Should it be a crime
to harass a person over the internet?
73% Yes
13% No
13% Not sure
3*
Should the Federal Communications Commission regulate
the internet like it does radio and television?
49% Yes
35% No
16% Not sure
4*
Do you have a social networking account with sites such as MySpace or Facebook?
26% Yes
69% No
4% Not sure
5*
In a typical week how often do you use the internet?
25%
Rarely or never
10% Occasionally
5% At least once a week
12% Several times a week
48% Every day, or nearly every day
0% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 2.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence