Survey Questionnaire

Part I: General Questions Part II: To those who are cohabiting or have experienced of it Part III: To those who have no experience of cohabitation

Part I: General Questions     Back to top

1. What do you think about cohabitation?
 a. Positive
 b. Depends on circumstance
 c. Negative

2. How many of your friends are cohabiting?
 a. less than 10%
 b. 10-30%
 c. 30-50%
 d. more than 50%

3. Do you believe cohabitation contributing to reduce the divorce rate?
 a. Yes
 b. No
 c. I have no idea

4. If you were to cohabitate, would you divide housework evenly with your partner?
 a. Yes
 b. No
 c. I have no idea

5. Do you think the media (e.g. movies, cartoons, music) influences your opinion about cohabitation?
 a. Yes
 b. No




Part II: To those who are cohabiting or have experienced of it    Back to top

1. How long have you cohabited with your partner?
 a. less than one year
 b. less than three years
 c. less than five years
 d. more than five years

2. What is the main reason for your cohabitation?
 a. to avoid being lonely
 b. as a test before marriage
 c. for sexual relatoinship
 d. because my parents would not apporve

3. How would you describe your relationship?
 a. testing or trial marriage
 b. convenience (economics/shared responsibility)
 c. security
 d. sex only
 e. emancipation from parents

4. How many cohabiting partners have you had?
 a. only 1
 b. 2 to 4
 c. 5 to 7
 d. 8 to 11
 e. 12+

5. How did your parents react to your cohabiting?
 a. indifferent
 b. opposed
 c. they don't know about my cohabiting.

6. My commitment level to my current partner is
 a. very committed
 b. committed
 c. undecided
 d. uncommitted
 e. very uncommited

7. Do you intend to marry your current partner?
 a. yes
 b. no

8. Do you have problems with cohabitation?
 a. yes (go to 8.1)
 b. no

  8.1. What is the main reason for problems with cohabitation?
   a. financial problems
   b. responsibility for the partner
   c. allotting housework
   d. worry about the insecurity of the arrangement

9. What would you do if you found out that you or your girl friend is pregnant?
 a. get married
 b. continues cohabiting
 c. talk about it with my partner and work it out
 d. abortion
 e. leave partner

10. Are you happy with your life-living together with your partner before marriage?
 a. very happy
 b. pretty happy
 c. not too happy
11. Who is aware that you are cohabiting?
 a. only close friends
 b. parents
 c. all (it is not a secret)
 d. none

12. I would recommend cohabiting to anyone, including my own son or daughter.
 a. yes
 b. probably yes
 c. undecided
 d. probably no
 e. no



Part III: To those who have no experience of cohabitation   Back to top
1. Are you against cohabitating?
 a. yes (go to 1.1)
 b. no (go to 1.2)

  1.1. What is the reason?  __________

  1.2 Which factors do you think stop you from cohabiting?
   a. parental disapproval
   b. religion or custom
   c. society's view
   d. worries about children born during cohabitation
   e. future marriage partner's view

2. What do you think the best advantage of cohabitation is?
 a. testing before marriage
 b. satisfying sexual desires
 c. no need to be parted at night
 d. saving money
 e. others __________

3. What do you think the worst disadvantage of cohabitation is?
 a. difficulties to decide sex role and division labor
 b. less responsibilities to the relationship
 c. troubles in dividing properties once shared after breaking up
 d. great possibilities to fall into too dependent relationship
 e. others __________

4. If your friend wants to cohabitate with his or her love, would you agree with him or her?
 a. yes
 b. no (go to 4.1)
 c. up to him or her

  4.1 If not, what is the reason?  _________




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