[2frustrated]

Ok guys & gals, I'm posting this really long-looking questionnaire, I'd really like to know your responses! It's for my final year university project if you could please help me out, that would be fantastic

Ok here goes:

Equilibrium

Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

Under 18 18-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 60+

2) Are you? Male / Female

Single / Married / Divorced

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes / No

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
None Less than 1st 1st to 2st 2st +

5) How would you describe yourself?

Sedentary Active Very active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day 3 to 5 1 to 3 Never

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Jogging Running Swimming

Weightlifting Press ups Sit ups

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes / No

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

Yes / No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

Yes / No

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

Yes / No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes / No

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it

Like to receive it as a gift

Buy it as a gift

Not buy it

15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes / No

Enter everything you ate Yes / No

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes / No / Don't know

Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging / Discouraging / Don't know

Comments:
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Ok, you can either copy and paste with the answers or just number your answers, I don't mind! Feel free to comment on any questions and if the correct answer isn't there to chose from, make it up!!

Thank you so much for your help!

Jen

[smurf7]

Results for you!

1) Are you?

26-30

2) Are you? Female

Single

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
2st +

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active
6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

1 to 3

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight - both

Other - please state: .to get outside........................................... ...... ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Jogging cycling

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

No - not fit enough yet!

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

Yes

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

No

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it



15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes

Enter everything you ate No

Comments:
…too important to enjoy life - I don't get on with being too obsessive
but it could help an it would be useful for people just starting out to
get a handle on how much is too much
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Don't know

Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging

Comments:
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[Cyl52]

[B]1) Are you?

51-60

2) Are you? Female

Divorced

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
50 lbs.

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

3 to 5

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight - I do it for both.

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking

Weightlifting (Free weights during walking and aerobics)

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

Yes

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

Yes

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

No. Sometimes the pedometer doesn't register steps accurately.

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it

15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Yes

Enter everything you ate Yes

Comments:
…I tend to do this now with Weight Watchers and their calculators. It helps to keep track of what you take in and what you have left over

6) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes

Comments:
I work better in seeing what is happening with a diet.

18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging

Comments:

I don't mind having things spelled out for me. It provides the goals and incentives I need to work with and pursue.

[shanberg]

1) Are you?

26-30

2) Are you? Female

Single

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
95 lbs

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight--both

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking


Other - please state: stationary bike, workout tapes............................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

No

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

N/A

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it


15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes

Enter everything you ate Yes

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Maybe

Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging

Comments:
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[dilleight]

1) Are you?

18-25

2) Are you?
Female

Single

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
Less than 1st

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active (kind of)

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

1 to 3

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight

Other - please state: both

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Press ups Sit ups

Other - please state: aerobics and aerobic kickboxing

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

No

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer ?

Yes

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:


Like to receive it as a gift



15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes

Enter everything you ate Yes

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes
Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Don't know

Comments:
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[slimmingsi]

Equilibrium

Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

18-25 (22)

2) Are you? Male

Single

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
2st + bout 3ish

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day 3

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight

Other - please state: both and to not look like a slob

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Jogging Swimming

Weightlifting Press ups Sit ups

Other - please state: skipping and boxing/martial arts

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes in the local woods

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

No

12) If yes, do you use it every day?



13) Do you monitor your food intake?
No

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it

15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature No

Enter everything you ate Yes /

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes / Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging /

Comments:
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[2frustrated]

Great!

Thanks everyone! Keep them coming, tell your friends!!

[taichilady]

Equilibrium
Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

41-50

2) Are you?
Female Married
3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?

2st +

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

3 to 5

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight

Both

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:


Other - please state: Tai Chi............................................... .


10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

Yes

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

Yes

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it


15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes

Enter everything you ate Yes

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Don't know

18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging

[eyereenah]

Equilibrium
Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

18-25

2) Are you? Female

Single
3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes
4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
55 lbs

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active
6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day
7) Do you exercise to:

Lose weight


8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Jogging Running
Press ups Sit ups
crosstrainer

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes
10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

Yes
11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

No

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

Yes / No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes
14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it


15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes
Enter everything you ate Yes

16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes
18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging

[veggie]

Is this a real weight-loss product? You're not going to spam us are you?

1) Are you?

31-40

2) Are you? Female

Single

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
2st +

5) How would you describe yourself?

Sedentary (or active I dunno)

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Never (I do walk almost everywhere though don't shout at meeeeeee anyone reading I just don't do it as exercise )

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking


9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

No

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

Yes

12) If yes, do you use it every day?
No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
No

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it



15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes

Enter everything you ate No


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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes


18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging

[Lynnbirds]

1) Are you?

18-25
2) Are you? Female

Single
3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
15 pounds (2 st?)

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

1 to 3

7) Do you exercise to:

Lose weight

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking and sometimes Jogging

Sit ups

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

No


13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it

15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes

Enter everything you ate Yes

[2frustrated]

veggie, no spam I promise, it's something I'm building for my final year project. It might get made eventually if some company pics up on it but I wouldn't hold your breath!

Thanks for your replies!

[BritinNJ]

Equilibrium

Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

31-40

2) Are you? Female

Married

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes (seem to be watching it go up and down)!!!!

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
2st +

5) How would you describe yourself?

Very active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight BOTH

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Swimming


Other - please state: .....Curves for Women............................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes
10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

No

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

No

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes
14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it

Like to receive it as a gift



15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes
Enter everything you ate Yes
Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes
Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging
Comments:
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[cat90]

Equilibrium
Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

Under 18 18-25 26-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 60+ (41-50)

2) Are you? Male / Female (Female)

Single / Married / Divorced (Married)

3) Are you currently watching your weight? (No)
Yes / No

4) How much weight do you hope to lose? (2st+)
None Less than 1st 1st to 2st 2st +

5) How would you describe yourself? (Sedentary)

Sedentary Active Very active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day 3 to 5 1 to 3 Never (3-5)

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight (Yes.)

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking Jogging Running Swimming (Walking)

Weightlifting Press ups Sit ups

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes / No (Yes)

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

Yes / No (No)

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

Yes / No (Yes).

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

Yes / No (No)

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes / No (Yes.)

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Consider buying it (Yes.)

Like to receive it as a gift (Yes.)

Buy it as a gift

Not buy it

15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature Yes / No (Yes.)

Enter everything you ate Yes / No (Yes.)

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

Yes / No / Don't know (Yes).

Comments:
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18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Encouraging / Discouraging / Don't know (Encouraging.)

Comments:
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[NoSenseOfAdventure]

Equilibrium
Market research for a weight-loss product as part of a final year university project.

1) Are you?

18-25

2) Are you? Female

Single

3) Are you currently watching your weight?
Yes

4) How much weight do you hope to lose?
1st to 2st

5) How would you describe yourself?

Active

6) How many days a week do you make a
conscious effort to exercise?

Every day

7) Do you exercise to:

Keep fit Lose weight - both

Other - please state: .................................................. ...

8) Please circle the exercise activities you do
regularly:

Walking



Other - please state: .................................................. ...

9) If you regularly walk, jog or run to keep fit, do
you ever deliberately choose a hilly course/one
with steps instead of a level one, in order to
burn more calories?

Yes

10) Do you monitor your daily activity levels?

No

11) Do you own a pedometer and/or heart rate
monitor?

Yes

12) If yes, do you use it every day?

No (never)

13) Do you monitor your food intake?
Yes

14) If a gadget were available that could count the
number of calories you burn every day would
you:

Not buy it

15) If you could record the number of calories
you eat every day with this gadget would you:

Use this feature No

Enter everything you ate No

Comments:
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16) Considering:

Calories eaten greater than calories burned
= a gain in weight

Calories eaten less than calories burned
= loss of weight

Calories eaten equal to calories burned
= staying the same weight

Do you think this gadget would help you
monitor your weight?

No

Comments:

I'd probably end up getting obsessed, I don't think it's healthy to focus on it *that* much.

18) If this gadget told you estimated weight loss
would you find this:

Don't know

Comments:
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Hope this helps.

xxx