Kissing Survey (online version)

    Information/Consent Form (This is not a real survey)

    If you are an Australian, 17 years or over, and if you have ever used the Internet, you are invited to fill out this short survey.

    The purpose of this study is to find out people's opinions about kissing experiences and preferences. It should take about 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

    Any information or personal details gathered in the course of the study are confidential. No individual will be identified in any publication of the results, nor will you be identified from the questionnaire. If submitting this survey over the net, your responses will be completely anonymous, since any server information about your email address or IP address will not be recorded.

    The study is being conducted by John Citizen from the University of Western Sydney. If you have any questions about this research you should call 0413 149-824, E-mail: rarchee@stc.uws.edu.au

    Pressing the Submit Button below is considered consent to participate in the study.
    Please omit any questions, which you have no opinions about.

    Questionnaire

    1. How long do you wait to kiss a potential partner?
    After the first date
    2-3 dates
    2 weeks
    1 month
    More than a month

    2. Have you ever sent a virtual kiss?
    Yes
    No

    3. What makes you want to kiss someone?
    A nice smile / eyes
    A nice personality
    Compatibility
    A nice body
    A great sense of humour

    4. What makes you want to send a virtual kiss?
    An attractive photograph
    A compatible profile
    To encourage further emailing
    To symbolise attraction

    5. What type of dessert best describes the perfect kiss?
    Fruit salad
    Sorbet
    Apple crumble
    Crème Caramel
    Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake

    6. What is your favourite kissing music?
    Classical
    Love songs: eg: Unchained Melody
    Pop: eg: Destinys Child
    Dance: eg: Endorphin
    Rock: eg: Tom Jones or U2

    7. What is your favourite kissing song?
    Kiss by Prince
    Kiss Kiss by Holly Valance
    Kiss Me by Sixth Pence None The Richer
    Kissing You by Des'ree
    This Kiss by Faith Hill
    Strawberry Kisses by Nikki Webster

    8. Where is your most romantic place to kiss?
    In a park
    In a car
    In the bedroom
    In the rain
    On the beach
    By candlelight
    In a spa
    In public places

    9. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
    Under 13 years
    13-15 years
    16-21 years
    22-27 years
    Older than 28

    10. Where did you have your first kiss?
    In the school playground
    At a school formal
    In your bedroom
    In your parents bedroom
    In a park
    At a night club
    At the movies

    11. Where is the strangest place you have kissed?
    Under water
    Under a table
    In a closet
    In a library
    On an amusement park ride:
    On top of a famous landmark

    12. What makes a good kiss?
    Quick, soft and on the lips
    Slow and long
    Passionate and fiery
    A combination of b) & c)

    13. What makes a bad kiss?
    Too fast
    Too slow
    Too sloppy
    Too much tongue
    Being bitten

    14. What is the most amount of people you have passionately kissed in one night?
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    More than 5

    15. How many people have you ever passionately kissed?
    1-2
    3-4
    5-6
    7-8
    9-10
    More than 10

    16. Have you ever kissed your boss?
    Yes
    No

    17. If answered Yes, do you regret it?
    Yes
    No

    18. How many people have you kissed at a work Christmas party?
    None
    1
    2
    3
    4
    More than 4

    19. Have you ever seduced someone into kissing you under the mistletoe?
    Yes
    No

    20. Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex?
    Yes
    No

    21. How likely would you be to kiss your partner in front of others?
    Definitely would
    Quite likely

    22. Would depend on how familiar the others were with you?
    Not likely:
    Definitely not
    N/a

    23. Which celebrity would you most desire to kiss?
    Kylie Minogue
    Penelope Cruze
    Brooke Satchwell
    Claudia Karvan
    Nicole Kidman
    Meg Ryan
    Tom Cruise
    Brad Pitt
    John Travolta
    Grant Hackett
    Russell Crowe
    Bruce Willis

    24. What is your age group?
    40 plus
    35-39
    30-34
    25-29
    20-24
    less than 20

    25. What is the ideal age group for your kissing partner?
    40 plus
    35-39
    30-34
    25-29
    20-24
    less than 20

    26. How would you describe your kissing technique?
    Flirtatious and light hearted
    Emotional and breathtaking
    Intense and passionate
    Sensual and erotic

    27. What is your gender?
    Male
    Female