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User Research - Home Security

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Thanks for clicking on our survey link! We're a group of graduate students at the University of Washington who are curious about people’s perspectives on home security. We would really appreciate it if you would spend five to ten minutes completing this survey. Thanks a lot!
1. What is your gender? *This question is required.
2. What is your age? *This question is required.
3. Do you use a smartphone? *This question is required.
4. Do you own or rent your home? *This question is required.
5. What kind of home do you live in now? *This question is required.
6. How long have you lived in your current home? *This question is required.
7. What is your current living situation? *This question is required.
8. If you live with others, how many people live in the home (including yourself)? If you live alone, please skip this question.
9. If you are a parent with children under the age of 18, what is your parenting situation? *This question is required.
10. What is the age of the youngest person living in your home? If you live alone, please skip this question.
11. Do you currently have any kind of home security system in or for your home? *This question is required.
13. Have you ever experienced a break-in or attempted break-in? *This question is required.
14. Are you aware of the crime rate for your neighborhood? *This question is required.
15. Does that make you feel more secure?
16. How important is home security to you? *This question is required.
17. How often do you think of home security issues? *This question is required.
How important are the following features of a home security system to you? (0 being not at all important, 4 being very important)
18. Reliability of a system *This question is required.
19. Customizability of a system *This question is required.
20. Affordability *This question is required.
21. Comprehensiveness of a system (e.g. including fire safety, carbon dioxide detection, video surveillance, motion sensing, etc.) *This question is required.
22. Connection to emergency services *This question is required.
23. Ease of use *This question is required.
24. Unobtrusiveness (e.g. how a system might visually look around your property) *This question is required.
25. Cool factor *This question is required.
27. Would you be willing to partake in a further interview on this topic in the next day or two? *This question is required.
Thanks for your time :)