Original questionnaire utilized in the scientific paper Examining the Medical Blogosphere: An Online Survey of Medical Bloggers is published here. It consists of 37 questions, organized into 4 sections.

Our goal is to update and enhance this questionnaire so we could use it in this year's survey. You are more than welcome to write down new questions and possible answers, but also to rephrase and comment on others. At this moment we ask you not to delete any questions, but rather leave a comment with your username, if you feel that a certain question should not be included. – comments should be enclosed with double dashes, written in Italic, and finished with your username. ivor –

We cannot wait to see what you will come up with. Be creative and add as much questions as possible to address the current trends in health blogging, like for example microblogging.

Where do you go online most often?

• Work
• Home
• School
• Internet café
• Library
• Other public place
• Other

What is your internet access speed?

• Dial-up
• ISDN
• Cable Modem
• DSL
• T1/T3 Intranet Connection
• Do not know
• Other

About how many hours per week do you spend on the Internet?

Enter the number of hours

Do you read other medical/health blogs? Y/N

Are you subscribed to any medical/health podcasts? Y/N

Do you ever get medical/health news from? Y/N

• the internet
• a blog
• email newsletters
• RSS feeds
• podcasts
• newspaper
• magazines
• TV
• radio

What is your preferred source of medical/health news?

• Blogs
• Mass media
• Blogs and Mass Media

How many blogs do you have?

Enter the number

Are you a single author of your primary blog? Y/N

Did you have a personal website before launching your blog? Y/N

For how long have you been blogging?

Enter the number of months

In your opinion, will you still be blogging a year from now?

• Yes
• No
• I already stopped
• Not sure

Where do you usually blog from?

• Home
• Work
• Other

Do you usually blog on?

• Weekends
• Week days
• Weekends and Week days

How often do you post new material on your blog?

• Every day
• 3-5 days a week
• 1-2 days a week
• Every few weeks
• Every few months

How many hours per week do you spend updating your blog?

Enter the number of hours

Do you blog about?

• One topic
• Several different topics

What would you say is the main topic of your blog?

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Do you blog under?

• Your real name
• Pseudonym or made-up name

Do you post? Y/N

• photos
• images other then photos (clipart, graphs)
• audio files
• video files

Do you allow your readers to post comments? Y/N

Do you offer a feed (RSS) service to your readers? Y/N

Do you offer a mailing list subscription to your readers (email newsletter)? Y/N

From whom have you received attention for your blog? (choose all that apply)

• Other bloggers
• Family members
• Coworkers or colleagues
• Members of local community
• Public officials
• News media

Have you ever experienced any problems at work/school because of your blog? (if yes, please state them) Y/N

Do you keep traffic statistics for your blog? (if yes, how many hits do you receive per day) Y/N

Please tell us is this is the reason you personally blog, or not: select Major, Minor, Not a reason

• To stay in touch with friends and family
• To network or meet new people
• To make money
• To improve your writing skills
• To store resources of information that is important to you
• To motivate other people to action
• To express yourself creatively
• To document your personal experiences or share them with others
• To share practical knowledge or skills with others
• To influence the way other people think
• To entertain people

Please tell us how often, if ever do you do the following things on your blog? Often, Sometimes, Hardly ever, Never

• Get permission to post copyrighted material
• Quote other people/media directly
• Spend extra time trying to verify facts
• Post corrections
• Include links to original source of material

Have you ever published? Y/N

• Book or a chapter in a book
• Newspaper article
• Scientific paper

Are you male or female?

• Female
• Male

How old are you? (in years)

Enter the number of years

Your race/ethnicity

• American Indian and Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
• White
• Other

What is the last year of formal education you completed?

• Some high school or less
• Graduated high school
• Vocational or technical school
• Some college
• Graduated college
• Some postgraduate college
• Master's degree or doctorate

What is your job title? e.g. Physician, Paramedic, Medical student

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Industry you are in? e.g. Healthcare, Publishing, Computer….

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What is your specialty? e.g. Cardiology, Family medicine, Pediatrics……

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In which country are you currently residing?

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