Country List - where they live
2 = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
174 = The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Are you male or female?
1 = Male
2 = Female

What is your sexual orientation?
1 = Heterosexual
2 = Homosexual (gay / lesbian)
3 = Bisexual

Most recent relationship status
1 = Single
2 = Girlfriend/boyfriend
3 = Married/civil partnership
4 = Married/civil partnership, but not co-habiting
5 = Co-habiting
6 = Separated
7 = Divorced
8 = Widowed

Longest amount of time spent in a committed romantic relationship
1 = Less than a year
2 = 1-2 years
3 = 2-3 years
4 = 3-4 years
5 = 4-5 years
6 = 5-6 years
7 = 6-7 years
8 = over 7 years

Highest level of education completed (Note: completed is not what you are currently enrolled in)
1 = Primary School
2 = High School
3 = GCSE (High School diploma)
4 = A levels (High School graduate)
5 = Diploma (Associate degree)
6 = Degree (Bachelor?s degree)
7 = Masters
8 = PhD

Employment: Are you currently...
1 = Full-time Student (not working)
2 = Full-time student (working part-time)
3 = Part-time student (not working)
4 = Part-time student (employed)
5 = Employed full-time
6 = Part-time
7 = Unemployed
8 = Retired

Current income (UK pounds sterling or US dollars)
1 = £0-£10,000/$3861-15,820 (USD)
2 = £10,001-£20,000/$15,821-$31,640 (USD)
3 = £20,001-£30,000/$31,641-$47,460 (USD)
4 = £30,001-£40,000/$47,461-$63,280 (USD)
5 = £40,001-£50,000/$63,281-$79,100 (USD)
6 = £50,001-£60,000/$79,101-$94,910 (USD)
7 = £60,001-£70,000/$94,911-$110,730 (USD)
8 = £70,001-£80,000/$110,731-$126,550(USD)
9 = £80,001-£90.000/$126,551-$142,200 (USD)
10 = £90,001-£100,000/$142,201-$158,000 (USD)
11 = Over £100,000 / over $158,000 (USD)

Could you please indicate where you heard about this survey:
1 = An online dating company emailed me
3 = Forwarded onto me via a friend
4 = Was contacted via a online group (e.g., yahoo group)

The following questions relate to your use of the Internet. Please use the scale next to each item t...-understanding terms/words relating to Internet hardware
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = .
3 = .
4 = .
5 = .
6 = .
7 = Strongly Agree

Have you ever used an online dating site? (e.g., match.com, parship, eharmony etc.)
0 = No
1 = Yes

How long ago did you first use an online dating site?
1 = less than 6 months ago
2 = 6-11 months ago
3 = 1-2 years ago
4 = More than two years ago

Are you currently looking for:
1 = Long-term relationship
2 = Marriage
3 = Developing a friendship that might lead to a romantic relationship
4 = A casual relationship/s
5 = An affair
6 = Not looking

How would you rate online dating as an option in the future to find a romantic partner ?
1 = Do not want to use in the future
2 = Might consider using in the future
3 = Would not consider using in the future

When using an online dating site, have you ever come across a profile on that site that you believe was a scammer
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Unsure

Do you believe you have ever been in communication with an online romance scammer? (please select al...-I contacted them once on the dating site
1 = yes

Do you think you were ever taken in by someone who you later thought was a romance scammer?
1 = No
2 = Yes, but I never lost any money
3 = Yes, and I lost money
4 = Other people have said I was being scammed but I

If yes, at what point did you realise you were scammed?
1 = During/after first contact on the site
2 = During/after communications on the site
3 = During/after text communications off the site
4 = During/after voice communications off the site
5 = During/after webcam communications off the site
6 = During/after postal mail
7 = After you paid them money
8 = After the online dating site informed you
9 = After the authorities informed you
10 = other

If you lost money to the scammer, how much money did you lose?
1 = Less than £100 / £160 (USD)
2 = £101-£1000 / $161-$1600 (USD)
3 = £1001-£10,000 / $1601-$16,000 (USD)
4 = £10,001-£50,000 / $16,001 - £80,000
5 = £50,001-£100,000 / $80,001-$160,000 (USD)
6 = More than £100,000 / $161,000 (USD)

To what extent were you emotionally affected by the experience of being scammed?-Emotionally affected...
1 = 1
2 = 2
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7

The following statements describe how people sometimes feel. For each statement, please indicate how...-1. How often do you feel that you are "in tune" with the people around you?
1 = Never
2 = Rarely
3 = Sometimes
4 = Often

Printed on this page, there are phrases describing people's behaviors. Please use the rating scale b...-1. Tend to vote for conservative political candidates.
1 = Very Inaccurate
2 = Moderately Inaccurate
3 = Neither Inaccurate nor Accurate
4 = Moderately Accurate
5 = Very Accurate

Please describe your own beliefs about romantic love by indicating the extent to which you agree or...-I need to know someone for a period of time before I fall in love with him or her
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Moderately Disagree
3 = Disagree
4 = Neutral
5 = Agree
6 = Moderately Agree
7 = Strongly Agree

Please read the statements below. For each one, please indicate the extent to which you agree with i...-1. I would like to explore strange places.
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree

We want to follow up some respondents to find out more details about their experiences. If you have...
1 = Yes
2 = No

1 = Parship
2 = Yahoo

Ever been fooled by a scammer, irrespective of whether money lost or they realised themselves
1 = No
2 = Yes (any other answer)

class of victim
1 = not victim
2 = fooled but lost no money OR told fooled
3 = lost money

1 = victim, no cash lost
2 = victim, cash lost