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Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 9(2), 79-94. 56 APPENDIX A QUESTIONNAIRE TO IDENTIFY OBSTACLES BEHIND THE FREELANCING COMMUNITY IN SRI LANKA Dear Sir/Madam, I am Roshana Seneviratne (roshana@kdu.ac.lk - 0718356688), software engineer in the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. I am a MSc student at University of Moratuwa following a Master of Science Degree in BusinessStatistics. The objective of my research is to identify the obstacles behind the IT freelancing community in Sri Lanka. I need your help to gather data to test my objectives of the study. Data will be treated as confidential. Thank You Yours Faithfully, Roshana Seneviratne ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section A (Demographic Factors) Please mark an “X” in the most appropriate answer. 1.Are you male or female?  Male  Female 2. Age: (Years)  Less than 20  20 to 39  40 to 60  Above 60 3. E-mail or contact details. 4. Why did you decide to freelance? 57  Mark only one oval.  Earn extra income  As a hobby  Other 5. What is the Scenario that Applies to you?  Independent contractor (“traditional” freelancer don’t have an employer and full-time employment)  Moonlighter (Does freelancing after their traditional nine to five job, work on a project, normally at night)  Diversified worker (People with multiple sources of income from a mix of traditional employers and freelance work)  Temporary Worker (Individuals with a single employer, client, job, or contract project where their employment status is temporary)  Freelance Business Owner (Who have up to 5 employees in your company and hire freelancers) 6. Highest educational Qualification 7. Period of freelancing  Less than 1 year  1 to 2 years  More than 2 years 8. What were types of jobs handled most frequently?  Website & software development  Hardware support  Writing  Design  Data entry  Entertainment  Teaching  Gambling  Sales & Marketing  Product sourcing & Manufacturing 58  Accounting & Legal  Survey  PTC (Paid to click)  Other 9. What was the freelance market you mostly worked?  Upwork  Topal  Freelancer  Craigslist  Guru  99designs  Peopleperhour  Freelance Writing Gigs  Demand Media  College Recruiter  GetACoder  iFreelance  Project4hire  SimplyHired  Cilxsense  Traffic Monsoon  Ojooo Wad  LittleBux  Other 10. Did you stop freelancing permanently?  Yes  No 59 Section B (Questions Related to Obstacles) Please mark an “X” in the most appropriate answer. Q1. I feel isolated and insecure in the freelance market since I don't have the experience, knowledge or infrastructure to do the job efficiently.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q2. I'm suffering from work-related health issues since I have no time to meet the doctor or to do physical exercises.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q3. Overseas clients are counting on Sri Lankans to deliver quality 24X7 service on time for fewer rates than Indian & Chinese freelancers.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q4. Valuing and negotiating prices are the most complex parts of freelancing. Since I don’t have good reputation. Nonpayment risk is high.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q5. I do not get incentives, grants and bonuses for reaching targets. 60  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q6. I received much contradictory feedback since the first project not being performed skillfully.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q7. I spend many hours working alone.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q8. I do lots of parallel projects but my clients underrate me since my working quality is bad.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q9. Freelancer is the sole person responsible for finding all their own clients and projects.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree 61  Strongly Disagree Q10. It is more important to attend family matters than to get involved in freelancing.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q11. I'm not satisfied since freelancing is discouraged by lack of social recognition.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q12. Large swings in income can make budgeting difficult.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q13. Freelancing should be used as a stepping stone only. Resigning from a stable job and jump directly toward freelancing is a significant mistake.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree  Strongly Disagree Q14. I don't want to do it since there is no assistance from authorities.  Strongly Agree  Agree  Undecided  Disagree 62  Strongly Disagree Q15. What do you suggest for betterment of Sri Lankan IT freelancers?