Participation Statement

I have read and understood the information given to me about this study. Any questions I have asked have been answered to my satisfaction. I realise that completion and submission of this questionnaire is considered evidence of consent to participate in the study.

Section 1

Donor Conceived Offspring Questionnaire

Please complete this questionnaire on your own, and preferably without anyone’s help because we interested in your opinion. There are no right or wrong answers.
1. What is your age?
 
2. Are you male or female?
 
 Male  Female
3. In what state or territory do you currently live?
 
 ACT  NSW  NT  QLD  SA  TAS  VIC  WA        
4. In what state or territory were you born?
 
 ACT  NSW  NT  QLD  SA  TAS  VIC  WA        
5. Please list all the people who lived in your house when you were 5 years old. Please do not give names, just how they are related to you (for example: mum, step-dad and two brothers, etc).
 
6. Please list all the people who lived in your house when you were 10 years old. Please do not give names, just how they are related to you (for example: mum, step-dad and two brothers, etc).
 
7. Please list all the people who lived in your house when you were 15 years old. Please do not give names, just how they are related to you (for example: mum, step-dad and two brothers, etc).
 
8. Do you have any brother or sisters?
 
 Yes  No
9. Were any of your brothers or sisters also born through the use of donor gametes / embryos?
 
 Yes  No  Don't Know
10. Approximately how old (in years of age) were you when you were told, or found out, about having a donor?
 
 < 2  2-5  6-10  11-15  16-18  19-20  > 20  
11. How comfortable do you feel about your parents having used a donor to have you?
 
 Very uncomfortable  Somewhat uncomfortable  Neutral  Somewhat comfortable  Very comfortable      
12. Why do you feel the way that you do?
 
13. What information have you been told about the donor? (e.g. physical characteristics; education; name).
 

Section 2

Please read the following statements and indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement
1. A child born from sperm, egg or embryo donation should be told that a donor was used to help their mum get pregnant?
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
2. A child born from donated sperm, eggs or embryos should have the right to receive identifying information about the donor(s).
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
3. I have no desire ever to meet with my donor
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
4. I would like to receive a written description of my donor’s physical characteristics, attitudes and personal interests
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
5. I would like to see a photo of my donor (taken around the time of the donation)
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
6. I would like to meet my donor some day.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
7. I would like to write or email to my donor.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
8. I would like to meet my donor’s other family, some day.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
9. Would you like to provide any additional information?
 

Section 3

Donor Information

The amount of information about a donor that is available to donor conceived offspring varies across Australia.

Below is a list of things that you might want to know about your donor.

Please indicate how important it is to you that the following information about the donor be available to you.

Please note that in most cases information about the donor is recorded at the time of donation and is not up-dated.

1. His/her name?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
2. His/her date of birth?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
3. His/her age when they made the donation?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
4. His/her photo (taken around the time of donation)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
5. Information about his/her family (eg how many brothers and sisters they have; whether they have other children)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
6. His/her job (at the time of the donation)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
7. His/her health history (at the time of the donation)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
8. His/her cultural background?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
9. His/her religion?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
10. His/her hobbies and interests (eg what music they like)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
11. His/her reasons why they donated?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
12. How many times he/she donated?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
13. His/her feelings about being contacted by you?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
14. A written description of his/her physical characteristics at the time of donation (eg height, build, eye and hair colour)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
15. His/her level of education (at the time of donation)?
 
 Very Important  Important  Kind of Important  Not Very Important  Not Important at all      
16. Are there any other things about the donor that you think you should know? Please detail.
 

Section 4

From the list above please choose the three things that you think are the most important things you should know about your donor. Please rank in order of importance where 1 = most important.
1. Please indicate feature ranked 1
 
 
2. Please indicate feature ranked 2
 
 
3. Please indicate feature ranked 3
 
 

Section 5

We are interested in why you rank the above information as important to you.

Please read the following statements and then tick the box that best indicates how much you agree or disagree with each statement.

1. The information will give me more of a complete picture of myself.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
2. The information will enable me to answer questions on my biological origins.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
3. The information will help satisfy my curiosity about the donor.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
4. The information will help explain why I look the way I do.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
5. The information will help me understand what I might look like in the future.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
6. The information will help me understand why some of my interests/talents are different from my family.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
7. The more information I have helps complete my sense of “who I am”
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
8. The information will enable me to complete my genetic family tree
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
9. The information will help my sense of self esteem.
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
10. The information will help me understand more about my future health
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
11. Are there any other reasons why the above information about the donor is important to you? Please describe.
 
12. Donors are allowed to donate to more than one family. In your view how many families should a donor donate to?
 
13. In your view how many children in total should be born through the assistance of one donor?