1. What is your age?
2. What year will you graduate? select 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Other
3. Where were you born?
4. What is your major? (If you have not picked one yet, what is your likely major?)
5. What is your second major (if you are a double-major)?
6. Why are you taking this course? select It's required (1) To obtain new skills (2) For a future job (3) I'm interested in the topic (4) Other (5)
On an average weekday (Monday through Friday) during the school year, about how many hours do you spend:
7. Studying?
8. Using e-mail?
9. Watching TV?
10. Working at a job for pay?
11. Sleeping?
12. Participating in student clubs/groups?
13. What is the highest hourly wage you have ever earned? $
Within the past 12 months, have you...
14. smoked a cigarette? Yes No
15. gone camping, hiking, or canoeing? Yes No
16. gone hunting or fishing? Yes No
17. visited an art museum or gallery? Yes No
18. gone out to see a movie in a theater? Yes No
19. attended an amateur or professional sports event? Yes No
20. made art or craft objects such as pottery, woodworking, quilts, or paintings? Yes No
21. gone to an auto, stock car, or motorcycle race? Yes No
22. grown vegetables, flowers, or shrubs in a garden? Yes No
23. gone to a live ballet or dance performance (not including school productions)? Yes No
24. gone to a classical music or opera performance (not including school productions)? Yes No
25. taken part in a music, dance, or theatrical performance? Yes No
26. participated in any sports activity such as softball, basketball, swimming, golf, bowling, skiing, or tennis? Yes No
27. recorded a TV program so you could watch it later? Yes No
28. played a musical instrument like a piano, guitar, or violin? Yes No
29. felt depressed? Yes No
30. How many times have you been to New York City? select 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 more than 20 times
31. Whom did you vote for in the last presidential election? select Al Gore (1) George Bush, Jr. (2) Ralph Nader (3) Pat Buchanan (4) Other (5) Did not vote (6)
If other, please specify:
32. Please place yourself on the following political ideology scale, where 1 means very liberal and 10 means very conservative. select 1 = Very Liberal 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 = Very Conservative
33. Choose the answer that best describes your family's social class:
Lower class (1) Working class (2) Middle class (3) Upper class (4)
34. What is your height in inches? inches
35. What is your mother's height in inches? inches
(1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)
36. What is your mother's education? select Did not complete high school (1) Completed high school (or GED) (2) Attended vocational school after high school (3) Attended some college but did not graduate (4) Graduated from college with a BA or BS (5) Completed Master's degree (6) Completed professional degree (MBA, MD, JD) (7) Completed Ph.D. (8)
37. What is your father's education? select Did not complete high school (1) Completed high school (or GED) (2) Attended vocational school after high school (3) Attended some college but did not graduate (4) Graduated from college with a BA or BS (5) Completed Master's degree (6) Completed professional degree (MBA, MD, JD) (7) Completed Ph.D. (8)
For each of the following items, indicate if it is one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important.
38. Being financially secure select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 39. Being married select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 40. Having children select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 41. Having faith in God select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 42. Having nice things select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 43. Being cultured select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 44. Having a fulfilling job select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5) 45. Being self-sufficient and not having to depend on others select One of the most important (1) Very important (2) Somewhat important (3) Not too important (4) Not at all important (5)
47. If you turned down the above bet, how much would the winning amount have to be in order for you to risk $10 on a 50-50 bet? In other words, would you bet with me if I raised the amount you would win from $11 to $20? To $50? To $100? You still only lose $10 if you guess incorrectly. (If you said "yes" to the previous question, just write "$11" here)
48. If presented with the following two alternatives, which would you choose?
An 85% chance to win $1000 (with a 15% chance to win nothing) (1) Receiving $800 for sure. (2)
49. If presented with the following two alternatives, which would you choose?
An 85% chance of losing $1000 (with a 15% chance of losing nothing) (1) Losing $800 for sure. (2)
50. How much freedom do you think Americans have today? Would you say they have complete freedom, a great deal of freedom, a moderate degree of freedom, not much freedom, or no freedom at all?
Complete freedom (1) A great deal of freedom (2) Moderate degree of freedom (3) Not much freedom (4) No freedom at all (5) Don't know (6)
51. And about you yourself? Would you say right now that you have complete freedom, a great deal of freedom, a moderate degree of freedom, not much freedom, or no freedom at all?
52. Here are six statements about freedom. Each one may say something true and important about freedom, but I'd like you to try to rank them in order of importance to you personally. For example, if you think 52A is the fifth most important aspect of freedom of the six listed here, you will write "5" as your answer for 52A.
A. Freedom is being left alone to do what I want. B. Freedom is having a government that doesn't spy on me or interfere in my life. C. True freedom is feeling an inner spiritual peace. D. Freedom is having the right to participate in politics and elections. E. Freedom is having the power to choose and do what I want in life. F. Freedom is being able to express unpopular ideas without fearing for my safety.
B. Freedom is having a government that doesn't spy on me or interfere in my life.
C. True freedom is feeling an inner spiritual peace.
D. Freedom is having the right to participate in politics and elections.
E. Freedom is having the power to choose and do what I want in life.
F. Freedom is being able to express unpopular ideas without fearing for my safety.
53. And finally, what occupation do you hope to have at age 35?