Wave 2: Spring 2012 Demographic Survey
Freshman Spring Semester Demographic Questionnaire
Thank you for taking this survey. Your answers will provide us with updated information on you and your background. The survey should take between 30-40 minutes. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability. Many of these questions were asked during the original entry survey you took during the summer. We are asking them again because they will provide us with information on how your opinions or situation has changed over the last semester. When taking the survey you can return to previous pages by clicking the “Previous” button at the bottom of a page. Please do not use your browsers “Back” button. Your answers are completely confidential. The information that you provide will only be released as summaries in which no individual’s answers can be identified. If you have any questions please email us at netsense@nd.edu. Thanks!
There are 64 questions in this survey Spring Survey First we need to know your name and your NetID
0.1 Question 1: Name.NetID
1. What is your name and your NetID?
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.2 Question 2: Firstsem.work
During your first semester of college, how many hours per week did you typically work for pay?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.3 Question 3: Clubs
In the spaces below, please list up to ten clubs, organizations, RecSports classes or non-varsity sports teams that you participated in during your first semester of college.
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.4 Question 4: firstsem.classes
In the spaces below, please provide CRN number of the classes you were in during the Fall 2011 semester. Please include all classes, including those you dropped. This number can be easily found by:
1. Following this link to inside.nd.edu 2. Click on the ‘Student Academic’ Tab 3. In the middle field, select ’Concise Schedule” 4. Select the Fall 2011 semester. 5. The left hand column will list the CRN number of all your classes. You can cut and paste the numbers into the boxes below.
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.5 Question 5: firstsem.grade
What was your overall GPA for your first semester at college?
Please write your answer here:
0.6 Question 6: Undergrad.major
Below is a list of different undergraduate major fields grouped into general categories. Mark one to indicate your probable field of study.
Please choose only one of the following:
0.7 Question 7: Disability.learning
Do you have a learning disability?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.8 Question 8: Disability.physical
Do you have a physical disability?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.9 Question 9: Contact.lens
Do you wear contact lenses?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.10 Question 10: Eye.glasses
Do you wear glasses?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.11 Question 11: Height
What is your height in feet and inches?
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.12 Question 12: Weight
What is your weight in pounds?
Please write your answer here:
0.13 Question 13: Health
Would you say your own health in general is:
Please choose only one of the following:
0.14 Question 14: Happiness
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days - would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.15 Question 15: I.am.someone.who
Here are a number of characteristics that may or may not apply to you. For each trait indicate the extent to which that trait applies to you by selecting the level of agreement with the statement. I am someone who….
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.16 Question 16: Well.being.index
two weeks. Notice that higher numbers mean better well-being
Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.17 Question 17: Activity.firstsem
For the activities below, indicate which ones you did since the beginning of school in August.
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.18 Question 18: firstsem.activity
Since the start of school last August, how much time in hours did you spend during a typical week doing the following activities?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.19 Question 19: Importance
Please indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.20 Question 20: Guess.chance
What is your best guess as to the chances you will:
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.21 Question 21: Political.scale
The next set of questions concern your attitudes and tastes.
26. We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives. On a seven-point scale on which the political views that people might hold are arranged from extremely liberal–point 1–to extremely conservative– point 7. Where would you place yourself on this scale?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.22 Question 22: Death.penalty
Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.23 Question 23: Marijuana.legal
Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.24 Question 24: Abortion.legal
Which one of the opinions listed below best agrees with your view?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.25 Question 25: Homosexual
What do you think about consensual sexual relations between two adults of the same sex? Do you think that it always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.26 Question 26: Homo.marriage
Do you agree that homosexual couples should have the right to marry one another?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.27 Question 27: Premarital.sex
There’s been a lot of discussion about the way morals and attitudes about sex are changing in this country. If a man and woman have sex relations before marriage, do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.28 Question 28: Dr.end.life
When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you think doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his family request it?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.29 Question 29: Fs.welfare
Do you think federal spending on welfare should increase, be kept the same, or decrease?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.30 Question 30: Fs.socsec
Do you think federal spending on social security should increase, be kept the same, or decrease?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.31 Question 31: Health.ins
Some feel there should be a government insurance plan which would cover all medical and hospital expenses. Others feel that medical expenses should be paid by individuals and through private insurance like Blue Cross or other company paid plans. Where would you place yourself on the 7- point scale?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.32 Question 32: Job.guar
Some people feel that the government should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living. Others think the government should just let each person get ahead on her/their own. Where would you place yourself on the 7-point scale?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.33 Question 33: Govn.services
Some people think the government should provide fewer services, even in areas such as health and education, in order to reduce spending. Other people feel that it is important for the government to provide many more services even if it means an increase in spending. Where would you place yourself on this scale?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.34 Question 34: Too.much.eq.rights
Do you agree that we have gone too far in pushing equal rights in this country?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.35 Question 35: Eq.chances
Do you agree that one of the big problems in this country is that we don’t give everyone an equal chance?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.36 Question 36: More.eq.chances
Do you agree that it is not really that a big problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.37 Question 37: Less.eq
Do you agree that this country would be better off if we worried less about how equal people are?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.38 Question 38: Discrimination.race
Some people say that because of past discrimination, blacks should be given preference in hiring and promotion. Others say that such preference in hiring and promotion of blacks is wrong because it discriminates against whites. What about your opinion – are you for or against preferential hiring and promotion of blacks?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.39 Question 39: Music.pref
For each of the types of music listed below, please indicate those that you listen to.
Please choose all that apply:
0.40 Question 40: Cultural.events
the start of school last August.
Please indicate for each of the following cultural events whether you have attended such an event since Please do not count cultural events that you attended through your classes. We are interested in cultural events you voluntarily chose to attend.*
0.41 Question 41: Books.read
Not including books that you were required to read for class, how many books have you read since the start of school in August?
Please write your answer here:
0.42 Question 42: Type.book.read
Which of the following types of books do you like to read?
Please choose all that apply:
0.43 Question 43: Music.collection
How many songs are in your music collection?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.44 Question 44: Landmarks
List up to 5 landmarks or places that you have visited since the start of school in August?
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.45 Question 45: Out.us
Did you travel outside the United States since the start of school in August?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.46 Question 46: Where.out.us
If so, where have you been?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘45 [Out.us]’ (Did you travel outside the United States since the start of school in August?)
Please choose all that apply:
0.47 Question 47: Interest.items
Please indicate how much you enjoy doing each of the following activities? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.48 Question 48: Usage.degree
Overall how would you characterize your use of your cell phone? On a scale from 0 (use it very little if at all) to 10 (I am a power user) where would you place yourself?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.49 Question 49: Plan.purchasing
Do you own or plan on purchasing soon a
Please choose all that apply:
0.50 Question 50: Computer.use
Overall how would you characterize your use of computers. On a scale of 0 (I rarely use a computer) to 10 (I am very computer savvy), where would you place yourself?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.51 Question 51: Use.facebook
Which of the following social networking services do you use?
Please choose all that apply:
0.52 Question 52: Privacy.facebook
Do you restrict who can see your posts on Facebook?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y at question ‘51 [Use.facebook]’ (Which of the following social networking services do you use?)
Please choose only one of the following:
0.53 Question 53: Activity
Below is a list of functions that people use with their cell phones. Since the start of school last August, what has been your typical usage of your cell phone for each of the items listed below?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.54 Question 54: Talk
Since the start of school last August, how many minutes did you spend talking to other people on your cell phone during a typical day?
Please write your answer here:
0.55 Question 55: Send.sms
Since the start of school last August, how many text messages did you send on a typical day?
Please write your answer here:
0.56 Question 56: Receive.sms
Since the start of school last August, how many text messages did you receive on a typical day?
Please write your answer here:
0.57 Question 57: Contacts
How many contacts are stored in your cell phone’s address book?
Please write your answer here:
0.58 Question 58: netsense.projectqual
Please rate each of the following items on a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.59 Question 59: netsense.improveproj
study could be improved.
Please suggest ways in which you think the user experience in the NetSense Please write your answer here:
0.60 Question 60: netsense.quizzes
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.61 Question 61: netsense.improvequiz
How can we improve the user experience of the on-phone survey? Some topics to consider - frequency of surveys, number of questions per survey, user interface, etc.
Please write your answer here:
0.62 Question 62: Religious.pref
What is your religious preference?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.63 Question 63: Occupations
For each of the listed individuals, select their current occupation and what your probable career will be.
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.64 Question 64: Parents.marriage
Are your parents:
Please choose only one of the following: