Wave 1: Summer 2011 Demographic Survey
Freshman Entry & Baseline Demographic Questionnaire
Thank you for taking this survey. Your answers will provide us with important baseline information on you and your background. The survey should take between 30-40 minutes. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability. Some of these questions may look familiar because they were also on the 2011 CIRP Freshman survey that you took. We are asking them again because they are good questions and we need to obtain the information from you as well.
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There are 80 questions in this survey NetSense Entry 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: Type.highschool
This next set of questions are about your education and high school experience.
2. From what kind of high school did you graduate?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.3 Question 3: Same.sex
3. Was the high school that you graduated from
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0.4 Question 4: HS.grade
4. What was your average grade in high school?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.5 Question 5: APcourses
5. How many Advanced Placement courses or exams did you take in high school?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.6 Question 6: Highest.degree
6. What is the highest academic degree that you intend to obtain?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.7 Question 7: Undergrad.major
7. 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:
0.8 Question 8: Highschool.work
8. During your senior year in high school, how many hours per week did you typically work for pay?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.9 Question 9: Clubs
9. Here is a list of clubs, organizations, and sport teams found at many schools. Indicate which clubs you participated in while you were in high school.
Please choose all that apply:
0.10 Question 10: Relatives.ND
10. Please indicate which of your relatives attended Notre Dame, if any.
Please choose all that apply:
0.11 Question 11: First.choice
11. Was Notre Dame your first choice among the colleges to which you applied?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.12 Question 12: Well.being.index
The next set of questions are about you – who you are and what you like to do.
12. Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last two weeks. Notice that higher numbers mean better well-being
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.13 Question 13: I.am.someone.who
13. 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:
0.14 Question 14: Happiness
14. 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: Health
15. Would you say your own health in general is:
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0.16 Question 16: Weitht
16. What is your weight in pounds?
Please write your answer here:
0.17 Question 17: Height
17. What is your height in feet and inches?
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0.18 Question 18: Eye.glasses
18. Do you wear glasses?
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0.19 Question 19: Contact.lens
19. Do you wear contact lenses?
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0.20 Question 20: Disability.physical
20. Do you have a physical disability?
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0.21 Question 21: Disability.learning
21. Do you have a learning disability?
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0.22 Question 22: Activity.pastyear
The next set of questions concern activities that you have done and things that you hope to do or be.
22. For the activities below, indicate which ones you did during the past year?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.23 Question 23: Highschool.activity
23. During your last year in high school, how much time in hours did you spend during a typical week doing the following activities?
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0.24 Question 24: Importance
24. Please indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following?
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0.25 Question 25: Guess.chance
25. What is your best guess as to the chances you will:
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0.26 Question 26: 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:
0.27 Question 27: Death.penalty
27. Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.28 Question 28: Marijuana.legal
28. Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.29 Question 29: Abortion.legal
29. Which one of the opinions listed below best agrees with your view?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.30 Question 30: Homosexual
30. 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:
0.31 Question 31: Homo.marriage
31. Do you agree that homosexual couples should have the right to marry one another?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.32 Question 32: Premarital.sex
32. 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:
0.33 Question 33: Dr.end.life
33. 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:
0.34 Question 34: Fs.welfare
34. Do you think federal spending on welfare should increase, be kept the same, or decrease?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.35 Question 35: Fs.socsec
35. Do you think federal spending on social security should increase, be kept the same, or decrease?
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0.36 Question 36: Health.ins
36. 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:
0.37 Question 37: Job.guar
37. 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:
0.38 Question 38: Govn.services
38. 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:
0.39 Question 39: Too.much.eq.rights
39. Do you agree that we have gone too far in pushing equal rights in this country?
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0.40 Question 40: Eq.chances
40. Do you agree that one of the big problems in this country is that we don’t give everyone an equal chance?
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0.41 Question 41: More.eq.chances
41. Do you agree that it is not really that a big problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others?
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0.42 Question 42: Less.eq
42. 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:
0.43 Question 43: Discrimination.race
43. 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:
0.44 Question 44: Music.pref
44. For each of the types of music listed below, please indicate those that you listen to.
Please choose all that apply:
0.45 Question 45: Cultural.events
45. Please indicate for each of the following cultural events whether you have attended such an event during the last year. events you voluntarily chose to attend.
Please do not count cultural events that you attended through your school. We are interested in cultural Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.46 Question 46: Books.read
46. Not including books that you were required to read for school, how many books have you read during the past 12 months.
Please write your answer here:
0.47 Question 47: Type.book.read
47. Which of the following types of books do you like to read?
Please choose all that apply:
0.48 Question 48: Music.collection
48. How many songs are in your music collection?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.49 Question 49: Landmarks
49. List 5 well known landmarks or places that you have visited since the age of 10?
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.50 Question 50: Out.us
50. Have you ever been out of the United States?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.51 Question 51: Where.out.us
50-a. If so, where have you been?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘50 [Out.us]’ (50. Have you ever been out of the United States?)
Please choose all that apply:
0.52 Question 52: Number.pets
51. Overall, how many pets did you have while growing up?
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0.53 Question 53: Interest.items
52. Please indicate how much you enjoy doing each of the following activities?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.54 Question 54: Cell
The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most.
53. Do you use a cell phone?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.55 Question 55: Maker
54. Who is the maker of your current cell phone? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
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0.56 Question 56: Model
55. What is the model of your cell phone? Please enter the model in the box below. If you are not sure, please enter “Don’t Know.” more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please write your answer here:
0.57 Question 57: Period
56. How long have you been using your current cell phone? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please choose only one of the following:
0.58 Question 58: Carrier
57. Who is your cell phone carrier? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please choose only one of the following:
0.59 Question 59: Usage.degree
58. 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? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.60 Question 60: Plan.purchasing
59. Do you own or plan on purchasing soon a
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0.61 Question 61: Computer.use
60. 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:
0.62 Question 62: Program
61. Do you know any computer languages well enough to write programs using those languages?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.63 Question 63: Program.which
61-a. Which of the following computer languages do you know?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘62 [Program]’ (61. Do you know any computer languages well enough to write programs using those languages?)
Please choose all that apply:
0.64 Question 64: Use.facebook
62. Which of the following social networking services do you use?
Please choose all that apply:
0.65 Question 65: Privacy.facebook
62-a. 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 ‘64 [Use.facebook]’ (62. Which of the following social networking services do you use?)
Please choose only one of the following:
0.66 Question 66: Activity
63. Below is a list of functions that people use with their cell phones. During this last summer, what has been your typical usage of your cell phone for each of the items listed below? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.67 Question 67: Talk
64. During this summer, on a typical day how many minutes did you spend talking to other people on your cell phone? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please write your answer here:
0.68 Question 68: Send.sms
65. During this summer, on a typical day how many text messages did you send? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please write your answer here:
0.69 Question 69: Receive.sms
66. During this summer, on a typical day how many text messages did you receive? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please write your answer here:
0.70 Question 70: Contacts
67. How many contacts are stored in your cell phone’s address book? more than one cell phone, please answer with reference to the phone that you use the most. 53. Do you use a cell phone?)
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was Y’Yes’ at question ‘54 [Cell]’ (The next set of questions concern your usage of cell phone and other modern technologies. If you normally use
Please write your answer here:
0.71 Question 71: English.native
The final set of questions concern basic information about you and your background.
68. Is English your native language?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.72 Question 72: Citizenship
69. What is your citizenship status?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.73 Question 73: Parents.marriage
70. Are your parents:
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0.74 Question 74: Parents.income
71. What is your best estimate of your parents’ total income last year? Consider income from all sources before taxes.
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met: ° Answer was NOT 4’Both deceased’ at question ‘73 [Parents.marriage]’ (70. Are your parents:)
Please choose only one of the following:
0.75 Question 75: Level.edu
72. What is the highest level of formal education obtained by your parents?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.76 Question 76: Occupations
73. 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:
0.77 Question 77: Religious.pref
74. For each of the individuals, select their current religious preference.
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.78 Question 78: Military.status
75. What is your military status?
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0.79 Question 79: Family.military
76. Is anyone or was anyone in your family (parents, siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins) in the military?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.80 Question 80: Close.military
77. Besides people in your family, do you know anyone fairly well who is in the military?
Please choose only one of the following: