Wave 3: Summer 2012 Demographic Survey
Post-Freshman Summer 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 and again last winter. 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 47 questions in this survey Summer 2012 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: Secondsem.work
During your second 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 second semester of college.
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.4 Question 4: secondsem.classes
In the spaces below, please provide CRN number of the classes you were in during the Spring 2012 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 Spring 2012 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: 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:
0.6 Question 6: Weight
What is your weight in pounds?
Please write your answer here:
0.7 Question 7: Health
Would you say your own health in general is:
Please choose only one of the following:
0.8 Question 8: 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:
0.9 Question 9: 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:
0.10 Question 10: Well.being.index
two weeks. Notice that higher numbers mean better well-being The next set of questions are concerned with activities you have done since the start of the spring semester and the things that you hope to do or be.
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:
0.11 Question 11: Activity.spring2012
For the activities below, indicate which ones you did since the start of the Spring 2012 semester in January.
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.12 Question 12: Spring2012.hractivit
Since the start o the Spring 2012 semester, how much time in hours did you spend during a typical week doing the following activities?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.13 Question 13: Importance
Please indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.14 Question 14: Guess.chance
What is your best guess as to the chances you will:
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.15 Question 15: 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:
0.16 Question 16: Death.penalty
Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.17 Question 17: Marijuana.legal
Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.18 Question 18: Abortion.legal
Which one of the opinions listed below best agrees with your view?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.19 Question 19: 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:
0.20 Question 20: Homo.marriage
Do you agree that homosexual couples should have the right to marry one another?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.21 Question 21: 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:
0.22 Question 22: 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:
0.23 Question 23: Fs.welfare
Do you think federal spending on welfare should increase, be kept the same, or decrease?
Please choose only one of the following:
0.24 Question 24: 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:
0.25 Question 25: 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:
0.26 Question 26: 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:
0.27 Question 27: 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:
0.28 Question 28: 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:
0.29 Question 29: 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:
0.30 Question 30: 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:
0.31 Question 31: 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:
0.32 Question 32: 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:
0.33 Question 33: Music.pref
For each of the types of music listed below, please indicate those that you listen to.
Please choose all that apply:
0.34 Question 34: Cultural.events
the start of the Spring semester in January.
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.*
0.35 Question 35: 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:
0.36 Question 36: Type.book.read
Which of the following types of books do you like to read?
Please choose all that apply:
0.37 Question 37: Landmarks
List up to 5 landmarks or places that you have visited since the start of the spring semester in January?
Please write your answer(s) here:
0.38 Question 38: Interest.items
Please indicate how much you enjoy doing each of the following activities? Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.39 Question 39: Use.facebook
Which of the following social networking services do you use?
Please choose all that apply:
0.40 Question 40: Contacts
How many contacts are stored in your cell phone’s address book?
Please write your answer here:
0.41 Question 41: 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:
0.42 Question 42: netsense.improveproj
study could be improved.
Please suggest ways in which you think the user experience in the NetSense Please write your answer here:
0.43 Question 43: netsense.quizzes
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.44 Question 44: 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:
0.45 Question 45: Religious.pref
What is your religious preference?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0.46 Question 46: 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:
0.47 Question 47: Parents.marriage
Are your parents:
Please choose only one of the following: