Stat 100 Survey 3 (extra), Spring 2016 (Laska)

876 responses, 39 variables

Column description

  1. gender: What is your gender?
  2. greek: Are you a member of a fraternity or sorority?
  3. homeTown: Are you from a small town, a medium sized city (like Champaign Urbana), a big city suburb (like Chicago suburb) or from a big city (like chicago or STL, but not the suburbs)?
  4. highSchool: Did you go to a high school that has standards based grading? (No, Yes, In some classes, Not Sure)
  5. age: How old are you?
  6. major: What is your major?
  7. ethnicity: Which of the following groups best describes your racial/ethnic background?
    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic/Latino
    Asian (including Far East, Southeast and the Indian subcontinent, India, Pakistan, etc.)
    Other
  8. belief: What do you believe in out of the following? (Creationism; Evolution; Divine Guidance (Evolution with the help of god); None of the above)
  9. religion: Which of the following groups best describes your religious identification?
    Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Religious but not one of the above, Agnostic, Atheist
  10. religious: How religious are you?
    On a scale of 0-10 rate where you fall:
    "0" means not at all religious and "10" means extremely regious.
  11. expectedIncome: Twenty years down the road, how much money do you expect to make per year? ($ in thousands)
  12. followElection: How closely have you followed the 2016 Presidential Election?
    Not at all, I don't even know who's running
    Some, I know the big names
    Pretty closely, I know all of the candidates
    Very closely, I know all of the candidates and where they stand on the issues I care
  13. president: If the election were today, which of the 2016 Presidential candidates would you vote for (assume you're eligible to vote even if you're not)?
    Unsure, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kacich, Ben Carson
  14. liberal: On a scale of 0-10, how politically liberal or conservative are you? (0 means extremely liberal and 10 means extremely conservative.)

  15. 15-23: How important are each of these problems to you? (This is just a sampling of political problems, in no way meant to be comprehensive.) Rank on a scale of 0-10 with 0 meaning not at all important and 10 meaning extremely important.

  16. environment: Global Warming and Environmental Issues
  17. terrorism
  18. economicInequality: Economic Inequality
  19. racism: Ending Racism
  20. genderEquality: Gender Equality
  21. security: Illegal Immigration and Border Security
  22. familyVal: Preserving Traditional Family Values
  23. gunControl: Stricter Gun Controls
  24. taxes

  25. 24-31: Which of the following groups do you think pose the biggest threat to our democracy? Rank on a scale of 0-10 with 10 being the biggest threat.

  26. bigMoney: Big Money's Influence on Politics
  27. illegalImmigrants: Illegal Immigrants
  28. farRightPol: Far Right Politicians
  29. farLeftPol: Far Left Politicians
  30. religiousFanatics: Religious Fanatics
  31. terrorists
  32. foreignPowers: Foreign Powers
  33. notVote: People who don't bother to vote

  34. politicalParty: Which political party do you identify with?
    (Democrat, Republican, Independent, Other)
  35. voteMar: On a scale of 0-10, how likely are you to vote in primary on March 15? (0 means you're sure you won't vote and 10 means you're sure you will vote; -1 = Not Eligible to Vote)
  36. voteNov: On a scale of 0-10, how likely are you to vote in November? (0 means you're sure you won't vote and 10 means you're sure you will vote; -1 = Not Eligible to Vote)
  37. gradeVsLearning: On a scale of 0-10, Are you more interested in your grades or how much you learn (where "0" means "Only Grades" ........and "10" means "Only learning")?
  38. parentRelationship: On a scale of 0-10, how well do you get along with your parents? (0 means "not at all" and 10 means "extremely well".)
  39. workHr: About how many hours a week do you work at a paying job?
  40. tuition: About what percent of your college costs are your parents paying for?
  41. voteParent: Do you think you and your parents will vote for the same candidate for president (assuming you both had to vote)?