Stat 200 Survey 2, Spring 2016 (Fireman)

151 responses, 35 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. ethnicity: Which of the following groups best describes your racial/ethnic background?
   White
   Asian (including Far East, Southeast and the Indian subcontinent, India, Pakistan, etc.)
   Other
5. 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
6. 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.
7. expectedIncome: Twenty years down the road, how much money do you expect to make per year? ($ in thousands)
8. 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
9. 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
10. liberal: On a scale of 0-10, how politically liberal or conservative are you? (0 means extremely liberal and 10 means extremely conservative.)



10-19: 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.

11. environment: Global Warming and Environmental Issues
12. terrorism
13. economicInequality: Economic Inequality
14. racism: Ending Racism
15. genderEquality: Gender Equality
16. security: Illegal Immigration and Border Security
17. familyVal: Preserving Traditional Family Values
18. gunControl: Stricter Gun Controls
19. taxes



20-27: 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.

20. bigMoney: Big Money's Influence on Politics
21. illegalImmigrants: Illegal Immigrants
22. farRightPol: Far Right Politicians
23. farLeftPol: Far Left Politicians
24. religiousFanatics: Religious Fanatics
25. terrorists
26. foreignPowers: Foreign Powers
27. notVote: People who don't bother to vote


28. politicalParty: Which political party do you identify with?
    (Democrat, Republican, Independent, Other)
29. 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)
30. 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)
31. 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")?
32. 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".)
33. workHr: About how many hours a week do you work at a paying job?
34. tuition: About what percent of your college costs are your parents paying for?
35. voteParent: Do you think you and your parents will vote for the same candidate for president (assuming you both had to vote)?