Survey Questionnaire_Fall 23

Randall Wyatt, PhD Special Instructor of Sociology Oakland University SOC 2010: Introductory Social Science Methods To Whom it may concern, You are receiving this survey because a student in this course chose you to participate in it for us to procure opinions on important topics for our final class assignment. Your responses to these questions are completely confidential. We do not ask for your name and will not make any attempts to personally identify you. Your response to this survey is purely for purposes of instruction in this course and is meant to provide students with hands-on experience in conducting an independent research project. We are interested in identifying whether demographic factors such as socioeconomic status, gender, or ethnicity may have any bearing on important social attitudes. Each question used in this survey derives directly from the General Social Survey, which is a survey produced and disseminated by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) every two years since 1972. These surveys and the information you provide in them will not be retained after the semester has ended. I would like you to know that by participating in this survey, you will provide invaluable support to students interested in conducting social science research in the future. No monetary incentives will be provided for completion of this survey. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of this process, you are encouraged to email me at rwyatt@oakland.edu and I will do my best to respond to your questions promptly. The questions to the survey follow this page.

1. What is the highest level of school you have completed? a. Less than High School. b. GED certificate or High School graduate. c. Some College. d. Associates Degree. e. Bachelorette Degree. f. Graduate Degree. 2. How many total years of education have you completed? Please write your answer in the space provided. ______________. 3. How old are you? Please write your age in the space provided. ______________. 4. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a... a. Republican b. Democrat c. Independent d. Another party, please specify: e. No preference 5. Which gender do you consider yourself as? a. Man b. Woman c. Other/Non-binary 6. Which race-ethnicity do you consider yourself? a. White b. Black c. Hispanic d. Asian e. Other: Please specify: _________________ 7. If you were asked to use one of four names for your social class, which would you say you belong in? a. Lower class b. Working class c. Middle class d. Upper class

a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Disagree d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree 13. Immigrants take jobs away from people born in America. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Disagree d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree 14. English should be the official language of the United States. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Disagree d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree 15. Stand Your Ground laws make me feel safer. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Disagree d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree 16. Stand Your Ground laws should be expanded to all 50 states in the United States. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Agree d. Disagree e. Strongly Agree 17. Men are better providers than women. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Disagree d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree 18. Women are natural nurturers. a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree c. Neither Agree nor Disagree d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree 19. Do you ever use a social networking site like Facebook and Twitter. 1. Yes 2. No 3. Don’t Know 20. (If 16 = 1) Thinking about your activity on social networking sites, how often would you say you post? a. Never b. At least once a month but not every week c. At least once a week but not every day d. At least once a day 21. How often do you attend religious services? a. I never attend religious services. b. About once a year. c. Several times a year but less than 12 times a year. d. At least once a month but not every week. e. At least once a week. 22. Rate the work ethic of African Americans. a. Lazy b. Somewhat lazy c. Neither lazy nor hard working d. Somewhat hard working e. Hard working 23. Rate the work ethic of Mexican Americans. a. Lazy b. Somewhat lazy c. Neither lazy nor hard working d. Somewhat hard working e. Hard working 24. Now I want to ask a few questions about whether a person should have the right to an abortion given certain circumstances. Should an individual be allowed to have an abortion if: The mother wants one for any reason. a. Yes b. No