PART III: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Activities

1. During this academic year, have you been involved in any of the following activities or organizations?

 
Participant or member Officer or leader Neither
Student government
Fraternity or sorority
Other campus-based club or organization
Off-campus club or organization

2. Which of these best describes your opinion on the following statements?

  Strongly disagree Disagree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Agree Strongly agree
Opportunities for community service while on this campus are important to me
Opportunities to develop my leadership skills while on this campus are important to me
My experience on this campus provides adequate opportunity to explore my cultural identity
I feel I can express my political opinions on campus

Community Service & Leadership

3. DURING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, have you done community service work either on or off campus?

3a. How did you get involved in this particular community service work? If you have been involved in more than one form of community service, please answer for the one that has been the largest time commitment.

3b. Why did you participate in this community service? Please check all that apply.

3c. What was the type of organization where you did this community service? If you have been involved in more than one form of community service, please answer for the one that has been the largest time commitment.

3d. What kind of community service work did you do? Please check all that apply.

3e. Thinking back on this academic year, how often did you do community service work?

3f. During a TYPICAL 7-day (168 hour) week in this academic year, how many hours do you spend performing community service work?

  0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-12 More than 12

News & Information Sources

4. How often would you say you follow what's going on in government and public affairs?

5. How often do you use the following sources of NEWS INFORMATION during this past academic year?

  Rarely or never Less than once a week Once a week Several times a week Everyday More than once a day
National television news
Local television news
Internet
Public television
Public radio
Talk radio
Weekly news magazines
Campus newspaper
Other daily newspaper

6. Thinking back over the past month, which of the following was the main source of information for you about news and public affairs?

7. Aside from campus newspapers and weekly newspapers, which, if any, newspapers, do you read (not online) at least several times a week? (If you read more than three newspapers, please choose the three newspapers you read most often.)

 
Daily newspaper #1:
Daily newspaper #2:
Daily newspaper #3:

8. How often do you use the Internet as a source of news?

9. Which news website(s) do you use? (If you use more than three websites on a fairly regular basis, please choose the three websites you use most often.)

 
News website #1:
News website #2:
News website #3:

Political Engagement

10. Thinking back on this academic year, how often have you done each of the following?

  Never Rarely Occasionally Somewhat often Often Very often
Attended meetings or rallies related to local, state, or national politics
Engaged in protests or demonstrations
Performed work or service for a political campaign
Talked with friends about current events or things you have heard about in the news

11. And during this academic year, have you ever . . .

  No Yes
. . . signed an online petition?
. . . forwarded an online petition to someone else?
. . . written a letter or e-mail to an elected official?
. . . donated money to a political cause?
. . . worn a wristband to show your support for a political cause or issue?
. . . refused to buy something from a company because you disagreed with the company's social or political values?

12. 

13. When it comes to politics, where would you place yourself on this scale? Please select the response closest to your position.

  Very liberal Liberal Slightly liberal Moderate: middle of the road Slightly conservative Conservative Very conservative

14. Below is a scale with strong Democrats on one end and strong Republicans on the other, and with independents in the middle. Where would you place yourself in the scale?

    Other party (please specify):
I strongly prefer the Democrats I prefer the Democrats I am basically independent but lean toward the Democrats I am independent, I have no preference for either party I am basically independent but lean toward the Republicans I prefer the Republicans I strongly prefer the Republicans  

 

15. Now think for a minute about your parents when you were growing up. Where would you place your MOTHER on this scale?

    Other party (please specify):
Strongly prefers the Democrats Prefers the Democrats Basically independent but leans toward the Democrats Independent, no preference for either party Basically independent but leans toward the Republicans Prefers the Republicans Strongly prefer the Republicans Don't know  
 

16. Where would you place your FATHER on this scale?

    Other party (please specify):
Strongly prefers the Democrats Prefers the Democrats Basically independent but leans toward the Democrats Independent, no preference for either party Basically independent but leans toward the Republicans Prefers the Republicans Strongly prefer the Republicans Don't know  
 

17. What is your religious preference?

17a. Do you consider yourself a Born-Again Christian?

18. Which of these best describes your opinion on the following issues?

  Agree strongly Agree somewhat Disagree somewhat Disagree strongly
Abortion should be legal
The death penalty should be abolished
Racial discrimination is no longer a major problem in America
Realistically, an individual can do little to bring about changes in our society
Wealthy people should pay a larger share of taxes than they do now
Colleges should prohibit racist/sexist speech on campus
Same-sex couples should have the right to legal marital status
A national health care plan is needed to cover everybody's medical costs
In view of the developments since we first sent our troops to Iraq, I think the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq
The federal government's war on terrorism has unnecessarily compromised our civil liberties in this country
Undocumented immigrants should be denied access to public education

19. Do you think this country is moving in the right direction or wrong direction?

19a. 

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