Survey

Thank you for filling out our survey!   (Social Media, Parental Leave, Black Lives Matter)

Demographic Questions:

1.      ___ Undergraduate   ____Graduate    ____ Faculty/Staff/Other

2.      ___ Male      ____Female

3.      Age ____ 18-22      ____ 23-28     ____ 29 or more

4.      Where are you from, originally?   ___ Texas    ___ USA, not TX      ___international

5.      Do you have a child/children? ___ Yes     ___ No

Survey Questions on Social Media

1- Do you use social media as a tool for social change? For example, sharing news, film, or an article that you think is important for promoting social awareness regarding an issue? 

___ Often      ___ Sometimes            ___ Rarely            ____ Never            ___ N/A don’t know

2- How much do you think social media helps you to have a dialogue with the people you don't know? ___ meet a lot of people I didn’t know               ___ sometimes    ___ doesn’t help/rarely   ___ N/A

3- Do you think social media has a positive impact on your social life or a negative impact?

___ positive         ____ negative         ____ N/A, not sure, no impact       Why? 

4. How long do you use social media each day?

____ > 4 hrs/day ___ >2 hrs/day   ____>1 hr/day    ____ >1/2 hr/day     ____ <1/2 hr/day

5. If you were allowed to use only one social media application what would it be?                                 

___ Facebook    ___ Snapchat     ___ LinkedIn    ___ Instagram      ___Twitter       ___ Any other      ____________

6.      What is the social media tool you most frequently use every day?                                                               ___ Facebook        ___ Instagram   ___ Twitter     ___ other: __________________________________

7.  What is your passion for using social media applications?                                                                         

 ___ Checking news      ___ Making new friends      ___ Shopping    ___ Other: _______________________

8. Are you worried about personal privacy being compromised in social media?      

 ___ Yes   ___ No      ___ A little

9. Should the government take to protect the personal privacy in social media?              

___ Yes   ___ No       ___ It depends

10. Do “likes” or lack of them alter your mood?   ___ Yes    ___ No     ___ Not sure   ___ N/A, Never use

11. When reading posts on social media, would you rather use simple “likes” and facial expressions to give posters feedback instead of detailed feelings and comments?

___ Yes    ___ No   ___ It depends    N/A, Never use social media

12. When socializing online, do you find memories are easier to recall when social media posts previous photos and events?        ___ Yes    ___ No    ___  N/A, Never use social media

13. Do you like it when Facebook posts my “memories” or old posts.  ___ Yes   ___ No  ___ not sure/NA

14. Do you think posting violent scenarios in social media sites is controlled enough?

___ Yes     ____ No      _____ Not sure/N/A

15. What is your opinion about using social media during the class for non-class purposes? (choose the best)        ___ always do         ___ do & think it’s ok       ___ do but it’s bad            ___ try to avoid it

16. Do you think social media can be helpful for better studies?    ___ Yes     ____ No

If yes, how does it help?

17. Do you use social media to help you remember things to do every day? ___ Yes   ___ No

18. How do you respond to conflicts in social media?   __ Avoid   ___ Stir up  ___ Work for peace

Survey Questions on Parental Leave

1. Should a parental leave policy be made and mandated by the government?  ___ Yes  ___ No ___Don’t know    

2. If you are working at a company offering paid parental leave, will you take parental leave if your boss and peers do not take it?       ___Yes  ___No   ___Maybe

3. Do you prefer companies with parental leave over companies without parental leave when you look for a job, given that other conditions of the companies are similar?      ___Yes  ___No   ___Maybe

4. Will you support a presidential nominee more than before if he or she announced a proposal of paid parental leave?         ___Yes  ___No  ___Don't care

5. Do you think the presidential nominee will be able to actually make a policy of paid parental leave after he or she becomes a president?               ___Yes ___No ___Depends

6. To what extent do you agree with this statement? “Maternity and paternal leave favors the economy and leads to investment return, as satisfied employees work better and feel more responsible”

1-Totally agree   2-Somehow agree   3-Neutral    4-Somewhat disagree    5-Totally disagree

 7. What do you think the right proportion of the paternal leave is to maternity leave? (Assume maternal leave is 12 weeks and paternal leave 1-2 weeks)

___ Paternal leave is not necessary    ___The existing proportion is sufficient   ___ other/don’t know

___ Paternal leave should be extended      ___ Paternal leave should be equal to maternity leave

8. Do you think that unmarried men would vote for paid parental leave?

___ Yes      ___ No    ___ Maybe    ____ Don’t know

9. Extend the length of paid parental leave for pregnant women, and broaden the coverage of people to paid parental leave. Which is more important?

___ Extend the length      ___ Broaden the coverage    ____ Both equally important   ___ neither

 Survey Questions for Black Lives Matter:

1. To what extent does the #BlackLivesMatter movement disturb your peace?

___ Strongly bothered    ____ Bothered      ____ Not bothered at all    ____ not sure/NA

2. Do you think police stereotype African-Americans with crime more than any other race?

___ Yes       ___ No     ___ don’t know/not sure

3. How familiar are you with the motives of the #BlackLivesMatter movement?

___ very    ___ a little         ___ not much   ___ not at all

4. Do you think that #BlackLivesMatter movement is moving in the right direction?

___ Yes    ___ No       if not explain why?

5. Do you think racism is a big problem in the U.S.?    ___ Yes    ___ No    ___ not sure/don’t know        

6. Recently Collin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem at football games. How do you feel about his protest and others like it?

___ Agree & support   ___ believe in BLM but not anthem protest    ____  No     ___ Other     

7. Do you think #BlackLives Matter movement will encourage violence against the police?

              ___ Yes   ___ No   ___ not sure

8. Some people argue that the Black Lives matter movement is overly exaggerated by media and thus not necessary. Do you think this movement by black activists is not necessary and that it should stop    [ a] Agree  [b] Strongly agree   [c] Disagree  [d] Strongly disagree  [e] Not sure

9. Several media have reported loss of many black lives that have occurred in due confrontation with Police. To what extent do you think this is accidental?  (5-purely accidental)

  [ a ] 1    [b]  2       [c] 3      [d] 4     [e] 5