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Some of the results from the survey are available here.

The following survey is part of a class research project being conducted by students in SOC 210, Sociological Inquiry.  We appreciate your willingness to complete the survey honestly.  The survey is entirely voluntary.  You may decline to answer any and all questions.  All responses will be kept anonymous.  Please do not put your name on the survey.  Thank you. 

 1. Did you go to private or public high school?

£ Private            £ Public

 2. How many students were in your high school graduating class?

£ under 50            £ 50-149      £ 150-299      £ 300 or more

 3. Was your high school located in an urban, suburban or rural area?

            £ urban  £ suburban                    £ rural

 4. Did you play a high school varsity sport?

£ yes              £ no, skip to question 5

     4a. If so, what sport or sports did you play? _____________________________

     4b. Was the sport team you played on well supported by the school and other students? (If you played on more than one, answer for the most well-supported sport)

            £ yes              £ no

4c. How successful was the sport that you played on?

            £ very successful

            £ somewhat successful

            £ mediocre

£ unsuccessful

 4d. Do you feel that playing in a sport gave you more status in school?

            £ yes              £ no

 5. What was your most typical grade in H.S.?

            £ A            £ B            £ C            £ D            £ F

 6. Did you take Advanced Placement or Honors courses in H.S.?

            £ yes              £ no

 7. Other than sports, did you participate in any clubs or extracurricular activities?

            £ yes              £ no, move on to question 8

 7a. What were the clubs or extracurricular activities?_______________________

  7b. Did you play a leadership role in any of these activities?

                        £ yes              £ no

8. Did you feel that you were labeled in high school?

            £ yes              £ no, move on to question 9

 8a. What was the label? __________________

 8b. Did you consider the label to be a positive or a negative quality?

            £ positive                   £ negative

9. On a scale of 1 to 10, how popular was your group of friends in high school; 1 being the least popular, 10 being the most? ___________

 10. On a scale of 1 to 10, how popular were you inhigh school; 1 being the least popular, 10 being the most? ___________

 11. Would you consider your group of friends a clique?

            £ yes              £ no

 12. Was it easy or difficult for outsiders to become a part of your group of friends?

£ easy             £ difficult

 13. Are you still close friends with people you went to H.S. with?

£ yes              £ no

 14. Did you ever date or go out with someone because of their status?

            £ yes              £ no

 15. Did your status ever limit your dating options in H.S.?

£ yes              £ no

 16. On a scale of 1 to 10, how enjoyable were your high school years; 1 being the least enjoyable, 10 being the most. ___________

 17. How many years ago did you graduate from H.S.?______________

 18. Did you work more than 15 hours per week during H.S.?

            £ yes              £ no

 19. Did you own a car during high school?

            £ yes              £ no, go on to question 20

 19a. Did you pay for the car yourself or was it given to you?

            £ given to me            £ paid for it myself

 20. What is your gender?

£ male    £ female

 Some of the results from the survey are available here.

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