AMSTU 0250-2 -- Personal and Cultural Values --Fall 2010- J. E. Seibert -- TIUA

Privacy survey: results

 
CLASS MODE
WU
student
mode

NOT very private
You would tell acquaintances, friends, roommates, teachers, etc.

............ ............ ............ VERY private
You would not tell acquaintances, friends, roommates, teachers, etc.
Your age
1
1
 1 2 3 4 5
Your standardized test scores (e.g., TOEFL, SAT, ACT)
4
3
 1 2 3 4 5
Your grades
4
3
 1 2 3 4 5
Your religion or lack of religion
1
1, 3
 1 2 3 4 5
How happy/sad/well/ill you are on any day
2
3
 1 2 3 4 5
Your weight
5
1
 1 2 3 4 5
Your E-mail address
3
3
 1 2 3 4 5
Your phone number
3
4
 1 2 3 4 5
Your politics and/or who you voted for or plan to vote for
3
3
 1 2 3 4 5
Your parents' vocations or professions
1, 2, 3, 4
2
 1 2 3 4 5
Serious illnesses your parents, grandparents or other family members have or had
5
4
 1 2 3 4 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion questions

1. What underlying values might explain the difference in how private our class and the WU students you surveyed feel about the privacy of their weight?

 

2. Can you explain the range of ideas among class members about the privacy of your parents' vocations or professions?