April 2008
When my student was deciding where to go to college, the most helpful information she/he received was from:
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64 (10.5%) said the Internet |
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24 (3.9%) said printed publications |
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407 (67%) said campus visits |
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7 (1.2%) said college fairs/admission office |
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12 (2%) said high school counselors/teachers |
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65 (10.7%) said friends/siblings |
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21 (3.5%) said calls, emails, and other contact from admissions staff |
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7 (1.2%) said other including family tradition, faculty member, departmental reputation |
March 2008
Does your student have a Facebook page, MySpace page, or blog?
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850 (91.7%) said yes |
| 41 (4.4%) said no |
| 36 (3.9%) said I don't know |
Do you have a Facebook page, MySpace page, or blog?
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100 (10.9%) said yes |
| 817 (89.1%) said no |
February 2008
How often do you and your student send text messages to one another?
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225 (58.6%) said I don't send text messages |
| 75 (19.5%) said once a week or less |
| 51 (13.3%) said one or two times a week |
33 (8.6%) said every two or three days |
| 33 (8.6%) said one or more times a day |
January 2008
When you were the age your student is now, what was your primary role/focus? I was
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291 (64.8%) said in college |
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89 (19.8%) said working full-time |
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3 (0.7%) said in the military |
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11 (2.4%) said full-time parent |
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5 (1.1%) said senior in high school |
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27 (6.0%) said married |
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Other: 9 said married and working full time; 4 said married and in college; 10 said working full time and in college. |
December 2007
This year, on what topic has your student most requested your assistance or advice?
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98 (22.5%) said academics |
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12 (2.8%) said campus/community involvement opportunities |
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93 (21.3%) said career planning |
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96 (22.0%) said finances |
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28 (6.4%) said health/safety |
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51 (11.7%) said personal relationships |
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47 (10.8%) said none |
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5 (1.1%) said other including study abroad, on- and off-campus housing, computers |
November 2007
Since starting college, has your student talked about dropping out?
October 2007
Recent reports suggest that college students are incurring increasingly greater levels of debt. Who do you think should be primarily responsible for teaching financial management?
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452 (84.5%) said it's the family's responsibility |
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60 (11.2%) said junior high or high schools |
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18 (3.4%) said colleges or universities |
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4 (0.7%) said financial institutions |
September 2007
As we see an increasing number of parents who would be considered late Baby Boomers or early GenXers, we are wondering how today's parents view behaviors that may have previously been considered rebellious. Do you, the parent, have
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21 (7%) said one or more tattoos |
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6 (2%) said piercings (other than traditional pierced ears for women) |
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9 (3%) said both |
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276 (88%) said neither |
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What would you consider an act of rebellion from your student? Parents said that an act of rebellion would be:
• Piercings/tattoos: 36, or 11.5% of respondents. Many qualified that as “more piercings or tattoos than he/she already has;” "unhealthy tattoos or piercings;" or "piercings or tattoos that would be visible/interfere with a job search;" "for males, piercings other than ears".
• Dramatic appearance change/unusual hair color: 4 (1.3%)
• Alcohol or drugs: 15 (4.8%)
• Cigarettes: 4 (1.3%)
• Lack of communication with family, backtalk, rudeness with family 15 (4.8%)
• Defiance of parental authority: 4 (1.3%)
• Dropping out of school/doing poorly in school: 19 (6.1%)
• Other behaviors noted as rebellious were premarital sex, radical politics, atheism, financial irresponsibility, illegal activities |
August 2007
How much influence do you think you—as a parent—should have on your student's career choice?
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21 (2.8%) said a lot |
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278 (37.7%) said some |
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259 (35.1%) said a little |
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157 (21.3%) said very little |
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23 (3.1%) said none |
July 2007
Who do you think has had the greatest influence on your student's
career decisions so far?
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146 (41.8%) said mother |
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87 (24.9%) said father |
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54 (15.5%) said teacher |
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3 (0.8%) said high school guidance counselor |
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38 (10.9%) said college adviser/counselor |
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9 (2.6%) said employer |
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12 (3.4%) said other, including family members,
friends, the student him/herself, neighbors |
June 2007
On what topic regarding your student would you be MOST likely
to personally contact the University?
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9 (3.7%) said academic course
selection |
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118 (48.6%) said billing/financial
aid |
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10 (4.1%) said roommate/housing
issues |
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9 (3.7%) said career planning |
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36 (14.8%) said physical health problems |
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59 (24.3%) said mental health problems |
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2 (0.8%) said safety |
May 2007
If you student expressed an interest in study abroad, how would you respond?
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311 (76%) said I would support
him/her |
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10 (2.4%) said I would try to
dissuade him/her |
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31 (7.4%) said I can't afford
it |
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60 (14.3%) said it depends on the location |
Link to the Previous Survey
Results Archive for questions and responses going back
to December 1999.
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