Harvard Radcliffe Class of 1973 35th Reunion Survey

The basics

1.1.

Are You

	Male
	Female
	Transgender

1.2.

If male, have you had prostate issues?

	Yes
	No

1.3.

If female, have you gotten over menopause?

	Yes
	No

1.4.

What is your Race?

	Asian
	African American
	Caucasian
	Native American
	Hispanic
	Other
	Choice

1.5.	In which US state or foreign country do you live?

1.6.

How is your health?

	Excellent
	Good
	Fair
	Poor
	What did you expect after all the dope I blew?
	None of your bees wax

1.7.

Are you an empty nester?

	Yes
	No
	They come back and stay for better or for worse

Life and Work

2.1.

Have you had a mid-life crisis?

	Yes
	No
	Divorced
	Married someone much younger (Chippie or Chip 'n' Dale)
	Let me count the ways
	I am Mrs. Robinson 2008
	Roger Clemens and I had the same babysitter
	I can't remember

2.2.

Please tell us how happy you are with...( 1 being very unhappy and 7 being very Happy) i.e on a scale of 1 to 7

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Your Life Overall
Your career choices
Your family/Personal Choices
Your Sex Life

2.3.	Please use this section to add any comments on Life and Work

2.4.

Have you been unfaithful to your partner?

	Yes
	No

Your Job:

3.1.

Are you currently working outside your home?

	Yes, full-time
	Yes, part time
	No, Retired
	No, unemployed
	No

3.2.

How satisfied are you with your current job?.

	Very Satisfied
	Somewhat satisfied
	Like job-work too hard
	Somewhat dissatisfied
	Very dissatisfied

3.3.

Do you want to be in the same career 5 years from now or would you like to change?

	Want to be in the same career
	Want to Change

3.4.

Are you:

	About where you thought you would be career wise
	Behind where you thought you would be
	Ahead of where you thought you would be
	Guilty-make too much money

3.5.

Since our 30th in 2003, Are you

	Stayed in the same career
	Stayed in the same company
	Changed/down sized your job
	Moved to more altruistic endeavors

3.6.

Which of these best describes your career?

	Health/Medicine
	Private Practice
	Hospital, HMO, or other staff
	Teaching/Research/Other
	LAW
	Law Firm
	Government/Public Service
	Teaching/research/other
	Education
	College/University Teaching
	College/University administration
	Primary/Secondary/Other
	Technology
	Banking/Financial Service
	Self-Employed
	Government
	Journalism/Communications
	Social Services/Psychology
	Consulting
	Architecture
	Homemaker
	Library/Museum
	Real Estate/Construction
	Performing Arts
	Engineering
	Religion/Clergy
	Farming
	Fine Arts

3.7.	Other Career (please specify)

3.8.

If you work, is your workplace dress code

	Casual
	Business casual
	Formal

3.9.

How many times have you been unemployed in your work career

Your Beliefs

4.1.

Which of the following best describes your religious affiliation?

	Type your choice question here		Any Comments
	Today	When you Graduated	Any Comments
Agnostic
Atheist
Catholic
Jewish
Protestant
Born Again
Muslim
Neo Pagan
Buddhist
Other-pls. specify

4.2.

Do you regularly partake in organized religion?

	YES
	NO

4.3.

Do you believe in evolution?

	Yes
	No

4.4.

If so, do you believe in:

	Natural design OR
	Intelligent Design

4.5.

Do you believe in the afterlife?

	Yes
	No

4.6.

If you go to church, and if they pass the plate, do you regularly take a few bucks OUT of the plate?

	Yes
	No
	Depends if someone is looking

4.7.

When you hear the phrase "faith based initiative" do you?

	Applaud
	Vomit
	Cringe
	Think its unconstitutional
	Think its about religion
	See Tammie Faye in your nightmares?

4.8.

Are you registered to vote in the US?

	Yes
	No

4.9.

Do you regularly vote in elections?

	Yes
	No
	Multiple Times

4.10.

Do you generally consider yourself to be a Democrat, Republican, an Independent, or What?

	Democrat
	Republican
	Independent
	Green
	Libertarian
	Other

4.11.

Do you consider yourself to be ....rate 1-7 with 1 being Very Conservative and 7 being very Liberal

1	2	3	4	5	6	7

4.12.

Who do you plan to vote for in 2008?

	John McCain
	Barack Obama
	Hillary
	Ralph Nader
	Somebody else
	Will not vote
	Al Franken in a write-in

4.13.

Who did you vote for in the primary?

	McCain
	Huckabee
	Romney
	Ron Paul
	Obama
	Clinton
	Other Republican
	Other Democrat

4.14.

have you or do you intend to donate money to Al Franken's campaign?

	Yes
	No
	Maybe

Living Dangerously

5.1.

What is your sexual Orientation?

	Heterosexual
	Homosexual
	Bisexual
	Transgender
	Asexual
	Other

5.2.

Which of the following describes your status?

	Never Married
	Married
	Remarried
	Separated
	Divorced
	Widow/Widower
	Engaged
	Living with a partner

5.3.

Would you characterize your sex life as:

	Excellent
	Very Good
	Good
	Only fair
	Poor
	What sex life?

5.4.

Have you ever been sexually abused?

	Yes
	No

5.5.

Were you the victim of date-rape while in college?

	Yes
	No

5.6.

Please Describe Your experience with each of these activities both in 1973 and 2008 using the scale: 1. Never 2. Sometimes 3. Quite a Bit 4. Too Much

	1973				2008
	Never	2	3	Too Much	Never	2	3	Too Much
Cigarettes
Coffee
Masturbation
Recreational Drugs
Dieting
Bathing Regularly
Orgasms
Alcohol
Casual Sex

5.7.

About how many hours per week do you devote to the following: Scale: 1.:0; 2. Less than 5; 3. 6 to 10; 4. 11 to 15; 5. 16 to 25; 6. over 25

	1	2	3	4	5
Exercise (be honest)
Volunteer Work
Reading
Taking care of older relatives/friends
On the internet
Attending performances or cultural events
Dining Out
Watching TV
Caring for your own children or others children

Children and Family

6.1.	How many children do you have?

6.2.	How many grandchildren do you have?

6.3.	How old is your oldest child?

6.4.	How old is your youngest child?

6.5.

Are any of your children:

	Deceased
	Adopted
	Step children
	Foster children

6.6.

have you or will you send your children to

	Public school
	Private school
	Home schooled
	Religious school

6.7.

Have any of your children had significant emotional or substance abuse problems?

Yes	No

6.8.

have you had a child apply to Harvard/Radcliffe

Yes	No

6.9.

Were they

	Accepted
	Rejected
	Wait listed

6.10.

Are either of your parents living with you

Yes	No

6.11.

Are you involved in the care of parents?

Yes	No

6.12.

Is your father alive?

Yes	No

H/R Activities

7.1.

Do you belong to your local Harvard Club?

Yes	No

7.2.

Did you attend our 30th reunion in 2003?

Yes	No

7.3.

During the Cambodia strike did you take your courses:

	Graded
	Pass/Fail

7.4.

Did you attend our graduation?

Yes	No

7.5.	Who was our commencement speaker in 1973

7.6.	Who was our class day speaker in 1973?

7.7.

How would you rate your Harvard/Radcliffe experience?

	Excellent
	Very Good
	Good
	Fair
	Poor

7.8.

If you could do it all over again, would you choose to attend Harvard/Radcliffe?

	Do it again, same way
	Do it again, different way
	Do something else

Income and Expenditures

8.1.

Have you taken a bath in the current credit crunch?

Yes	No

8.2.

Income

	What is your annual income?
	Household income	Personal income
Less than $ 25,000
$ 25,000 to $ 50,000
$ 50,000 to $ 100,000
$ 100,000 to $ 200,000
$ 200,000 to $ 2,000,000
Over $ 2,000,000

8.3.

How about how much do you give each year to:

	Scale: 1. Nada; 2. less than $ 100; 3. $ 100 to $ 499; 4. $ 500 to $ 999; 5. $ 100 to $ 4,999; 6. Over $ 5,000
	Choice 1	Choice 2	Choice 3	Choice 4	Choice 5	Choice 6
Political causes; politicians
Churches, religious groups, etc
Harvard Radcliffe
Health Related charities
Arts organizations
Educational organizations
Environmental Causes
The Rev. Wright Patterson

Opinion Segment

9.1.

How do you feel about the following statements?

	SCALE
	Strongly Agree	Somewhat Agree	Neutral	Somewhat Disagree	Strongly disagree
Gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to marry
We need stronger laws to protect the environment
America is overwhelmed by unnecessary entitlements
The sharp increase in the income gap between rich and poor is a positive development
We need to bring the troops home now
The government has no constitutional right to regulate hand guns in the USA
Every woman has the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion
This country's leadership is paralyzed by partisan politics

9.2.

How do you feel about the following statement?

	SCALE
	Strongly Agree	Somewhat Agree	Neutral	Somewhat Disagree	Strongly disagree
This country needs a National Health Insurance plan
Affirmative action programs currently in use are appropriate
The Federal Budget Deficit is the most important issue facing us today
Its the economy
National security measures taken since 9/11 are necessary and appropriate

Growing Up (or old)

10.1.

Do you feel

	Young
	Old
	Middle-aged

10.2.

Have you ?

	Choose one
	Yes	No
Had a major illness
Sought psychiatric help
Lost a spouse or child
Joined AA or a similar program
Been chroniocally depressed

10.3.	What is the one thing about growing older that bothers you the most

10.4.

Are you satisfied with your body?

Yes	No

10.5.

Since 1973 have you

	Gained weight
	lost weight
	Lost hair
	Colored hair
	Had p[plastic surgery
	Had Botox treatments

10.6.	If you had to describe who you are in a bumper sticker, the sticker would read:

10.7.	What has been your greatest regret?

10.8.	What has been your greatest accomplishment?

10.9.	Looking back, what did you do at Harvard Radcliffe that you are most proud of?

YOUR TURN

11.1.	Please use this space to let us know about other ideas, comments, etc. you want to share with your classmates