RIVMANG@YALEVM.BITNET (Manny Rivera) (04/20/88)
[mail results to RIVMANG@YALEVM.BITNET -- see the previous posting about
further details of this survey -- Dave]
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES) QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Define, in your own words, the term "socioeconomic status."
2. Identify a low socioeconomic status individual's characteristics and a high
socioeconomic status individual's characteristics.
LOW SES INDIVIDUAL | HIGH SES INDIVIDUAL
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3. On the following 1 to 10 scale, how important do you feel the concept of
socioeconomic status is in social science?
Unimportant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Most important
4. Please explain your choice of rating in question 3.
5. How would you rate your own socioeconomic status on this 1 to 10 scale?
Lowest SES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Highest SES
6. On a 100-point scale, indicate the relative weights of the factors below in
determining an individual's socioeconomic status; for example, if you feel
that socioeconomic status is determined equally by family wealth and
residential area, you would score 50 points for family wealth, 50 points
for residential area, and 0 points for each of the other factors. Feel
free to indicate additional factors and their relative weights in the
spaces provided.
FACTOR RELATIVE WEIGHT
age _____/100
community recognition _____/100
educational achievement _____/100
family wealth _____/100
gender _____/100
individual's income _____/100
individual's assets (i.e. property) _____/100
occupational prestige _____/100
race/ethnic background _____/100
religious affiliation _____/100
residential area _____/100
other (please indicate): _____/100
________________________ _____/100
________________________ _____/100
________________________ _____/100
________________________ _____/100
SUM = 100
7. How prone is socioeconomic status to change?
Not at all 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Most prone to change
8. Mark an X before the category that best describes you:
___ A social science professor
___ A non-social science professor
___ A social science graduate student
___ A non-social science graduate student
___ An undergraduate social science major
___ An undergraduate non-social science major
___ Other (please indicate): _____________________
9. Year of birth: ____________
10. City, state & country of residence: ____________________________