1. Results of Class Survey Research Methods I/Fall 2009

2. Data Analysis This PowerPoint contains descriptive statistics about our data

3. Some Introductory Points 170 Responses total; some responses could not be used Note: in the graphs that follow, people who responded with values coded as “9” (don’t want to say; don’t participate, other, etc. will be listed as “missing.”) Note: there were coding errors; these will show up in graphs as numbers without defined categories.

4. Favorite Sport to Watch on TV

5. Favorite Sport to Participate In

6. RQ: Why The Difference?

7. How Many Professional Sporting Events Has R Attended?

8. Does R Participate in Fantasy Sports?

9. Does R Drink Alcohol?

10. How Often Does R Socialize w/ People Who Drink?

11. How Many Drinks Does R Have Per Week?

12. How Much Does R Spend on Alcohol Per Week?

13. Relationship Between # of Drinks and $ on Drinks

14. Anyone Told R S/he Has a Drinking Problem?

15. Preferred Entrée Choice

16. R’s Musical Preferences

17. R’s Favorite Color Invalid

18. Favorite Movie Genre Note: many people provided multiple responses, so this data may be invalid

19. Preferred Vacation Spot

20. Skinny Dipping Has R Ever Skinny Dipped?If Yes, Where? There were a number of coding errors & missing values here

21. How Many Tattoos Does R Have?

22. How Many Hours of Sleep Does R Get a Night? Note: there was a typo in the survey so this data is unlikely to be valid

23. Does R Have Pets?

24. Has R Taken A Survey Before?

25. About the Last Survey R Took When Was the Last Survey?How Long Was the Last Survey? Note: 13 people said they had never taken a survey before and 8 other responses were not “yes.” But when asked when they last took a survey, 7 people said never and 3 people did not answer. What’s happening here?

26. R’s Preferred Survey Method

27. Does R Think Surveys are Effective?

28. How Many Hours Per Week does R Work?

29. R’s Living Arrangements? Home SituationNumber in Household

30. Demographics GenderRace

31. Marital Status

32. Age

33. Educational Attainment

34. Household Income

35. Survey Comments Several people said “thanks” or made other positive comments about participating Someone said skinny dipping is good for you & we should know that as sociologists People found typos on the survey and didn’t like answering about their income Someone said “dance is a sport” Someone said we should add porn to the question about movie genres

36. Further Analysis What sorts of relationships would be interesting to explore? Pick any two variables…