Survey of Missouri State Students

1. What is your current age?

                Under 18

                18

                19

                20

                21

                22

                23

                24 or older

2.  What is your year classification at Missouri State University?

                Freshman

                Sophomore

                Junior

                Senior

                Graduate Student

                Other

3. What college is your major in?   

                College of Arts and Letters

                  College of Business Administration

                College of Education

                College of Health and Human Services

                College of Humanities and Public Affairs

                  College of Natural and Applied Sciences

                Undecided major

4.  In what state do you permanently reside?

                Arkansas

                Illinois

                Iowa

                Kansas

                Missouri

                Other

5.  Where do you currently live?

                On campus

                Off campus but in Springfield

                Off campus and commute to the university

6.  Politically, what do you consider yourself?

                Liberal

                Moderate

                Conservative

7.  Have you taken PLS 101 as part of your general education curriculum?

                Yes              

                No 

8. If you are currently registered to vote, where is your registration?

                Springfield, Missouri

                Another city in Greene County, Missouri

                Another county in Missouri

                A state other than Missouri

                Not Currently registered to vote

9. Did you vote in the 2006 mid-term elections in November 2006?

                Yes

                No

10. If you did not vote in the 2006 election, why not?

                Was not eligible

                Wanted to vote, but failed to register

                Wasn’t interested in voting

                  Voted in the election             

11. If you voted in the November 2006 election, how did you cast your ballot?

                Voted absentee

                Registered to and voted in Springfield

                Voted in my hometown

                Did not vote

12. Did you vote in the Presidential Primary elections for 2008?

                Yes

                 No

13. If you voted in the Presidential Primary elections for 2008, how did you cast your ballot?

                Voted absentee

                Registered to and voted in Springfield

                Voted in my hometown

                Did not vote

14. How likely are you to vote in the 2008 Presidential election?

                Very likely

                Somewhat likely

                Neutral

                Somewhat unlikely

                Very unlikely

15.  If you are not likely to vote in the 2008 election, why not?

                Don’t care about election

                Vote doesn’t matter

                Voting is too inconvenient

                  Unsure how to cast ballot

                Plan on voting

16.  If you currently do not plan on voting, what factor would most motivate you to vote?

                Issues at stake that directly affected you

                Easier access to voting

                Better candidates

                More information on the election

                Close election 

17.  What political issues would you most like to see candidates address?

                Economy

                Environment/Energy

                Healthcare

                Immigration

                Security

                Other