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Survey Results. Class of 1989 15 th Reunion Survey June 2004. Are You…. What is your race?. In what region do you live?. Of the 90% who live in the US…. Where you live can best be described as:. Degrees you have:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Survey Results
Class of 1989 15th Reunion Survey
June 2004
Are You…
Female42%
Male57%
Other (some people want
a third option)
1%
What is your race?
African American
3%Asian11%
Caucasian78%
Other4%
Native American
0.2%Hispanic
4%
In what region do you live?
US total90%
Australia/ Oceana
0.4%Americas (non-US)
2%
Southeast Asia0.2%
Middle East1%
Europe5%
Africa0.2%
Asia2%
Of the 90% who live in the US…
MidAtlantic9% Midwest
9%
Northeast43%
West24%
Northwest3%
Southwest4%
South8%
Where you live can best be described as:
Rural4%
Suburban40%
Urban56%
Degrees you have:
AB43%
JD11%
Masters16%
MBA10%
MD8%
PhD9%
Other3%
How many friends do you see socially on a regular basis?
(not counting a significant other or family)
03%
11%
2 to 426%
5 to 935%
10 to 2027%
More than 208%
My friends tend to come from:
Childhood7%
High School11%
Harvard17%
Grad School12%
Work19%
Activities *9%
Parents of my kids' friends
9%
Other 2%
Church/ Religious Activities
3%
Neighborhood/
Community11%
*sports, volunteering, hobbies, etc.
When I think about my relationships with friends,
I wish I saw more or was closer to the
friends I have.42%
I am generally happy with my friends
and my relationships
with them.44%
I wish I had more friends.
14%
Which best describes your marital status?
Engaged3%
Married67%
Never married22%
Separated1%
Widowed0.2%
Remarried2%Divorced
5%
Do you currently live with a significant other?
(spouse, life partner, boyfriend/girlfriend etc.):
No23%
Yes77%
How did you meet your current (or most recent) significant other?
At work or school
30%
Through friends
29%
Online3%
Other7%
At some kind of activity*
8%
At Harvard14%
At a bar/nightclub
/party4%
Through parents or
family3%
At a religious event
2%
*(e.g. volunteering, sports, hobby, etc.)
How many children do you have?
041%
120%
229%
5 or more0.5%
40.5%
310%
How many children do you want?
011% 1
7%
250%
324%
5 or more2%4
6%
What three qualities do you consider most important to encourage in children?
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
MostImportant
2nd MostImportant
3rd MostImportant
Intellectual curiousity
Tolerance and respectfor othersSense of responsibility
Creativity
Religious faith
Self-discipline
Hard work
Politeness and manners
Thrift
Would you encourage your children to go to Harvard?
Yes85%
No15%
What job/career considerations are most important to you?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Mostimportant
2nd MostImportant
3rd MostImportant
Work that I enjoy
Allows me time to spend onother priorities (familyinterests, etc.)Work accomplishessomething sociallyimportantEnjoy the people I work with
Financially rewarding
Advances my career
How satisfied are you with your current job?
Very Satisfied43%
Somewhat Satisfied
37%
Somewhat Dissatisfied
9%
Very Dissatisfied
3%
Not currently working (at
least for pay)8%
On average how many hours a week do you spend on your job?
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Of respondents who spend more than 51 hours/week on their job:
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
JD MBA MD PhD MA Other
What is your annual income?
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
No income (not currently working)
Less than $25,000
$25,000-50,000
$51,000-100,000
$101,000-200,000
$200,000+
If you're not currently working what best describes your situation?
Unemployed and looking
for work10%
In school16%
Raising children
50%
Other 12%
Not sure what I want to do
next6%
Retired2%
Don't need or want to work
4%
Which category describes your current career?
0 20 40 60
Non-Profit
Health (Teaching, Research. Pharmaceutical)
Government
Consulting
Journalism/Media/ Communications
Business (Services)
Information Technology (Software)
Entrepreneur
Education (Primary/Secondary)
Other
Education (College/University Faculty)
Banking/Finanical Services
Law (Firm/Private Practice)
Health Care (Doctor, Nurse, Other Direct Care)
Why did you choose this career?
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
It is what I most want to do.
I didn't really choose. It just kind ofhappened.
It is financially rewarding.
Family business or obligation.
In terms of your career are you…
About where you thought you
would be.53%
Ahead of where you thought you
would be.11%
Behind where you thought you would be at this
point in your life.36%
In the next five years I would like…
To be in the same career.
71%
To switch careers.
23%
To retire or stop
working.6%
About how many hours a month do you spend on the following activities:
0 100 200 300
0
1 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
25 to40
41+
Exercise/Sports/Outdoors
Dining out
Attending artsperformance andcultural events
About how many hours a month do you spend on the following activities:
0 50 100 150 200
0
1 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 24
25 to 40
41+
Spending time withfriends
Spending time withfamily
Reading
About how many hours a month do you spend on the following activities:
0 50 100 150 200 250
0
1 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 24
25 to 40
41+
Online (not workrelated)
Interest/Hobby
Going to the movies
About how many hours a month do you spend on the following activities:
0 50 100 150 200 250
0
1 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 24
25 to 40
41+
Watching television
Volunteer Work
Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?
0 100 200 300 400
Bisexual
Heterosexual
Homosexual
Neversexual
Today
In College
Please describe your level of experience with each of these in 1989:
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Coffee
Dieting
RecreationalDrugs
Constantly
Often
Sometimes
Occasional
Never
Please describe your level of experience with each of these in 1989:
0 100 200 300 400
Alcohol
Casual Sex
Cigarettes
Constantly
Often
Sometimes
Occasional
Never
Please describe your level of experience with each of these today:
0 100 200 300 400
Coffee
Dieting
RecreationalDrugs
Constantly
Often
Sometimes
Occasional
Never
Please describe your level of experience with each of these today:
0 100 200 300 400
Alcohol
Casual Sex
Cigarettes
Constantly
Often
Sometimes
Occasional
Never
Which of the following best describes your religious affiliation:
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
At Graduation Today
Agnostic
Atheist
Buddhist
Catholic
Jewish
Muslim
Protestant
Never think aboutreligionOther
How important to you are your religious beliefs:
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
VeryImportant
Important SomewhatImportant
SomwhatUnimportant
Unimportant
To what group/organization do you feel the strongest connection:
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Strongest Connection
Ethnic Group
Group with a sharedinterestHarvard
High School or PrimarySchoolGrad School
Neighborhood orCommunityPolitical Initiative orMovementProfessional Group orUnionReligious or SpiritualGroupVolunteer Group orSocial ActivismWorkplace
Which of these best describes your personal idea of success:
0
50
100
150
200
250
Most Important
Being a good spouseand/or parent
Being successful inyour career
Being true to God
Being true to yourself
Doing well financially
Having good friends
Helping encouragesocial change
Approximately how much do you give to charity each year?
AlmostNothing
1-2% ofmy
income
3-5% ofmy
income
6-9% ofmy
income
10% ormore of
myincome
Which kinds of organizations do you support charitably?
International aidagencies
Healthorganizations
Environmentalorganizations
Social serviceorganizations
Artsorganizations
Organizationsand causes
Harvard/Radcliffe
Local charitiesand non-profits
What are major causes of stress in your life?
0 50 100 150 200 250
Parent
Other
Weight
Spouse/SignificantOther
Kids
Self
Money
Lack of Sleep
Work/Boss
How happy are you with…
Your CareerChoices
Your Family &Personal Life
Choices
Your LifeOverall
Very Unhappy
Unhappy
Somwhat Unhappy
Somewhat Happy
Happy
Very Happy
The 2001-03 tax cuts are good for America.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agreenor Disagree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
Gay and lesbian couples should have the same marriage rights as others.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agreenor Disagree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
The U.S. should pay more heed to advice/needs of other countries and the U.N.
StronglyAgree
Agree
Neither Agreenor Disagree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
Vouchers are a good idea for helping reform U.S. education
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agreenor Disagree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
The Patriot Act has gone too far in undermining important civil liberties.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agreenor Disagree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
Which columnist/commentator most closely echoes your own view of the
world:
Al Franken
Paul Krugman
Thomas Friedman
Maureen Dowd
Andrew Sullivan
George Will
Rush Limbaugh
Other
In April 2003 what best described your feelings about the decision to invade Iraq?
The right decision for the wrong reasons
14%
The wrong decision
because it was made
unilaterally27%
The wrong decision
43%
The right decision
16%
What do you now believe is the right thing for the U.S. to do in Iraq now?
Pull out U.S. troops as soon as
possible.29%
Stay in Iraq until the situation stabilizes
71%
Do you personally know anyone serving in Iraq?
Yes27%
No73%
Did you personally know anyone who was killed on September 11th?
Yes21%
No79%
Of which (if any) political party do you consider yourself to be a member?
Libertarian
Other
Green
Independent
Republican
Democrat
Your political views today vs. where they were in college are:
More liberal
More conservative
Unchanged
Who got your vote in 1992?
Other
Ross Perot
Was Not Old Enough/ Eligible toVote
Did Not Vote
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Who got your vote in 2000?
Other
Not Eligible to Vote
Ralph Nader
Did Not Vote
George W. Bush
Al Gore
Who will get your vote in 2004?
George W. Bush
John Kerry
Ralph Nader
Undecided
Do not plan tovote/Ineligible
Name your Ideal JobMy Current Job
Writer (novelist,playwright)Academic (professor)
CEO EntrepreneurialcompanyI dunno!
Elementary schoolteacherPro Baseball player
Rock star
Secretary of State
President of the US
If you could write in anyone at all in 2004, who would it be?
(Write-In Candidates with > 5 Votes)
Bill Clinton
John McCain
Colin Powell
Hilllary Clinton
Oprah Winfrey
Al Gore
Do You Prefer…
Yankees32%
Red Sox68%
Do You Prefer …
Google84%
Yahoo16%
Do You Prefer …
Fame24%
Fortune76%
Do You Prefer …
NPR64%
Your Favorite Music Station
36%
Do You Prefer …
Survivor30%
The Apprentice
70%
Do You Prefer …
Economist38%
New Yorker62%
Do You Prefer …
Return of the King
49%Lost in Translation
51%
Do You Prefer …
A good home-cooked meal
38%
Dinner at a good
restaurant62%
Do You Prefer …
Larry Summers
35%
Derek Bok65%
Would You Rather …
Thank the Acadamy for your Nobel
73%
Thank the Academy for your Oscar/
Grammy/ Tony27%
Should we Free Martha?
Yes45%
No55%
Do You Feel …
Young25%
Like an Adult66%
Middle Aged7%
Old2%
Which Signs of Adulthood Have you Experienced?
IRA/401k/(Some kind of retirement plan) Marriage
Mortgage Children
Grey hair Need to diet
Receding hairline Getting fired or laid off
Other Divorce
Compared to your weight at graduation your current weight is…
10 or more pounds lighter
1-9 pounds lighter
About the same
1-5 pounds heavier
6-10 pounds heavier
11-20 pounds heavier
More than 20 pounds heavier
I can't bear to look
You would describe yourself as:
Very Healthy18%
Healthy75%
Very Unhealthy
0%
Unhealthy7%
If you could choose only one tonight…
Good sex56%
Good meal6%
Good night's sleep38%
If you could only choose one tonight, would you prefer…
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Good Sex Good meal Good night'ssleep
Female
Male
If you could only choose one tonight, would you prefer…
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Good Sex Good meal Good night'ssleep
JD
MBA
MD
PhD
How would you rate your Harvard experience:
Best years of my life
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Horrible
How many friends from Harvard are you still in regular contact with?
0 1 2 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 19 20 ormore
If you're not planning to attend the 15th reunion how come?
Bad memories
Too expensive
Other
Family responsibilities
Just not interested
Scheduling Conflict
If you could make the decision about college again would you:
Still attend Harvard but
do it differently
57%
Go somewhere
else6%
Still attend Harvard and do it much the
same37%
If you could go back and do things differently what would you change?
Spend more time getting to knowprofessors
Get more involved in an activity
Study more
Socialize/Party more
Take a semester/year abroad
Choose a different concentration
Other (please specify)
Socialize/Party less
Study less