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Sample Questions
The Respect for Persons' survey has 24 questions, divided into three modules: questions about staff, questions about students, and questions about the self-perceptions of the person taking the survey. Click on the underlined words to go directly to that section, or scroll down the page.
Module 1: Perception of Staff Attitudes and Behavior
1. Here, adults either favor or discriminate against students, based on skin color.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
2. Here, adults either favor or discriminate against students, based on what religion they are.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
3. Here, adults either favor or discriminate against students, based on how good looking or athletic they are.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
4. Here, adults treat people with disabilities with the same respect as everyone else.
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Not very often
Never
5. Here, adults either favor or discriminate against students, based on how fast or slow they learn.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
6. Here, adults are respectful to students who they think are gay.
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Not very often
Never
7. Here, adults show more respect to boys than girls.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
8. Here, adults show more respect to girls than boys.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
Module 2: Perception of Peer Attitudes and Behavior
9. Here, some students get off on bullying or disrespecting others, over religious differences.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
10. Here, some students get off on watching others bully or disrespect people, over religious differences.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
11. Here, some students get off on bullying or disrespecting people over ethnic differences.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
12. Here, some students get off on watching others bully or disrespect people over ethnic differences.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
13. Here, some students get off on bullying or disrespecting people they think are gay or lesbian.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
14. Here, some students get off on watching others bully or disrespect those they think are gay or lesbian.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
All the time
15. Here, people who are very fat, or have physical disabilities, are treated with the same respect as everyone else.
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Not very often
Never
16. Here, bystanders stick up for students who are being picked on because of religion, skin color, the country they come from, disability or sexual orientation.
Always
Most of the time
Sometimes
Not very often
Never
Module 3: My Own Attitudes and Behavior
17. I don't like to be around people from different backgrounds than me.
Not true at all
A little true
Somewhat true
Mostly true
Completely true
18. I believe people from certain backgrounds are not as smart as others.
Not true at all
A little true
Somewhat true
Mostly true
Completely true
19. I believe people from some races or ethnic groups are less honest than others.
Not true at all
A little true
Somewhat true
Mostly true
Completely true
20. I believe people who are gay or lesbian are not as moral as straight people.
Not true at all
A little true
Somewhat true
Mostly true
Completely true
21. I believe people from some religious groups are more ignorant than others.
Not true at all
A little true
Somewhat true
Mostly true
Completely true
22. I think the United States should just be a Christian country.
Not true at all
A little true
Somewhat true
Mostly true
Completely true
23. I think being around diverse students enriches my life.
Completely true
Mostly true
Somewhat true
A little true
Not true at all
24. When it comes to power, compared to other people my age, I have:
A lot more
A little more
About the same
A little less
A lot less
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