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FAMILY

     I really liked this interview process because it really got me thinking about the old days when my dad and my grandmother were little. When i interviewed my grandmother  and she told me about how when she was little and how the news guy went up and down the street yelling about the news when something big and important happened. Nowadays when something important happens you just see it on the television or the internet or the front page of the newspaper. What also shocked me was when my grandmother was little and gas was $0.17. I couldn't believe that gas was so cheap but i bet back then it was expensive for them. Now i can understand why my grandparents say that gas is so high, if i was alive back then in the 1920's i would say the same thing and I'm sure i would be mad about it to.  Another thing that shocked me was that my grandmother didn't own a credit card until she was married now a days credit cards are all that people have, no one carries cash around with them anymore. With my dad i really liked listen to him talk about Bill Clinton and how he thought he was the best President and i kind of wished that i was alive to witness him as a President because it would of been nice to see how smoothly the government ran unlike now. It was really interesting to find out about all the prices of things and the way things were back then. I thought it was fun to learn things about my grandmother and my father.

INTERVIEW

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My age is____84_______________

My gender is: (circle one)                                                   

Male                                          Female X                                                      

Please make a mark in the box indicating your agreement with the following statements Mark “not applicable” if you cannot answer the question given your experience with the course so far.	strongly disagree	disagree	neutral	agree	strongly agree	Not applicable
The government should regulate the economy		x
Politics has a major influence on the economy					x
Everyone should take an economics class in high school				x
The drinking age should be lowered to 18		x
The government bailouts worked		x
The United States should have a higher minimum wage					x
In 6 months the economy will be better than today		x
I am well informed about economic news				x
The recession personally affected me				x

Ask everyone the following 8 questions:

1.     In your lifetime, what city that you are familiar with has changed the most (both positive and negative)? NYC. Positively because it is still the most attractive city in the country but negatively because its to populated

2.     In your opinion, what president had the biggest positive impact on the economy? Why? Bill Clinton because he made it possible for people to get jobs and the economy picked up when he was running.

3.     What is your first memory of a major economic event impacting your life? What economic event in your lifetime had the biggest impact on you? The first depression was the first memory impacting her life because it affected her family. The economic event that had the biggest impact on her was when Bush came into office because the economy went way down because it was heard for people to make a good living.

4.     What tradeoffs in your life have you made due to economics (note to interviewer/student: this question is about the concept of scarcity)? Gas prices went up because it made it hard to plan trips

5.     How do you get economic news? How has this changed over your life? She got economic news by the TV and the newspaper. When the news would break out people would be running down the street yelling “EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT”. They would do this when a huge crisis happened. When my grandmother was 13 was when the Vietnam surrendered and people got the news from the men walking down the street.

6.     How do you deal will rising prices e.g. substitute cheaper brand, stop buying? Any examples? Just do with less, buy less food, less clothes, especially id your son a fixed income.

7.     What product or service has most changed over your lifetime? Food has changed because growing up there wasn’t as much. They didn’t have many meats or vegetables either

8.     How do you handle saving and how has this changed. You don’t save. Its hard to save when your on a fixed income. Still have to pay bills

Choose 2 of the following questions (or create your own):

1.     What product or service has had the biggest price change in your life?

2.     What was your personal best year? How was the country doing?

3.     What age were you when you got your first credit card? Didn’t own a credit card until she was married for a long time.

4.     What was the price of gas when you got your first car? $0.17

5.     How much does the stock market affect your life?

6.     What was your wage at your first job?

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My age is_____57______________

My gender is: (circle one)                                                   

Male X                                         Female                                                      

Please make a mark in the box indicating your agreement with the following statements Mark “not applicable” if you cannot answer the question given your experience with the course so far.	strongly disagree	disagree	neutral	agree	strongly agree	Not applicable
The government should regulate the economy				x
Politics has a major influence on the economy				x
Everyone should take an economics class in high school				x
The drinking age should be lowered to 18				x
The government bailouts worked			x
The United States should have a higher minimum wage			x
In 6 months the economy will be better than today		x
I am well informed about economic news				x
The recession personally affected me				x

Ask everyone the following 8 questions:

1.     In your lifetime, what city that you are familiar with has changed the most (both positive and negative)? LA because they have gone broke and there is no positive change.

2.     In your opinion, what president had the biggest positive impact on the economy? Why? Bill Clinton because he was able to see both sides the democrats and republicans and some to a middle

3.     What is your first memory of a major economic event impacting your life? What economic event in your lifetime had the biggest impact on you? The Vietnam War. The recession had the biggest impact of him was because people had less money to spend

4.     What tradeoffs in your life have you made due to economics (note to interviewer/student: this question is about the concept of scarcity)? You then shop more frugally so you could save more money.

5.     How do you get economic news? How has this changed over your life? The Internet because the news used to just be the newspaper and the radio and now its instant.

6.     How do you deal will rising prices e.g. substitute cheaper brand, stop buying? Any examples? Shop for better deals, shop in bulk and look for the sales.

7.     What product or service has most changed over your lifetime? Water because its increased in price a lot.

8.     How do you handle saving and how has this changed. Your more cautious on where you put your money because of the stock market crash.

Choose 2 of the following questions (or create your own):

1.     What product or service has had the biggest price change in your life?

2.     What was your personal best year? How was the country doing?

3.     What age were you when you got your first credit card? 27

4.     What was the price of gas when you got your first car? $0.62

5.     How much does the stock market affect your life?

6.     What was your wage at your first job?

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My age is_____20______________

My gender is: (circle one)                                                   

Male                                          Female   X                                                   

Please make a mark in the box indicating your agreement with the following statements Mark “not applicable” if you cannot answer the question given your experience with the course so far.	strongly disagree	disagree	neutral	agree	strongly agree	Not applicable
The government should regulate the economy				x
Politics has a major influence on the economy				x
Everyone should take an economics class in high school				x
The drinking age should be lowered to 18					x
The government bailouts worked			x
The United States should have a higher minimum wage					x
In 6 months the economy will be better than today		x
I am well informed about economic news		x
The recession personally affected me		x

Ask everyone the following 8 questions:

1.     In your lifetime, what city that you are familiar with has changed the most (both positive and negative)? Boston Harbor because it used to be very dirty and people are adding restaurants now and making is very nice but the change is negative because now small business that have been there for a very long time are being pushed out by new developments.

2.     In your opinion, what president had the biggest positive impact on the economy? Why? President Obama because he was the first black President in a long time.

3.     What is your first memory of a major economic event impacting your life? What economic event in your lifetime had the biggest impact on you? My first memory of an economic event was the recession and it had a big effect on my life because ever since then its been hard to get a job.

4.     What tradeoffs in your life have you made due to economics (note to interviewer/student: this question is about the concept of scarcity)? The trade off I made was when the gas prices went up I started to not drive as much or take the train if I were to travel long distances.

5.     How do you get economic news? How has this changed over your life? I get my news from the TV and the Internet.

6.     How do you deal will rising prices e.g. substitute cheaper brand, stop buying? Any examples? Coupons help me wit rising prices for example buying generic brands instead of the name brands.

7.     What product or service has most changed over your lifetime? Vehicles and how they can run on alternative fuel sources.

8.     How do you handle saving and how has this changed. I put away 1 dollar for every 10 dollars

Choose 2 of the following questions (or create your own):

1.     What product or service has had the biggest price change in your life?

2.     What was your personal best year? How was the country doing?

3.     What age were you when you got your first credit card? 18

4.     What was the price of gas when you got your first car? $2.84