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.
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strongly
disagree
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disagree
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neutral
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agree
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strongly
agree
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Not
applicable
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The government should regulate the
economy
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x
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|||||
Politics has a major influence on the
economy
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x
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|||||
Everyone should take an economics
class in high school
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x
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|||||
The drinking age should be lowered to
18
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x
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The government bailouts worked
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x
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|||||
The United States should have a
higher minimum wage
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x
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In 6 months the economy will be
better than today
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x
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I am well informed about economic
news
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x
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|||||
The recession personally affected me
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x
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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?
-->
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
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