Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank |
| Data collected: 36 survey responses Click on underlined response options to use corellation filters |
Personal Background |
Are you employed in, or a student of, a science/engineering/technical field? | ||
| Yes |  (16; 44%) | |
| No | (20; 56%) | |
Please state and/or describe your field of work or study. | |
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Current level in school | ||
| Please choose one | (0; 0%) | |
| High school/Home school | (1; 3%) | |
| Undergraduate | (28; 78%) | |
| Masters | (0; 0%) | |
| PhD | (1; 3%) | |
| Post-graduate | (0; 0%) | |
| Not in school | (6; 17%) | |
Previous level of schooling | ||
| Please choose one | (0; 0%) | |
| Middle School | (1; 3%) | |
| High school/GED/Home school | (28; 78%) | |
| Undergraduate | (5; 14%) | |
| Masters | (2; 6%) | |
| PhD | (0; 0%) | |
Race or ethnicity? | ||
| Please choose one | (0; 0%) | |
| African/African American/Black | (3; 8%) | |
| Asian | (2; 6%) | |
| Asian Indian | (0; 0%) | |
| Caucasian/European/White | (26; 72%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | (2; 6%) | |
| Middle Easterner | (0; 0%) | |
| Mixed Ancestry | (3; 8%) | |
| Native American | (0; 0%) | |
| Other | (0; 0%) | |
| Do not know | (0; 0%) | |
Opinions |
How much does technology impact your everyday life? | ||
| Tremendously | (17; 47%) | |
| A lot | (14; 39%) | |
| Some | (1; 3%) | |
| Little | (0; 0%) | |
| Never | (0; 0%) | |
| Do not know | (0; 0%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
How much do you personally value technology? | ||
| I feel that I cannot live without the newest technology | (6; 17%) | |
| I think technology is good, but I am not addicted to it | (20; 56%) | |
| I regard technology as useful, simply a tool | (6; 17%) | |
| I think technology intrudes on my life | (0; 0%) | |
| I use technology only to get by | (0; 0%) | |
| Do not know | (0; 0%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
How important is the growth of technological advances to the United States? | ||
| Tremendously | (13; 36%) | |
| A lot | (14; 39%) | |
| Some | (4; 11%) | |
| Little | (1; 3%) | |
| Never | (0; 0%) | |
| Do not know | (0; 0%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
In regards to your occupation, please check as many boxes as apply: | ||
| I detest my occupation | (0; 0%) | |
| I am neutral about my occupation | (6; 17%) | |
| I like my occupation | (12; 33%) | |
| I love my occupation | (13; 36%) | |
| I am dissatisfied with my occupation | (2; 6%) | |
| I do not care about my occupation | (1; 3%) | |
| I am just trying to make ends meet | (4; 11%) | |
| It is a stepping stone to another occupation | (8; 22%) | |
| I am in a dead end occupation | (0; 0%) | |
| I desired this occupation | (14; 39%) | |
| I want to better my occupation | (14; 39%) | |
| I like my occupation but not the people around me | (1; 3%) | |
| I like the people I am around daily at my occupation | (14; 39%) | |
| I want to better my occupation for those around me | (9; 25%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
In regards to diversity while in school (high school, college, or both) please check as many boxes as apply: | ||
| Diversity is/was important to me in school | (17; 47%) | |
| Diversity is/was not important to me in school | (11; 31%) | |
| Diversity is not necessary in schools | (3; 8%) | |
| Diversity is not stressed enough in schools | (9; 25%) | |
| Diversity is overrated | (4; 11%) | |
| Diversity might be important in schools, but not in the major/curriculum that I am/was in | (4; 11%) | |
| I do not have a strong opinion about diversity | (6; 17%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
In regards to a diverse workforce (currently or in the future) please check as many boxes as apply: | ||
| A diverse workforce is important to me | (14; 39%) | |
| A diverse workforce is not important to me | (9; 25%) | |
| A diverse workforce is not necessary in my line of work | (5; 14%) | |
| A diverse workforce is necessary for lines of work other than my own | (2; 6%) | |
| Most jobs need a diverse workforce | (11; 31%) | |
| Most jobs do not need a diverse workforce | (3; 8%) | |
| A job is just a job | (4; 11%) | |
| Diversity is overrated | (4; 11%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
Within the fields of science, engineering, and technology, please check all that apply: | ||
| A diverse workforce would improve these fields | (16; 44%) | |
| A diverse workforce is already in place in these fields | (5; 14%) | |
| A diverse workforce is unnecessary in these fields | (3; 8%) | |
| A diverse workforce is not something strived for in these fields | (5; 14%) | |
| A diverse workforce should be strived for in these fields | (7; 19%) | |
| I do not have a strong opinion about science, engineering, or technology | (6; 17%) | |
| I do not have a strong opinion about diversity | (5; 14%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
In regards to international students and skilled foreign labor, please check all that apply: | ||
| I have no problem with this | (18; 50%) | |
| I have previously studied abroad | (4; 11%) | |
| Foreign diversity is important | (6; 17%) | |
| They are taking away American jobs | (3; 8%) | |
| There is too much focus on educating foreigners and not enough on educating Americans | (6; 17%) | |
| Skilled foreign labor improves our economy and society | (8; 22%) | |
| Foreigners are entitled to equal opportunities within the United States | (14; 39%) | |
| Foreigners should not be entitled to equal opportunities within the United States | (2; 6%) | |
| I do not have a strong opinion on this | (3; 8%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
In regards to your science and mathematics education in high school, please check all that apply: | ||
| I had quality science education | (21; 58%) | |
| I had quality mathematics education | (21; 58%) | |
| I did not have quality science education | (8; 22%) | |
| I did not have quality mathematics education | (7; 19%) | |
| I do/did not care about science | (4; 11%) | |
| I do/did not care about mathematics | (3; 8%) | |
| I knew I would never need science or math in my job, so they did not matter to me | (3; 8%) | |
| There are other subjects that are much more important overall than these subjects | (6; 17%) | |
| America focuses too much on science and mathematics | (2; 6%) | |
| Not Checked | (4; 11%) | |
If you believe that you did not have quality science or mathematics in high school, if you had, do you think you would have gone into a field that involved more of these subjects? | ||
| Yes | (7; 19%) | |
| No | (4; 11%) | |
| Not sure | (11; 31%) | |
| Not Checked | (14; 39%) | |
Do you think American racial minorities have equal opportunities to work in and/or study science/engineering/technical fields? | ||
| Yes | (14; 39%) | |
| No | (7; 19%) | |
| Not Sure | (10; 28%) | |
| Not Checked | (5; 14%) | |
Please elaborate on your answer to Number 11. | |
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Please include any additional comments, opinions, or explanations about any part of this survey here: | |
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