Research Methods: Platonic Friendships Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank |
| Data collected: 46 survey responses Click on underlined response options to use corellation filters |
These items are about age and its influence on friendship . |
Age influences perceptions of male/female friendships. | ||
| Strongly Agree |  (12; 26%) | |
| Agree | (24; 52%) | |
| Disagree | (8; 17%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (2; 4%) | |
Age influences perceptions of friendships between individuals of different genders. | ||
| Strongly Agree | (14; 30%) | |
| Agree | (24; 52%) | |
| Disagree | (7; 15%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (1; 2%) | |
Age is not a factor in perceptions of male/female friendship | ||
| Strongly Agree | (3; 7%) | |
| Agree | (7; 15%) | |
| Disagree | (27; 59%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (9; 20%) | |
In your opinion, which age group is most capable of having platonic friendships? | ||
| 14-18 | (9; 20%) | |
| 19-22 | (8; 17%) | |
| 23-30 | (10; 22%) | |
| 31-40 | (17; 37%) | |
| 40+ | (15; 33%) | |
This section is about the effect being in a relationship has on outside friendships between individuals of the same sex as well as of the opposite sex. |
My friendships with individuals of the opposite sex have caused problems in my relationships. | ||
| Strongly Agree | (6; 13%) | |
| Agree | (14; 30%) | |
| Disagree | (18; 39%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (8; 17%) | |
Married people cannot have friends of the opposite sex | ||
| Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
| Agree | (3; 7%) | |
| Disagree | (24; 52%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (19; 41%) | |
Married People cannot have single friends | ||
| Strongly Agree | (0; 0%) | |
| Agree | (6; 13%) | |
| Disagree | (24; 52%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (17; 37%) | |
People in a homosexual relationship cannot have friends of the same sex | ||
| Strongly Agree | (2; 4%) | |
| Agree | (2; 4%) | |
| Disagree | (22; 48%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (19; 41%) | |
It's okay for people in a committed homosexual relationship to have friends of the same sex if they are also in a committed relationship. | ||
| Strongly Agree | (11; 24%) | |
| Agree | (27; 59%) | |
| Disagree | (4; 9%) | |
| Strongly Disagree | (3; 7%) | |
These items are about your personal experiences with having platonic friends, as well as your perceptions of appropriate friendships. |
Do you have platonic friends of the same sex? | ||
| Yes | (43; 93%) | |
| No | (3; 7%) | |
Do you have platonic friends of the opposite sex? | ||
| Yes | (42; 91%) | |
| No | (4; 9%) | |
What was/is the most prominent racial demographic of your high school? | ||
| Mostly African-American | (12; 26%) | |
| Mostly White | (16; 35%) | |
| Mostly Hispanic | (1; 2%) | |
| My high school was racially diverse | (17; 37%) | |
| Other | (3; 7%) | |
This section asks about your experiences in platonic frienships. |
If I were in a committed relationship I would not want my significant other to have friends of the opposite sex (or the same sex if the relationship is homosexual). | ||
| 1 | (19; 41%) | |
| 2 | (4; 9%) | |
| 3 | (11; 24%) | |
| 4 | (3; 7%) | |
| 5 | (3; 7%) | |
| 6 | (4; 9%) | |
| 7 | (2; 4%) | |
I am or have been physically attracted to a platonic friend. | ||
| 1 | (9; 20%) | |
| 2 | (2; 4%) | |
| 3 | (6; 13%) | |
| 4 | (5; 11%) | |
| 5 | (11; 24%) | |
| 6 | (8; 17%) | |
| 7 | (5; 11%) | |
I have been in a relationship with some one who is now a platonic friend. | ||
| 1 | (13; 28%) | |
| 2 | (7; 15%) | |
| 3 | (3; 7%) | |
| 4 | (6; 13%) | |
| 5 | (3; 7%) | |
| 6 | (3; 7%) | |
| 7 | (11; 24%) | |
I have been or am in a relationship with some one who was once a platonic friend. | ||
| 1 | (21; 46%) | |
| 2 | (3; 7%) | |
| 3 | (4; 9%) | |
| 4 | (3; 7%) | |
| 5 | (3; 7%) | |
| 6 | (4; 9%) | |
| 7 | (8; 17%) | |
Platonic friendship is not possible with some one after being romantically involved with them. | ||
| 1 | (13; 28%) | |
| 2 | (4; 9%) | |
| 3 | (6; 13%) | |
| 4 | (10; 22%) | |
| 5 | (7; 15%) | |
| 6 | (3; 7%) | |
| 7 | (3; 7%) | |
Demographics |
What is your ethnicity or identity? | ||
| Black/African American | (42; 91%) | |
| American Native or Alaska Native | (1; 2%) | |
| White | (1; 2%) | |
| Biracial | (5; 11%) | |
| Asian | (1; 2%) | |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | (0; 0%) | |
| Other | (3; 7%) | |
What is your classification? | ||
| First Year | (3; 7%) | |
| Sophomore | (6; 13%) | |
| Junior | (17; 37%) | |
| Senior | (11; 24%) | |
What is your major? | ||
| Social Sciences | (19; 41%) | |
| Physical Sciences | (3; 7%) | |
| Humanities | (3; 7%) | |
| Business | (4; 9%) | |
| Education | (3; 7%) | |
| Foreign Language | (1; 2%) | |
| Computer Science | (2; 4%) | |
| Independent | (1; 2%) | |
| Other | (6; 13%) | |
What is your age? | ||
| 18-22 | (33; 72%) | |
| 23-30 | (1; 2%) | |
| 31-40 | (1; 2%) | |
| 40+ | (11; 24%) | |
What is your marital status? | ||
| Single, Never Married | (36; 78%) | |
| Married | (8; 17%) | |
| Separated | (0; 0%) | |
| Divorced | (2; 4%) | |
| Widowed | (0; 0%) | |
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