Alma Vagina Monologues Survey

Vagina Monologues Survey

Thank you for your willingness to fill out this survey about Eve Ensler’s play, The Vagina Monologues. Your candid responses will be most helpful and very much appreciated, and all answers will be strictly confidential. They are being used as background research for a paper discussing the ethical impact of this play on college campuses (to be delivered at the annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics in January 2010). If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dr. Kate Blanchard, blanchard@alma.edu.  

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Poll Results - 90 Submissions

  1. What is the greatest extent of your experience with The Vagina Monologues (choose one)?
    • I have never seen or read it. - 25.6%
    • I have seen or read it once. - 24.4%
    • I have seen or read it multiple times. - 32.2%
    • I have participated in at least one performance of this play. - 17.8%
  2. Which of the following best describes your feelings about The Vagina Monologues?
    • Overwhelmingly negative - 8.9%
    • Somewhat negative - 6.7%
    • Neutral or ambivalent - 7.8%
    • Somewhat positive - 24.4%
    • Overwhelmingly positive - 52.2%
  3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The Vagina Monologues should be performed on every American college and university campus, regardless of mission or creed.
    • Strongly disagree - 8.9%
    • Somewhat disagree - 11.1%
    • No opinion - 5.6%
    • Agree, with some exceptions - 37.8%
    • Strongly agree - 36.7%
  4. How often should The Vagina Monologues be performed on college campuses?
    • Never - 7.8%
    • Once every year - 70.0%
    • Once every two to five years - 10.0%
    • Once every six to ten years - 1.1%
    • No opinion or it depends - 11.1%
  5. Please check one I am a:
    • Student - 81.1%
    • Staff member, administrator, or faculty member - 11.1%
    • Prefer not to answer - 7.8%
  6. Please check one I am:
    • Female - 78.9%
    • Male - 18.9%
    • Prefer not to answer - 2.2%
  7. Please check your age group:
    • 17-22 - 80.0%
    • 23-35 - 11.1%
    • 36-50 - 7.8%
    • 51 or older - 0%
    • Prefer not to answer - 1.1%
  8. Are there any comments you would like to add? (If yes, please use comment box below.) Thank you very much for your time and candor.
    • Yes - 0%
    • No - 0%
  9. Would you be willing to discuss your opinions about The Vagina Monologues in greater detail, one-on-one with Kate Blanchard (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies)? If yes, please put your contact information (name, phone, and email) in the space below. Your personal information will never be published and anything you say will be held in the strictest confidence.
    • Yes. (Please include your contact information in comment space below.) - 45.6%
    • No. (Many thanks for your time and candor.) - 54.4%

 

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