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CLASS OF 1953    Confidential Statistical Data Questionnaire

  (Please circle or check the appropriate responses and fill in the applicable blanks. Do not sign this form. Please return this form to Joseph Cahn, 20 Ocean Park Blvd., Unit #9, Santa Monica, CA 90405, in an envelope without a return address.)

 

1.  GENDER:    Male       Female                                    2.  AGE ___________________

3.  GEOGRAPHICAL DATA (a) Country of Origin____________________________________________

                 (b) Country of Residence________________________________________

                 (c) State or Province of Residence________________________________   

4.  MIT UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENT _______________________________________________

5.  GRADUATE DEGREE(S)with Schools _________________________________________________

6.  MILITARY SERVICE    Yes    No      Branch _____________________________________________

                        Dates ____________________________Highest Rank __________________________

 

7. CAREER

  (A) I am:               (1) Working:       full time     part time

                (2) Working in my original career field, which is________________________________

                              (3) Working in a new career field, to wit:____________________________________ __

                4) Retired

  (B) I work (worked) principally in the following industries:

      Agribusiness                  Education                 Telecommunications             Government                  Military                             Medicine/Healthcare      Media                        Architecture/Construction      The Arts                        Manufacturing                  Extractive industry         Service Industry         Information Technology        Transportation               Consulting      

      Politics                          Law                           Financial Services                 Sports     

      Other ________________________________________________________________________________

  (C) My principal functions are (were):

        Manage/Executive        Physician            Manufacturer                   Marketer/Sales           Scientist                

        Architect/Planner        Lawyer                  Finance/Accountant     Teacher                         Engineer – Design

        Consultant                  Administrator      Human Resources        Engineer - Test                Engineer - Service

      Other _________________________________________________________________________________

  (D) In the most significant part of my career, I have been (was)employed:

                By an established organization        By an organization I founded (or helped to found)

                Self-employed     Other ______________________________________________________________

  (E) After graduation, I have been (was) employed by ______________ different organizations.

  (F) I have made _________________ fundamental career changes since graduation.

  (G) On a scale of 1 - 5 (1=not at all, 5 = greatly),  how has your career met your expectations? _______

  (H) On a scale of 1 - 5 (1=not at all, 5 = greatly),  how much did your MIT experience  influence your

             career? ______

 

8. OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

  (A) Number of articles/papers published:  0____ 1-5____  6-10____  11-15____  16-25____ 26-50____  >50____

  (B) Number of books published: 0___ 1___  2___  3___  4___  5___  >5____

  (C) Number of patents issued:  0___  1-5___  6-10___  10-20___  >20_____

  (D) Number of memberships on corporate boards: 0___  1___ 2 ___  3____ >3____

  (E) Number of memberships on non-profit boards:  0___ 1___  2___  3____  >3___

  (F) Number of honors and/or prizes: 0___ 1___  2___  3___  4___  5___  >5___

  (G) Number of elected or  appointed positions in local, state or federal government?_____________

         Titles/Offices_____________________________________________________________

 

9. PERSONAL

(A)     My current residence is:

               Owned house      Rented house      Owned condo      Rented condo      Apartment

              Retirement community      Other(what?)___________________________

 

(B)           My current status is (check all that apply):      Single    Married        Divorced          Widow(er)             Separated

Committed relationship (other sex)           Committed relationship (same sex)

(C) Please fill in the blanks:

        Years married to current spouse:  <10___  10-15 ___  16-20___  21-30___  31-40___  41-45___  46-50____

                                                                                >50______   If >50, how many?_____

        Times married_____   Times divorced______    Times widowed_______   No. Of children_____

 Children at home______   Children at college____   Children at MIT (ever)______

               Children graduated from college______  Children currently married______

               Children currently Divorced or Separated____________

Age of youngest child_____   Age of oldest child______  Grandchildren_______ Age of oldest grandchild______

 (D) On a scale of 1 - 5 (1=very poor, 5 = excellent), how would you rate your health?___________

 (E) On a scale of 1 - 5 (1=very poor, 5 = excellent), how would you rate your  fitness? __________

 (F) On a scale of 1 - 5 (On a scale of 1 - 5 (1=very poor, 5 = excellent), how would you rate your mental acuity?_______

 (G) On a scale of 1 - 5 (1=very dissatisfied, 5 =extremely satisfied), how would you rate your  satisfaction with your life?___________ _

 (H) If you had it to do all over again, would you choose a different....?

           College                       Course                  Career   Spouse        Gender      Sexual orientation    

Country  Region                   Life                         Would Not Change a Thing

(I) Circle all the sports activities you pursue actively:

                 Spectator sports (Which ones?)______________________________________________________________

                 Individual competitive sports (Which ones?_____________________________________________________

                 Individual non-competitive sports (Circle all those applicable):

 Fitness exercise                 Golf                           Fishing                   Downhill skiing                  Cross-country skiing           

 Gardening                        Scuba diving              Snorkeling             Flying                  Walking

 Sailing                               Boating            Bicycling          Canoeing               Windsurfing                         Surfing

Bodyboarding       Other_____________________________________________________________________

 

(J)  Circle all the hobbies that you pursue actively:

Painting                 Writing                    Composing                        Photography

Stamp collecting               Antique collecting  Art collecting                         Coin Collecting

Other collecting_________________________

Carpentry              Home Repairs     Weaving                                Jewelry                  Other Craft_____________________

Hospital Volunteer     Senior Citizen Aide      Fire/Police Volunteer           School Volunteer                                

Other Volunteer______________________

Music listening       Preferred Kind of Music___________________

Theater                                  Dance                    Music                    Other Performing Arts____________________

Reading                                Cooking                 Model railroading                Model boats         Model cars

Computers                           Foreign travel       Domestic travel   Socializing           Theater attendance

Cinema attendance            Hiking                    Camping                               Rock-climbing      Radio/Hi-Fi

TV Surfing                             Religious Activities             Genealogy            Bridge

Other___________________________________________________________________________

 

(K ) What do you believe? Please place a check mark in the appropriate column after each belief:

 

 Belief 

 Believer 

 Perhaps 

 Skeptic 

 Disbeliever 

Astrology

       

Big Bang Cosmology

       

Darwinism (Evolution)

       

Extra-sensory perception

       

Faith healing

       

Free will

       

Pre-determinism

       

Ghosts

       

Angels

       

Global warming

       

Life after death

       

Heaven

       

Hell

       

Palmistry

       

Psychoanalysis

       

Reincarnation

       

Telekinesis

       

UFO’s

       

Alien visitation

       

Extra-terrestrial life

       

God Exists

       

Jesus Christ is Divine

       

The Second Coming

       

God  intervenes in human affairs

       

God responds to prayers

       
         

Belief

Believer

Perhaps

Skeptic

Disbeliever

God punishes sinners

       

Resurrection of the dead

       

Christianity

       

Judaism

       

Islam

       

Hinduism

       

Buddhism

       

Confucianism

       

Shintoism

       

Zoroastrianism

       

Bahai

       

Agnosticism

       

Atheism

       

Other Religion

       

10. COMPUTER UTILIZATION

(A)  I have _______home computers: It is (they are):     DOS/Windows                                   Mac            Other   

(B) I use it (them) for:          Personal       Business      Not much

(C) I/We have internet access by:       Dial-Up                                Cable                     DSL

(D) E-mail usage:                Rarely         Moderately          A lot

(E) Internet usage:             Rarely           Moderately          A lot

(F) I spend approximately _______ hours per week using my computer of which ________ is on the Internet.

(G) I have purchased  items over the Internet:               None      A Few     More than a few    Many

(F) I have my own (or operate someone else’s) website:    Yes      No

 

11. FINANCIAL

(A)     My current net worth is approximately:

<$100K___   $100K-$500K___    $500K-$1.0M___   $1M-$5M___    $5M-$10M___   >$10M___

(B) My current income (if still working) is:   <$25K___   $25K-$50K___   $50K-$75K___  $75K-$100K___  $100K-$150K___

                                                                                $150K-$250K___  $ 250K-$500K___    >$500K___  

(C)Retirement Funding (Check all that apply ):

Corporate pension____   Government pension____  401-K/403-B____   Social security_____

Private savings_____   Other___________________

(D) My annual retirement income (if retired) is:

<$25,000___   $25K-$50K___   $50K-$75K___   $75K-$100K ___   $100K-$125K___

$125K-$150K___                    $150K-$300K____   $300K-1.0M_____   >1.0M______

 

Thank you for contributing to the Class of 1953 questionnaire.