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GENERAL SURVEY
Great thanks to Mr. Stephen Gordon, Teacher Coach at Snowden High School, who used to teach us American Literature during our stay in Boston, MA for the idea of making this survey. There are around 400 students at Snowden, we interviewed 77. Here is what the students think about life in Boston. Diversity Do you identify yourself as a member of an ethnic group? Yes-66% No-34% Does belonging to a particular ethnic group make difference in the USA? Yes-48% No-52% Sports What do you like more-to play sports or to watch sports? Play-59% Watch-41% Sports to you are: Very important-33% Slightly important-48% Unimportant-18% Urban culture Which of the following media do you pay most attention to? Radio-21% The Internet-19% TV-31% Newspapers-6% Magazines-8% Movies-15% Do you prefer to stay at home or to go out at your free time? Stay at home-19% Go out-81% Family Do you consider yourself a person of large, medium or small family income? Large-35% Medium-55% Small-9% What jobs do you think are the best for keeping family supplied with money? Solicitor-1% Doctor-45% Teacher-1% Driver-0% Running own businesses-52% Everyday activities With whom do you prefer to spend your free time? Friends-67% Family-29% Alone-3% How many jobs do the members of your family usually have? No jobs-0% One-56% Two-30% Three-6% More-9% Transport Do you think there are too many cars in your city and they result in air pollution? Yes-59% No-41% What is the most popular transport in the USA? Public transport-68% Your own transport-33% American holidays, customs and traditions What holidays or festivals do you consider the most favorite typical American? Thanksgiving Day-18% Christmas-54% New Year's Day-19% Halloween-6% Veteran's Day-2% Is it a custom to give presents? If yes, what kind of presents? Symbolic-21% All others-79% Ecological problems What are the ecological problems in your country? Water pollution-13% Air pollution-50% Radiation-4% Garbage-32% Health Do all people in America have medical coverage? Yes-16% No-53% Do you think medical system in America is good? Yes-39% No-20% Food Do you think it is a problem that there are a lot of fat people in America? Yes-31% No-39%
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