PART A:
This survey is being conducted on behalf of McMaster University to collect data on the physical and mental health of undergraduate students attending McMaster University. The University is focused on studying whether the employment status and university experience of a student influence their overall health. Data received will assist in creating new on campus services to undergraduate students who are experiencing negative or unhealthy physical and mental habits. Please fill out the survey to the best of your ability and please do not leave any applicable questions blank. Your participation is anonymous and all information collected will be kept confidential. Thank you for your participation.
PART B:
Age
1. What is your age? (DK 998) …show more content…
Within the past month, how often have you experienced: excessive worrying, low self-esteem, and/or constant nervousness? (DK 98) (REF 99)
• Never (1)
• Seldom (2)
• Sometimes (3)
• Often (4)
• Always (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
17. Within the past month, how often have you experienced low energy, headaches, muscle tension, and/or insomnia?
• Never (1)
• Seldom (2)
• Sometimes (3)
• Often (4)
• Always (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
Physical Health
18. On average, how many hours of moderate exercise do you complete a week? (DK 98) (REF 99)
• < 1 (1)
• 1 – 2 (2)
• 3 – 4 (3)
• 5 – 6 (4)
• >6 (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
19. How often during the past week did you eat all 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) at reasonably scheduled times? (DK 98) (REF 99)
• Never (1)
• Seldom (2)
• Sometimes (3)
• Often (4)
• Always (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
PART C:
Happiness
Since each individual will experiences happiness differently, I decided to avoid categorizing happiness into situations such as “how often the individual smiles” or “how often they go out with friends”. Instead of inaccurately assuming that a happy person must participate in multiple social gatherings a week, this method of questioning allows every applicant to share a response that they feel accurately represents their state of “happiness”. Thus by creating a subjective view of happiness, this provides the study with a more realistic understanding …show more content…
The first question focused on the amount of exercise the student is getting because the suggested daily amount is 30 minutes of moderate exercise. Many students, especially those who live on campus or have a heavy class load are constantly stationary and do not set enough time to exercise. Likewise, the decision to formulate a question regarding the student’s eating schedule was because many students do not maintain regular, healthy eating habits. By asking whether or not students eat all 3 meals of the day, the question is effectively capturing the answer to whether or not McMaster students are taking proper care of
This survey is being conducted on behalf of McMaster University to collect data on the physical and mental health of undergraduate students attending McMaster University. The University is focused on studying whether the employment status and university experience of a student influence their overall health. Data received will assist in creating new on campus services to undergraduate students who are experiencing negative or unhealthy physical and mental habits. Please fill out the survey to the best of your ability and please do not leave any applicable questions blank. Your participation is anonymous and all information collected will be kept confidential. Thank you for your participation.
PART B:
Age
1. What is your age? (DK 998) …show more content…
Within the past month, how often have you experienced: excessive worrying, low self-esteem, and/or constant nervousness? (DK 98) (REF 99)
• Never (1)
• Seldom (2)
• Sometimes (3)
• Often (4)
• Always (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
17. Within the past month, how often have you experienced low energy, headaches, muscle tension, and/or insomnia?
• Never (1)
• Seldom (2)
• Sometimes (3)
• Often (4)
• Always (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
Physical Health
18. On average, how many hours of moderate exercise do you complete a week? (DK 98) (REF 99)
• < 1 (1)
• 1 – 2 (2)
• 3 – 4 (3)
• 5 – 6 (4)
• >6 (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
19. How often during the past week did you eat all 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) at reasonably scheduled times? (DK 98) (REF 99)
• Never (1)
• Seldom (2)
• Sometimes (3)
• Often (4)
• Always (5)
• No response/Prefer not to answer (0)
PART C:
Happiness
Since each individual will experiences happiness differently, I decided to avoid categorizing happiness into situations such as “how often the individual smiles” or “how often they go out with friends”. Instead of inaccurately assuming that a happy person must participate in multiple social gatherings a week, this method of questioning allows every applicant to share a response that they feel accurately represents their state of “happiness”. Thus by creating a subjective view of happiness, this provides the study with a more realistic understanding …show more content…
The first question focused on the amount of exercise the student is getting because the suggested daily amount is 30 minutes of moderate exercise. Many students, especially those who live on campus or have a heavy class load are constantly stationary and do not set enough time to exercise. Likewise, the decision to formulate a question regarding the student’s eating schedule was because many students do not maintain regular, healthy eating habits. By asking whether or not students eat all 3 meals of the day, the question is effectively capturing the answer to whether or not McMaster students are taking proper care of