Usdathleticssurvey
Usdathleticssurvey
Usdathleticssurvey
The Media & Journalism Departments Research Methods class is administering a survey to gain a better
understanding about student attendance at USD football, mens basketball and womens basketball games.
Our class hopes to apply the information gathered from this survey in ways that will help improve the USD
athletic experience for fans. The following survey should take approximately five to ten minutes of your time.
Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey.
This survey is intended for students currently enrolled at USD. If you are not a current USD student,
please return it to the researcher and accept our thanks.
1. What is your favorite part about attending USD football or basketball games?
2. What prevents or discourages you from attending USD football or basketball games?
3. What would you suggest that USD Athletics do to increase the number of USD students attending football
and basketball games?
Please answer the following questions to help us understand student interest in USD athletics.
4. How many USD Football games have you attended this year (2014)?
______ games
5. How many USD Football games did you attend last year (2013)?
______ games
6. How many USD Mens Basketball games did you attend last year (2013-14)?
______ games
7. How many USD Mens Basketball games do you expect to attend this year (2014-15)?
______ games
8. How many USD Womens Basketball games did you attend last year (2013-14)?
______ games
9. How many USD Womens Basketball games do you expect to attend this year (2014-15)?
______ games
10. For the following statements, please circle the number on each line that indicates how much you agree or
disagree with each of the statements.
How likely are you to
Very
Likely
Very
Unlikely
11. For the following statements, please circle the number on each line that indicates how much you agree or
disagree with each of the statements about how likely you are to attend a USD football or basketball game.
I am LIKELY to attend a USD football or
basketball game for
Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Disagree
Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Disagree
12. How would you prefer to learn about USD athletic events or promotions? Circle the number that best
describes your preference (1 being do not prefer, 7 being strongly prefer).
Do Not
Strongly
Prefer
Prefer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Snapchat
Do Not
Strongly
Prefer
Prefer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Television Ads
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Handout
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
USD Website
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Newspaper Ads
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Word-of-Mouth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Poster
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Radio Ads
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
_________________________________
13. For the following statements, please circle the number on each line that indicates how much you agree
or disagree with each of the statements about how likely you are to NOT attend a USD football or
basketball game.
I am NOT LIKELY to attend a USD football or
basketball game because
Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Disagree
Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Disagree
go to a bar.
To help us better understand who is taking the survey, please answer the following questions.
14. What is your current age? _____ years
15. What is your sex? (Circle one) .......... Female ............. Male
16. How many hours do you work in an average week? ______ Hours
17. What state are you from? _________________________________
18. Where do you live? (Circle one) ..... On-campus ..........Off-campus-Vermillion............ Out of town
19. Are you a USD athlete? (Circle one) ............. Yes ............ No
20. Are you a transfer student? (Circle one) ........ Yes ............ No
21. Which of the following best describes your current student status? (Check one)
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year