First Draft of 31 December 2012 Survey of Online
Living Graduates of the West Point Class of 1955

The purpose of this survey is to determine, record and archive preferences, opinions and demographic facts about the online living graduates of the West Point Class of 1955.

The survey is password protected during the survey, and the responses will remain password protected unless/until the '55 EXCOM decides otherwise.

The survey is completely anonymous, and does not associate an individual participant's responses with the participant or with his other responses.

Opinion responses should be based on what actually happened or your estimate of what will happen, and not on what could have happened or might happen with other approaches.



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What is your current marital status?

* Single (never married)
* Single (divorced)
* Single (widower)
* Married


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How many times have you been married?

* Never married
* 1 time
* 2 times
* 3 times
* 4 times
* 5 times
* 6 times
* 7 times
* More than 7 times


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What is your Date of Birth?

* 1929
* 1939
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934


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What is the Date of Birth of your first wife?

* Never married
* Before 1922
* 1923 - 1927
* 1928 - 1932
* 1933
* 1934 - 1938
* 1939 - 1948
* 1949 - 1958
* After 1958


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What is the Date of Birth of your current wife (last wife, if single now and widowed or divorced)?

* Never married
* Before 1922
* 1923 - 1927
* 1928 - 1932
* 1933
* 1934 - 1938
* 1939 - 1948
* 1949 - 1958
* After 1958


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How many children (that lived at least 1 week)?

* None
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* More than 10


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How many grandchildren (that lived at least 1 week)?

* None
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11 - 15
* 16 - 20
* 21 - 25
* 26 - 30
* 31 - 35
* 36 - 40
* 41 - 45
* 46 - 50
* More than 50


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How many great-grandchildren (that lived at least 1 week)?

None
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11 - 15
* 16 - 20
* 21 - 25
* 26 - 30
* More than 30


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How is your health?

* Excellent
* Good
* About average for my age
* Poor
* Very Poor


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How is your hearing?

* Excellent
* Good
* About average for my age
* Poor
* Very poor
* Totally deaf


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How is your eyesight?

* Excellent
* Good
* About average for my age
* Poor
* Very poor
* Totally blind


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What is your weight (in pounds) to height (in inches) ratio?

          Example: 170# / 68' = 2.50

More than 5.00
* 4.01 - 5.00
* 3.51 - 4.00
* 3.01 - 3.50
* 2.51 - 3.00
* 2.01 - 2.50
* 1.51 - 2.00
* 1.01 - 1.50
* Less than 1.00


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How long did you serve on active duty?

* I did not serve on active duty
* Less than 1 year
* 1 - 5 years
* 5 - 10 years
* 10 - 15 years
* 15 - 20 years
* 20 - 25 years
* 25 - 30 years
* More than 30 years


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What was your household income (include investment and retirement income) for the last 12 months?

* $10,000 or less
* $10,001 - $25,000
* $25,001 - $50,000
* $50,001 - $75,000
* $75,001 - $100,000
* $100,001 - $500,000
* More than $500,000


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What is your household's net worth?

* Over $10,000,000
* $5,000,001 - $10,000,000
* $2,500,001 - $5,000,000
* $1,000,001 - $2,500,000
* $750,001 - $1,000,000
* $500,001 - $750,000
* $250,001 - $500,000
* $100,001 - $250,000
* $10,000 - $100,000
* Less than $10,000


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What is your financial situation?

* Money to burn
* Financially secure and able to enjoy travel and frills
* Financially secure but not much extra
* It's a struggle to make ends meet, but they do
* Need extra help from others or government to get by


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How many computers (desktop, laptop, tablet, smart phone etc.) do you own that are connected to the internet?

* None
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* More than 5


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What do you use for your primary internet connection?

* Don't have a computer
* Desktop
* Laptop
* Tablet
* Mini-tablet
* Smart phone
* Other



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What is your primary browser for connecting to the internet?

* Microsoft Internet Explorer
* Opera
* Mozilla Firefox
* Apple Safari
* Google Chrome
* Other
* Don't know


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Average Internet/email usage

* I don't use the internet or email
* Less than 1 hour per week
* 1 - 7 hours per week
* 7 - 28 hours per week
* More than 28 hours per week


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Cell (mobile) phone usage?

* I don't have a cell phone or a traditional phone
* I have a traditional phone(s) only
* I have a cell phone(s) only
* I have a cell phone(s) and a traditional phone(s)


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How many television sets do you have (and use)?

* None
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5 or more


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Average TV watching

* I don't watch TV
* Less than 1 hour per week
* 1 - 7 hours per week
* 7 - 28 hours per week
* More than 28 hours per week


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How do you read books?

* Mainly Hard back and Paper back books
* Mainly with an electronic reader
* A combination of reading the hard copy and an electronic reader
* I no longer read books


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Average books and magazines reading

* Less than 1 hour per week
* 1 - 7 hours per week
* 7 - 28 hours per week
* More than 28 hours per week


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How many days did you spend the night away from your primary home during the last 12 months?

* None
* 1 - 7
* 8 - 14
* 15 - 21
* 22 - 28
* More than 28


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What is your political orientation?

* I am very conservative
* I am conservative
* I am middle of the road
* I am liberal
* I am very liberal


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Should the US Budget be balanced?

* We should budget for a surplus and drastically reduce the total national debt
* We should balance the budget
* No opinion
* We should reduce the annual deficit
* We should maintain current annual deficit levels
* We should increase annual deficit levels


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How do you feel about President Obama?

* Approve
* No opinion
* Disapprove


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How did you vote in the 2012 presidential election?

* Republican
* Democrat
* Other
* Didn't vote


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Do you believe there is an all-powerful, omnipotent God?

* Yes
* Probably
* Don't know
* Probably not
* No


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What is your religious orientation?

* Non-religious
* Active Catholic Christian
* Inactive Catholic Christian
* Active Protestant Christian
* Inctive Protestant Christian
* Active Jewish
* Inactive Jewish
* Other


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What is your sexual orientation?

* Heterosexual
* Homosexual
* Bisexual
* Other


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How do you feel about gays in the military?

* Approve
* No opinion
* Disapprove


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How do you feel about gay rights?

* Favor all gay rights
* Favor most gay rights
* No opinion
* Against most gay rights
* Against all gay rights


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How do you feel about abortions?

* Disapprove of all abortions
* Disapprove of most abortions
* No opinion
* Approve of most abortions
* Approve of all abortions


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How do you feel about the war on drugs?

* We need stronger rules and enforcement
* Approve current policy
* No opinion
* We should have more lenient rules and enforcement
* Drugs should be legalized and taxed


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How do you feel about illegal immigration?

* We should do whatever is necessary to stop illegal immigration
* I approve current policy
* No opinion
* We shouldn't worry so much about illegal immigration


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Shoul illegal immigrants receive government benefits?

* They should receive all government benefits
* They should receive most government benefits
* No opinion
* They shouldn't receive most government benefits
* They shouldn't receive any government benefits


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How do you feel about illegal immigrants?

* Deport all illegal immigrants
* Deport most illegal immigrants
* No opinion
* Give amnesty to most illegal immigrants
* Give amnesty to all illegal immigrants


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How long is your daily, primary sleeping time (exclude naps), on average?

* 1 hour or less
* 2 hours
* 3 hours
* 4 hours
* 5 hours
* 6 hours
* 7 hours
* 8 hours
* 9 hours
* 10 hours
* 11 hours
* 12 hours
* More than 12 hours


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How long do you average sleeping (include naps) daily?

* 1 hour or less
* 2 hours
* 3 hours
* 4 hours
* 5 hours
* 6 hours
* 7 hours
* 8 hours
* 9 hours
* 10 hours
* 11 hours
* 12 hours
* More than 12 hours


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Do you plan to attend our 60th reunion at West Point?

* Yes
* Probably
* Probably not
* No


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How do you rate the '55 EXCOM under Charlie Johnson's stewardship?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very Poor


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How do you feel about using 'The Last of the Great Classes' as '55's Slogan/Motto?

* Approve
* No opinion
* Disapprove


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How do you rate today's West Point's product?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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Does West Point perform its mission better now than in 1955?

* Much better
* Better
* About the same
* No opinion
* Worse
* Much worse


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How do you rate Frederick Irving as Superintendent (1951-1954)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate Black'shear Bryan as Superintendent (1954-1956)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate Dave Palmer as Superintendent (1986-1991)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate Howard Graves as Superintendent (1991-1996)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate Daniel Christman as Superintendent (1996-2001)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate William Lennox as Superintendent (2001-2006)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate Franklin Hagenbeck as Superintendent (2006-2010)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate David Huntoon as Superintendent (2010-Present)?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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Has the Plebe system improved since 1955?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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How do you feel about Women cadets at West Point?

* Approve
* No opinion
* Disapprove


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Did you ever commit a non-reported honor violation while a cadet at West Point?

* Yes
* No


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Did you ever observe, but not report, an honor violation while a cadet at West Point?

* Yes
* Maybe
* No


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How do you feel about naming West Point facilities for major donors?

* Approve
* No opinion
* Disapprove


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How do you feel about Army football and basketball?

* No opinion
* Would like to see much tougher schedule
* Current type schedule is appropriate
* Would like to see Army in Ivy league or equivalent
* Terminate Army football and basketball programs


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Would you have gone to West Point if you had it to do over?

* Yes
* No


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Did you encourage your children to go to West Point?

* Yes
* Not Applicable
* No


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Do/did you encourage your grandchildren to go to West Point?

* Yes
* Not Applicable
* No


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How do you rate AOG's job performance?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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How do you rate West-Point ORG's job performance?

* Excellent
* Good
* OK
* No opinion
* Poor
* Very poor


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Do you believe we should have become militarily involved in Korea?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Do you believe we should have become militarily involved in Vietnam?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Do you believe we should have become militarily involved in Iraq?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Do you believe we should have become militarily involved in Afghanistan?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Do you believe we should have become militarily involved in Libya?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Do you believe we should become militarily involved in Syria?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Should we support and participate in the United Nations?

* Yes
* No opinion
* No


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Should US Armed Forces be permanently stationed outside the US?

* A lot more than current level
* More than current level
* Current level
* No opinion
* Less than current level
* A lot less than current level
* No


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How do you feel about US Defense spending?

* Should be increased a lot
* Should be increased
* Maintain current levels
* No opinion
* Reduce
* Reduce a lot


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How do you feel about Foreign Aid?

* Should be increased a lot
* Should be increased
* Maintain current levels
* No opinion
* Reduce
* Reduce a lot
* Discontinue


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Altruism vs Selfishness

* I'm more altruistic than selfish
* I'm about equally altruistic and selfish
* I'm more selfish than altruistic


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Happiness vs Unhappiness

* I'm a happy person most of the time
* About 50/50
* I'm an unhappy person most of the time


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How do you feel about the future of the United States?

* I'm very optimistic
* I'm optimistic
* I don't think about it
* I'm pessimistic
* I'm very pessimistic


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How do you feel about this poll?

* Good idea
* No opinion
* Bad idea


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