YOUTH & OPPORTUNITY POST-FORUM QUESTIONNAIRE

What Should We Do for Future Generations to Thrive?

NOW THAT YOU’VE HAD a chance to participate in a forum on this issue, we’d like to know what you’re thinking. Anonymous responses will be included in summary reports on the forums and in research to help us better understand how people are thinking about current issues.

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* 1. Here are some priorities for ensuring that future generations will thrive. Thinking about yourself and your community, which of these items do you see as one of the top two or three priorities, which do you see as helpful but not a top priority, which is not a priority at all, and which do you oppose. Keep in mind that making major changes will be difficult and we’ll have to make some choices about what to work on first.

	One of my top three priorities	Helpful but not a top priority	Not a priority at all	I oppose this	I am unsure about this
Increase the minimum wage.	Increase the minimum wage. One of my top three priorities	Increase the minimum wage. Helpful but not a top priority	Increase the minimum wage. Not a priority at all	Increase the minimum wage. I oppose this	Increase the minimum wage. I am unsure about this
Local utilities should switch to renewable energy sources.	Local utilities should switch to renewable energy sources. One of my top three priorities	Local utilities should switch to renewable energy sources. Helpful but not a top priority	Local utilities should switch to renewable energy sources. Not a priority at all	Local utilities should switch to renewable energy sources. I oppose this	Local utilities should switch to renewable energy sources. I am unsure about this
Reduce class size and provide extra support for students who need it.	Reduce class size and provide extra support for students who need it. One of my top three priorities	Reduce class size and provide extra support for students who need it. Helpful but not a top priority	Reduce class size and provide extra support for students who need it. Not a priority at all	Reduce class size and provide extra support for students who need it. I oppose this	Reduce class size and provide extra support for students who need it. I am unsure about this
Individuals and government agencies should do business only with companies that hire Americans and build factories in the US.	Individuals and government agencies should do business only with companies that hire Americans and build factories in the US. One of my top three priorities	Individuals and government agencies should do business only with companies that hire Americans and build factories in the US. Helpful but not a top priority	Individuals and government agencies should do business only with companies that hire Americans and build factories in the US. Not a priority at all	Individuals and government agencies should do business only with companies that hire Americans and build factories in the US. I oppose this	Individuals and government agencies should do business only with companies that hire Americans and build factories in the US. I am unsure about this
Drastically reduce the importance of standardized testing in evaluating student achievement.	Drastically reduce the importance of standardized testing in evaluating student achievement. One of my top three priorities	Drastically reduce the importance of standardized testing in evaluating student achievement. Helpful but not a top priority	Drastically reduce the importance of standardized testing in evaluating student achievement. Not a priority at all	Drastically reduce the importance of standardized testing in evaluating student achievement. I oppose this	Drastically reduce the importance of standardized testing in evaluating student achievement. I am unsure about this
Invest in a nationwide program to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and create jobs.	Invest in a nationwide program to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. One of my top three priorities	Invest in a nationwide program to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. Helpful but not a top priority	Invest in a nationwide program to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. Not a priority at all	Invest in a nationwide program to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. I oppose this	Invest in a nationwide program to rebuild crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. I am unsure about this
Forgive higher education loans for students who perform a year of national service in underserved communities.	Forgive higher education loans for students who perform a year of national service in underserved communities. One of my top three priorities	Forgive higher education loans for students who perform a year of national service in underserved communities. Helpful but not a top priority	Forgive higher education loans for students who perform a year of national service in underserved communities. Not a priority at all	Forgive higher education loans for students who perform a year of national service in underserved communities. I oppose this	Forgive higher education loans for students who perform a year of national service in underserved communities. I am unsure about this
Invest tax dollars to provide two years of tuition-free community college for anyone who wants it.	Invest tax dollars to provide two years of tuition-free community college for anyone who wants it. One of my top three priorities	Invest tax dollars to provide two years of tuition-free community college for anyone who wants it. Helpful but not a top priority	Invest tax dollars to provide two years of tuition-free community college for anyone who wants it. Not a priority at all	Invest tax dollars to provide two years of tuition-free community college for anyone who wants it. I oppose this	Invest tax dollars to provide two years of tuition-free community college for anyone who wants it. I am unsure about this
Expand mentorship and internship programs to encourage young people to gain job skills.	Expand mentorship and internship programs to encourage young people to gain job skills. One of my top three priorities	Expand mentorship and internship programs to encourage young people to gain job skills. Helpful but not a top priority	Expand mentorship and internship programs to encourage young people to gain job skills. Not a priority at all	Expand mentorship and internship programs to encourage young people to gain job skills. I oppose this	Expand mentorship and internship programs to encourage young people to gain job skills. I am unsure about this
End deficit spending and work to bring down the federal debt.	End deficit spending and work to bring down the federal debt. One of my top three priorities	End deficit spending and work to bring down the federal debt. Helpful but not a top priority	End deficit spending and work to bring down the federal debt. Not a priority at all	End deficit spending and work to bring down the federal debt. I oppose this	End deficit spending and work to bring down the federal debt. I am unsure about this
Change US K-12 history curricula to include more about the contributions and experiences of the nation’s minority populations.	Change US K-12 history curricula to include more about the contributions and experiences of the nation’s minority populations. One of my top three priorities	Change US K-12 history curricula to include more about the contributions and experiences of the nation’s minority populations. Helpful but not a top priority	Change US K-12 history curricula to include more about the contributions and experiences of the nation’s minority populations. Not a priority at all	Change US K-12 history curricula to include more about the contributions and experiences of the nation’s minority populations. I oppose this	Change US K-12 history curricula to include more about the contributions and experiences of the nation’s minority populations. I am unsure about this
Increase mental health services for K-12 and college students.	Increase mental health services for K-12 and college students. One of my top three priorities	Increase mental health services for K-12 and college students. Helpful but not a top priority	Increase mental health services for K-12 and college students. Not a priority at all	Increase mental health services for K-12 and college students. I oppose this	Increase mental health services for K-12 and college students. I am unsure about this

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* 2. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Investing in beefed-up K-12 vocational and other training programs to better prepare our young people for success in the workplace

Making community college free so all students can obtain some education beyond high school

Not sure

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* 3. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Tightening our belts to control our towering federal debt so it doesn’t threaten the next generation.

Making needed investments in education, technology, infrastructure, and social programs to improve opportunities for the next generation

Not sure

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* 4. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Even without drastic policy changes, this generation, like generations before it, will overcome its challenges and build a solid future.

Unless we make major reforms in our economic, educational, and social policies, the next generation will not be able to build a solid future.

Not sure

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* 5. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

There is a massive shortage of mental health counseling for today’s young people, and we need to increase it in every community.

We are in danger of medicalizing the regular strains and stresses of growing up, and we’re over-treating too many young people. Mental health counseling should be focused on the most serious problems.

Not sure

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* 6. How much disagreement was there about this issue in your forum?

A lot of disagreement

Some disagreement

Hardly any disagreement at all

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* 7. Did you talk about aspects of the issue you hadn’t considered before?

Yes

If so, please explain.

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* 8. Were there ideas or proposals that you tended to favor coming into the forum that you now have second thoughts about?

Yes

If so, please explain.

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* 9. What could citizens, working together, do in their own communities to address this problem?

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* 10. Not including this forum, how many National Issues Forums have you attended?

1-3

4-6

7 or more

Not sure

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* 11. Gender:

Male

Female

Other (please specify)

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* 12. How old are you?

17 or younger

18-30

31-45

46-64

65 or older

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* 13. Are you:

African American

Asian American

Hispanic or Latinx

Native American

White/Caucasian

Other (please specify)

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* 14. In what type of community do you live?

City/Urban

Suburban

Rural

YOUTH & OPPORTUNITY POST-FORUM QUESTIONNAIRE

What Should We Do for Future Generations to Thrive?

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* 2. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

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* 3. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

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* 4. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

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* 5. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

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* 6. How much disagreement was there about this issue in your forum?

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* 7. Did you talk about aspects of the issue you hadn’t considered before?

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* 8. Were there ideas or proposals that you tended to favor coming into the forum that you now have second thoughts about?

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* 9. What could citizens, working together, do in their own communities to address this problem?

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* 10. Not including this forum, how many National Issues Forums have you attended?

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* 11. Gender:

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* 12. How old are you?

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* 13. Are you:

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* 14. In what type of community do you live?

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* 15. What is your zip code?

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* 16. What state do you live in?

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* 17. Did you attend this forum in person or online?

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* 18. What issue would you like to see covered in a future forum?