In this survey we will be asking you questions about a number of different topics. We will also be asking a number of questions about how you see yourself. Enjoy!

We would like to begin the following part of the survey with a few general financial questions.

Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2% per year. After 5 years, how much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow: more than $102, exactly $102, less than $102?

Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 20% per year and you never withdraw money or interest payments. After 5 years, how much would you have on this account in total?

Imagine that the interest rate on your savings account was 1% per year and inflation was 2% per year. After 1 year, would you be able to buy more than, exactly the same as, or less than today with the money in this account?

Assume a friend inherits $10,000 today and his sibling inherits $10,000 but 3 years from now. Who is richer today because of the inheritance?

Suppose that in the year 2020, your income has doubled and prices of all goods have doubled too. In 2020, will you be able to buy more, the same or less than today with your income?

Which of the following statements describes the main function of the stock market?

Which of the following statements is correct?

If the interest rates [rise/fall], what should happen to bond prices?

Do you think the following statement is true?
Buying a [single company/stock mutual fund] usually provides a safer return than a [single company/stock mutual fund]_2.

Do you think that the following statement is true or false?
[Stocks/Bonds] are normally riskier than [Stocks/Bonds]_2.

Considering a long period (for example 10 or 20 years), what normally gives the highest return?

Normally, which asset described below displays the highest fluctuations over time: savings accounts, bonds or stocks?

When an investor spreads his or her money among different assets, does the risk of losing a lot of money increase, decrease, or stay the same?

Is the following statement true?
Housing prices in the US can never go down.

Here are a number of questions about yourself; there are no right or wrong answers. Please just answer to the best of your ability.

We will now ask you a number of questions that ask for your best guess at the chance that something will happen in the future. They use the “probability” scale that you see below. If you did not indicate an answer before, the scale will appear empty:



To select a value please click anywhere on the scale, as follows:



You can also drag the 'blue ball marker' to select a value. You will see the value change as you are moving the marker. If you think that something has no chance of happening, mark it as having a 0% chance. If you think that something is certain to happen, mark it as having a 100% chance.

Just to make sure that you are comfortable with the scale, please answer the following practice questions.

What is the percent chance that you will eat pizza during the next year?

What is the percent chance that you will get the flu during the next year?

This is the end of the practice questions.

We will now ask about events that may happen some time during the next year.

What is the percent chance that you will get into a car accident while driving during the next year?

What is the percent chance that you will have a cavity filled during the next year?

What is the percent chance that someone will steal something from you during the next year?

What is the percent chance that you will move your permanent address to another state some time during the next year?

What is the percent chance that someone will break into your home and steal something from you during the next year?

What is the percent chance that you will keep your permanent address in the same state during the next year?

What is the percent chance that you will visit a dentist, for any reason, during the next year?

What is the percent chance that your driving will be accident-free during the next year?

Now we are going to ask you some questions about the likelihood of something happening or not during the next 5 years.

What is the percent chance that you will get into a car accident while driving during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that you will have a cavity filled during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that someone will steal something from you during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that you will move your permanent address to another state some time during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that someone will break into your home and steal something from you during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that you will keep your permanent address in the same state during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that you will visit a dentist, for any reason, during the next 5 years?

What is the percent chance that your driving will be accident-free during the next 5 years?

In the next series of questions we are going to ask you to answer some math questions. Please don't use a calculator.

Imagine that we roll a fair, six-sided die 1,000 times. Out of 1,000 rolls, how many times do you think the die would come up as an even number?

In the BIG BUCKS LOTTERY, the chances of winning a $10.00 prize are 1%. What is your best guess about how many people would win a $10.00 prize if 1,000 people each buy a single ticket from BIG BUCKS?

In the ACME PUBLISHING SWEEPSTAKES, the chance of winning a car is 1 in 1,000. What percent of tickets of ACME PUBLISHING SWEEPSTAKES win a car?

If the chance of getting a disease is 10%, how many people would be expected to get the disease out of 1000?

If the chance of getting a disease is 20 out of 100, this would be the same as having how much of a percent chance of getting the disease?

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?

Jerry received both the 15th highest and the 15th lowest mark in the class. How many students are in the class?

A man buys a pig for $60, sells it for $70, buys it back for $80, and sells it finally for $90. How much has he made?

Simon decided to invest $8,000 in the stock market one day early in 2008. Six months after he invested, on July 17, the stocks he had purchased were down 50%. Fortunately for Simon, from July 17 to October 17, the stocks he had purchased went up 75%. At this point, Simon has:

If John can drink one barrel of water in 6 days, and Mary can drink one barrel of water in 12 days, how long would it take them to drink one barrel of water together?

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