Questionnairefor

DukeCollegeMajorandExpectationsSurvey(DuCMES)

May2009

PeterArcidiacono
V.JosephHotz
SongmanKang

DepartmentofEconomics
DukeUniversity

CONSENTFORMFORRESEARCH
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Descriptionoftheproject:Thisstudyexamineshowcollegestudentschoosetheirmajorsbasedontheir
expectationsofeducationaloutcomes,forexample,futureincome.
Whatwillbedone:Asetofquestionswillbeprovidedtoyou.Thequestionsask1)yourdemographic
informationincludingyourname,emailaddressandDukeuniqueID,2)yourpreferenceofmajors
offeredatDuke,3)whatyourexpectationsofeducationaloutcomesare,and4)howyouranswersare
affectedwhenyourexpectationschange.Answeringthequestionnaireshouldtakelessthan30minutes.
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maylearnmoreabouthowindividualsdecisionmakingprocessesareaffectedbytheirexpectationsof
futureoutcomes.
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DukeUniqueID:
EmailAddress:
Signature:
Month:

Day:

Year:

Important:OnlyMALEstudentsareeligibletoparticipateinthissurveyandreceivethecompensation.

1.Whatyearareyou?

Freshman(Classof2012)

Sophomore(Classof2011)

Junior(Classof2010)

Senior(Classof2009)

2.Whichofthefollowingbestfitshowyouwoulddescribeyourself?

White

Black

Latino

Asian

No

No

Other

3.AreyouaUScitizen?

Yes

4.Areyouonfinancialaid?

Yes

5.Whatisyourmajor?Ifyouhavenotdeclaredyourmajoryet,whatisyourexpectedmajoratDuke?


6.Forjuniorsandseniors,knowingwhatyouknownow,wouldyouhavechosenadifferentmajorifyou
werestillafreshman?

Yes

No

7.Ifyouranswertothepreviousquestionis"Yes",whatisthemajorthatyouwouldhavechosen
insteadofthecurrentmajor?

8.Ifyouswitchedyourmajor,pleasetellusyourpreviousmajorsinorderofwhentheswitchhappened.

Original:
FirstSwitch:
SecondSwitch:

MajorDeclared

9.Whatisyourintendedcareer?

10.Whatisthehighestlevelofeducationyoueverexpecttocomplete?

Nodegree

Bachelor'sdegree

PostBAorpostmastercertificate

Master'sdegree

Doctoraldegree

Firstprofessionaldegree

11.Rankyourpreferenceforthefollowingfields,fromthemostpreferredtotheleast.Tohelpyou
answerthisquestion,weprovidethelistofmajorsandtheirrespectivefieldsbelow.

NaturalScience
BiologicalAnthropologyandAnatomy
Biology
Chemistry
Earth&OceanSciences
Mathematics
Physics

HumanitiesandArts
ArtHistory
AsianandAfricanLanguagesandLiterature
ClassicalCivilization/ClassicalLanguages
Dance
English
FrenchStudies
German
InternationalComparativeStudies
ItalianStudies
Literature
Medieval&RenaissanceStudies
Music
Philosophy
Religion
Spanish
TheaterStudies
VisualArts

Engineering
ComputerScience
BiomedicalEngineering
CivilEngineering
Electrical&ComputerEngineering
MechanicalEngineering

SocialSciences
CulturalAnthropology
History
Linguistics
Psychology
Sociology
Women'sStudies

Economics
Economics

Policy
EnvironmentalScienceandPolicy
PoliticalScience
PublicPolicyStudies

NaturalSciences
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialSciences
Economics
Policy

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

12.PleaserateyourcompetitivenessrelativetoyourpeersatDukeinthefollowingacademicfields.
(1=muchbetter,3=average,5=muchworse)

NaturalSciences
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialSciences
Economics
Policy

13.Rankyourpreferenceforthefollowingcareerfields,fromthemostpreferredtotheleast.Tohelp
youanswerthisquestion,weprovidethelistofcareerfieldsbelow.
Science/Technology(scientist,engineer,etc)
Health(physician,nurse,pharmacist,etc)
Business(consultant,trader,marketing,etc)
Government/Nonprofit
Education(teacher,professor,etc)
Law

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

14.Supposeyoumajoredinthefollowingacademicfield.Whataretheprobabilitiesthatyouwillpursue
thefollowingcareerfieldAFTERmajoringineachacademicfield.(note:entriesofeachrowshouldsum
upto1.)

NaturalSciences
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialSciences
Economics
Policy

Science

Health

Business

Government

Education

Law


Forthefollowingquestionsregardingfutureincome,pleaseanswertheminpretax,peryear,U.S.
dollarterm,ignoringtheinflationeffect.
15.Supposeyoumajoredinthefollowingacademicfield.Howmuchdoyouthinkyouwillmakeworking
inthefollowingcareerfieldrightaftergraduation?

NaturalSciences
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialSciences
Economics
Policy

Science

Health

Business

Government

Education

Law

16.Supposeyoumajoredinthefollowingacademicfield.Howmuchdoyouthinkyouwillmake
workinginthefollowingcareerfield10yearsaftergraduation?

NaturalSciences
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialSciences
Economics
Policy

Science

Health

Business

Government

Education

Law

17.SupposeanaverageDukestudentmajoredinnaturalscience.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilities
hewillchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

18.SupposeanaverageDukestudentmajoredinhumanitiesandarts.Whatdoyouthinkthe
probabilitieshewillchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkingin
thefollowingcareers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

19.SupposeanaverageDukestudentmajoredinengineering.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshe
willchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

20.SupposeanaverageDukestudentmajoredinsocialscience.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshe
willchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

21.SupposeanaverageDukestudentmajoredineconomics.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshewill
choosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowingcareers
10yearsaftergraduation?

Science

Probability

Income

Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

22.SupposeanaverageDukestudentmajoredinpolicy.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshewill
choosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowingcareers
10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

23.Now,supposeyoumeetanaveragenaturalsciencestudentatDuke.Whatdoyouthinkthe
probabilitieshewillchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkingin
thefollowingcareers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

24.SupposeyoumeetanaveragehumanitiesstudentatDuke.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshe
willchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

25.SupposeyoumeetanaverageengineeringstudentatDuke.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshe
willchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

26.SupposeyoumeetanaveragesocialsciencestudentatDuke.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshe
willchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

27.SupposeyoumeetanaverageeconomicsstudentatDuke.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshe
willchoosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowing
careers10yearsaftergraduation?

Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

28.SupposeyoumeetanaveragepolicystudentatDuke.Whatdoyouthinktheprobabilitieshewill
choosethefollowingcareersare?Howmuchdoyouthinkhewillmakeworkinginthefollowingcareers
10yearsaftergraduation?


Science
Health
Business
Government
Education
Law

Probability

Income

Inthenextpage,Iwillaskyoutoquantifythedifferencesinyourpreferencefordifferent
majors/careersindollarterm.
Belowismyspecificationofmajor/careerfieldsavailable.
AcademicFields
NaturalScience
BiologicalAnthropologyandAnatomy
Biology
Chemistry
Earth&OceanSciences
Mathematics
Physics

HumanitiesandArts
ArtHistory
AsianandAfricanLanguagesandLiterature
ClassicalCivilization/ClassicalLanguages
Dance
English
FrenchStudies
German
InternationalComparativeStudies
ItalianStudies
Literature
Medieval&RenaissanceStudies
Music
Philosophy
Religion
Spanish
TheaterStudies
VisualArts

Engineering
ComputerScience
BiomedicalEngineering
CivilEngineering
Electrical&ComputerEngineering
MechanicalEngineering

SocialSciences
CulturalAnthropology
History
Linguistics
Psychology
Sociology
Women'sStudies

Economics
Economics

Policy
EnvironmentalScienceandPolicy
PoliticalScience
PublicPolicyStudies

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CareerFields
Science/Technology(scientist,engineer,etc)
Health(physician,nurse,pharmacist,etc)
Business(consultant,trader,marketing,etc)
Government/Nonprofit
Education(teacher,professor,etc)
Law

29.Whatisyourcurrentfieldofstudy?Ifyouhaven'tdeclaredyourmajor,whatisyourintendedfield
ofstudy?

NaturalScience

HumanitiesandArts

Engineering

SocialScience

Economics

Policy

30.Whatisyourintendedcareer?

Science/technology

Health

Business

Government/Nonprofit

Education

Others

31.Howmuchmorewouldyouhavetomakeannuallyaftermajoringinthefollowingfields,inorderfor
youtoswitchfromyourcurrentmajor?
Forexample,howmuchmoremustyourexpectedincomefromstudyinghumanitiesincrease,inorder
foryoutoswitchfromyourcurrentmajorchoice?Incaseyoufeelthattherearemajorchoicethatyou

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willNEVERswitchto,supposeyourexpectedannualsalaryfromthatchoiceincreasesby$1,000,000.
Wouldyoustillnotconsiderthemove?Ifso,type1000000inthecorrespondingbox.Otherwise,please
typetheappropriatevalue.

NaturalScience
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialScience
Economics
Policy

Howmuchmoretoswitchto...

32.Howmuchmorewouldyouhavetomakeannuallyinthefollowingmajor/careercombination,in
orderforyoutoswitchfromyourcurrentmajor/careerchoice?Forexample,howmuchmoremustyour
expectedincomefromstudyinghumanitiesandworkingandworkingasascientistincrease,inorderfor
youtoswitchfromyourcurrentmajor/careercombination?Incaseyoufeelthattherearemajor/career
choicethatyouwillNEVERswitchto,supposeyourexpectedannualsalaryfromthatchoiceincreasesby
$1,000,000.Wouldyoustillnotconsiderthemove?Ifso,type1000000inthecorrespondingbox.
Otherwise,pleasetypetheappropriatevalue.

NaturalSciences
HumanitiesandArts
Engineering
SocialSciences
Economics
Policy

Science

Health

Business

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Government

Education

Law