Survey Worksheet:

AREA OF CONCERN: Alzheimers/Dementia/memory loss

OBJECTIVE: How do you feel about seniors with Alzheimers

RANDOM SAMPLE METHOD: I surveyed every fifth person on

the Lipman Middle school class lists for sixth, seventh and eighth
grade. Due to absence and other inconveniences, there were
some variations.

Vocabulary:

Alzheimers: A progressive disease that destroys memory

and other important mental functions.
Dementia: A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental
processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory
disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning

1. On a scale of one to five, how willing would you

be to help elders with Alzheimers/Dementia/memory
issues?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

2. What kind of feelings do you feel toward seniors

WITH Alzheimers/ Dementia/ memory issues?
A. Sad
B. Happy
C. Pity
 D. Angry
E. Dont Care

3. What kind of feelings do you feel towards seniors

WITHOUT Alzheimers/Dementia/memory loss?
A. Sad
B. Happy
C. Pity
D. Angry
E. Dont Care

4. If you had the opportunity to find out your risk of

getting Alzheimer's/Dementia/memory loss, would you
want to know?
A. Yes
B. No

5. If yes, what age would you want to have this

information revealed to you?
A. 10-19
B. 20-29
C. 30-39
D. 40-49
E. 50+
F. I chose no

6. How many people (in millions) do you think have

been diagnosed with Alzheimer's/Dementia each year in
the USA?
A. 0-1
B. 1-2
C. 2-3
D. 3-4
E. 4-5
F. 5+
Gender:
Male
Female
Other

Age:
11
12
13
14

Grade:
6th
7th
8th

Eighth Grade

Gender Age Q #1 Q #2 Q #3 Q #4 Q #5 Q #6

Male 13 C D E A A F

Female 13 D C B A D D

Male 14 D A B A A F

Male 13 C A B A A B

Male 13 C A B A A E

Male 13 C A E A E F

Male 13 D A E A A B

Female 13 D A B A E F

Female 14 C A C A C C
Female 14 C A B A A E

Seventh Grade

Gender Age Q #1 Q #2 Q #3 Q #4 Q #5 Q #6

Male 13 E C C A A D

Male 12 D B E A A F

Male 12 C A E B F A

Male 12 C B B B F B

Male 13 E A B A C E

Male 12 E C E B F F

Male 12 C C E A E F

Male 12 C C E A A F

Male 13 D A B A A C

Female 13 B C E A C F

Sixth Grade

Gender Age Q #1 Q #2 Q #3 Q #4 Q #5 Q #6

Male 12 D C B A A D

Male 12 D C E B F A

Male 12 D A B B F F

Female 11 E A B A A F

Female 11 C A B A B E
Female 11 D A B A E C

Female 11 E A B A E F

Female 12 D A E A E F

Female 12 E A B A A B

Female 11 D A B A D D

Question 1: How Willing?

40% of people surveyed chose four
0% of people surveyed chose one.

Question 2: Elders with Alzheimer's/Dementia/memory

loss?
63.3% of people surveyed chose Sad
Only 6.7% chose Happy
0% chose Dont Care

Question 3: Elders without Alzheimers/Dementia/memory

loss?
56.7% of people surveyed chose Happy
0% of people surveyed chose Sad or Angry
Question 4: Risk?
80% of people surveyed chose Yes
20% of people surveyed chose No

Question 5: Age?
Only 20% of people surveyed chose 50+
43.3% of people surveyed chose 10-19

Question 6: Diagnosed with Alzheimer's?

Only 13.3 percent of people surveyed chose 3-4 (the
correct number)
43.3% chose 5+
Conclusions: A lot of my results were very surprising, I did not
think that people were as aware and willing to help as the survey
showed. For example, in question one (On a scale of one to five,
how willing would you be to help elders with
Alzheimers/Dementia/memory issues?) there wasnt a single
participant that chose one, and the most popular answer was four.
Another fact to support this is that in question two (What kind of
feelings do you feel toward seniors WITH Alzheimers/ Dementia/
memory issues?) the two most popular answers were pity and
sadness. No one chose dont care. Another conclusion that I drew
from my survey was that people were not afraid to know their risk
of diseases such as Alzheimers, and wanted to know as soon as
possible. In question number four, only six people didnt want to
know their risk, while the other 24 people did want to know. Also,
in question number five which asked when theyd like to know
their risk, most of the people surveyed chose 10-19, meaning
they wanted to know their risk right now. Finally, I believe that
people actually think that the Alzheimers problem in the U.S. is
worse than it really is. In the last question which asked how many
people (in millions) they thought were diagnosed with Alzheimer's
in America each year, almost half of the participants chose five or
more.