SRP Year
2002-2003
Principal Investigator(s)
Study Description
The purpose of the survey was to gauge public opinion regarding how the family is conceptualized. Data were collected on a range of topics including: definitions of family, birth order influences, most appropriate parental ages for different children’s ages, family policies, the relative importance of nature versus nurture on the development of traits, the relative influence of parents and peers, attitudes about gay and lesbian relationships, as well as such sociodemographic characteristics as education, age, gender, race, religion, and marital status. A household roster was also collected.
Research Team
Cheryl Jamison
Catherine Bolzendahl
Danielle Fettes
Claudia Geist
Emily Beauregard
Carly Borgmeier
Matt Crouch
Erin Crow
Jason Cummings
Kyle Dodson
Lena Etuk
Erika Farfan
Jennifer Fischer
Jennifer Franczyk
Liz Gomes
Laura Hamilton
Brent Harger
Crystal Hawkins
Greg Jeffers
Cassidy Kenyon
Brad Koch
Jesse Nelson
Shelley Nelson
Elliot Ransom
Tiffani Saunders
Elizabeth Siantz
Lori Diane Smith
Julie Swando
Julie Van Eerden
Grace Yukich
This study was conducted with support from the staff at the Center for Survey Research at Indiana University and used the Center's centralized telephone interviewing facility located on the Bloomington campus.
Sources of Support
This study is supported by funding from the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University-Bloomington.