Wellesley Class of 1957 Anonymous Questionnaire Results

Your Relationships

1. What is your marital status?

	#	%
Divorced	34	15
Married	147	65
Single (never married)	10	4
Widowed	36	16
Totals	227	100

2. If not currently married, do you have a partner?

	#	%
Female partner	4	5
Male partner	15	20
No Partner	53	75
Totals	72	100

3. Have you ever been divorced?

	#	%
Never Divorced	158	71
Once	55	24
More than Once	8	5
Totals	221	100

4. Have you ever been widowed?

	#	%
Never Widowed	178	83
Once	36	16
Twice	2	1
Totals	216	100

5. How many times have you been married?

	#	%
None	5	.2
Once	182	84
Twice	31	13
Three+	5	2
Totals	223	100

6. If you were getting married today, would you take your husband's name?

	#	%
No	86	40
Yes	129	60
Totals	215	100

7. How would you describe your sexual orientation?

	#	%
Heterosexual	220	98
Homosexual	4	2
Totals	224	100

Children

8. Do you have children?

	#	%
No	19	8
Yes	207	92
Totals	226	100

9a. Biological

No. of Children	#	%
1	17	9
2	73	38
3	65	34
4	33	17
5	3	1
6	3	1
Totals	194	100

9b. Adopted

No. of Children	#	%
0	1	6
1	6	33
2	8	44
3	3	17
Totals	18	100

9b. Step

No. of Children	#	%
1	1	0
2	7	48
3	9	52
4	2	0
5	1	0
7	1	0
Totals	20	100

10. Do you have grandchildren?

	#	%
No	33	15
Yes	185	84
Totals	218	100

11a. Biological

No. of Children	#	%
1	12	6
2	35	20
3	29	16
4	35	20
5	19	11
6	17	10
7	8	4
8	9	5
9	3	2
10	3	2
11	2	1
12	2	1
14	2	1
15	1	0
16	1	0
Totals	178	100

11b. Adopted

No. of Children	#	%
1	15	75
4	5	25
Totals	20	100

11c. Step

No. of Children	#	%
1	8	29
2	7	25
3	2	6
4	5	17
5	3	11
6	2	6
10	2	6
11	1	0
Totals	28	100

Do you wish you had:

	#	%
Fewer children	5	2
Had just the right number	177	85
More children	209	100
Totals

About Wellesley

13. Are you glad you chose Wellesley?

	#	%
No	13	6
Yes	208	94
Totals	221	100

14. Would you choose Wellesley today now that more coed options are available?

	#	%
No	41	18
Not sure	83	37
Yes	101	45
Totals	225	100

15. Did you receive a Wellesley degree?

	#	%
No	22	10
Yes	196	90
Totals	218	100

16. If you have a daughter, did she consider or attend Wellesley?

	#	%
Attended Wellesley	13	17
Considered Wellesley	50	66
Has a Wellesley degree	13	17
Totals	76	100

Education After Wellesley

17.If you went to graduate school, what is the most advanced degree you received?

	#	%
LLB/JD	7	4
M. Divinity	2	1
MBA	2	1
MD	5	3
Other Degree	12	7
Other Masters	81	48
PhD	22	13
Study, no degree	37	22
Totals	168	100

18. How many years after graduating from Wellesley did you get your degree?

	#	%
10-19 years	29	21
1-9 years	81	60
20+ years	25	19
Totals	217	100

Occupation Outside the Home

19. Have you had an occupation outside the home since graduation?

	#	%
No	9	4
Yes	208	96
Totals	217	100

20. Current Occupation (Check as many categories as apply)

	#	%
Full time Paid	22	16
Part time Paid	32	21
Volunteer	94	52
Self-Employed	40	27
Retired	121	66
None of the Above	5	0

21. Check one category that best describes your paid work since graduation

	#	%
Advertising, marketing, sales	11	5
Banking, finance	17	8
Business/self-employed	8	4
Clergy (minister, priest)	3	1
College professor	16	7
Computers, technology	9	4
Creative arts	5	2
Education administration	19	9
Government, elective office	5	2
Law	7	3
Library, museum	16	7
Medicine, health care, nursing	10	5
Non-profit executive	9	4
Other	9	4
Psychotherapy, social work	15	7
Research (science,	1	0
Research (science,	5	2
Teacher (nursery, primary,	39	18
Writing, editing, publishing	17	8
Totals	221	100

22. Did you decide on your career while at Wellesley?

	#	%
No	161	73
Yes	60	27
Totals	221	100

23. At work, did you ever experience sexual harassment?

	#	%
No	166	77
Yes	50	23
Totals	216	100

24. Has being a woman affected advancement in your work?

	#	%
Not at All	132	63
Somewhat	50	24
Yes	28	13
Totals	210	100

25. Have you done any of the following (Check as many as are Applicable)

	#
Published a Book	73
Exhibited Works of Art	27
Appeared on TV	71
Performed in or directed plays, concerts, films	29
Served on a corporate board	20
Served on a non-profit board	142
Managed 50 people or more	38
Held elective office	29

26. To what degree do you feel you fulfilled your potential?

	#	%
Fully	28	13
Mostly	124	56
Not at All	4	2
Somewhat	67	30
Totals	223	100

27. If you have been retired are you now

	#	%
Never planning to retire	37	18
Planning to retire	8	4
Planning to retire soon	4	2
Retired	151	75
Totals	201	100

Health and Fitness

28. What is the current status of your health?

	#	%
Fair	26	12
Good	192	86
Poor	4	2
Totals	222	100

29. Check the following if you have or have had

	#
Breast Cancer	30
Ovarian Cancer	3
Other Cancer (Excluding superficial Skin Cancer)	27
Heart Disease	15
Depression/Mental Illness	25
Other Serious Illness	24
Other Serious Injury	29
Substance Abuse	24

30. What is your current level of physical activity?

	#	%
Inactive	12	5
Moderately active	146	66
Very active	62	28
Totals	220	100

Since graduation, I weigh

	#	%
About the same	53	24
Less	25	11
More	143	65
Totals	220	100

Religion

32. Are you a member of a church, synagogue or other religious institution?

	#	%
No	85	39
Yes	135	61
Totals	220	100

33. How often do you attend religious services?

	#	%
A few times a year	18	9
A few times per	43	20
Monthly	16	8
More than once a	5	2
More than once	7	3
Never	46	22
Weekly	76	36
Totals	211	100

34. Compared to when you left college do you consider yourself:

	#	%
About the same	110	52
Less religious	<49/td>	23
More religious	53	25
Totals	212	100

35. Do your children practice the same religion as you?

	#	%
No	86	46
Yes	101	54
Totals	187	100

Politics/Public Affairs

36. What is your current political party preference?

	#	%
Democrat	139	63
Republican	40	18
Independent	39	18
None	1	0
Other	2	1
Totals	221	100

37. Do you consider yourself to be:

	#	%
Middle of the road	36	16
Moderately conservative	22	10
Moderately liberal	92	41
Very conservative	12	5
Very liberal	60	27
Totals	222	100

38. Since 1957, have you become:

	#	%
More conservative	29	13
More liberal	94	43
Stayed the same	94	43
Totals	217	100

39. If Hillary Clinton were to run for president in 2008, would you:

	#	%
Not vote for her	44	20
Vote for her	58	27
Wait to see who else was running	116	53
Totals	218	100

Finances/Home Ownership

40. Describe the ownership of your primary residence:

	#	%
Own home	178	80
Own condo/co-op	27	12
Rent	15	7
Other	2	1
Totals	222	100

41. Do you own more than one home?

	#	%
Yes	86	39
No	<133/td>	61
Totals	219	100

42. Compared to what you consider comfortable standard of living, have you generally had:

	#	%
Enough money	124	57
More than enough	83	38
Not enough	11	5
Totals	218	100

Technology and You

43. Which of the following do you use regularly? (Check as many as you use):

	#
Personal computer	205
Cell Phone	177
Blackberry	6
Personal Organizer (such as a palm pilot)	23
Digital camera	106
iPod	16

44. How often do you access the Internet?

	#	%
Daily	161	74
Weekly	32	15
Monthly	8	4
Rarely or never	17	8
Totals	218	100

Level of Satisfaction/Fullfillment

45. The role of women has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. How do you think the changes have influenced your life?

	Made Better	Made Worse	No Change	Total
45a. Fulfilling potential	154	3	59	216
45b. Successful parenting	80	23	95	198
45c. Career achievement	122	2	81	205
45d. Stress	26	83	96	205
45e. Relationship with husband/partner	87	16	100	203
45f. General level of satisfaction (fulfillment)	140	8	61	207

46. In your leisure time do you (check all that apply):

	Frequently	Occasionally	Never	Total
46a. Attend musical events	121	89	8	218
46b. Attend theater	89	117	11	217
46c. Attend sporting event	12	95	99	208
46d. Attend movies	71	123	12	203
46e. Play sports	53	43	109	205
46f. Travel	128	83	4	215
46g. Read	203	10	1	214
46h. Make art or music	52	52	92	206