A Survey of
The 1953 Class of Oak Park & River Forest High School
Here is a general run
down of the responses:
| Number of
Questionnaires mailed out |
436 |
| Number of
Responses |
235 |
| Percentage
of Response |
54 % |
| Number of
Respondents used in the analysis |
223 |
| Number of
People who responded without adding their name |
45 |
| Per Cent of
Total Respondents |
20% |
| Number of
Respondents who added their name only |
95 |
| Per Cent of
Total Respondents |
43% |
| Number
of Respondents who gave their names and comments |
75 |
| Per
Cent of Respondents |
37% |
Note - some of the percentages
that follow do not add up to 100 percent because some respondents
let that question unanswered
Demographic
Information
| Education
of Respondents |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
High School |
16 |
7 |
|
College |
116 |
52 |
|
Graduate School |
90 |
40 |
| Income of
Respondents |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
$50,000 or below |
61 |
27 |
|
$50,000 to $100,00 |
91 |
41 |
|
Over $100,00 |
44 |
20 |
|
Didn't Specify |
3 |
1 |
|
Marital Status of Respondents |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
Married |
163 |
73 |
|
Divorced |
33 |
15 |
|
Single |
17 |
8 |
|
Retired or Working |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
Retired |
121 |
54 |
|
Working |
95 |
43 |
|
Sex of Respondent |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
Male |
95 |
43 |
|
Female |
125 |
56 |
|
Current Residence |
Frequency |
Per Cent |
|
Oak Park/River Forest |
14 |
6 |
|
Greater Chicago Area |
56 |
25 |
|
Midwest |
47 |
21 |
|
West |
27 |
12 |
|
Other parts of US |
62 |
29 |
|
Outside the U.S. |
6 |
3 |
|
Number of Years Lived in
Oak Park Since 1953 |
Frequency |
Per Cent |
|
0-5 |
148 |
66 |
|
5-10 |
33 |
15 |
|
10-20 |
14 |
6 |
|
20-30 |
6 |
3 |
|
More than 30 |
15 |
7 |
Link
to Tabulations of Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians in Oak Park
Link
to Tabulations of Attitudes toward the Intergration of Oak Park
Link
to Tabulations of Attitudes toward Ernest Hemingway and Frank
Lloyd Wright as Icons of Oak Park
Link
to Tabulations of Attitudes toward the Availibility of Alcohol
in Oak Park