Please Answer the Following Questionnaire Items; Mark the Response Continuum Number That

Survey No. _____

Please answer all questions, including open-ended explorative items (unless otherwise instructed); mark the response continuum number that best reflects your perceptions about the following.

This part of the survey explores your experiences growing up:
1. I consider my elementary school experience as racially diverse.

Not diverse Diverse Very diverse

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

1a. Check all that apply.

Substantial percentages of the following racial groups attended my elementary school:

( ) African Americans

( ) Chicanos/Chicanas

( ) East Asian Americans (Ex: Chinese Americans)

( ) European Americans

( ) Latino/a Americans

( ) Middle Eastern Americans

( ) Native Indian Americans

( ) Pacific Islander Americans

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian Americans)

( ) Other: ______

2. I consider my middle school experience as racially diverse.

Not diverse Diverse Very diverse

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

2a. Check all that apply.

Substantial percentages of the following racial groups attended my middle school:

( ) African Americans

( ) Chicanos/Chicanas

( ) East Asian Americans (Ex: Chinese Americans)

( ) European Americans

( ) Latino/a Americans

( ) Middle Eastern Americans

( ) Native Indian Americans

( ) Pacific Islander Americans

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian Americans)

( ) Other: ______

3. I consider my high school experience as racially diverse.

Not diverse Diverse Very diverse

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

3a. Check all that apply.

Substantial percentages of the following racial groups attended my high school:

( ) African Americans

( ) Chicanos/Chicanas

( ) East Asian Americans (Ex: Chinese Americans)

( ) European Americans

( ) Latino/a Americans

( ) Middle Eastern Americans

( ) Native Indian Americans

( ) Pacific Islander Americans

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian Americans)

( ) Other: ______

4. I consider my college experience at the University of California, Santa Barbara as racially diverse.

Not diverse Diverse Very diverse

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

4a. Check all that apply.

Substantial percentages of the following racial groups attend UCSB:

( ) African Americans

( ) Chicanos/Chicanas

( ) East Asian Americans (Ex: Chinese Americans)

( ) European Americans

( ) Latino/a Americans

( ) Middle Eastern Americans

( ) Native Indian Americans

( ) Pacific Islander Americans

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian Americans)

( ) Other: ______

5. I am dating/have dated someone from another race.
( ) Yes. (If yes, go to 6.)
( ) No. (If no, go to 7.)
6. My girlfriend/boyfriend racially identified(s) as:
( ) African American

( ) Chicano/Chicana

( ) East Asian American (Ex: Chinese American)

( ) European American

( ) Latino/a American

( ) Middle Eastern American

( ) Native Indian American

( ) Pacific Islander American

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian American)

( ) Other: ______

7. I have a close friend/relative that is dating/has dated someone from another
race.
( ) Yes. (If yes, go to 8.)
( ) No. (If no, go to 10.)
8. My friend/relative racially identified(s) as:
( ) African American

( ) Chicano/Chicana

( ) East Asian American (Ex: Chinese American)

( ) European American

( ) Latino/a American

( ) Middle Eastern American

( ) Native Indian American

( ) Pacific Islander American

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian American)

( ) Other: ______

9. My friend's/relative's girlfriend/boyfriend racially identified(s) as:
( ) African American

( ) Chicano/Chicana

( ) East Asian American (Ex: Chinese American)

( ) European American

( ) Latino/a American

( ) Middle Eastern American

( ) Native Indian American

( ) Pacific Islander American

( ) South Asian Americans (Ex: East Indian American)

( ) Other: ______

This part of the survey asks your opinion regarding past academic findings.

Studies in the past have found that people engage in interracial relationships for the following reasons:

(Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with these studies' conclusions.)

10. People interdate (date interracially) because they are physically close to potential partners of a different race in a particular social environment.