1. Gender:*

  • Male
  • Female

2. Age:*

3. School year:*

  • First Year Student
  • Second Year Student
  • Third Year Student
  • Fourth Year Student
  • Graduate Student

4. Nationality:*

  • American
  • Japanese
  • Other

5. Ethnicity:*Check the appropriate box

  • Asian
  • African American
  • Hispanic
  • Native American/Native Alaskan
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • White
  • Other:

6. What does your FAMILY consider themselves religiously, if anything?*Check the appropriate box

  • Buddhist and/or Shinto
  • Other Religion
  • Buddhist and/or Shinto AND Other Religion
  • Agnostic
  • Atheist
  • Completely non-religious

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FAMILY BUDDHIST/SHINTO

Please note: all of the questions on this page relate to your FAMILY.

7. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with this statement: "we are a Buddhist family"?*

8. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with this statement: "we are a Shinto family"?*

9. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 more than once a week / 2 monthly / 3 semi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Read related literature (scriptures, sutras, et cetera)
Visit shrines to pray
Visit shrines for other reasons (e.g. photo opportunities, travel, holidays, et cetera)
Visit temples to pray
Visit temples for other reasons (e.g. photo opportunities, travel, holidays, et cetera)
Visit a grave

10a. Does your family own a kamidana and/or butsudan?*Check all that apply

  • Kamidana in family home
  • Kamidana in grandparent's home
  • Butsudan in family home
  • Butsudan in grandparent's home
  • None of the above
  • Other:

10b. If you indicated that your family owns a kamidan and/or butsudan, please indicate how often your family does the following.Indicate frequency

1 daily / 2 more than once a week / 3 monthly / 4 annually/during holidays or special events only / 5 not at all
Make an offering at the kamidana
Upon returning home, greeting the deceased or praying at the kamidana
Make an offering at the butsudan
Upon returning home, greeting the deceased or praying at the butsudan

10c. In reference to the above question, for what reasons does your family own and use the kamidana/butsudan?

  • My family believes that the deceased are still with us.
  • My family believes that they may convey messages and/or offerings to the deceased through use of the butsudan/kamidana.
  • My family feels that it is polite to greet/talk to the deceased whether with them or in another place.
  • My family copes with the death of the deceased by using the kamidana/butsudan.
  • My family uses the kamidana/butsudan on particular holidays/festivals as they believe that the deceased returns on these days.
  • My family uses the kamidana/butsudan on particular holidays/festivals as it is custom.
  • My family makes offerings to the deceased to invite them into the home.
  • Other:

11a. Do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in the following events?*

1 Annually : truly believing in the concepts of the event / 2 Sometimes : truly believing in the concepts of the event / 3 Partially: do not participate for the sake of their own beliefs / 4 Attend event, but do not participate / 5 Do not participate/attend whatsoever
Obon
Hatsumode
Temple visit on the 31st of December
Ohigan

11b. Why do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in the above events (if any)?Check all that apply

  • Family tradition/ritual
  • Societal tradition/ritual
  • To visit/speak with the deceased
  • Just for fun
  • To meet with friends and neighbors
  • To give thanks for the good health/fortune of the past year
  • To welcome in the new year
  • For luck in the new year
  • Other:

12. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with the following statement: "We strictly abide by the rules of conduct according to my religion."*If only one parent is religious, please choose value according to the religious parent.

13. If your parent(s)/parental figure(s) were to plan and hold a funeral, what sort of service would be held?*Check all that apply to your family. For example, if your mother would choose to hold a Buddhist style funeral, but your father would hold no funeral at all, please check both options.

  • Buddhist
  • Shinto
  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Celebration of life/non-religious service
  • No funeral at all
  • Other:

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FAMILY NON-BUDDHIST/SHINTO

Please note: all of the questions on this page relate to your FAMILY.

14. Which religion(s) do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) consider themselves?*Check all that apply

  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Other:

15. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 once a week / 2 monthly / 3 bi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Visit church of worship to pray
Visit other place of worship to pray
Visit church of worship for other reasons
Visit other place of worship for other reasons
Church-related volunteer opportunities
Visit a grave

16. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with the following statement: "we are a religious family".*

17. Does your family own an altar honoring ancestors of any sort?If yes, please explain. What does it look like, what are the beliefs surrouding it, what sort of practices are done involving it, and how often are the practices performed.

18. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with the following statement: "we strictly abide by the rules of conduct according to my religion"?*If only one parent is religious, please choose value according to the religious parent.

19. If your parent(s)/parental figure(s) were to plan and hold a funeral, what sort of service would be held?*Check all that apply to your family. For example, if your mother would choose to hold a Buddhist style funeral, but your father would hold no funeral at all, please check both options.

  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Celebration of life/non-religious service
  • No funeral at all
  • Other:

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FAMILY BUDDHIST/SHINTO AND OTHER RELIGION

Please note: all of the questions on this page relate to your FAMILY.

20. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with this statement: "we are a Buddhist family"?*

21. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with this statement: "we are a Shinto family"?*

22. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 once a week / 2 monthly / 3 semi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Read related literature (scriptures, sutras, et cetera)
Visit shrines to pray
Visit shrines for other reasons (e.g. photo opportunities, travel, holidays, et cetera)
Visit temples to pray
Visit temples for other reasons (e.g. photo opportunities, travel, holidays, et cetera)
Visit a grave

23a. Does your family own a kamidana and/or butsudan?*Check all that apply

  • Kamidana in family home
  • Kamidana in grandparent's home
  • Butsudan in family home
  • Butsudan in grandparent's home
  • None of the above
  • Other:

23b. If you indicated that your family owns a kamidan and/or butsudan, please indicate how often your family does the following.Indicate frequency

1 daily / 2 once a week / 3 monthly / 4 annually/during holidays or special events only / 5 not at all
Make an offering at the butsudan
Upon returning home, greeting the deceased or praying at the butsudan
Make an offering at the kamidana
Upon returning home, greeting the deceased or praying at the kamidana

23c. In reference to the above question, for what reasons does your family own and use the kamidana/butsudan?

  • My family believes that the deceased are still with us.
  • My family believes that they may convey messages and/or offerings to the deceased through use of the butsudan/kamidana.
  • My family feels that it is polite to greet/talk to the deceased whether with them or in another place.
  • My family copes with the death of the deceased by using the kamidana/butsudan.
  • My family uses the kamidana/butsudan on particular holidays/festivals as they believe that the deceased returns on these days.
  • My family uses the kamidana/butsudan on particular holidays/festivals as it is custom.
  • My family makes offerings to the deceased to invite them into the home.
  • Other:

24a. Do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in the following events?*

1 Annually : truly believing in the concepts of the event / 2 Sometimes : truly believing in the concepts of the event / 3 Partially: do not participate for the sake of their own beliefs / 4 Attend event, but do not participate / 5 Do not participate/attend whatsoever
Obon
Hatsumode
Temple visit on the 31st of December
Ohigan

24b. Why do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in the above events (if any)?*Check all that apply

  • Family tradition/ritual
  • Societal tradition/ritual
  • To visit/speak with the deceased
  • Just for fun
  • To meet with friends and neighbors
  • To give thanks for the good health/fortune of the past year
  • To welcome in the new year
  • For luck in the new year
  • Unapplicable
  • Other:

25. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with the following statement: "We strictly abide by the rules of conduct according to my religion."*If only one parent is religious, please choose value according to the religious parent.

Family's Religion Outside of Buddhist/Shinto Section

26. Which religion(s) do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) consider themselves?*Check all that apply

  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Other:

27. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with the following statement: "we are a religious family".*

28. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 more than once a week / 2 monthly / 3 bi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Visit church of worship to pray
Visit other place of worship to pray
Visit church of worship for other reasons
Visit other place of worship for other reasons
Church-related volunteer opportunities
Visit a grave

29. Does your family own a altar honoring ancestors of any sort?If yes, please explain. What does it look like, what are the beliefs surrouding it, what sort of practices are done involving it, and how often are the practices performed.

30. How strongly would your parent(s)/parental figure(s) agree with the following statement: "we strictly abide by the rules of conduct according to my religion"?*If only one parent is religious, please choose value according to the religious parent.

31. If your parent(s)/parental figure(s) were to plan and hold a funeral, what sort of service would be held?*Check all that apply to your family. For example, if your mother would choose to hold a Buddhist style funeral, but your father would hold no funeral at all, please check both options.

  • Buddhist
  • Shinto
  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Celebration of life/non-religious service
  • No funeral at all
  • Other:

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FAMILY NON-RELIGIOUS

Please note: all of the questions on this page relate to your FAMILY.

32. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 more than once a week / 2 monthly / 3 bi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Visit church of worship to pray
Visit other place of worship to pray
Visit church of worship for other reasons
Visit other place of worship for other reasons
Church-related volunteer opportunities
Visit a grave

33. Does your family own a altar honoring ancestors of any sort?If yes, please explain. What does it look like, what are the beliefs surrouding it, what sort of practices are done involving it, and how often are the practices performed.

34. If your parent(s)/parental figure(s) were to plan and hold a funeral, what sort of service would be held?*Check all that apply to your family. For example, if your mother would choose to hold a Buddhist style funeral, but your father would hold no funeral at all, please check both options.

  • Buddhist
  • Shinto
  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Celebration of life/non-religious service
  • No funeral at all
  • Other:

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INDIVIDUAL

Please note: the following questions are all about YOUR OPINIONS, as an individual.

35. What do you consider YOURSELF religiously, if anything?*

  • Shinto and/or Buddhist
  • Other Religion
  • Shinto and/or Buddhist AND Other Religion
  • Agnostic
  • Atheist
  • Completely Non-religious

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INDIVIDUAL BUDDHIST/SHINTO

Please note: the following questions are all about YOUR OPINIONS, as an individual.

36. How strongly would you agree with this statement: "I am Buddhist"?*

37. How strongly would you agree with this statement: "I am a Shintoist"?*

38. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do you participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 more than once a week / 2 monthly / 3 semi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Read related literature (scriptures, sutras, et cetera)
Visit shrines to pray
Visit shrines for other reasons (photo opportunities, travel, holidays, et cetera)
Visit temples to pray
Visit temples for other reasons (photo opportunities, travel, holidays, et cetera)
Visit a grave

39a. Does your family own a kamidana and/or butsudan?*Indicate whether or not there is a kamidana and/or butsudan in your family's and grandparent's homes.

  • Kamidana (family home)
  • Kamidana (grandparent's home)
  • Butsudan (family home)
  • Butsudan (grandparent's home)
  • None of the above
  • Other:

39b. If you indicated that your family owns a kamidana and/or butsudan, please indicate how often YOU do the following.Indicate frequency

1 daily (when I am at my family/grandparent's home) / 2 at least once when I return home / 3 only on special event days / 4 at least once annually / 5 not at all
Make an offering at the butsudan
Upon returning home, greeting the deceased or praying at the butsudan
Make an offering at the kamidana
Upon returning home, greeting the deceased or praying at the kamidana

39c. In reference to the above question, for what reasons do you use the family kamidana/butsudan?Check all that apply

  • I believe that the deceased are still with us.
  • I believe that I may convey messages or offerings to the deceased through use of the butsudan/kamidana.
  • I feel that it is polite to greet/talk to the deceased whether withthem or in another place.
  • I cope with the death of the deceased by using the kamidana/butsudan.
  • I use the kamidana/butsudan on particular holidays/festivals as I believe that the deceased returns on these days.
  • I use the kamidana/butsudan on particular holidays/festivals as it is custom.
  • I make offerings to the deceased to invite them into the home.
  • Other:

40a. Do you participate in the following events?*

1 Annually : truly believing in the concepts of the event / 2 Sometimes : truly believing in the concepts of the event / 3 Partially: do not participate for the sake of own beliefs / 4 Attend event, but do not participate / 5 Do not participate/attend whatsoever
Obon
Hatsumode
Temple visit on the 31st of December
Ohigan

40b. Why do you participate in the above events (if any)?Check all that apply

  • Family tradition/ritual
  • Societal tradition/ritual
  • To visit/speak with the deceased
  • Just for fun
  • To meet with friends and neighbors
  • To give thanks for the good health or fortune of the past year
  • To welcome in the new year
  • For health/luck in the new year
  • Other:

41. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: "spirits of ancestors return during Obon"?*Check all that apply

42. When you visit shrines or temples and pray, what sort of things to do you pray for?Check all that apply

  • Passing an exam
  • Own happiness
  • Happiness of others
  • World peace
  • Luck in love
  • Other:

43. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: "I strictly abide by the rules of conduct according to my religion".*

44. If you were to plan and hold a funeral, what sort of service would you chose to hold?*Check all that apply to you.

  • Buddhist
  • Shinto
  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Celebration of life/non-religious service
  • No funeral at all
  • Other:

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INDIVIDUAL OTHER RELIGION

Please note: the following questions are all about YOUR OPINIONS, as an individual.

45. Which religion(s) do you consider yourself?*Check all that apply

  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Other:

46. Which, if any, of the following religious rituals and activities do your parent(s)/parental figure(s) participate in?*Indicate frequency

1 more than once a week / 2 monthly / 3 bi-annually / 4 annually / 5 not at all
Visit church of worship to pray
Visit other place of worship to pray
Visit church of worship for other reasons
Visit other place of worship for other reasons
Church-related volunteer opportunities
Visit a grave

47. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: "I strictly abide by the rules of conduct according to my religion".*

48. If you were to hold a funeral, what type of service would you choose?*Check all that apply to you.

  • Buddhist
  • Shinto
  • Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Christian (other)
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Celebration of life/non-religious service
  • No funeral at all
  • Other:

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