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RISK BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE

Code Number: ...... Sex (Circle One): Male Female

Age (in years):...... Date of Birth: _____/_____/_____

Day Month Year

School:......

DIRECTIONS

Below is written a list of behaviours which some people engage in. Read each one carefully and tick the box in front of the word that best describes your opinion about how risky you think each situation or behaviour is.

There are no right or wrong answers.

Remember, tick the box that best describes how risky you think each situation or behaviour is.

1. Smoking...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

2. Roller blading...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

3. Drinking and driving...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

4. Parachuting...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

5. Speeding...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

6. Stealing cars and going for joy rides...Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

7. Tao Kwon Do fighting...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

8. Underage drinking...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

9. Staying out late...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

10. Driving without a licence...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

11. Talking to strangers...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

12. Flying in a plane...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

13. Cheating...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

14. Getting drunk...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

15. Sniffing gas or glue ...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

16. Having unprotected sex...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

17. Leaving school...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

18. Teasing and picking on people...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

19. Snow skiing...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

20. Taking drugs...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

21. Overeating...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

22. Entering a competition...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky

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