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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 RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
2. Roller blading...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
3. Drinking and driving...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
4. Parachuting...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
5. Speeding...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
6. Stealing cars and going for joy rides...Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
7. Tao Kwon Do fighting...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
8. Underage drinking...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
9. Staying out late...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
10. Driving without a licence...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
11. Talking to strangers...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
12. Flying in a plane...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
13. Cheating...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
14. Getting drunk...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
15. Sniffing gas or glue ...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
16. Having unprotected sex...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
17. Leaving school...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
18. Teasing and picking on people...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
19. Snow skiing...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
20. Taking drugs...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
21. Overeating...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
22. Entering a competition...... Extremely RiskyVery RiskyRiskyNot Very RiskyNot at all Risky
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