Hey! I'm doing a research project looking at the perception of nudists. I would really appreciate anyone who could spare a minute to fill out the following questionnaire. Please send the completed responses to bella_n11@hotmail.com Thanks for your help! Nudism Questionnaire I am a year 12 student in Sydney, Australia. For my HSC Society and Culture course I am undertaking a study of Nudism and I would greatly appreciate your time in filling out this questionnaire. You can be assured your responses will remain anonymous. Thank you in advance for your time and honesty. Please send the responses to bella_n11@hotmail.com. 1. Gender: □ Female □ Male 2. Age: □ 15-19 □ 20-24 □ 25-29 □ 30-34 □ 35-39 □ 40-44 □ 45-49 □ 50-54 □ 55-59 □ 60+ 3. Nationality: ________________________ 4. Ethnicity: ________________________ 5. What words would you use to describe yourself? (You may tick more than one box) O Conservative O Religious O Conformist O Tolerant of others O Open-minded O Other ______________________ 6. What is your occupation? ________________________ 7. Are you a practicing nudist? □Yes □No (Skip to question 11) 8. What was the greatest influence on you to become a nudist? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Have you ever experienced discrimination because of your nudist lifestyle? □Yes □No (Skip to question 11) 10. What was the situation and how did it make you feel? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. For what reason(s) do you believe people practice nudism? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is your perception of nudists? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Which of these stereotypes do you associate with nudists? (You may tick more than one box) O Hippie O Elderly people O Sexually Promiscuous O Homosexuals O Young Adults (i.e. 20s to early 30s) O Gentle natured O Retired Adults O Other ____________________________ O Exhibitionists O No Stereotype 14. Do you think it is reasonable to associate sex with nudity? □Yes □No 15. Would your opinion of someone change if you found out they were a nudist? □Yes, my opinion would change positively □Yes, my opinion would change negatively □No, my opinion would not change 16. Please indicate to what degree the following situations would make you feel uncomfortable (1 being comfortable, 3 being neutral and 5 being highly uncomfortable): a) You accidentally go to a clothing-optional beach: 1 2 3 4 5 b) You discover a relative is a nudist: 1 2 3 4 5 c) A guest staying at your house walks around nude: 1 2 3 4 5 17. Name 3 words that come to mind when you think of “Nudism”: 1. ________________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ________________________ 18. Would you consider nudists to be the victims of prejudice? □Yes □No 19. Do you think the perception of nudists will change in the future? Why/Why not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you very much for your time and honesty.
