Civic Engagement Measure

It is no use worrying about current events or public affairs; I can’t do anything about them anyway.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

Every person should give some of his/her time for the good of his/her town or country.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

The United States would be a lot better off if there weren’t so many elections and people didn’t have to vote so often.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

Letting your friends down is not so bad because you can’t do good all the time for everybody.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

It is the duty of each person to do his/her job the very best s/he can.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

People would be a lot better off if they could live far away from other people and never have to do anything for them.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

At school I usually volunteer for special projects.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

I feel very bad when I have failed to finish a job I promised I would do.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

It isn’t so important to vote when you know your party doesn’t have a chance to win.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree

Many local elections aren’t important enough to bother with.

• Strongly Disagree

• Somewhat Disagree

• Have No Opinion

• Somewhat Agree

• Strongly Agree