2019 Winter NASIS
Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey
Life In Nebraska
1. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with
living in Nebraska?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
2. All in all, do you think things in Nebraska are
generally headed in the right direction or the wrong
direction?
Right direction
Wrong direction
Unsure
3. All in all, do you think things in the country as a
whole are generally headed in the right direction or
the wrong direction?
Right direction
Wrong direction
Unsure
Food Science
4. Does each of the following statements describe you?
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. I would share my health
information with food
manufactures if they
could create food that is
just right for me.
b. I would share my health
information with food
manufactures if they
could create food that
would improve my health.
5. Which of these statements best describes the food
eaten in your household in the last 12 months?
Enough of the kinds of food I want to eat
Enough but not always the kinds of food I want
Sometimes not enough to eat
Often not enough to eat
Don’t know
6. Researchers grow cultured meat from cells without
slaughtering animals. They are trying to develop
cultured meat for the general public. We have some
questions for you about cultured meat.
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. Have you ever heard of
cultured meat?
b. Would you like to learn
more about cultured
meat?
c. Would you be willing to
eat cultured meat?
7. Do you think that researchers should work on making
cultured meat available and affordable for the
following groups?
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. The general public in
grocery stores
b. Public school children
c. People in nursing homes
d. People in remote areas,
such as rural or tribal
communities or
astronauts on the moon
e. People with limited
access to meat, such as
service members on
submarines
f. People with health issues
who need more or less
fat in their food
g. People whose religion
does not allow them to
eat certain kinds of meat
h. People who are
vegetarian or vegan
8. How much does science help you make decisions that
affect your body?
A lot
Some
A little
Not at all
Don’t know
9. How much do you agree with the following statements?
Do not
agree
at all
Agree
very little
Agree a
little
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Completely
agree
a. I would be happy to have a
robot helping with my job.
b. I am confident that there is
enough food for everyone in
the world.
c. I am worried about how
creating enough food to feed
everyone will impact the
environment.
d. New food technologies are
something I am uncertain
about.
e. New foods are not healthier
than traditional foods.
f. The benefits of new food
technologies are often grossly
overstated.
g. There are plenty of tasty foods
around so we do not need to
use new food technologies to
produce more.
h. New food technologies
decrease the natural quality of
food.
i. New food technologies are
unlikely to have long-term
negative health effects.
j. New food technologies give
people more control over
their food choices.
k. New products using new food
technologies can help people
have a balanced diet.
l. New food technologies may
have long-term negative
environmental effects.
m. It can be risky to switch to
new food technologies too
quickly.
n. Society should not depend
heavily on technologies to
solve its food problems.
o. There is no sense trying out
high-tech food products
because the ones we eat are
already good enough.
p. The media usually provides a
balanced and unbiased view
of new food technologies.
q. At home, I preferably eat
meals that can be prepared
quickly.
3D Printing
10. 3D printing is a way to create objects (for example a toy, a bone replacement, a model) using a computer program, a
“printer”, and materials (for example plastic). Some people are exploring 3D printed food, for example making
chocolate in fun shapes or making pizza for special diets. Next we have some questions about 3D printed food.
Yes
No
Don’t know
a. Have you ever heard of 3D printed food?
b. Would you like to learn more about 3D printed food?
c. Would you be willing to eat 3D printed food?
d. I would try 3D printed food if it could create food that is just right for
me.
e. I would try 3D printed food if it could create food that would improve
your health.
f. I would try 3D printed food if it tastes good.
11. How much do you agree or disagree that 3D printed food is just like other food but made a different way?
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
12. How much are each of the following statements like you?
Not at all
like me
A little
like me
Somewhat
like me
Very much
like me
a. I am constantly sampling new and different foods.
b. I do not trust new foods.
c. If I do not know what is in a food I won’t try it.
d. I am afraid to eat things I have never had before.
e. I am very particular about the foods I will eat.
f. I will eat almost anything.
13. It is important to me that the food I eat on a typical day…
Do not
agree at all
Agree
very little
Agree
a little
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Completely
agree
a. Contains a lot of vitamins
and minerals
b. Keeps me healthy
c. Is nutritious
d. Is high in protein
14. It is important to me that the food I eat in a typical day…
Do not
agree at all
Agree
very little
Agree
a little
Somewhat
agree
Agree
Completely
agree
a. Contains no additives
b. Contains natural
ingredients
c. Contains no artificial
ingredients
d. Is what I usually eat
e. Is familiar
f. Is like the food I ate when
I was a child
Social Networks
15. Please list the initials (or nicknames) of up to 5 of the most important people in your life, people who are so
important that you consider them to be part of your family, even when you do not get along. These people may be
related to you, but they may also be a close friend, a romantic partner, or a trusted family friend as long as you
consider them to be part of your family. Now that you’ve thought of the five most important people in your life,
we’re going to ask some questions about them, your relationships, and their relationships to each other.
Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Initials (or nicknames):
Is each person your:
Parent
Child
Romantic partner/spouse
Sibling
Friend
Other relative, please specify:
Other non-relative, please specify:
What is each person’s gender:
Male
Female
What is each person’s age (in years):
How close do you feel to each person?
Extremely close
Quite close
Fairly close
Not very close
In all families, there are disagreements or
conflicts between members. How much
conflict do you have with each person?
Very strong conflict
Strong conflict
Not strong conflict
No conflict
Can’t choose
Does each person live in Nebraska?
Yes
No
Which best describes the area where each
person lives?
Open country
Town less than 10,000 people
Small city (such as Kearney)
Medium city (such as Lincoln)
Suburb of a medium city
Large city (such as Omaha)
Suburb of a large city
Don’t know
Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Initials (or nicknames):
For each person, please indicate whether in
the past six months you…
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Told them a secret
Heard a secret told by them
Borrowed money from them
Lent money to them
Received physical help from them
Provided physical help to them
Received emotional help from them
Provided emotional support to them
16. How close are the people you listed to each other?
Extremely
close
Quite
close
Fairly
close
Not very
close
They don’t know
each other
Person 1 and Person 2
Person 1 and Person 3
Person 1 and Person 4
Person 1 and Person 5
Person 2 and Person 3
Person 2 and Person 4
Person 2 and Person 5
Person 3 and Person 4
Person 3 and Person 5
Person 4 and Person 5
17. In all families, there are disagreements or conflicts between members. How much conflict is there between the
people you listed with each other? Please mark “No conflict” if they don’t know each other.
Very strong
conflict
Strong
conflict
Not strong
conflict
No
conflict
I don’t know
Person 1 and Person 2
Person 1 and Person 3
Person 1 and Person 4
Person 1 and Person 5
Person 2 and Person 3
Person 2 and Person 4
Person 2 and Person 5
Person 3 and Person 4
Person 3 and Person 5
Person 4 and Person 5
18. In the previous question, you were limited to naming five people who you consider family. If there are more than
five people that you consider family, please list their initials here, and how you’re related to them. We will not ask
you any questions about the remaining people you list in this table.
Added
Person
1
Added
Person
2
Added
Person
3
Added
Person
4
Added
Person
5
Added
Person
6
Added
Person
7
Added
Person
8
Added
Person
9
Added
Person
10
Initials (or
nicknames):
Is each person
your:
Parent
Child
Romantic
partner/
spouse
Sibling
Friend
Other relative,
please specify:
Other non-
relative, please
specify:
19. Please list the words you most strongly associate with family.
20. In your own words, please describe what you feel makes a family.
Continuing Education
21. To the best of your knowledge, please tell me which of the following you can accomplish online through the
University of Nebraska.
Yes
No
Don’t know/
Refused
a. Earn a high school diploma online
b. Finish a bachelor’s degree online that you started somewhere else
c. Earn a bachelor’s degree entirely online
d. Earn a master’s degree entirely online
e. Earn a certificate or endorsement in your career field entirely online
f. Take a single class online
22. How would you describe your level of interest in
taking one or more individual classes online at the
University of Nebraska?
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Somewhat not interested
Very not interested
Don’t know/Refused
23. How would you describe your level of interest in
earning or completing a degree online at the
University of Nebraska?
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Somewhat not interested
Very not interested
Don’t know/Refused
Go to #25
24. When considering returning to school online, what
stops you from enrolling?
Time commitment
Cost
Program of interest not available
Family commitment
Don’t know where to begin
Other, please specify:
25. How would you describe your level of interest in
earning or completing a certificate or other credential
that requires fewer credits than a degree online at
the University of Nebraska?
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Somewhat not interested
Very not interested
Don’t know/Refused
26. When considering returning to school online, what
stops you from enrolling?
Time commitment
Cost
Program of interest not available
Family commitment
Don’t know where to begin
Uncertainty about online format
Other, please specify:
27. What field of study interests you the most?
28. Have you ever reached out to the University of
Nebraska regarding continuing your education?
Yes
No Go to #30
29. What was your experience?
Very good
Good
Poor
Very poor
30. What, if any, issues have you had regarding
continuing your education?
Behavioral Health Treatment
The following set of questions is intended to help gain an
understanding about the availability and perceived
quality of behavioral health treatment in Nebraska. For
these questions, behavioral health includes mental
health and/or substance use disorder related needs or
concerns.
31. Are mental health service treatment options
available in your local community?
No, there are no mental health treatment
providers in my community.
No, but there are mental health treatment
options I could easily travel to outside my
community.
No, but I am aware of Telehealth options
available.
I’m not certain about availability of mental health
treatment options.
Yes, there are many mental health treatment
options to choose from.
Yes, but there are only limited mental health
treatment options to choose from.
32. Are substance use disorder service treatment options
available in your local community?
No, there are no substance use disorder
treatment providers in my community.
No, but there are substance use disorder
treatment options I could easily travel to outside
my community.
No, but I am aware of Telehealth options
available.
I’m not certain about availability of substance use
disorder treatment options.
Yes, there are many substance use disorder
treatment options to choose from.
Yes, but there are only limited substance use
disorder treatment options to choose from.
33. Is your community able to effectively offer services
and treatment options for someone dealing with a
crisis?
Yes, my community is able to effectively handle
individuals dealing with a crisis with immediate
response.
Yes, my community is able to effectively handle
individuals dealing with a crisis with some delay
in response.
Yes, in part, but additional services beyond what
is available in my community would also be
required.
No, the level of care available and services
offered would not meet crisis needs.
I am not certain about response to this need.
Go to #27
34. If you or a close family member needed to seek
treatment for mental health reasons, would you turn
to any of the following for help?
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. Internet/yellow pages
b. Community program or
directory
c. Family or friend
d. Medical or health care
provider
e. Hospital
f. Law enforcement/police
g. Local Regional Behavioral
Health Authority
h. Network of Care
i. Nebraska Family Helpline
j. Other help or crisis line,
please specify:
k. Self-help/support group
l. Insurance carrier
m. Medicaid/Medicare
Managed Care
Organization
n. Local behavioral health
treatment provider/
counselor
o. School
p. Church member or clergy
q. Tribal elder or official
r. Other, please specify:
35. If you or a close family member needed to seek
treatment for substance reasons, would you turn to
any of the following for help?
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. Internet/yellow pages
b. Community program or
directory
c. Family or friend
d. Medical or health care
provider
e. Hospital
f. Law enforcement/police
g. Local Regional Behavioral
Health Authority
h. Network of Care
i. Nebraska Family Helpline
j. Other help or crisis line,
please specify:
k. Self-help/support group
l. Insurance carrier
m. Medicaid/Medicare
Managed Care
Organization
n. Local behavioral health
treatment provider/
counselor
o. School
p. Church member or clergy
q. Tribal elder or official
r. Other, please specify:
36. How likely or unlikely are each of the following?
Very
likely
Fairly
likely
Fairly
unlikely
Very
unlikely
Not
certain
a. You would be able to recognize the signs that someone may be
dealing with a mental health problem or crisis.
b. You would be comfortable reaching out to someone who may be
dealing with a mental health problem or crisis.
c. You would be able to assist someone who may be dealing with a
mental health problem or crisis connect with professional help.
d. You would be able to assist someone who may be dealing with a
mental health problem or crisis connect with community
supports and programs.
e. If you had a mental health concern for yourself, you would seek
out professional help or treatment in your local community.
f. If you had a mental health concern for yourself, you would seek
out professional help or treatment outside your local community.
g. If you had a substance use concern for yourself, you would seek
out professional help or treatment in your local community.
h. If you had a substance use concern for yourself, you would seek
out professional help or treatment outside your local community.
37. If you or a family member were in need of
treatment for a behavioral health related need,
would you have any of the following as a payment
option?
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. Covered in full by
private or group
insurance
b. Covered in part by
private or group
insurance
c. Medicaid
d. Medicare
e. SSI/SSDI
f. Regional Behavioral
Health Authority
g. Child welfare
h. Veterans Administration
i. Other direct federal
funding
j. Other direct state
funding
k. Private self-pay
l. Indian Health Services
m. Other, please specify:
38. Have you ever used any of the following resources to
seek help in getting treatment for any behavioral
health need for yourself or someone close to you?
Yes
No
Don’t
know
a. Internet/yellow pages
b. Community program or
directory
c. Family or friend
d. Medical or health care
provider
e. Hospital
f. Law enforcement/police
g. Local Regional Behavioral
Health Authority
h. Network of Care
i. Nebraska Family Helpline
j. Other help or crisis line,
please specify:
k. Self-help/support group
l. Insurance carrier
m. Medicaid/Medicare
Managed Care
Organization
n. Local behavioral health
treatment provider/
counselor
o. School
p. Church member or clergy
q. Tribal elder or official
r. Other, please specify:
39. Please indicate whether or not each of the following happened to you in the last six months.
Yes
No
a. You had a secret to tell
b. You needed to borrow money
c. You needed help with a physical task (for example, moving or mowing your lawn)
d. You needed emotional support (for example, someone to talk to about a problem)
Trust in Institutions
40. There are many different institutions in this country, for example, the government, courts, police, and civil servants.
Please indicate your personal trust in the following institutions.
Very
strong
distrust
Strong
distrust
Distrust
Neither
trust
nor
distrust
Trust
Strong
trust
Very
strong
trust
a. The federal government in
Washington D.C.
b. The state government
c. Local government
d. Nebraska Department of Natural
Resources
About Your Household
41. Do you or some member of your household own
your home outright, buying it, or renting?
Own outright
Buying (paying a mortgage)
Renting
Provided as part of job/wages
Other, specify:
42. Which of the following comes closest to the kind of
housing unit you now live in?
Detached single family house
Mobile home
Townhouse/Condominium
Apartment/Duplex
Other, specify:
43. What is your current marital or relationship status?
Married
Married, living apart
Not married, but living with a partner
(cohabiting)
Never married
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
44. How many children age 18 and younger live in your
household?
children (age 18 and younger)
45. Including yourself, how many adults age 19 and older
live in your household?
adults (age 19 and older)
46. Please indicate the category that describes your total
family income in the last 12 months.
Less than $10,000
$10,000 to less than $20,000
$20,000 to less than $30,000
$30,000 to less than $40,000
$40,000 to less than $50,000
$50,000 to less than $75,000
$75,000 to less than $100,000
$100,000 to less than $150,000
$150,000 or more
47. During the past 12 months, how much difficulty have
you had paying your bills?
A great deal of difficulty
Quite a bit of difficulty
Some difficulty
A little difficulty
No difficulty at all
48. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with
your current financial situation?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
About Yourself
49. Are you:
Male
Female
50. Do you think of yourself as:
Heterosexual/straight
Homosexual/gay or lesbian
Bisexual
Something else
Not sure
51. As far as you know, are any of your immediate family
members, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, or close
friends gay, lesbian, or bisexual?
Yes
No
52. Were you born in Nebraska, another state, or a
foreign country?
Nebraska
Another state
Foreign country
53. Are you still living in the same residence as you were
2 years ago?
Yes
No
54. Which of the following best describes the area you
live in?
Open country
Town less than 10,000 people
Small city (such as Kearney)
Medium city (such as Lincoln)
Suburb of a medium city
Large city (such as Omaha)
Suburb of a large city
55. Do you live in a farm, in open country but not on a
farm, or in a town or city?
Farm
Open country, but not a farm
Town or city
56. How many years have you lived in this Nebraska
county? (Please enter “0” if less than 1 year.)
year(s)
57. In general, how would you describe your political
views?
Very liberal
Liberal
Middle-of-the-road
Conservative
Very conservative
Other, specify:
58. In general, what do you consider yourself politically?
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Other, specify:
59. Who did you vote for in the 2016 Presidential
Election?
Clinton
Trump
Other, specify:
Did not vote
60. Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic or Latino/a?
Yes
No
61. What race or races do you consider yourself to be?
(Check all that apply)
White (Caucasian)
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Other, specify:
62. What is the highest degree you have attained?
No diploma
High School Diploma/GED
Some college, but no degree
Technical/Associate/Junior College (2 yr, LPN)
Bachelor’s Degree (4 yr, BA, BS, RN)
Graduate Degree (Masters, PhD, Law, Medicine)
63. Would you say that your overall health and well-
being is excellent, good, fair or poor?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
64. Do you smoke cigarettes?
Yes
No
65. Do you typically work full-time, part-time, go to
school, keep house, or something else? (Check all
that apply)
Working full-time (35 hours or more)
Working part-time
Have a job, but not at work
(due to illness, vacation, or strike)
Unemployed, laid off, looking for work
Retired
In school
Keeping house
Disabled
Other, specify:
66. During the average week, how many hours do you
usually work, NOT including the time you travel to
and from work? (In the box below, write the total
hours worked including any second jobs.)
average total hours per week
67. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your job?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Go to
#68
68. How many times in the past 12 months have you:
a. Worked on a community project?
b. Attended any public meeting in
which there was a discussion of
town or school affairs?
c. Attended a political meeting or
rally?
d. Attended any club or organizational
meeting (not including meetings for
work)?
e. Volunteered?
f. Attended religious services (not
including weddings and funerals)?
69. Do you consider yourself to be Protestant, Catholic,
Jewish, Muslim, or something else?
Protestant
Catholic
Jewish
Muslim
None (no religion)
Other, specify:
70. How often do you attend religious services?
Several times a week
Once a week
Nearly every week
About once a month
Several times a year
About once a year
Less than once a year
Never
71. In general, how much do your religious or spiritual
beliefs influence your daily life?
Very much
Quite a bit
Some
A little
None
Doesn’t apply, not religious or spiritual
72. What year were you born?
73. What is your zip code?
74. During the past 4 weeks (28 days), how much of the time did you feel:
All of the
time
Most of the
time
Some of the
time
A little of
the time
None of the
time
a. So sad nothing could cheer you up?
b. Nervous?
c. Restless or fidgety?
d. Hopeless?
e. That everything was an effort?
f. Worthless?
75. Please use the space below to provide any comments or feedback.
Thank you!
We greatly appreciate the time you have taken to complete this survey. For your convenience, please use the
postage-paid return envelope included in your survey packet to return your questionnaire.
Questions or requests from this survey can be directed to:
Bureau of Sociological Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
907 Oldfather Hall
PO Box 880325
Lincoln, NE 68588-0325
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