Polls and Quizzes (Informal Online)

6/18/07

STUDENT POLL

Who would you go to if you felt a friend or family member was at risk of suicide?

Total Answers: 357

• Student Health Services on campus 6.44%
• National suicide or crisis hotline like 1-800-suicide or 1-800-273-talk 10.08%
• Parents 30.53%
• Friends/peers/roommates 20.73%
• Advisor or faculty on campus 5.60%
• Family physician 2.24%
• Religious/ecclesiastical leader or member 18.77%
• Employer 0.56%
• Other 5.04%

FACULTY AND STAFF TRIVIA

Taken by: 84

Student Health Services at UVSC addresses which types of health needs?

• a) medical
• b) mental health therapy
• c) wellness education
• d) b and c
• e) all of the above [correct]

Percent who had correct answer: 87%

In the United States, intentional self-harm (suicide) for individuals 15 to 24 years of age is the number ____ cause of death?

• 3 [correct]
• 5
• 11
• 14

Percent who had correct answer: 68%

The mean (average) age of students at UVSC is?

• between 16 and 18
• between 19 and 21
• between 22 and 24 [correct]
• between 25 and 27

Percent who had correct answer: 64%