U.C. Santa Cruz Survey: 85 percent of respondents have faked orgasms, 45 percent think U.S. plays positive role globally.

Philip Vogel
City on a Phil Media
4 min readDec 19, 2017

Results as of December 19, 2017

SEX AND DATING

Have you ever faked an orgasm?

n= 42

Has the widespread availability of porn had a positive or negative impact on society?

n=63

Do you have a legal obligation to disclose your STI status to sexual partners if they ask?

n=103

Would you date someone you were not physically attracted to, but was great for you in every other capacity?

n=94

Do you think you have more or less sex than the average UCSC student?

n=90

Have you had positive or negative experiences on Tinder?

n= 97

Do you feel your dating life has suffered because of racial bias?

n=53

Can you have sex with a member of the same gender and still be straight?

n=84

Is monogamy the natural state of human romantic relationships or is monogamy a “social construct”?

n=87

SOCIAL ISSUES

Who can be racist?

n=121

Are there situations when white people shouldn’t speak?

n=77

The Death Penalty…..

n=79

Overall, has the feminist movement been good or bad for society?

n=104

Should stricter gun control laws be enforced?

n=72

Are you planning on having your child circumcised?

n=81

POLICY/SECURITY

Are Current TSA Airport Security Measures Necessary?

n=56

Has the existence of the United States had a positive or negative effect on the world?

n=120

The final peace settlement to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict should be….

n=53

What is the best way to deal with systematic inequalities in the United States?

n=39

Do you think Socialism works?

n=84

CAMPUS/PERSONAL

Do you hold political/societal views which you are afraid to express on campus due to the potential social backlash?

n=74

What best describes the level of religiosity at your home?

n=69

The housing situation in Santa Cruz is…. than last year

n=124

Have you faced discrimination at UCSC?

n=250

Do Facebook polls help you contemplate issues being presented?

n=45

All survey data taken from closed Facebook groups within the Official UC Santa Cruz Facebook network.

UCSC Official Discourse Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441238956273031/search/?query=socialism

Official Group of UCSC Students: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441238956273031/search/?query=socialism

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