Survey Plan 1

Question 3: What is the characteristic of religion that makes people not grow to be perfect, but like a child dependant on his mother dependant on religion? What makes people fanatic about religion? I have seen many people with almost a superstitious, a blind belief in their religions- people going to churches, even someone who a support of traditional Korean Shamanist beliefs.

Survey Population: KMLA students(surveyed via e-mail/KMLA Online), some middle school Korean students(through my cousin who teaches in a middle school), other high school students(through friends), their families(if possible), random people through Facebook.

Survey Questions:

1.    When I am having a hard time I usually

a) consult my friends/family

b) pray/donate to a religious institution(ex. In forms of lanterns in Buddhist temples. Paying for무당 also included)

c) talk to my teacher/tutor

d) talk to my religious tutor

e) other

(check as many as you wish)

è this question aims to see whether people rely on religion in times of stress.

For those who answered b) à Why?

a)   I believe God(not necessarily the Christian term) will help me

b)   I do not like to talk about my stress to other people

c)   other

For those who answered d) à Why?

a)   I am closest to my religious tutor

b)   I believe that they are most capable to help me solve my problems

c)   other

è These questions aim to see why people rely on religion.

2. I believe that it is the right thing to preach my religion to people of other religions.

a) very yes  b) yes  c) so-so  d) no  e) very no

For those who answered a) or b) à Why?

a)   My religion is better than others

b)   My religious teacher tells me to preach to others

c)   other

è This question aims to see how enthusiastic people are about their religion

So basically this is a survey for my third question which I brought to class. This is my survey plan, my first survey plan, which I probably will have to correct as I actually do my survey, but there it is anyway.