Exercise survey analysis and findings

Exercise Survey

Three classmates were assigned to interview a total of 15 people about their exercise habits. The following questions were asked:

Instructions: For Questions 1-4, select your answer based on a scale of 1 to 7. For Question 5, indicate yes or no.

I plan to exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times per week in the coming month

Extremely Likely ____1 ____2 ____3 ____4 ____5 ____6 ____7 Extremely Unlikely

For me to exercise at least 30 minutes per day, three days per week is:

Enjoyable ____1 ____2 ____3 ____4 ____5 ____6 ____7 Not Enjoyable

Most people who are important to me think that I should (or should not) should exercise for at least 30 minutes per day, three days per week:

I should ____1 ____2 ____3 ____4 ____5 ____6 ____7 I should not Question 4: It is mostly up to me whether or not I exercise for at least 30 minutes per day, three days per week..

Strongly Agree ____1 ____2 ____3 ____4 ____5 ____6 ____7 Strongly Disagree

Question 5: Do you exercise for at least 30 minutes per day, three days per week?

____ Yes ____ No

The survey results for each member were as follows:

Person A Results:

Survey participant

Question 1

Intention Score

(1-7)

Question 2

Attitude Score

(1-7)

Question 3

Subjective norm score

(1-7)

Question 4

Perceived control

(1-7)

Question 5

Final question

(yes or no)

Participant 1

5

4

2

2

No

Participant 2

3

2

4

1

Yes

Participant 3

5

5

5

3

No

Participant 4

5

5

5

2

No

Participant 5

4

3

2

2

Yes

Person B. Results:

Survey Participant

Question 1 Intention Score

(1-7)

Question 2 Attitude Score

(1-7)

Question 3

Subjective norm score

(1-7)

Question 4 Perceived

Control

(1-7)

Question 5 Final question

(yes or no)

Participant 1

1

1

1

1

yes

Participant 2

6

6

7

1

no

Participant 3

1

1

4

7

yes

Participant 4

1

2

1

1

yes

Participant 5

6

2

2

2

yes

Person C. Results:

Survey participant

Question 1 Intention Score (1-7)

Question 2 Attitude Score (1-7)

Question 3 Subjective norm score

(1-7)

Question 4 Perceived control

(1-7)

Question 5 Final question (yes or no)

Participant 1

3

2

6

1

no

Participant 2

1

7

3

7

yes

Participant 3

5

3

1

6

no

Participant 4

6

4

5

4

no

Participant 5

6

3

2

5

yes

The results were then combined to calculate an overall score for the survey. First the scores were separated by "Yes" or "No" answers to the final question and then the average for each score was calculated.

"YES" Scores

Survey Participant

Intention Score

Attitude Score

Subjective Norm Score

Perceived Control

Final Question

Person A

Participant 2

3

2

4

1

Yes

Participant 5

4

3

2

2

Yes

Person B

Participant 1

1

1

1

1

Yes

Participant 3

1

1

4

7

Yes

Participant 4

1

2

1

1

Yes

Participant 5

6

2

2

2

Yes

Person C

Participant 2

1

7

3

7

Yes

Participant 5

6

3

2

5

yes

Average for "Yes"

2.875

2.625

2.375

3.25

"NO" Scores

Survey Participant

Intention Score

Attitude Score

Subjective Norm Score

Perceived Control

Final Question

Person A

Participant 1

5

4

2

2

No

Participant 3

5

5

5

3

No

Participant 4

5

5

5

2

No

Person B

Participant 2

6

6

7

1

No

Person C

Participant 1

3

2

6

1

No

Participant 3

5

3

1

6

No

Participant 4

6

4

5

4

No

Average for "NO"

5

4.14

4.43

2.71

Next the difference in means was calculated for "Yes" and "No" for each score:

Intention: 2.875 -- 5 = 2.125

Attitude: 2.625 -- 4.14 = 1.515

Subjective Norm Score: 2.375 -- 4.43 = 2.055

Perceived Control: 3.25 -- 2.71 = 0.54