Vietnamese American College Students Speak Up Via E-Poll
Politics Research Center at California State University at Bakersfield, Dr. Long Le, Posted: Mar 18, 2005
The following preliminary results are based on some of the questions from the E-survey of VSA. The E-Survey was conducted in spring of 2004 by Dr. Long Le through the Politics Research Center at California State University at Bakersfield. The sample size of the e-survey is 102. All respondents are members of VSA from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Harvard University, California State at Long Beach, North Carolina State University, University of Buffalo, University of Oklahoma, Wichita State University, University of Maryland at College Park, Kansas State University, University of California at Santa Barbara, Washington State University, India University, University of South Florida, UCLA, and University of Washington.
According to the e-survey literature, one of the key challenges is the response rate in which the “best” is about 40 percent. The response rate of this E-Survey was 31 percent, short of the ideal but considered to be above the “typical.” This is a non-random survey. The purpose of e-survey is to fulfill a gap in the study of public opinion of Vietnamese American students on a variety of issues. Given the statistical problems of e-survey in general, caution should be used when interpreting the results.
For more information, see the e-survey questionnaire and the consent form to participate. Contact Dr. Long Le for other questions at lsle@mail.uh.edu. I wish to thank Nhu-Ngoc T. Ong of University of California-Irvine, Nguyen-Khoa Thai Anh of San Jose, California, and Professor Isabelle Thuy Pelaud for their inputs on the e-survey questionnaire. Any errors or shortcomings remain my sole responsibility.
Please indicate how important the following issues are to you personally (not all percentages add up to 100 due “don’t know” and/or missing data):
Getting kids out of gangs.
Top Priority: 29%
Very Important: 39%
Somewhat Important: 21%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Eliminating crime in your neighborhood.
Top Priority: 29%
Very Important: 47%
Somewhat Important: 11%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Improving the quality of health care.
Top Priority: 18%
Very Important: 42%
Somewhat Important: 26%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Making sure Vietnamese children retain their culture.
Top Priority: 32%
Very Important: 34%
Somewhat Important: 24%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Being involved in Vietnamese community and cultural events.
Top Priority: 21%
Very Important: 37%
Somewhat Important: 29%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Making money for yourself or your family.
Top Priority: 37%
Very Important: 45%
Somewhat Important: 5%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Please indicate how much confidence you have for the following Vietnamese American organizations:
Vietnamese religious organizations
A great deal: 21%
Quite a lot: 24%
Not very much: 26%
Not at all: 8%
Vietnamese press
A great deal: 5%
Quite a lot: 21%
Not very much: 50%
Not at all: 10%
Vietnamese television programs
A great deal: 5%
Quite a lot: 37%
Not very much: 37%
Not at all: 8%
Vietnamese American police officers
A great deal: 21%
Quite a lot: 29%
Not very much: 32%
Not at all: 5%
Leaders in Vietnamese American Community.
A great deal: 21%
Quite a lot: 29%
Not very much: 24%
Not at all: 8%
Vietnamese American leaders in US Government and State/Local Government.
A great deal: 29%
Quite a lot: 34%
Not very much: 13%
Not at all: 8%
Vietnamese political groups or organizations
A great deal: 24%
Quite a lot: 13%
Not very much: 39%
Not at all: 13%
Vietnamese small-businesses
A great deal: 26%
Quite a lot: 34%
Not very much: 18%
Not at all: 13%
Please indicate whether you agree or disagree to the following statements:
“People like me don't have any say about what the Vietnamese American Community does."
Agree: 16%
Disagree: 80%
"People like me don't have any say about what the U.S. Government does."
Agree: 18%
Disagree: 78%
Please indicate how important the following issues are to you personally:
Participating in public affairs, such as voting.
Top Priority: 16%
Very Important: 45%
Somewhat Important: 21%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Encouraging Vietnam to improve its policy on human rights.
Top Priority: 32%
Very Important: 29%
Somewhat Important: 24%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Fighting for democracy and pluralism.
Top Priority: 42%
Very Important: 18%
Somewhat Important: 26%
Not Important at all: 0 %
Encouraging cooperation between leaders in the Vietnamese American Community.
Top Priority: 34%
Very Important: 26%
Somewhat Important: 18%
NCM Tsunami Poll on Asian Americans in California
National Poll of Asian Pacific Islanders on the 2004 Election
Multilingual Poll of Chinese Americans on China-Taiwan Relations, the Taiwan Presidential Election and U.S. Policy Toward China
NCM Polls
Not Important at all: 0 %
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