AN ESCAPE THROUGH THE BLOOD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE: Please read the directions carefully and complete the survey by APRIL 18th, 1999. Once you have done so forward your results to bratcess@hotmail.com or jmarcum@agnesscott.edu. By completing this survey you are consenting to be a subject in my research. All information is confidential and the results will be anonymous. Thank You for participating and helping a poor starving college student graduate.

Please Complete the Following:
Age:
Gender:
Ethnicity:
Geographic Location (State or Country):
Religious Affiliation:

On a scale of 1 to 5 ranked as such for the next set of questions, please write the number that applies to that question at the end of the question:


>1 = Strongly Disagree
>2 = Disagree
>3 = Equally Agree and Disagree
>4 = Agree
>5 = Strongly Agree

1. I spend a lot of time alone.
2. My favorite time is night time.
3. I am very passionate about the things I believe in.
4. I enjoy being alone.
5. I like to read.
6. I am friendly.
7. People do not understand me.
8. I am comfortable with my sexuality.
9. I only have a few friends.
10. I am creative.
11. I am liberal.
12. I am a romantic.
13. I often feel that I was born in the wrong century.
14. I feel disconnected from the world.
15. I dislike conformity.
16. I do what makes me happy regardless of what 'society' dictates.
17. I am an individual.
18. I believe in the unexplained.
19. I am a dreamer.
20. Social 'norms' hinder a persons' individuality.
21. I believe in the unexpected.
22. I am a spiritual person.
23. I am inspired by the creativity in another.
24. I love music.
25. My favorite color is black.
26. I dislike large crowds.
27. I am an open-minded individual.
28. My favorite color is red.
29. I am an emotional person.
30. I crave knowledge.
31. I am intense.
32. I am apt to defy social limitations.
33. I am a passionate individual.
34. I feel the need to be in control of everything.
35. I crave meaning in life.
36. I feel isolated.

Please delete the one that does not apply to you:

Do you identify with Vampires? YES NO

IF YOU indicated NO, PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

What do you identify with, if anything?

IF YOU ANSWERED NO, YOU ARE NOW FINISHED WITH THE SURVEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE GO TO THE END FOR YOUR DEBRIEFING.

IF YOU indicated YES, PLEASE GO ON TO ANSWER THE NEXT FEW QUESTIONS.

How long have you been a fan (years, disregard if you are a vampire)?

Delete those that do not apply:

Do you have access to,
A) Vampire Paraphernalia
B) Vampire Hangouts
C) Other Vampires
D) Vampire Aficionados

Choose one and delete the one's that do not apply:

Do you identify more with,
A) Anne Rice type Vampires
B) Dracula type Vampires

How did you first come into/discover Vampires?
A) Read a Book
B) Watched a Movie
C) Had a Near Death Experience
D) A Friend
E) I have always been a Vampire fan
F) I am a Vampire
Other:

Do you feel this way? "He believed in them because they had to be there; otherwise there was no hope for him, because he had always known he could not live his whole life in the real world. He had faith that someday he would find them...or they would find him."
~Nothing, Lost Souls
A) Yes
B) No

I am happy with my life.
A) Yes
B) No

Please briefly explain how, if at all, vampires have influenced the happiness of your life.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The Purpose of this research is to find out what, if any, the differences are between people who identify with the vampire myth and those who do not. Thank you for giving me your time and your answers. If you would like a copy of the results please contact me and I will be happy to share the information. The project will be finished in May.

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