Surveys

QUESTIONS	GIRLS	BOYS
1.       Do you know or are related to anyone who was abandoned by a parent?	Yes-5 No-3	Yes-4 No-3
2. Do you believe that abandonment causes an emotional wound almost impossible to heal?	All 8 girls said yes	All but one boy said yes. (6 out of 7)
3. How do you think children are affected by the abandonment of a parent?	All 8 girls checked yes to all of the choices given	4 boys checked yes to all choices given.  1 said “commitment issues with others, feel the need to be closed off, and fear getting too close to people”. 2 boys said “commitment issues with others, feel the need to be closed off, fear getting too close to people, and low self-esteem”.
4. On a scale 1-5, how difficult do you believe it is to cope with the abandonment of a parent?	6 girls said “5”, and 3 girls said “4”	3 boys said “5”, 3 boys said “3” and 1 boy said “1”.
5. Are you a male or female?	8 out of 8 girls said female.	7 out of 7 boys said male.
6. What age group are you in?	6 girls said 13-15, and 2 said 16-18.	6 boys said 13-15, a and 1 said 19 and up.
7. How do you think girls react to abandonment?	All girls checked all of the choices provided.	5 guys said “don’t try in school, depression, hop around from guy to guy, anger, and fear developing close relationships”. 1 guy said “depression”, and 1 guy said “depression and hop around from guy to guy”.

8. How do you think guys react to abandonment?  6 girls said “anger, cut off relationships with other family members, hop around from girl to girl, and don’t care about school.”  2 girls said “don’t care about school, hop around from girl to girl, and anger”.

5 guys said “anger and cut off relationships with other family members and don’t care about school.”  2 guys said “anger, hop around from girl to girl, and don’t try in school”.