The survey was conducted by Edison Media Research from Feb. 28-March 6 by having 2,253 undergraduate students fill out confidential forms. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The students, age 18-24, were handed the questionnaires at 40 randomly chosen four-year schools around the country.
To protect privacy, the schools where the poll was conducted are not being identified and the students who responded were not asked for their names. Those mentioned in this story were not among those polled and did not necessarily attend schools involved in the survey.
MTVU’s sponsorship of the poll is related to its work on “Half of Us,” which it runs with the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit group that works to reduce suicide among young people. “Half of Us” is a program designed to raise awareness about emotional problems faced by college students.
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