3. Is your scalp hair
1. full?
2. thinning?
3. bald?
4. What do you think are most women's preferences regarding men's
facial hair? Rank the following options from 1 to 4, giving a rank of 1
to the option you think the average woman most prefers and continuing up
to 4 for the least preferred.
A. Beard with mustache
B. Beard without mustache
C. Mustache only
D. Clean shaven
5. Which of the following best describes your own facial
hair?
1. Beard with mustache
2. Beard without mustache
3. Mustache
4. Clean shaven.
6. How much body hair do you think most women prefer on a
man?
1. Thick hair on legs, arms, chest, and back
2. Thick hair on legs, arms, and chest
3. Moderate hair on legs, arms, and chest
4. Moderate hair on chest; less on legs and arms
5. Moderate hair on legs and arms; less on chest
6. Little body hair
Circle the appropriate number to indicate your degree of approval
for the next 5 questions.
7. Suppose you had a significant amount of premature gray or white
hair. How would you feel about using dye to color all or part of your
hair?
strongly -2 -1 0 +1 +2 strongly
disapprove approve
8. Suppose a male friend age 60 had a significant amount of gray or
white hair. Would you approve of his using dye to color all or part of
his hair?
strongly -2 -1 0 +1 +2 strongly
disapprove approve
9. How do you feel about men using cologne?
strongly -2 -1 0 +1 +2 strongly
disapprove approve
10. How do you feel about men wearing chains around their
neck?
strongly -2 -1 0 +1 +2 strongly
disapprove approve
11. How do you feel about men wearing earrings?
strongly -2 -1 0 +1 +2 strongly
disapprove approve
12. Which of the following best describes the range of heights you
think are acceptable to most women on a date? Choose only one.
1. The man must be taller to be an acceptable date
2. Same height is acceptable, but no shorter.
3. 0-1 in. shorter is acceptable, but more than 1 in. is not
4. 0-2 in. shorter is acceptable, but more than 2 in. is not
5. 0-3 in. shorter is acceptable, but more than 3 in. is not
6. 0-6 in. shorter is acceptable, but more than 6 in. is not
7. Height doesn't matter
13. Which of the following best describes the range of heights you
think would be acceptable to most women on a date? Choose only
one.
1. 0-6 in. taller is acceptable, but more than 6 in. is not
2. 0-8 in. taller is acceptable, but more than 8 in. is not
3. 0-12 in. taller is acceptable, but more than 12 in. is
not
4. 0-15 in. taller is acceptable, but more that 15 in. is
not
5. Height doesn't matter
14. Which of the following best describes the range of weights (for
a man of average height) that you think would be acceptable to most women
on a date? Choose only one.
1. 0-10 lbs. overweight is acceptable, but not more
2. 0-20 lbs. overweight is acceptable, but not more
3. 0-40 lbs. overweight is acceptable, but not more
4. 0-75 lbs. overweight is acceptable, but not more
5. 0-125 lbs. overweight is acceptable, but not more
6. Being overweight doesn't matter
15. Listed below are descriptions of seven different body builds.
Give a rank of 1 to the build you think is most preferred by the average
woman, continuing up to 7 for the least preferred.
A. Thin with no discernible muscle mass
B. Thin with moderate muscle mass
C. Medium build with no discernible muscle mass
D. Medium build with moderate muscle mass
E. Medium build with competition body-builder muscle mass
F. Moderately overweight with no discernible muscle mass
G. Moderately overweight with moderate muscle mass
16. Below are 6 typical reasons why men exercise. Please rank them
from 1 to 6, giving a 1 to the reason that is most important to you and
continuing up to 6 for the least important.
A. To lose or maintain weight
B. To improve or maintain health
C. To increase or maintain strength
D. To increase or maintain muscle size
E. For intrinsic enjoyment
F. To look attractive to women
17. How important is it for you to have noticeable muscles?
1. Extremely important
2. Moderately important
3. Slightly important
4. Not at all important
18. Currently, would you like to
1. Llose 5 lbs or less?
2. Lose 6-15 lbs?
3. Lose 16-30 lbs?
4. Lose more than 30 lbs?
5. Maintain your current weight?
6. Gain 1-5 lbs?
7. Gain 6-15 lbs?
8. Gain more than 15 lbs?
19. Do you approve or disapprove of the following surgical
procedures for men? Indicate your opinion by circling the appropriate
number.
Disapprove = -1
Neutral = 0
Approve = +1
A. Nose job -1 0 +1
B. Eyelid surgery -1 0 +1
C. Liposuction -1 0 +1
D. Face-lift -1 0 +1
E. Ear pinning -1 0 +1
20. How do you feel about the same surgical procedures for women?
Indicate your opinion by circling the appropriate number.
Disapprove = -1
Neutral = 0
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