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Part TWO

The questions from 6 to 9 aimed at factual information: how much/well the students knew about the country.

Among the impromptu associations with the acronym "USA" were Bush, Statue of Liberty, the White House, 9/11.
82% knew that Washington DC is the capital of the USA.
Only 37% knew that there are 50 US states. 63% of students had different or no answers.
Among the presidents most known were Bush Jr. (91), Clinton (67), Kennedy (43), Washington (42), Lincoln (28), Bush (21).

The questions 10 and 11 were about the students' preferences concerning the place of studying and living. 45% of students wanted to study and live in the USA. Among the other countries where they wanted to get education were Britain (11), Russia (10), China (4), Japan (4), France (3), Canada (1), Finland (1), Italy (1) and Australia (1).

6 What impromptu associations do you have when said "USA"?2_1 (14K)
  • Bush (17)
  • Statue of Liberty (11)
  • Hollywood (9)
  • White House (5)
  • 9/11 (5)
  • Dollar (3)
  • African Americans (3)
  • Basketball (3)
  • Disney Land (3)
  • McDonalds (3)
  • Coca-Cola (2)
  • Cold War (2)
  • Fast food (2)
  • Flag (2)
  • New York (2)
  • Power (2)
  • War (2)
  • Osama bin Laden (1)
  • Capitol Hill (1)
  • CIA (1)
  • Condoleezza Rice (1)
  • Fat women (1)
  • FBR (1)
  • Good music (1)
  • Internet (1)
  • Iraq (1)
  • LA (1)
  • Microsoft (1)
  • MTV (1)
  • NASA (1)
  • Silicon valley (1)
  • Skyscrapers (1)
7 What is the capital city of the USA?2_2 (7K) Washington DC New York No answer
82 13 5
8 How many states are there in the USA?2_3 (7K)
  • 1 (1)
  • 5 (1)
  • 6 (1)
  • 13 (2)
  • 17 (1)
  • 26 (2)
  • 28 (1)
  • 30 (2)
  • 32 (4)
  • 33 (1)
  • 36±6 (1)
  • 37 (1)
  • 38 (1)
  • 40 (1)
  • 47 (2)
  • 48 (2)
  • 50 (37)
  • 50-60 (1)
  • 51 (13)
  • 52 (1)
  • 53 (2)
  • 54 (11)
  • 56 (3)
  • 57 (1)
  • 64 (1)
  • 80 (1)
  • No answer (4)
9 Please, write the names of American presidents you know.
  • Bush Jr (91)
  • Clinton (67)
  • Kennedy (43)
  • Washington (42)
  • Lincoln (28)
  • Roosevelt (23)
  • Bush (21)
  • Franklin (7)
  • Truman (6)
  • Nixon (6)
  • Churchill (5) !!!
  • Reagan (4)
  • Lennon (2) !!!
  • Jim Carrey (1) !!!
  • Eisenhower (1)
  • Armstrong (1) !!!
10 Do you want to study in the USA or different country?2_5 (7K) Yes No Diff. country. Where?
45 19 36
11 Do you want to live in the USA?2_6 (6K) Yes No No answer
45 53 2
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