Personality, Politics, and Economics Test
by Prof. Bryan Caplan

This is the Personality, Politics, and Economics Test. At some point, I'd like to administer this to a national random sample, but for now I'm just in an exploratory phase.

Once I've got a hundred or so respondents, I'll add a page analyzing the results. Enjoy.

1. What is your Myers-Briggs Personality Type?
   If you don't know, please take 10 minutes to take the Myers-Briggs personality test now. Then come back and complete my test.
   ESTJ ESTP ESFJ ESFP ENTJ ENTP ENFJ ENFP ISTJ ISTP ISFJ ISFP INTJ INTP INFJ INFP
   
   
2. In politics today, do you consider yourself a...?
   Republican
   Democrat
   Independent
   Reform party member
   Green
   Libertarian
   Other
   
   
3. Would you say that your views in most political matters are...?
   very liberal
   liberal
   moderate
   conservative
   very conservative
   socialist
   libertarian
   other
   
   
4. What is your race?
   White
   Black
   Asian
   Other
   
   
5. What is your age?
   
   
   
6. What is your sex?
   Male
   Female
   
   
7. If you added together the yearly incomes, before taxes, of all the members of your household for the last year, 1999, would the total be...?
   $10,000 or less
   $10,000-$19,999
   $20,000-$24,999
   $25,000-$29,999
   $30,000-$39,999
   $40,000-$49,999
   $50,000-$74,999
   $75,000-$99,999
   $100,000-$149,999
   $150,000 or more
   
   
8. What is the last grade or class that you COMPLETED in school?
   None, or grade 1-8
   High school incomplete (grades 9-11)
   High school graduate (grade 12 or GED certificate)
   Business, technical, or vocational school AFTER high school
   Some college, no 4-year degree
   College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)
   Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g. towards a master's degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school)
   
   
   
   

   Regardless of how well you think the economy is doing, there are always some problems that keep it from being as good as it might be. Here is a list of reasons some people have given for why the economy is not doing better than it is. For each one, please say if you think it is a major reason the economy is not doing better than it is, a minor reason, or not a reason at all.

   Reason	Major reason	Minor reason	Not a reason at all
   Taxes are too high
   The federal deficit is too big
   Foreign aid spending is too high
   There are too many immigrants
   There are too many tax breaks for business
   Education and job training are inadequate
   Too many people are on welfare
   Business profits are too high
   Technology is displacing workers
   Companies are sending jobs overseas
   Companies are downsizing

   
   
   

9. Are you a professional economist?
   No
   Yes - undergraduate econ major
   Yes - some graduate econ training
   Yes - Ph.D. economist