Survey of the Rolla High School (Missouri) Class of 1981 for the 30th reunion.

1. The Class of 1981 Reunion Survey (Six-Minute Slide Show)

2. Homes The typical ’81er has lived in 8 homes since 1981 10% have had 15 or more homes since 1981

3. Where We Live 65 percent of ‘81ers still live in Missouri 33 percent in Rolla area 32 percent elsewhere in MO

4. Movin’ On The typical ’81er has lived in 2 different states since 1981 15% have lived in 5 or more states

5. Other States 6% of ‘81ers live in California 3% live in Texas 2% each live in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Virginia 24% live in other states

6. Marriage 86% are currently married 14% single/divorced/widowed The typical married ’81er has been married 20 years 62% have been married for 10 or more years

7. Kids and Grandkids 85% of ‘81ers have children 2.01 children per graduate (Estimated 678 total children) 20% of ‘81ers aregrandparents

8. Education 84% of ‘81ers attended college at some point 62% have a college degree (2-year or more) 29% hold an advanced degree

9. Jobs The typical ‘81er has had 5 jobs since 1981 13% have had 10 or more jobs The typical ‘81er has had 2 careers since 1981

10. Jobs and Change 45% of ‘81ers work at jobs that existed in 1981 andhaven’t really changed 41% work at jobs that existed in 1981 but the jobs have changed a lot since then 14% work at jobs that didn’t exist in 1981

11. Cars 69% of ‘81ers drive American cars 25% drive Japanese cars 2% drive German cars 2% drive Korean cars 1% don’t own a car

12. Favorite Rolla Restaurant Favorite restaurant in Rolla during high school… 28% - Maid-Rite 19% - Alex’s Pizza 9% - Tim’s Pizza Honorable Mention: 5% - La Posada 5% - Taco Bell

13. Off-Campus Hangouts Favorite Off-Campus Hangouts of ‘81ers McDonald's 22% Friends' houses 8% Maid-Rite 8% The Strip/Loop 7% Kingshighway 7% Low Water Bridge/Creek 3% Boyfriend's House 2% Smith's Grocery 2% Lane Springs 2%

14. On-Campus Hangouts Favorite On-Campus Hangouts of ‘81ers Hallways 15% Front Foyer 13% Cafeteria 8% Band room 6% Football Field 2% Latin Room 2% Freshman High 2% Ag Building 2% Gym 2%

15. Would Have Done Differently in High School… 33% - Wouldn’t change a thing 15% - Worked harder to make better grades 14% - More effort to get to know people outside my usual circle 11% - Taken different classes to serve me in the future 7% - More social activities with friends 20% - Other

16. Proudest RHS Moment 25% - Graduation Day! 15% - Athletic 14% - Clubs or activities in school 10% - Academic 10% - Didn’t have a proud moment 8% - Social (in school) 8% - Social (out of school) 6% - At a job 4% - Other

17. Rate Your Rolla High School Years 24% - Wonderful – it was a great time in my life 41% - Pretty darn good – not necessarily magical, but I enjoyed them 26% - Okay – I came, I saw, I graduated 8% - Not that great – It wasn’t horrible, but I was pretty happy to get out of there 1% - Nightmare – Why am I even talking to you people?

18. ’81ers and the Paranormal Believe in … 31% Life on other planets 29% Ghosts 23% Extrasensory Perception (ESP) 21% Visits to earth by UFOs 20% Legendary high school parties we weren’t invited to 15% Bigfoot 9% Loch Ness Monster 5% Yeti 2% Predictions of Nostradamus 2% Mayan and other predictions of 2012 doom 43% None of the above

19. Health 53% rate their health as “very positive” 88% rate their health as “very positive” or “somewhat positive”

20. Happiness 64% rate their general happiness as “very positive” 100% rate their general happiness as “very positive” or “somewhat positive”

21. Career 45% rate their career satisfaction as “very positive” 79% rate their career satisfaction as “very positive” or “somewhat positive”

22. Family Life 75% rate their family life as “very positive” 95% rate their family life as “very positive” or “somewhat positive”

23. Mid-Life Crisis Have you had a mid-life crisis? 25% Yes 57% No 19% Not Sure

24. Expectations Vs. Reality

25. I Fought the Law and… 11% of ‘81ers have spent a night in jail 15% have at some point “run from the cops”

26. Better in 2011 Things that are better in 2011than in 1981 Clothing and hair 66% vs. 16% Movies and TV 43% vs. 37% 1st number is % who think it’s better in 2011, 2nd number is % who think it was better in 1981

27. Better in 1981 Things that were better in 1981 than in 2011 State of the nation 13% vs. 65% State of the World19% vs. 63% Long-term prospects for a typical 18 year old 23% vs. 62% Music 21% vs. 51% American culture28% vs. 51%

28. Adventure and Risk 79% have visited a foreign country Median – 3 countries 10% have visited 10 or moreforeign countries

29. Adventure and Risk 67% have spoken in front of more than 100 people

30. Adventure and Risk 49% have owned a motorcycle

31. Adventure and Risk 42% have starteda business

32. Adventure and Risk 14% have climbed a mountain

33. Adventure and Risk 32% have held a large reptile 11% have encountered a large carnivore in the wild

34. Adventure and Risk 19% have scuba dived 10% have swum with sharks 9% have sailed a boat on the ocean

35. Adventure and Risk More Adventure 11% have run a marathon 5% have walked across fire 4% have skydived 4% have bungee jumped 0% have run for office

36. Church … 39% are regular churchgoers 20% occasionally attend 19% rarely attend 21% not at all

37. … and State 41% are Republican 32% are Independent 27% are Democrat

38. Leisure and the ‘81er Ideal Vacation Type Tropical beach – 40% Classic American road trip – 23% Classic European City– 16% Cabin in the middle of nowhere – 12% Visiting family or friends – 5% Relaxing Staycation – 2% Exotic Third World – 2%

39. Retirement Financially… 11% are ahead of schedule 45% are on schedule 17% are a little behind schedule 14% are waaaaaay behind schedule 6% don’t think they’ll be able to retire 7% are already retired or don’t want to retire

40. Desserts Favorite desserts Cheesecake with strawberries – 27% Chocolate cake – 19% No dessert – 17% Apple pie with vanilla ice cream – 11% Carrot cake – 10% Hot fudge sundae – 7% Lemon meringue pie – 6% Brownies – 2%

41. Bringing It Back If you could bring back one thing about yourself from 1981, what would it be?? Waistline – 33% Wrinkle-free skin – 16% Energy – 15% Hair – 12% Eyesight – 7% Innocence – 7% Athleticism – 5% Outlook on life – 3% Brainpower – 1%

42. Reasons For Coming To The Reunion 95% - Catch up with high school friends 27% - Visit family 20% - Visit favorite Rolla places 14% - Visit old friends not in our class 12% - Enjoy the heat and humidity of a central Missouri summer 9% - Check out an old boyfriend/girlfriend 9% - See how Rolla has changed 7% - Check out someone I had a secret crush on