Speed Dating Data Key

iid: unique subject number, group(wave id gender)

id: subject number within wave

gender: Female=0
Male=1

idg: subject number within gender, group(id gender)

condtn:
1=limited choice
2=extensive choice
wave:
Wave # Date Preference Variations # Males # Females
Scale
1 October 16th ‘02 100 pt alloc. 10 10
2 October 23rd ‘02 100 pt alloc. 16 19

3 November 12th ‘02 100 pt alloc. 10 9

4 November 12th ‘02 100 pt alloc. 18 18
5 November 20th, ‘02 100 pt alloc. undergrads 10 10
6 March 26th ‘03 1-10 scale 5 5
7 March 26th ‘03 1-10 scale 16 16
8 April 2nd ‘03 1-10 scale 10 10
9 April 2nd ‘03 1-10 scale 20 20
10 September 24th ‘03 100 pt alloc. 9 9
11 September 24th ‘03 100 pt alloc. 21 21
12 October 7th ‘03 100 pt alloc. Budget: only 14 15
allowed to yes
yes to 50% of
the people
that met
13 October 8th ‘03 100 pt alloc. Different 9 10
M.C.
14 October 8th ‘03 100 pt alloc. Different 18 20
M.C.
15 February 24th ‘04 100 pt alloc. 19 18
16 February 25th ‘04 100 pt alloc. 8 6
17 February 25th ‘04 100 pt alloc. 14 10
18 April 6th ‘04 100 pt alloc. brought a 6 6
magazine
19 April 6th ‘04 100 pt alloc. brought a 15 16
book
20 April 7th ‘04 100 pt alloc. brought a 8 6
 book
th
21 April 7 ‘04 100 pt alloc. brought a 22 22
magazine

round: number of people that met in wave

position: station number where met partner

positin1: station number where started

order: the number of date that night when met partner

partner: partner’s id number the night of event

pid: partner’s iid number

match 1=yes, 0=no

int_corr: correlation between participant’s and partner’s ratings of interests in

Time 1

samerace: participant and the partner were the same race. 1= yes, 0=no

age_o: age of partner

race_o: race of partner

pf_o_att: partner’s stated preference at Time 1 (attr1_1) for all 6 attributes

dec_o: decision of partner the night of event

attr_o: rating by partner the night of the event, for all 6 attributes

signup/Time1:
[Survey filled out by students that are interested in participating in order to register for
the event.]
age:

field: field of study

field_cd: field coded

1= Law
2= Math
3= Social Science, Psychologist
4= Medical Science, Pharmaceuticals, and Bio Tech
5= Engineering
6= English/Creative Writing/ Journalism
7= History/Religion/Philosophy
8= Business/Econ/Finance
9= Education, Academia
10= Biological Sciences/Chemistry/Physics
11= Social Work
12= Undergrad/undecided
13=Political Science/International Affairs
14=Film
15=Fine Arts/Arts Administration
16=Languages
17=Architecture
18=Other

undergrd: school attended for undergraduate degree

mn_sat: Median SAT score for the undergraduate institution where attended.
Taken from Barron’s 25th Edition college profile book. Proxy for
intelligence.

tuition: Tuition listed for each response to undergrad in Barron’s 25th Edition
college profile book.

race:
Black/African American=1
European/Caucasian-American=2
Latino/Hispanic American=3
Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian-American=4
Native American=5
Other=6

imprace:
How important is it to you (on a scale of 1-10) that a person you date be of the same
racial/ethnic background?

imprelig:
How important is it to you (on a scale of 1-10) that a person you date be of the same
religious background?

from:
Where are you from originally (before coming to Columbia)?

zipcode:
What was the zip code of the area where you grew up?
income:
Median household income based on zipcode using the Census Bureau website:
http://venus.census.gov/cdrom/lookup/CMD=LIST/DB=C90STF3B/LEV=ZIP
When there is no income it means that they are either from abroad or did not enter their
zip code.

goal:
What is your primary goal in participating in this event?
Seemed like a fun night out=1
To meet new people=2
To get a date=3
Looking for a serious relationship=4
To say I did it=5
Other=6

date:
In general, how frequently do you go on dates?
Several times a week=1
Twice a week=2
Once a week=3
Twice a month=4
Once a month=5
Several times a year=6
Almost never=7

go out:
How often do you go out (not necessarily on dates)?
Several times a week=1
Twice a week=2
Once a week=3
Twice a month=4
Once a month=5
Several times a year=6
Almost never=7

career:
What is your intended career?

career_c: career coded

1= Lawyer
2= Academic/Research
3= Psychologist
4= Doctor/Medicine
5=Engineer
6= Creative Arts/Entertainment
7= Banking/Consulting/Finance/Marketing/Business/CEO/Entrepreneur/Admin
8= Real Estate
9= International/Humanitarian Affairs
10= Undecided
11=Social Work
12=Speech Pathology
13=Politics
14=Pro sports/Athletics
15=Other
16=Journalism
17=Architecture

12. How interested are you in the following activities, on a scale of 1-10?
sports: Playing sports/ athletics
tvsports: Watching sports
excersice: Body building/exercising
dining: Dining out
museums: Museums/galleries
art: Art
hiking: Hiking/camping
gaming: Gaming
clubbing: Dancing/clubbing
reading: Reading
tv: Watching TV
theater: Theater
movies: Movies
concerts: Going to concerts
music: Music
shopping: Shopping
yoga: Yoga/meditation

exphappy:
Overall, on a scale of 1-10, how happy do you expect to be with the people you meet
during the speed-dating event?

expnum:
Out of the 20 people you will meet, how many do you expect will be interested in dating
you?

We want to know what you look for in the opposite sex.

Waves 6-9: Please rate the importance of the following attributes in a potential date on a
scale of 1-10 (1=not at all important, 10=extremely important):
Waves 1-5, 10-21: You have 100 points to distribute among the following attributes --
give more points to those attributes that are more important in a potential date, and fewer
points to those attributes that are less important in a potential date. Total points must
equal 100.
 Attractive+
Sincere+
Intelligent+
Fun+
Ambitious+
Shared Interests+_____
100
attr1_1
Attractive
sinc1_1
Sincere
intel1_1
Intelligent
fun1_1
Fun
amb1_1
Ambitious
shar1_1
Has shared interests/hobbies

Now we want to know what you think MOST of your fellow men/women look for in the
opposite sex.
Waves 6-9: Please rate the importance of the following attributes on a scale of 1-10
(1=not at all important, 10=extremely important):
Waves 10-21 : You have 100 points to distribute among the following attributes -- give
more points to those attributes that you think your fellow men/women find more
important in a potential date and fewer points to those attributes that they find less
important in a potential date. Total points must equal 100.

attr4_1
Attractive
sinc4_1
Sincere
intel4_1
Intelligent
fun4_1
Fun
amb4_1
Ambitious
shar4_1
Shared Interests/Hobbies
What do you think the opposite sex looks for in a date?
Waves 6-9: Please rate the importance of the following attributes on a scale of 1-10
(1=not at all important, 10=extremely important):
Waves 1-5 and 10-21: Please distribute 100 points among the following attributes -- give
more points to those attributes that you think are more important to members of the
opposite sex when they are deciding whether to date someone. Total points must equal
100.

attr2_1
Attractive
sinc2_1
Sincere
int2_1
Intelligent
fun2_1
Fun
amb2_1
Ambitious
shar2_1
Has shared interests/hobbies

How do you think you measure up?

Please rate your opinion of your own attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (be honest!):
attr3_1
Attractive
sinc3_1
Sincere
int3_1
Intelligent
fun3_1
Fun
amb3_1
Ambitious

And finally, how do you think others perceive you?

Please rate yourself how you think others would rate you on each of the following
attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (1=awful, 10=great)
attr5_1
Attractive
sinc5_1
Sincere
int5_1
Intelligent
fun5_1
Fun
amb5_1
Ambitious
Scorecard:
[Filled out by subjects after each "date" during the event.]

SCORECARD
YOUR ID NUMBER:
Circle “Yes” or “No” below the ID number of each person you meet to indicate whether
or not you would like to see him or her again. Rate their attributes on a scale of 1-10:
(1=awful, 10=great). If you haven’t formed an opinion based on your conversation, fill
in N/A, but please fill in all boxes. This will be TOTALLY confidential and will NOT be
shared with anyone. Then, answer the remaining questions for each person you meet.
ID #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
dec
1=yes Y yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Decision
0=no n no no no no no no no no

Attributes
(1=awful,
10=great)
Attractive attr
Sincere sinc
Intelligent intel
Fun fun
Ambitious amb
Shared
shar
Interests/Hobbies

Overall, how much

do you like this
person? like
(1=don't like at all,
10=like a lot)
How probable do
you think it is that
this person will say
'yes' for you? prob
(1=not probable,
10=extremely
probable)
Have you met this met
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
person before? 1=yes
no no no no no no no no
2=no

ID #: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Decision
no no no no no no no no no no

Attributes
(1=awful,
10=great)
Attractive
Sincere
Intelligent
Fun
Ambitious
Shared
Interests/Hobbies

Overall, how much

do you like this
person?
(1=don't like at all,
10=like a lot)
How probable do
you think it is that
this person will say
'yes' for you?
(1=not probable,
10=extremely
probable)
Have you met this yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
person before? no no no no no no no no no no

match_es:
How many matches do you estimate you will get (a match occurs when you and your
partner both check “Yes” next to decision)?: ___________

Half way through meeting all potential dates during the night of the event on their
scorecard:

Hold up! Now that you are half way through your Speed Dates, we have a few questions
for you…

We want to know what you look for in the opposite sex.

Please rate the importance of the following attributes in a potential date on a scale of 1-
10: (1=not at all important, 10=extremely important).
attr1_s
Attractive______
sinc1_s
Sincere ______
intel1_s
Intelligent _______
fun1_s
Fun _______
amb1_s
Ambitious ________
shar1_s
Shared Interests/Hobbies __________

Please rate your opinion of your own attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (1=awful, 10=great) --
Be honest!
attr3_s
Attractive______
sinc3_s
Sincere ______
intel3_s
Intelligent _______
fun3_s
Fun _______
amb3_s
Ambitious ________

followup/Time2:
[Survey is filled out the day after participating in the event. Subjects must have
submitted this in order to be sent their matches.]
satis_2:
Overall, how satisfied were you with the people you met? (1=not at all satisfied,
10=extremely satisfied)

length:
Four minutes is:
Too little=1
Too much=2
Just Right=3

numdat_2:
The number of Speed "Dates" you had was:
Too few=1
Too many=2
Just right=3
Now, think back to your yes/no decisions during the Speed Dating event. Try to
distribute the 100 points among these six attributes in the way that best reflects the actual
importance of these attributes in your decisions. Give more points to those attributes that
were more important in your decisions, and fewer points to those attributes that were less
important in your decisions. Total points must equal 100.
attr7_2
Attractive
sinc7_2
Sincere
intel7_2
Intelligent
fun7_2
Fun
amb7_2
Ambitious
shar7_2
Has shared interests/hobbies

We want to know what you look for in the opposite sex.

Waves 1-5 and 10-21: You have 100 points to distribute among the following attributes --
give more points to those attributes that are more important in a potential date, and fewer
points to those attributes that are less important in a potential date. Total points must
equal 100.
Waves 6-9: Please rate the importance of the following attributes in a potential date on a
scale of 1-10 (1=not at all important, 10=extremely important):
attr1_2
Attractive
sinc1_2
Sincere
intel1_2
Intelligent
fun1_2
Fun
amb1_2
Ambitious
shar1_2
Has shared interests/hobbies

What do you think MOST of your fellow men/women look for in the opposite sex?
You have 100 points to distribute among the following attributes -- give more points to
those attributes that you think your fellow men/women find more important in a potential
date, and fewer points to those attributes that they find less important in a potential date.
Total points must equal 100.
attr4_2
Attractive
sinc4_2
Sincere
intel4_2
Intelligent
fun4_2
Fun
amb4_2
Ambitious
shar4_2
Shared Interests/Hobbies

What do you think the opposite sex looks for in a date?

Please distribute 100 points among the following attributes -- give more points to those
attributes that you think are more important to members of the opposite sex when they are
deciding whether to date someone. Total points must equal 100.
attr2_2
Attractive
sinc2_2
Sincere
intel2_2
Intelligent
fun2_2
Fun
amb2_2
Ambitious
shar2_2
Has shared interests/hobbies

How do you think you measure up?

Please rate your opinion of your own attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (1= awful and
10=great). Be honest!
attr3_2
Attractive
sinc3_2
Sincere
int3_2
Intelligent
fun3_2
Fun
amb3_2
Ambitious

And finally, how do you think others perceive you?

Please rate yourself how you think others would rate you on each of the following
attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (1=awful, 10=great)
attr5_2
Attractive
sinc5_2
Sincere
int5_2
Intelligent
fun5_2
Fun
amb5_2
Ambitious

followup2/ Time3:
[Subjects filled out 3-4 weeks after they had been sent their matches]

SINCE HURRYDATING…

1. Of the matches that you received:

you_call:
(a) How many have you contacted to set up a date?
them_cal:
(b) How many have contacted you?

date_3:
Have you been on a date with any of your matches?
Yes=1
No=2

If you have been on at least one date, please answer the following:
numdat_3:
(a) How many of your matches have you been on a date with so far?
num_in_3
If yes, how many?

What do you look for in the opposite sex?

Please distribute 100 points among the following attributes -- give more to attributes that
were more important in your decisions when Hurrydating, and less to attributes that were
less important. Total points must equal 100.
We want to know what you look for in the opposite sex.
Please rate the importance of the following attributes in a potential date on a scale of 1-10
(1=not at all important, 10=extremely important):
attr1_3
Attractive
sinc1_3
Sincere
intel1_3
Intelligent
fun1_3
Fun
amb1_3
Ambitious
shar1_3
Has shared interests/hobbies

Now, think back to your yes/no decisions during the night of the Speed Dating event.
Try to distribute the 100 points among these six attributes in the way that best reflects the
actual importance of these attributes in your decisions. Give more points to those
attributes that were more important in your decisions, and fewer points to those attributes
that less less important in your decisions. Total points must equal 100.
attr7_3
Attractive
sinc7_3
Sincere
intel7_3
Intelligent
fun7_3
Fun
amb7_3
Ambitious
shar7_3
Has shared interests/hobbies

Now we want to know what you think MOST of your fellow men/women look for in the
opposite sex.
Please rate the importance of the following attributes on a scale of 1-10 (1=not at all
important, 10=extremely important):
attr4_3
Attractive
sinc4_3
Sincere
intel4_3
Intelligent
fun4_3
Fun
amb4_3
Ambitious
shar4_3
Has shared interests/hobbies

What do you think the opposite sex looks for in a date?

Please rate the importance of the following attributes on a scale of 1-10 (1=not at all
important, 10=extremely important):
attr2_3
Attractive
sinc2_3
Sincere
intel2_3
Intelligent
fun2_3
Fun
amb2_3
Ambitious
share2_3
Has shared interests/hobbies

Please rate your opinion of your own attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (1= awful and
10=great). Be honest!
attr3 _3
Attractive
sinc3_3
Sincere
intel3_3
Intelligent
fun3_3
Fun
amb3_3
Ambitious

And finally, how do you think others perceive you?

Please rate yourself how you think others would rate you on each of the following
attributes, on a scale of 1-10 (1=awful, 10=great)
attr5_3
Attractive
sinc5_3
Sincere
int5_3
Intelligent
fun5_3
Fun
amb5_3
Ambitious