Expats and risk-taking Survey

1. How long have you been an expat?

How long have you been an expat? < 2 years

3-5 years

5-10 years

>10 years

2. How much of a risk-taker are you?

How much of a risk-taker are you? I hate to take risks and will avoid them if at all possible

I will take moderate risk if outcome is fairly predictable

I can take a high level of risk if I have done all possible research

I will take significant risk whether researched or not

3. How risky is expat life compared to non-expat life, in your opinion?

How risky is expat life compared to non-expat life, in your opinion? More risky

Less risky

The same

4. Choose three of these risks which you feel are most common to the expat community:

Choose three of these risks which you feel are most common to the expat community: Serious Illness or death overseas Deterioration of relationship with family at home Lack of (enough) insurance Mental illness Stress/breakup with partner Financial strain Isolation	Substance abuse Problems with children Risk of accident Burnout and/or depression Victim of crime Professional underdevelopment Danger from political instability/war	Missing educational opportunities Natural disaster Missing retirement income/opportunity Lack of preventive medical care Missing personal development opportunities Language learning: risk of looking like a fool
Other (please specify)

5. How aware were you of the risks involved in the expatriate life before you started?

How aware were you of the risks involved in the expatriate life before you started? Complete naivete

Didn't want to think about risk

Somewhat

Very much

Obsessively

6. How has the actual risk during your expat life matched your expectation of risk?

How has the actual risk during your expat life matched your expectation of risk? Much less

Much more

Just as expected

Don't know

Impossible to determine

7. How has your willingness to take risk changed since you became an expat?

How has your willingness to take risk changed since you became an expat? Not at all

I now want to take less risk

I now am able to take more risk

What is risk?

8. We'd like to know what you consider to be risky behavior. Please name up to three risks you have taken as an expat:

We'd like to know what you consider to be risky behavior. Please name up to three risks you have taken as an expat: 1.
2.
3.

9. How have you experienced that other cultures look at risk differently than you or your home culture does?
(you are not required to answer this, but we would love for you to think about it and jot down some thoughts if you would.)

How have you experienced that other cultures look at risk differently than you or your home culture does? (you are not required to answer this, but we would love for you to think about it and jot down some thoughts if you would.)

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