The data of the survey of the years 1991/1992 have proved to be more interesting (766 questionnaires of 1,159). It was asked to reflect on the way one reads the newspaper and on some attitudes (own ideas, capacity to hold a dialogue, serenity in assuming one's responsibilities) before and after attending the university. In regard to the first argument, a decrease of interest for sports and fashion resulted (from 24.54% to 18.67%) and for the news (62.40% to 52.61%), the economy (from 15.53% to 25.58%), international politics (from 16.18% to 22.58&), national politics (from 44.25% to 50.13%). In regard to social attitudes, the results were even more interesting. The capacity for judgement and to develop one's own ideas before attending the university was practically inexistent for 2.08% or little for 3l.33%. After attending the university, the inexistent reduced to 0.65% and the little to 4.43%. The second question on the capacity to hold a dialogue has been specified in the questionnaire, defining dialogue as "knowing how to listen and then being able to express one's own opinion without obligation" and limiting the analysis of dialogue with young people on conflictual themes such as politics and religion. The results have confirmed the preceding: before the university, it was sustained that there was no capacity of dialogue 1.83% or little 3l.33%; after attending the university, the non-dialogue reduced itself to 0.39% and the little to 4.83%. The third question on serenity in assuming one's obligations with responsibility (to be noted the commitment involved) gave the following results: before attending the university non-commitment was 6.78% and little 27.28%; after attending the university, non-commitment was reduced to 2.35% and little to 10.44%. It would be interesting to analyze even the positive results where "much" for the capacity of judgement passed from 7.18% to 22.32%, for the capacity of dialogue from 7.83% to 23.10%, for the serenity in assuming one's obligations from 7.05% to 15.93%. I believe that the given data indicate that the final goals of the university have been confirmed. One would say that there is a tendency to judge oneself positively. That, however, is valid for every psycho-social survey. In any case it is already positive that the persons involved have improved their self-image, being that it is an indispensable premise for any social activity. (cfr. DAL FERRO, G., The University for Senior Citizens, pg. 75-84.
The results of 1992/93 (883 questionnaires of 1,300) concern the use of mass media, beginning with the hypothesis of an exsiting unbalance in the society due to an inadequate reflection of culture. From the survey we have deducted that the students enrolled have become demanding in their choices of television programs for which they refuse soap operas, game shows and variety programs. They are attracted, on the other hand, to news programs and current event programs (89.69%) and to cultural documentaries (66.48%). They are undoubtedly different choices from the national average which registers a listening audience of 72.3% for the news and for cultural documentaries 26.6%. With regard to reading newspapers, only 6.68% don't read them while 85.38% read it daily or several times a week, and up to an hour (5l.08%) or even two (23.22%) is dedicated to it. In regard to the reading of literature, a consistent increase can be noted (cfr. DAL FERRO, G., The Use of Mass Media by Adults. Research Among Students at the University for Adults/Senior Citizens of Vicenza 1993, Rezzara, Vicenza 1993).