SIMMS: There's always been a disjunction between the general notion of how the country perceives New York -- as this strange, crazy place -- and how much they identify with shows set in New York.
The scale involves a series of questions assessing the degree to which someone identifies with "all humans everywhere" ("identifying" includes things like feeling love toward, feeling similar to, and believing in), independent of how much they identify with people in their own community and country.
When a visitor asked Mr. Augner's students how much they identified with the Germans who fought the war, they looked blank and slightly baffled.
In a far reaching survey, we asked people from the ethnic minorities how much they identified with Britain, what they wanted politicians to do, and about the personal experiences that had shaped their political opinions.
He was helped, too, by the eagerness of Mr. Brown and Mr. Cameron, each aware he may need the Liberal Democrats' support if his party fails to win a majority, to match each other in saying how much they identified with many of Mr. Clegg's remarks.
Participants were asked about their political ideology, and how much they identified with different political parties.
Students were asked how much they identified with 18 different youth cultures (e.g. Goth, Emo, Hip-hop, etc).
With 12 issuers, including for-profits and nonprofits, investors sign up online, identifying how much they want to place in a particular investment and sign off on the appropriate securities documents.
While many online buyers do not identify how much they owe the state, the longer Line 59 appears on tax forms, the more people take notice, he said.
As part of the pitch, CEOs identify how much they are hoping to raise.
What's more, the progressive nature of the formula, however well-intentioned it is in providing a disproportionately generous benefit level to lower-income recipients, makes it more difficult for middle-class recipients to really understand how Social Security fits into their retirement future, or identify how much they really need to save.
