LUMS Residential & Campus Environment Survey

Anonymous Hostel Life Study

LUMS Residential & Campus Environment Survey

This survey examines student residential experiences, hostel infrastructure, and campus living conditions at LUMS. Your responses are completely anonymous and take about 90 seconds to complete.

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Part 1 of 4

Tell us about your hostel residency and overall satisfaction over the past 30 days.

Residency status Q1a. What is your LUMS hostel residency status? *

Current Resident (Fall 2026) Past Resident (Report on your last 30 days of residence)

Hostel tenureQ1b.Including this semester, how many total semesters have you lived in LUMS on-campus hostels? *

Nights per week in hostel Q1c. In a typical week this semester, how many nights do you stay/sleep in your LUMS hostel room? *

1 – 2 nights per week (Frequent commuter/weekender) 3 – 4 nights per week 5 nights per week (Go home most weekends) 6 – 7 nights per week (Full-time hostel resident)

Hostel buildingQ2.Which hostel building are you reporting on? *

Male Hostels

Female Hostels

Floor level Q3. Which floor is/was your room located on? *

0 - Ground Floor 1 - First Floor 2 - Second Floor 3 - Third Floor or Higher

Spaces near your room Q4. Which of the following hostel spaces or exterior features is within 3 doors (or directly outside the window) of your room? Select all that apply *

Floor Kitchen (1 per floor in M1–M4; 2 per floor in M5–M7) Communal Washroom (2 per floor in M1–M4; 4 per floor in M5–M7) Common Room Exterior Greenbelt / Dense Trees / Lawn Ground-level Entryway / Stairwell (Stray cat access route) None of the above (Standard mid-corridor room)

Room occupancy Q5. What is the occupancy type of your room? *

Double Occupancy Triple Occupancy

Overall satisfactionQ6.Taking all aspects of your residential experience into account over the past 30 days, how satisfied are you overall with your hostel accommodation? *

1Extremely Dissatisfied
10Extremely Satisfied

Relocation intentionQ7.If you could relocate to a different room or hostel block tomorrow at zero financial cost and zero administrative hassle, how likely would you be to move? *

1Definitely Stay
10Immediately Relocate

Part 2 of 4

Cleanliness, Infrastructure, Habits & Environment

Rate the shared facilities, daily habits, and general conditions on your floor over the past 30 days.

Shared-space cleanlinessQ8.Rate the baseline cleanliness of shared spaces on your floor *(floor kitchens, communal washrooms, corridors, and the common room) after daily janitorial servicing.

1Persistently unsanitary (unmopped floors, dirty kitchen counters/sinks, uncleaned washrooms daily)
2Frequently dirty
3Moderately clean (common room and corridors clean, occasional lapses in kitchens/washrooms)
4Consistently clean
5Spotless and sanitized throughout the day

MaintenanceQ9.Rate the quality and speed of hostel maintenance in fixing structural issues *(torn window screens, wall cracks, leaks, door gaps).

1Ignored / Takes >2 weeks
3Resolved in 3–6 days
5Resolved permanently within 24 hours
Numbers in between (2 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Peer hygieneQ10a.Rate the hygiene practices of fellow students on your floor *(cleaning up food waste in floor kitchens so stray cats don't scavenge trash cans, and washroom etiquette).

1Severe neglect (unwashed food plates/open trash in floor kitchens or outside room doors that attract stray cats and pests)
3Moderate
5Exemplary peer hygiene (kitchens and room bins kept spotless and sealed)
Numbers in between (2 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Food kept in your roomQ10b.Over the past 30 days, how frequently were cooked meals, late-night takeout deliveries, unwashed dishes, or unsealed snacks kept or consumed inside your personal bedroom? *

1Never / Strictly eat in PDC or floor kitchen (0 days/week)
2Rarely (1–2 days/week, immediately disposed in sealed bin)
3Occasionally (3–4 days/week)
4Frequently (5–6 days/week)
5Daily (Regular meals/snacks or open food wrappers kept in room overnight)

Roommate dynamicsQ11.Rate your interpersonal living dynamic with your roommate(s) regarding sleep, cleanliness, and shared space. *

1High friction/conflict
3Neutral coexistence
5Seamless & cooperative
Numbers in between (2 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Utility reliabilityQ12.Rate the reliability of core hostel utilities over the past 30 days *(Wi-Fi stability, water supply, geysers, common room AC/heating).

1Frequent daily outages
3Occasional weekly outages
5Uninterrupted 24/7 reliability
Numbers in between (2 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Everyday comfort with creaturesQ12b.In everyday life outside the hostel, how comfortable or uneasy do you generally feel around insects, rodents, or reptiles? *

1Completely comfortable / Unbothered
3Moderately uneasy (prefer someone else removes them)
5Extreme discomfort / High aversion
Numbers in between (2 and 4) are in-between ratings.

30-Day Building Check

Q13. Over the past 30 days, have you seen or encountered ANY insects, pests, rodents, stray cats, lizards, or wildlife inside your hostel building (inside your room, corridor, washroom, or common room)? *

Yes (I have seen at least 1 creature/pest inside the hostel in the past 30 days) No (0 encounters inside the hostel in the past 30 days)

Part 3 of 4

Ecological Encounters & Room Breaches

Break down the sightings you experienced over the past 30 days by category and location.

Counting Rule: Report the number of distinct sighting occasions/events over the past 30 days inside your hostel building. Do NOT count individual insects in a cluster—seeing a trail of 30 ants once counts as 1 sighting occasion, not 30.

Tier 1

Nuisance Insects

Ants, drain flies, moths, small beetles, silverfish

Tier 1 · Number of sightingsQ13a.Number of distinct sighting occasions in the past 30 days *(Whole number ≥ 0)

occasions

Tier 1 · Distress levelQ13b.How severe or distressing were these Tier 1 encounters? *

1Completely Benign
5Severe / Highly Distressing
Numbers in between (2, 3 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Tier 2

Vector & Parasitic Pests

Bed bugs, cockroaches, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas

Tier 2 · Number of sightingsQ14a.Number of distinct sighting occasions in the past 30 days *(Whole number ≥ 0)

occasions

Tier 2 · Distress levelQ14b.How severe or distressing were these Tier 2 encounters? *

1Benign
5Severe / Threatening
Numbers in between (2, 3 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Tier 3

Intrusive Macro-Fauna

Mice/rats, stray cats entering floors/kitchens/rooms and digging through trash cans, lizards/geckos, frogs, dragonflies

Tier 3 · Number of sightingsQ15a.Number of distinct sighting occasions in the past 30 days *(Whole number ≥ 0)

occasions

Tier 3 · Distress levelQ15b.How severe or distressing were these Tier 3 encounters? *

1Benign
5Severe / Threatening
Numbers in between (2, 3 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Tier 4

High-Threat / Venomous Wildlife

Snakes, scorpions, wasps/hornets, centipedes

Tier 4 · Number of sightingsQ16a.Number of distinct sighting occasions in the past 30 days *(Whole number ≥ 0)

occasions

Tier 4 · Distress levelQ16b.How severe or distressing were these Tier 4 encounters? *

1Benign
5Severe / Life-Threatening
Numbers in between (2, 3 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Overall severityQ17.Taking ALL your hostel creature encounters over the past 30 days together, how would you rate their overall severity and impact on your comfort? *

0Zero Encounters (N/A)
1Benign
5Severe / Traumatic
Numbers in between (2, 3 and 4) are in-between ratings.

Share inside your bedroomQ18a.Of all the creature encounters you reported above, roughly what proportion occurred directly inside your personal bedroom *(as opposed to shared corridors, kitchens, washrooms, or common rooms)?

~25%

~50%

~75%

100%

0%None (0% in bedroom — all were in corridors/washrooms)
~25%A few (~25% in bedroom)
~50%About half (~50% in bedroom)
~75%Most (~75% in bedroom)
100%All (100% occurred inside my personal bedroom)

Bedding & clothingQ18b.In the past 30 days, on how many distinct occasions have you found a creature/pest directly inside your bedding, mattress, pillow, or clothing? *(Whole number ≥ 0)

occasions

Bedroom intrusions by type Q18c. Which specific categories of creatures actually entered inside your personal bedroom in the past 30 days? Select all that apply *

Tier 1: Nuisance Insects (Ants, flies, moths, beetles) Tier 2: Vector / Parasitic Pests (Bed bugs, cockroaches, mosquitoes, ticks) Tier 3: Macro-Fauna (Mice/rats, stray cats, lizards, frogs, dragonflies) Tier 4: High-Threat Wildlife (Snakes, scorpions, wasps/hornets, centipedes) None — All sightings occurred in shared corridors, kitchens, or washrooms

Peak time of day Q19. During which time window do you experience the highest frequency of ecological encounters in the hostel? *

Morning (6:00 AM – 12:00 PM) Afternoon (12:00 PM – 6:00 PM) Evening (6:00 PM – 12:00 AM) Late Night / Dawn (12:00 AM – 6:00 AM) No noticeable pattern

Part 4 of 4

Pest Mitigation & Memorable Stories

Final questions regarding pest prevention measures and any memorable hostel experiences.

Out-of-pocket spending Q20a. Roughly how much money (in PKR) have you spent out-of-pocket this semester on pest control or barriers (e.g., Mortein spray, coils, rat traps, door seals)? *

0 PKR (None) 1 – 500 PKR 501 – 1,500 PKR 1,501 – 3,000 PKR More than 3,000 PKR

Institutional fumigation Q20b. Was your room or floor corridor chemically fumigated or sprayed within the past 30 days? *

Yes (Past 30 days) No Unsure

Your story Q21. Have you experienced or witnessed a memorable ecological encounter in the hostel (e.g., a snake under the bed, a mouse in your blanket, a dragonfly up your pants)? Share the story! (Optional)

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Your Hostel Snapshot

Calm Sanctuary

Score 0

Total 30-day sightings: 0
Ecological Impact Score: 0

Impact score = total sightings × your overall severity rating. Just for fun — it is not a scientific measure.

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