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ACE3

ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION OF EXPERIENCE (ACE) 3

ACADEMICStop
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
ACAD_I NUM STR
1
1 = attended college/trade school last year, 2 = completed high school but never attended college/trade school, 3 = dropped out of high school or college/trade school
1 to 3
TESTER:WHAT WAS SUBJECT'S ACADEMIC STATUS LAST YEAR?
ACADA1A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2= no
1 or 2
Are you going to the same school that you were last year?
ACADA1B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened?
ACADA1C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you going to any school now?
ACADA2A NUM STR
1
1 = got a lot better, 2 = got a little better, 3 = stayed the same, 4 = got a little worse, 5 = got a lot worse
1 to 5
Did your grades change much this last year?
ACADA2B NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
Why has this change taken place?
ACADA3A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Do you have a major?
ACADA3B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is your major?
ACADA3C NUM STR
1
1 = not at all firm, 2 = not really firm, 3 = somewhat firm, 4 = very firm
1 to 4
How firm is that decision?
ACADA3D NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
How did you make that choice?
ACADA3E NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with your choice?
ACADA3F NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with the department?
ACADA4A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of friendships?
ACADA4AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADA4B NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of friendships?
ACADA4C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of romantic relationships?
ACADA4CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADA4D NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of romantic relationships?
ACADA4E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of your work?
ACADA4EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADA4F NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of work?
ACADA4G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of your family?
ACADA4GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADA4H NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of your family?
ACADB2A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has not being in school influenced your life in terms of friends?
ACADB2AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB2B NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has not being in school influenced your life in terms of friends?
ACADB2C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has not being in school influenced your life in terms of romantic relationships?
ACADB2CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB2D NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has not being in school influenced your life in terms of romantic relationships?
ACADB2E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has not being in school influenced your life in terms of your work?
ACADB2EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB2F NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has not being in school influenced your life in terms of your work?
ACADB2G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has not being in school influenced your life in terms of your family?
ACADB2GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB2H NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has not being in school influenced your life in terms of your family?
ACADB4A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did you end up at this school/college?
ACADB4AT NUM STR
1
1 = thoughtful consideration (e.g. listing pros &cons), 2 = some thought, 3 = little thought/ snap decisions
 
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
ACADB4AX NUM STR
1
1 = decision made due to short-term considerations, 2 = decisions made due to both short-term and long term considerations, 3 = decisions made due to long term considerations
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
ACADB4B NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject's choice, 2 = more subject's choice than parent's/ other, 3 = equally subject's choice and parent's/ other choice, 4 = more parent's/ other's choice than subject, 5 = clearly parent's/ other's choice
1 to 5
Was this decision yours, or were you influenced by someone else (parents, girlfriend/boyfriend, etc)?
ACADB5 NUM STR
1
1 = mostly A's, 2 = A's and B's, 3 = mostly B's, 4 = B's and C's, 5 = mostly C's, 6 = mostly D's, 7 = failing
1 to 7
What kinds of grades are you getting?
ACADB6A NUM STR
1
1 = got a lot better, 2 = got a little better, 3 = stayed the same, 4 = got a little worse, 5 = got a lot worse
1 to 5
Have your grades changed since you were last at school?
ACADB6B NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
Why has this change taken place?
ACADB7 NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
Are you satisfied with the grades that you are getting?
ACADB8A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is preventing you from getting the grades you want?
ACADB8B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Can you think of anything you can do to improve your grades?
ACADB8C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = partial, 3 = no
1 to 3
Do you think you will actually make any of these changes?
ACADB9A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you have a major?
ACADB9B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is your major?
ACADB9C NUM STR
1
1 = not at all firm, 2 = not really firm, 3 = somewhat firm, 4 = very firm
1 to 4
How firm is that decision?
ACADB9D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did you make that choice?
ACADB9DT NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
ACADB9E NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with your choice?
ACADB9F NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with the department?
ACADB10A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of friendships?
ACADB10B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB10C NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of friendships?
ACADB10D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of romantic relationships?
ACADB10E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB10F NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of romantic relationships?
ACADB10G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of your work?
ACADB10H TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB10I NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of work?
ACADB10J NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being at this school influenced your life in terms of your family?
ACADB10K TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ACADB10L NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this school influenced your life in terms of your family?
ACADB11 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In general, how actively do you think you've been involved in shaping your academic life? (If necessary, probe with phrases like: Do you"go with the flow", or "take charge"?)
Worktop
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
  NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you currently have a paid or voluntary job?
WORK1 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Last year, you told us that you were working at X, (not working). Are you still doing that?
WORK2A NUM STR + TEXT
1
1 = yes (TESTER: ENTER 1, THEN DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT WAS), 2 = no
1 or 2
Has anything about the job or your satisfaction with it changed?
WORK2B NUM STR
1
1 = got a lot better, 2 = got a little better, 3 = stayed the same, 4 = got a little worse, 5 = got a lot worse
1 to 5
Has it become better or worse?
WORK3 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you had any other paid or volunteer jobs this year?
WORK5A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is (was) your job title?
WORK5B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What sorts of things do (did) you do for this job most of the time?
WORK5C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What kind of business or industry is it in?
WORK5D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you had any other paid or voluntary jobs this year?
WORK5E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: DID SUBJECT HAVE MORE THAN ONE JOB?
WORK6A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is the most important job you currently have?
WORK6B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why do you consider this your most important job?
WORK7A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did you want this job?
WORK7B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
And how did you get it?
WORK8 NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with the job?
WORK9A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you experienced any difficulties in connection with this job (anything ranging from transportation problems to not getting along with co-workers)?
WORK9B NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject responsible, 2 = more subject responsible than job, 3 = equal responsibility of both subject and job, 4 = more job responsible than subject, 5 = clearly job responsible
1 to 5
Why do you think you've had these problems?
WORK9C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened?
WORK9D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Was the problem resolved?
WORK9E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How was it resolved?
WORK9ET NUM STR
1
1 = easy for subject to cope with, 2 = a welcome challenge, 3 = a stressful challenge, 4 = insurmountable
1 to 4
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
WORK10A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has this job ever prevented you from doing something that you wanted to do?
WORK10B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Like what?
WORK11A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are/were you able to change anything about the job to suit you?
WORK11B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What kinds of things?
WORK11C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think doing the job changed you in any way?
WORK11D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How?
WORK12 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you still working at this job?
WORK13A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did you stop working at that particular job?
WORK13B NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
Was this your choice?
WORK14A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How long do you plan to keep working at this job?
WORK14B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why?
WORK15A NUM STR
1
1 = less than 20 hours, 2 = 20 to 30 hours, 3 = 31 to 40 hours, 4 = more than 40 hours
1 to 4
How many hours per week do (did) you typically work at this job?
WORK15B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have the jobs been paid positions?
WORK15C TEXT
 
[TESTER: ENTER AMOUNT AND SCALE, E.G. $7 hourly, $200 weekly
 
How much does it pay?
  NUM STR
1
1 = top executive; proprietor of a major business; professional requiring an advanced degree, 2 = manager; proprietor of a medium business; professional requiring a college degree, 3 = administrative personnel; small business owner; semiprofessional, 4 = sales and clerical work; technician, 5 = skilled manual worker, 6 = machine operator and semiskilled worker, 7 = unskilled worker, 8 = homemaker
1 to 8
TESTER: RATE THE SUBJECT'S POSITION AT WORK. PROBE IF NECESSARY
WORK16A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has working at this job influenced your life in terms of your friendships?
WORK16AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
WORK16B NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot,how much has this job influenced your life in terms of friendships?
WORK16C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has working at this job influenced your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
WORK16CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
WORK16D NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this job influenced your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
WORK16E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has working at this job influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
WORK16EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
WORK16F NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this job influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
WORK16G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has working at this job influenced your life in terms of your family?
WORK16GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
WORK16H NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has this job influenced your life in terms of your family?
WORK17A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Were there any jobs you wanted in the past year but didn't get or couldn't even apply for?
WORK17B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened?
WORK17C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why were you unable to get this job?
WORK18 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What kind of job would you like to
get (phrase according to present status --e.g. after college, after you leave this job, etc.)
WORK19A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What ways could you make this happen?
WORK19B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think it will be possible?
WORK19C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why or why not?
WORK19D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Is there anything you are doing now in preparation for that job? What?
WORK19DT NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
WORK20 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What kind of job/career would you like to have 5 years from now?
WORK21A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What ways could make this happen?
WORK21B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think it will be possible?
WORK21C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why or why not?
WORK21D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Is there anything you are doing now in preparation for that career? What?
WORK21DT NUM STR
1
1 = thoughtful consideration, 2 = some thought, 3 = little to no planning
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
WORK22 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In general, how actively do you think you've been involved in shaping your work experiences? (If necessary, probe with phrases like: Do you "go with the flow", or "take charge"?)
Family Changes top
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
FAMR1 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have there been any big physical changes in your family--like where people live or other major events?
FAMR2A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What was (were) the changes?
FAMR2B NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
Was the change something you could control? Or something someone else could control?
FAMR2C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How were you affected by it?
FAMR2CT NUM STR
1
1 = easy for subject to cope with, 2 = a welcome challenge, 3 = a stressful challenge, 4 = insurmountable
1 to 4
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
FAMR3 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have there been any emotional/relationship changes, like getting along better or worse with your parents (and siblings)?
FAMR4A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What were the changes?
FAMR4B NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
Was the change mostly due to you, or the other person?
FAMR4C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How were you affected by it?
FAMR4CT NUM STR
1
1 = got a lot better, 2 = got a little better, 3 = (not used), 4 = got a little worse, 5 = got a lot worse
1 to 5
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
FAMR5A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your family influence your life in terms of your friendships?
FAMR5AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FAMR5B NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your family influenced your life in terms of friendships?
FAMR5C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your family influence your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
FAMR5CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FAMR5D NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your family influenced your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
FAMR5E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your family influence your life in terms of your schooling choices?
FAMR5EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FAMR5F NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your family influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
FAMR5G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your family influence your life in terms of your work?
FAMR5GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FAMR5H NUM STR
1
[TESTER: enter value 1-5]
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your family influenced your life in terms of your work?
FAMR6 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In general, how actively do you think you've been involved in shaping your family relationships? (If necessary, probe with phrases like: Do you "go with the flow", or "take charge"?)
Religiontop
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
RELIG1 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Was your family actively involved in a religion when you were growing up?
RELIG2A DATE
 
TESTER SPECIFY TIMES PER WEEK, MONTH, OR YEAR, E.G., 02 WK
 
How often did your family attend some kind of services?
RELIG2B NUM STR
1
1 = less, 2 = no change, 3 = more
1 to 3
Did that change over time?
RELIG2C DATE
 
TESTER ENTER DATE WITH MO AND YR, E.G. 03/1999
 
When did it change?
RELIG2D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Did your parents allow each family member to choose how active to be in the religion?
RELIG3A DATE
 
TESTER SPECIFY TIMES PER WEEK, MONTH, OR YEAR, E.G., 02 WK
 
How active were you personally?
RELIG3B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why?
RELIG3C NUM STR
1
1 = not interested, resentful, 2 = neutral, 3 = enthusiastic
1 to 3
How willing/interested were you in the religion?
RELIG3D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Were there any fights or family tension about it?
RELIG3E  
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did that tension get resolved?
RELIG4A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you still practicing the same religion?
RELIG4B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you involved with a religious group now?
RELIG5A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does this create any problems with your parents or other family members?
RELIG5B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How do you deal with those problems?
RELIG5C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened that caused you to (phrase according to situation--e.g. stop going to church, join the Scientologists, etc.)?
RELIG6A NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
Are you satisfied with your current level of religious involvement?
RELIG6B NUM STR
1
1 = less, 2 = no change, 3 = more
1 to 3
Do you think you might be more or less involved in the next few years?
RELIG7A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your religious activity (or lack of it) influence your life in terms of your friendships?
RELIG7AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
RELIG7B NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your religious activity (or lack of it) influenced your life in terms of friends?
RELIG7C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your religious activity (or lack of it) influence your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
RELIG7CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
RELIG7D NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your religious activity (or lack of it) influenced your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
RELIG7E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your religious activity (or lack of it) influence your life in terms of your schooling choices?
RELIG7EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
RELIG7F NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your religious activity (or lack of it) influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
RELIG7G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your religious activity (or lack of it) influence your life in terms of your family?
RELIG7GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
RELIG7H NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your religious activity (or lack of it) influenced your life in terms of your family?
RELIG7I NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does your religious activity (or lack of it) influence your life in terms of your work?
RELIG7IH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
RELIG7J NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot,how much has your religious activity (or lack of it) influenced your life in terms of your work?
Childrentop
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
KIDDURAT TEXT
 
subjects verbatim response
 
TESTER: ENTER DURATION OF RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD (E.G., 02 YR)
KID3C NUM STR
1
1 = full time, 2 = part time, 3 = not living with you
1 to 3
Is the child living with you, all or part of the time?
KID3D TEXT
 
subjects verbatim response
 
How much time?
KID3E TEXT
 
subjects verbatim response
 
With whom else does the child live?
KID3F TEXT
 
subjects verbatim response
 
With whom does the child live?
KID3G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you have any contact with her/him?
KID3H TEXT
1
subjects verbatim response
 
How much?
KID3I NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does the father/mother live with you?
KID3J NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Was he/she one your partners in the past year?
MOREKIDS NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: ARE THERE ANY MORE CHILDREN?
KID3K NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you actively involved in a parent-like role with any (other)children?
KID3L NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Is the co-parent a partner you have had over the past year?
Romantic Relationships top
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
ROMA_I NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: WAS SUBJECT INVOLVED IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE LAST INTERVIEW?
ROMA1 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Last year when we spoke, you were involved with X. Are the two of you still together?
ROMA1T TEXT
 
NAME OF PARTNER
 
TESTER: RECORD FIRST NAME OF PARTNER.
ROMA2A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is (was) the best thing about this relationship for you?
ROMA2B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is (was) the thing about it you like least (that created the most problems)?
ROMA3A NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
In general, how satisfied are (were) you with this relationship?
ROMA3B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why is that?
ROMA4 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
During the past year, what was the biggest fight you ever had?
ROMA5 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened? (Probe if necessary: And then what happened? Is the problem resolved? How was it resolved?)
ROMA5T NUM STR
1
1 = easy for the subject to cope with, 2 = a welcome challenge, 3 = a stressful challenge, 4 = insurmountable
1 to 4
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-4)
ROMA6A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think being with X has changed you in the past year?
ROMA6B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
ROMA6C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
What about you changing X in the past year?
ROMA6D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
ROMA7A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does/did X influence your decision-making?
ROMA7B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
ROMA7BT NUM STR
1
1 = lots of influence, 2 = some influence, 3 = little influence
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-3)
ROMA8A NUM+TEXT
2
TWO DIGITS FOR MO/YR, AND SPECIFY, E.G. 02 MO, 01 YR
 
How long have you been (were you) in this relationship?
ROMA8BT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: IS SUBJECT INVOLVED WITH RELATIONSHIP FROM LAST INTERVIEW?
ROMA9A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you living with or married to this person?
ROMA9B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you see yourself remaining involved with this person in the future?
ROMA9C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you intend to live with or marry this person?
ROMA9D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why not?
ROMA10A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did the relationship end?
ROMA10B NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject initiated, 2 = more subject initiated than partner, 3 = equal initiation by both subject and partner, 4 = more partner initiated than subject, 5 = clearly partner initiated
1 to 5
Who broke it off?
ROMA10C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Do you think you learned anything from the relationship? What?
ROMA10D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Would you do things differently in the future? What?
ROMA11A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your friendships?
ROMA11AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA11B NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your friendships?
ROMA11C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
ROMA11CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA11D NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your schooling choices?
ROMA11E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your work?
ROMA11EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA11F NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your work?
ROMA11G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your family?
ROMA11GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA11H NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your family?
ROMA12A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you been involved in any (other) romantic relationships in the past year?
ROMA12B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Is the relationship current?
ROMA12C TEXT
 
NAME OF PARTNER
 
What is the first name of the person you had (are having) a romantic relationship with?
ROMA13A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did you meet X?
ROMA13AT NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject initiated, 2 = more subject initiated than partner, 3 = equal initiation by both subject and partner, 4 = more partner initiated than subject, 5 = clearly partner initiated
1 to 5
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-5)
ROMA13B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did you become involved?
ROMA14A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is (was) the best thing about this relationship for you?
ROMA14B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is (was) the thing about it you like least (that created the most problems)?
ROMA15A NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
In general, how satisfied are (were) you with this relationship?
ROMA15B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why is that?
ROMA16 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
During the course of the relationship, what was the biggest fight you ever had?
ROMA17A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened? (Probe if necessary: And then what happened?)
ROMA17B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Is the problem resolved?
ROMA17C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How was it resolved?
ROMA17CT NUM STR
1
1 = easy for the subject to cope with, 2 = a welcome challenge, 3 = a stressful challenge, 4 = insurmountable
1 to 4
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-4)
ROMA18A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think being with X has changed you?
ROMA18B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
ROMA18C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
What about you changing X?
ROMA18D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
ROMA19A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does/did X influence your decision-making?
ROMA19B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
ROMA19BT NUM STR
1
1 = lots of influence, 2 = some influence, 3 = little influence
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
ROMA20A NUM+TEXT
2
TWO DIGITS FOR MO/YR, AND SPECIFY, E.G. 02 MO, 01 YR
 
How long have you been (were you) in this relationship?
ROMA20BT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: IS THE RELATIONSHIP CURRENT?
ROMA21A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you living with or married to this person?
ROMA21B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you see yourself remaining involved with this person in the future?
ROMA21C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you intend to live with or marry this person?
ROMA21D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why not?
ROMA22A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did the relationship end?
ROMA22B NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject initiated, 2 = more subject initiated than partner, 3 = equal initiation by both subject and partner, 4 = more partner initiated than subject, 5 = clearly partner initiated
1 to 5
Who broke it off?
ROMA22C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Do you think you learned anything from the relationship? What?
ROMA22D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Would you do things differently in the future? What?
ROMA23A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your friendships?
ROMA23AH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA23B NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your friendships?
ROMA23C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
ROMA23CH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA23D NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your schooling choices?
ROMA23E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your work?
ROMA23EH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA23F NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your work?
ROMA23G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your relationship with X influenced your life in terms of your family?
ROMA23GH TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
ROMA23H NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your relationship with X influenced your family?
ROMA24 NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you been involved in any (other) romantic relationships in the past year?
ROMA25 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In general, how actively do you think you've been involved in shaping your romantic relationships? (If necessary, probe with phrases like: Do you "go with the flow", or "take charge"?)
Friendstop
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
FRND1A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Who are your two closest friends now?
FRND1AT NUM STR
1
1 = same, 2 = different
1 or 2
TESTER: ENTER CODE
FRND1B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
TESTER: ENTER NAME OF FRIEND #2
FRND1BT NUM STR
1
1 = same, 2 = different
1 or 2
TESTER: ENTER CODE
FRND2T NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: ARE BOTH FRIENDS THE SAME?
FRND1CT TEXT
 
tester entered
 
TESTER: ENTER NAME OF CLOSE FRIEND LAST YEAR NOT NOW MENTIONED IN TWO CLOSEST FRIENDS.
FRND1D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Are you and (LAST YEAR CLOSE FRIEND) still friends?
FRND1E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did the friendship end?
FRND1F NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
How much was this in your control?
FRND1G NUM STR
1
1 = pleasant, a positive experience, 2 = difficult, but a welcome challenge, 3 = difficult and a stressful challenge, 4 = difficult and insurmountable
1 to 4
How has this impacted you emotionally?
FRND1HT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: WAS ANOTHER CLOSE FRIEND FROM LAST YEAR NOT MENTIONED IN TOP TWO CHOICES?
FRNDA2A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did you meet X?
FRNDA2B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Why did you become friends?
FRNDA2BT NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject initiated, 2 = more subject initiated than friend, 3 = equal initiation by both subject and friend, 4 = more friend initiated than subject, 5 = clearly friend initiated
1 to 5
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-5)
FRNDA3 NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with this friendship?
FRNDA4 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
During the course of the friendship, what is the biggest problem you've encountered?
FRNDA5 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened? (Probe if necessary: And then what happened? Is the problem resolved? How was it resolved?)
FRNDA5T NUM STR
1
1 = easy for subject to cope with, 2 = a welcome challenge, 3 = a stressful challenge, 4 = insurmountable
1 to 4
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-4)
FRNDA6A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does X affect the decisions that you make?
FRNDA6B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
FRNDA6BT NUM STR
1
1 = lots of influence, 2 = some influence, 3 = little influence
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-3)
FRNDA7 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
If you could change one thing about X, what would it be?
FRNDA8A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being friends with X changed you?
FRNDA8B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
FRNDA8C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you changed X?
FRNDA8D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
FRNDA9A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you ever wanted to stop being friends with X?
FRNDA9B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened?
FRNDA10A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think you'll still be friends with X next year?
FRNDA10B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think you might become even closer?
FRNDA10C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think you're likely to be friends for years?
FRNDA10D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What do you think will happen? Why?
FRNDA11A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with X influenced your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
FRNDA11B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDA11C NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with X influenced your romantic relationships?
FRNDA11D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with X influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
FRNDA11E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDA11F NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with X influenced your schooling choices?
FRNDA11G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with X influenced your life in terms of your work?
FRNDA11H TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDA11I NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with X influenced your life in terms of your work?
FRNDA11J NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with X influenced your life in terms of your family?
FRNDA11K TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDA11L NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with X influenced your family?
FRNDA12T NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: IS THERE ANOTHER DIFERENT FRIEND?
FRNDB1A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Has anything changed in your friendship this year? What?
FRNDB1B NUM STR
1
1 = closer, 2 = stayed the same, 3 = less close
1 to 3
Are you (emotionally) closer now, or not as close as last year?
FRNDB2 NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with this friendship?
FRNDB3 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
During this past year, what is the biggest problem you've encountered in your friendship?
FRNDB4 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened? (Probe if necessary And then what happened? Is the problem resolved? How was it resolved?)
FRNDB4T NUM STR
1
1 = easy for subject to cope with, 2 = a welcome challenge, 3 = a stressful challenge, 4 = insurmountable
1 to 4
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-4)
FRNDB5A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Does XX affect the decisions that you make?
FRNDB5B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
FRNDB5T NUM STR
1
1 = lots of influence, 2 = some influence, 3 = little influence
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE
FRNDB6 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
If you could change one thing about XX, what would it be?
FRNDB7A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has being friends with XX changed you in the past year?
FRNDB7B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How?
FRNDB7C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you changed XX?
FRNDB7D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In what ways?
FRNDB8A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Have you ever wanted to stop being friends with XX in this past year?
FRNDB8B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What happened?
FRNDB9A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think you'll still be friends with XX next year?
FRNDB9B NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think you might become even closer (emotionally)?
FRNDB9C NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you think you're likely to be friends for years?
FRNDB9D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What do you think will happen? Why?
FRNDB10A NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with XX influenced your life in terms of your romantic relationships?
FRNDB10B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDB10C NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with XX influenced your romantic relationships?
FRNDB10D NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with XX influenced your life in terms of your schooling choices?
FRNDB10E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDB10F NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with XX influenced your schooling choices?
FRNDB10G NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with XX influenced your life in terms of your work?
FRNDB10H TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDB10I NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with XX influenced your life in terms of your work?
FRNDB10J NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Has your friendship with XX influenced your life in terms of your family?
FRNDB10K TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has it influenced you?
FRNDB10L NUM STR
1
TESTER: enter value 1-5
1 to 5
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very little and 5 being a lot, how much has your friendship with XX influenced your family?
FRNDB10T NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: IS THERE ANOTHER SAME FRIEND?
FRND11 TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
In general, how actively do you think you've been involved in shaping your friendships? (If necessary, probe with phrases like:Do you "go with the flow", or "take charge"?)
In Depth General Questionstop
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
GENA1A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is the most important thing that happened to you this year?
GENA1AT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: HAS THIS SUBJECT PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED?
GENA1B NUM STR
1
1 = pleasant, a positive experience, 2 = difficult, but a welcome challenge, 3 = difficult and a stressful challenge, 4 = difficult and insurmountable
1 to 4
How has this impacted you emotionally?
GENA1C NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
How much did you control this event?
GENA1D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What could you have done differently to change things (if you wanted to)?
GENA1E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How has this event changed you?
GENA1F TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
Who has most influenced how you've lived your life in the last year? [TESTER: IF PARENTS NAMED, ASK FOR ANOTHER RESPONSE]
GENA1G TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did they influence your life?
GENA1HT NUM STR
1
1 = Positive, 2 = Negative, 3 = Neutral/Both
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE THE INFLUENCE AS POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, OR NEUTRAL
GENA1I NUM+TEXT
2
TIMES PER WEEK, MONTH, OR YEAR
 
How much contact do you currently have with that person? [SPECIFY TIMES PER WEEK, MONTH, OR YEAR, E.G., 02 WK
GENA2A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is the biggest challenge you've faced in the last year?
GENA2AT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: HAS THIS SUBJECT PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED?
GENA2B TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did you meet this challenge? (Probe if necessary: What did you do first? What worked the best?)
GENA2C NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with how you met the challenge?
GENA2D TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What would you do differently?
GENA2E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Did the event change you?
GENA2F TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How much did it change you and how?
GENA2G NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
Did you choose the challenge? (Don't ask if challenge was not obviously chosen, eg. someone's death.)
GENA3A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is the biggest challenge you've faced in your life so far?
GENA3BT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: HAS THIS SUBJECT PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED?
GENA3C TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How did you meet the challenge? (Probe if necessary: What did you do first? What worked the best?)
GENA3D NUM STR
1
1 = extremely satisfied, 2 = fairly satisfied, 3 = alright, 4 = somewhat dissatisfied, 5 = very dissatisfied
1 to 5
How satisfied are you with how you met the challenge?
GENA3E TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What would you do differently?
GENA3F NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Did the event change you?
GENA3G TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
How much did it change you?
GENA3H NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
Did you choose the challenge? (Don't ask if challenge was not obviously chosen, eg. someone's death.)
GENA4A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What part of your life are you the most dissatisfied with?
GENA4BT NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: HAS THIS SUBJECT PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED?
GENA4C NUM STR
1
1 = not much of a problem, 2 = difficult, but a welcome challenge, 3 = difficult and a stressful problem, 4 = difficult and insurmountable
1 to 4
How big of a problem is it for you?
GENA4D NUM STR
1
1 = clearly subject controlled, 2 = more subject controlled than other, 3 = equal control by both subject and other, 4 = more other controlled than subject, 5 = clearly other controlled, 6 = not controllable
1 to 6
How much did you control this event?
GENA4E NUM STR
1
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
Do you plan to make changes?
GENA4F TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What will you do?
GENA4FT NUM STR
1
1 = thoughtful consideration, 2 = some thought, 3 = little or no planning
1 to 3
TESTER: RATE RESPONSE (1-3)
GENA5A TEXT
 
subject's verbatim response
 
What is your biggest accomplishment this year?
GENA5AT NUM STR
 
1 = yes, 2 = no
1 or 2
TESTER: HAS THIS SUBJECT PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED?
GENA5B NUM STR
1
1 = easy, not much effort required, 2 = difficult, but a welcome challenge, 3 = difficult and a stressful challenge
1 to 3
How much work did you have to do for it?
GENA5C NUM STR
1
1 = subject clearly takes full responsibility/credit, 2 = subject takes partial responsibility/credit, 3 = subject does not take responsibility/credit
1 to 3
Did you set out to do it?
GENA5D NUM+TEXT
2
ENTER 2 DIGIT VALUES & SPECIFY DA, WK, MO, YR
 
How long have you been working towards it?
General Questions top
Variable Name
Type
Digits in Code
Formula
Range
Question
GEN1A NUM STR
1 + TEXT
1 = socializing, 2 = sports, 3 = work, 4 = clubs and organization meetings, 5 = reading, 6 = media activities (watching TV/movies/video games/listen to music), 7 = creating art/ playing music / writing, 8 = volunteering, 9 = other
+ subjects verbatim response
1 to 9
What activity do you enjoy the most?
GEN1B NUM STR
1
1 = self, 2 = friend, 3 = teacher or coach, 4 = spouse/significant other, 5 = relative ________, 6 = other _________
1 to 6
Who got you started in X?
GEN1C NUM STR
2
Number of Years
 
How long have you been doing X?
GEN1D NUM STR
1
1 = has not changed, 2 = less time spent in activity, 3 = more time spent in activity
1 to 3
How has your participation in X changed over the last year?
GEN2A NUM STR
1 + TEXT
1 = socializing, 2 = sports, 3 = work, 4 = clubs and organization meetings, 5 = reading, 6 = media activities (watching TV/movies/video games/listen to music), 7 = creating art/ playing music / writing, 8 = volunteering, 9 = other
+ subjects verbatim response
1 to 9
What is the thing you do for fun the most often?
GEN2B NUM STR
1
1 = self, 2 = friend, 3 = teacher or coach, 4 = spouse/significant other, 5 = relative ________, 6 = other _________
1 to 6
Who got you started in X?
GEN2C NUM STR
2
Number of Years
 
How long have you been doing X?
GEN2D NUM STR
1
1 = has not changed, 2 = less time spent in activity, 3 = more time spent in activity
1 to 3
How has your participation in X changed over the last year?
GEN4 NUM STR
1 + TEXT
1 = friend, 2 = teacher or coach, 3 = aunt or uncle, 4 = grandparent, 5 = other relative, 6 = other ____, 7 = NO ONE
1 to 7
Who else has had an important influence on you or your life?
GEN4A TEXT
 
subjects verbatim response
 
How did that person influence your life?

 

Modified 04.13.07
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