My Parents in Waves 1-4

• Who do you live with?

My Father, Stepfather, or Male Guardian who Lives with Me

• Does your father, stepfather, or a male guardian live with you in your household?

• How far do you think he would like you to go in school?

• Does the issue of household work ever come up between you and him?

• Does he want you to do more household work, less household work, or is he satisfied with the amount of work you do?

• When he wants you to do some household work, what does he usually do?

• When he wants you to do some household work, how free do you feel to openly disagree with him?

• Have you ever been to his place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does he talk to you about his work?

• Does he spend enough time with you, or do you wish he spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person he is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to him?

• How often do you do things with your father that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with him?

• How often does he talk over important decisions that he has to make with you?

• How often does he listen to your side of an argument?

• In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your father?

My Mother, Stepmother, or Female Guardian who Lives with Me

• Does your mother, stepmother, or a female guardian live with you in your household?

• How far do you think she would like you to go in school?

• Does the issue of household work ever come up between you and her?

• Does she want you to do more household work, less household work, or is she satisfied with the amount of work you do?

• When she wants you to do some household work, what does she usually do?

• When she wants you to do some household work, how free do you feel to openly disagree with her?

• Have you ever been to her place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does she talk to you about her work?

• Does she spend enough time with you, or do you wish she spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to her?

• How often do you do things with your mother that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?

• How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?

• How often does she listen to your side of an argument?

• In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your mother?

• Do you have a natural parent (by birth) who does not live with you?

My Father Who Does Not Live With Me

• Do you have a natural father (by birth) who is not living with you now?

• Do you have any contact with him?

• How far do you think he would like you to go in school?

• Have you ever been to his place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does he talk to you about his work?

• Does he spend enough time with you, or do you wish he spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person he is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to him?

• How often do you do things with your father that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with him?

• How often does he talk over important decisions that he has to make with you?

• How often does he listen to your side of an argument?

• In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your father?

My Mother Who Does Not Live With Me

• Do you have a natural mother (by birth) who is not living with you now?

• Do you have any contact with her?

• How far do you think she would like you to go in school?

• Have you ever been to her place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does she talk to you about her work?

• Does she spend enough time with you, or do you wish she spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to her?

• How often do you do things with your mother that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?

• How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?

• How often does she listen to your side of an argument?

• In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your mother?

For Students Who Live Part of the Time With Each Parent

My Natural Father

• How far do you think he would like you to go in school?

• Does the issue of household work ever come up between you and him?

• Does he want you to do more household work, less household work, or is he satisfied with the amount of work you do?

• When he wants you to do some household work, what does he usually do?

• When he wants you to do some household work, how free do you feel to openly disagree with him?

• Have you ever been to his place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does he talk to you about his work?

• Does he spend enough time with you, or do you wish he spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person he is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to him?

• How often do you do things with your father that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with him?

• How often does he talk over important decisions that he has to make with you?

• How often does he listen to your side of an argument?

My Stepmother

• Do you have a stepmother living with you when you are with your father?

• How far do you think your stepmother would like you to go in school?

• Does the issue of household work ever come up between you and her?

• Does she want you to do more household work, less household work, or is she satisfied with the amount of work you do?

• When she wants you to do some household work, what does she usually do?

• When she wants you to do some household work, how free do you feel to openly disagree with her?

• Have you ever been to her place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does she talk to you about her work?

• Does she spend enough time with you, or do you wish she spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to her?

• How often do you do things with your stepmother that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?

• How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?

• How often does she listen to your side of an argument?

My Natural Mother

• How far do you think your mother would like you to go in school?

• Does the issue of household work ever come up between you and her?

• Does she want you to do more household work, less household work, or is she satisfied with the amount of work you do?

• When she wants you to do some household work, what does she usually do?

• When she wants you to do some household work, how free do you feel to openly disagree with her?

• Have you ever been to her place of work?

• How often have you gone there?

• How often does she talk to you about her work?

• Does she spend enough time with you, or do you wish she spent more time with you?

• How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is when you're an adult?

• How close do you feel to her?

• How often do you do things with your mother that you enjoy?

• When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?

• How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?

• How often does she listen to your side of an argument?