Questions Only Appeared in Waves 1-4

A. School

• Which of the following best describes most of the courses you take?

• How true is each of the following statements for you?

• Does your work at school involve doing... [repetitiveness]

• When you begin your day, how well can you predict what your school work will be that day?

• When your teachers want you to do something, do most of the teachers... [tell/explain]

• In general, how free do you feel to openly disagree with your teachers?

• To do well in school, how important is it that you do exactly what the teacher says?

• How do you teachers usually assign homework?

• On an average week night, how much time do you spend doing homework?

• On an average weekend, how much time do you spend doing homework?

• After school, how much time do you spend in extracurricular activities (like clubs, band, and sports)?

• Have you avoided taking any difficult courses this year because of the time needed for studying?

• Since the beginning of school this year, how often have you...

• What is your grade point average so far this year?

B. Friends

• In an average week (Monday through Friday), about how many afternoons do you spend with your friends?

• In an average week (Monday through Friday), about how many evenings do you spend with your friends?

• On the weekends, about how much time do you spend with your friends?

• About how many hours per week do you spend talking on the phone with your friends?

• How close do you feel to your best friend of your own sex?

• How close do you feel to your best friend of the opposite sex?

D. What I Look For in a Job

• Are you looking for a job now?¹

E. Thinking About the Future

• Thinking about how you see your future, what are the chances that...

• If it were up to you, how far would you like to go in school

• Do you plan to attend any other school, besides college, after you leave high school (like secretarial school, vocational school, trade school, or technical institute)?

• Do you think you will serve in the armed forces?

• Do you expect that you will get married someday?

• If yes, about what age do you think you will be when you get married?

• Do you expect to work after you get married?

• Do you expect that your spouse will work after you get married?

• How many children do you expect to have?

• Do you expect to work after you have children?

• If you did go to work after having a child (or children), when would you expect to go?

• If you have children, do you think that your spouse will work outside the home?

• What about your plans for next Fall? Will you be living with your parents?

• If you plan to go to college next fall, have you made any of the following preparations?

• Are you planning to join the military next fall?

• In deciding to join the military, how important is each of the following to you?

F. Volunteer and Paid Work

• During the past year have you had a steady job (at least once a week) for pay outside your own home? Include all paid jobs, such as jobs done for neighbors, like baby sitting and yardwork, and in businesses or other organizations.

• How old were you when you started your first regular job for pay outside your own home?

• What was the date you started working on your first job?

• Why did you get this job?

• Are you still working on your first job?

• When did you stop working on your first job?

• About how many hours a week did you work on that first job?

• What was the starting pay on that first job?

• How did you find out about that first job?

• Did you work [private setting]...

• Have you had any other jobs since your first job?

• Why did you seek your current job?

• Are you now working in ... [private setting]

• Do either of your parents work in the same place you do?

• Does your employer try to make you feel loyal to the business or organization?

• How do you use the money from your job?

• How much time do you spend with adults on your job?

• How much time do you spend with other workers who are about your age on your job?

• How much has your job helped you to develop the following abilities?

G. Work and School

• In class discussions at school, do the students ever talk about their jobs or get ideas about how to do their jobs better?

• Is your job part of a "work study" program in your school?

• Do you get school "credit" for your job?

• Has your job affected your grades?

• Has your job influenced the courses you've taken or other school activities?

• How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

H. Work and Friendships

• How true are each of the following statements

• How much time do you spend with your work friends in your time off the job?

I. My job and My Family

• How has your job affected your relationship with your parents?

• Do your parents approve of your job?

• Do you spend less time with your family because of your job?

• Has your job made you more independent of your family, financially or otherwise?

• Do you ever argue with your parents about your hours of work or about other aspects of your job?

K. Feelings About Myself

• The next question is about intelligence - having a quick mind, catching on to things fast. How intelligent do you think you are, compared with others your age?

• How good a reader do you think you are, compared with others your age?

• How do you rate yourself in school ability, compared with other students in your grade?

L. Work in My Own Home

• How much time do you spend on the following tasks in an average week, including weekends, in your own home?