S. MY NATURAL MOTHER (W1, 1988)






W1C444 S1 How far do you think your mother would like you to go in school?


1 Less than high school graduate

2 High school graduate

3 Vocational or technical school

4 Junior college degree

5 4-year college degree (B.A., B.S.)

6 Master's degree

7 Ph.D. or professional degree (medicine, dentistry, law, etc.)

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W1C445 S2 Does the issue of household work ever come up between you and her?


1 No, we do not discuss this

2 Yes, we sometimes discuss household work (go to N3A)

3 No, but the section below has been answered

4 Blank, but the section below has been answered

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W1C446 S2A Does she want you to do more household work, less household work, or is she satisfied with the amount you do?


1 More household work

2 Less household work

3 She is satisfied

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W1C447 S2B When she wants you to do some household work, what does she usually do?


1 She just insists that I do it

2 She asks or suggests that I do it

3 She leaves it up to me

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W1C448 S2C When she wants you to do some household work, how free do you feel to openly disagree with her?


1 Very free

2 Somewhat free

3 Not very free

4 Not at all free

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W1C449 S3 Have you been to her place of work?


1 Does not apply, because she is not employed

2 No

3 Yes (go to N4A)

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W1C450 S3A How often have you gone there?


1 More than once a week

2 About once a week

3 About once a month

4 Not every month but several times a year

5 Once or twice a year

6 Less than once a year

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W1C451 S4 How often does your mother talk to you about her work?


1 Often

2 Sometimes

3 Rarely

4 Never

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W1C452 S5 Does she spend enough time with you, or do you wish she spent more time with you?


1 Spends enough time

2 Wish she spent a little more time with me

3 Wish she spent a lot more time with me

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W1C453 S6 How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is when you're an adult?


1 A lot

2 Quite a bit

3 Just a little

4 Not at all

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W1C454 S7 How close do you feel to her?


1 Extremely close

2 Quite close

3 Fairly close

4 Not close at all

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W1C455 S8 How often do you do things with her that you enjoy?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

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W1C456 S9 When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

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W1C457 S10 How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

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W1C458 S11 How often does she listen to your side of an argument?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

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