E. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE (W1, 1988)

How IMPORTANT do you think each of the following things will be to you when you are an adult?

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Very important

4 Extremely important

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W1C065 E1 Career or occupation

W1C066 E2 Marriage, relationship with my husband or wife

W1C067 E3 Being a parent, relationship with my children

W1C068 E4 Relationships with my parents and other relatives

W1C069 E5 Friendships

W1C070 E6 Participation as a citizen in my community

W1C071 E7 If it were up to you, how far would you like to go in school?

1 Less than high school graduate

2 High school graduate

3 Community college degree

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

5 Master's degree

6 Ph. D. or professional degree (such as medicine, law or dentistry)

8 Don't know

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W1C072 E8 What is the highest level of schooling you really think you will finish?

1 Less than high school graduate

2 High school graduate 

3 Community college graduate

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

5 Master's degree

6 Ph.D. or professional degree

9 Don't know

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W1C073 E9 Do you plan to attend any other school, besides college, after you leave high school (like a secretarial school, vocational school, trade school, or technical institute)?

1 Yes

2 Maybe, I am considering it

3 No

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E10 What occupation would you like to go into when you have completed your education? If you are unsure, what kind of work are you thinking about? (Include full-time homemaker.)

For more information about this variable, see work history and occupational coding

W1C074 E11 How certain are you about these plans? (Circle all that apply.)

1 Very certain

2 Somewhat certain

3 Not very certain

4 Not at all certain

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W1C075 E12 Do you expect that you will get married someday?

1 Yes, I am quite sure I will marry

2 Yes, I probably will marry

3 Don't know

4 No, I probably won't marry

5 No, I am quite sure I won't marry

6 I am already married

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E12A If yes, about what age do you think you will be when you get married?

W1C076 Age Low (-9 Missing)

W1C077 Age High (-9 Missing)

W1C078 E13 Do you expect to work after you get married?

1 Yes

2 No

3 Does not apply; I do not plan to marry

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W1C079 E14 Do you expect that your spouse will work after you get married?

1 Yes

2 No

3 Does not apply; I do not plan to marry

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E15 How many children do you expect to have?

W1C080 Number of children low  (-9 Missing)

W1C081 Number of children high  (-9 Missing)

W1C082 E16 Do you have any children now?

1 Yes

2 No

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W1C083 E17 Do you expect to work after you have children?

1 Yes

2 No

3 Does not apply; I do not plan to have children

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W1C084 E17A If you did go to work after having a child (or children), when would you expect to go? (We mean to a job that would take at least 15 hours a week.)

When my child (or my younger child) is:

1 Less than a year old

2 About one or two years old

3 In nursery school

4 In kindergarten

5 In elementary school

6 In junior high school

7 In high school

8 In college

9 Gone from home

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W1C085 E18 If you have children, do you think that your spouse will work outside the home?

1 Yes

2 No

3 Maybe, I am not sure

4 Does not apply; I do not plan to have children

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