P. MY PARENTS (MOTHER WHO DOES NOT LIVE WITH ME) (W2, 1989)






W2C374 P1 Do you have a natural mother (by birth) who is not living with you now?


1 No

2 Yes

3 No, but the section below has been answered

-9 Missing




W2C375 P2 Do you have any contact with her?


1 No

2 Yes

3 No, but the section below has been answered
-9 Missing




W2C376 P3 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.)

8 Don't know

-9 Missing



W2C377 P4 Have you been to your mother's place of work?


1 Does not apply, because she is not employed

2 No

3 Yes (go to P4A)

-9 Missing




W2C378 P4A 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

-9 Missing




W2C379 P5 How often does your mother talk to you about her work?


1 Often

2 Sometimes

3 Rarely

4 Never

-9 Missing




W2C380 P6 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

-9 Missing




W2C381 P7 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

-9 Missing




W2C382 P8 How close do you feel to her?


1 Extremely close

2 Quite close

3 Fairly close

4 Not close at all

-9 Missing




W2C383 P9 How often do you do things with her that you enjoy?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

-9 Missing




W2C384 P10 When you are faced with personal concerns and decisions, do you talk them over with her?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

-9 Missing




W2C385 P11 How often does she talk over important decisions that she has to make with you?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

-9 Missing




W2C386 P12 How often does she listen to your side of an argument?


1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

-9 Missing




W2C040 C1 What is your birth date?


                                        Month/Day/Year



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