E. THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE (W2, 1989)

Think about how you see your future.  What are the chances that: 

1 Very high 

2 High

3 About fifty-fifty

4 Low

5 Very low

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W2C054 E1 You will have a job that pays well?

W2C055 E2 You will be able to own your own home?

W2C056 E3 You will have a job that you enjoy doing?

W2C057 E4 You will have a happy family life?

W2C058 E5 You will be in good health most of the time?

W2C059 E6 You will be able to live wherever you want to in the country?

W2C060 E7 You will be respected in your community?

W2C061 E8 Life will turn out better for you than it has for your parents?

W2C062 E9 Your children will have a better life than you've had?

W2C063 E10 You will have good friends you can count on?

W2C064 E11 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 (7) Don't know

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W2C065 E12 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

8 (7) Don't know

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W2C066 E13 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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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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W2C067 E14 Career or occupation

W2C068 E15 Marriage, relationship with my husband or wife

W2C069 E16 Being a parent, relationship with my children

W2C070 E17 Relationships with my parents and other relatives

W2C071 E18 Friendships

W2C072 E19 Participation as a citizen in my community

When you FINISH SCHOOL, how important would each of the following will be to you when you are looking for a FULL-TIME JOB?

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Very important

4 Extremely important

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W2C073 E20 Good pay

W2C074 E21 Time off when I need it

W2C075 E22 A steady job, with little chance of being laid off

W2C076 E23 Good chances of getting ahead

W2C077 E24 A chance to be helpful to others or useful to society

W2C078 E25 A chance to work with people rather than things

W2C079 E26 A chance to make my own decisions at work

W2C080 E27 A job that is easy

W2C081 E28 A job where I have a lot of responsibility

W2C082 E39 A job that uses my skills and abilities

W2C083 E30 A job that people regard highly

W2C084 E31 A chance to learn a lot of new things at work

E32 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

W2C085 E33 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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W2C086 E34 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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E34A If yes, about what age do you think you will be when you get married?

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W2C088 Age High (-9 Missing)

W2C089 E35 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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W2C090 E36 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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E37 How many children do you expect to have?

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W2C092 Number of children high  (-9 Missing)

W2C093 E38 Do you have any children now?

1 Yes

2 No

3 No, but E38A answered

4 Blank, but E38A

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E38A How many?

W2C094 Number of children__________

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W2C095 E39 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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W2C096 E39A 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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W2C097 E40 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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