H. THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE (S1, 2009)

How do you see your future?

1 Very high 

2 High

3 About fifty-fifty

4 Low

5 Very low

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FT1AS1 H1 You will have a job that pays well?

FT1BS1 H2 You will be able to own your own home?

FT1CS1 H3 You will have a job that you enjoy doing?

FT1DS1 H4 You will have a happy family life?

FT1ES1 H5 You will be in good health most of the time?

FT1FS1 H6 You will be able to live wherever you want to in the country?

FT1GS1 H7 You will be respected in your community?

FT1HS1 H8 Life will turn out better for you than it has for your parents?

FT1IS1 H9 Your children will have a better life than you've had?

FT1JS1 H10 You will have good friends you can count on?

EDPLAS1 H11 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/technical 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)

7 Don't know

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EDLVS1 H12A What is the highest level of schooling you have completed?

1 Elementary or junior high school

2 GED

3 High school 

4 Technical or vocational school

5 Associate degree

6 Some college

7 Bachelor's degree

8 Master's degree

9 Ph.D. or professional degree

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EDPLBS1 H12B What is the highest level of schooling you plan to obtain in the future?

1 Elementary or junior high school

2 GED

3 High school 

4 Technical or vocational school

5 Associate degree

6 Some college

7 Bachelor's degree

8 Master's degree

9 Ph.D. or professional degree

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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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FT2AS1 H13 Career or occupation

FT2BS1 H14 Marriage, relationship with my husband or wife

FT2CS1 H15 Being a parent, relationship with my children

FT2DS1 H16 Relationships with my parents and other relatives

FT2ES1 H17 Friendships

FT2FS1 H18 Participation as a citizen in my community

H19 What occupation would you like to go into? 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

FT3S1 H20 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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H21 What has influenced your interest in this kind of work? (Circle all that apply.)

0 No

1 Yes

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FT4AS1 School

FT4BS1 TV, movies, books, or magazines

FT4CS1 A summer job, a part-time job during school, or other work experience

FT4DS1 Volunteer work

FT4ES1 Something else (Please tell us: FT4XS1)

FT5S1 H22 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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FT5XS1 H22A If yes, about what age do you think you will be when you get married?

FT6S1 H23 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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H24 How many children do you expect to have?

FT7LS1 Low number

FT7HS1 High number

FT8S1 H25 Do you have any children now?

0 No

1 Yes

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FT8AS1 H25A If yes, how many?

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-8 Currently have no child

FT8BS1 H25B If no, how old do you think you will be when you have your first child?

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-8 NA: Already have a child

-88 NA: Do not expect to have children

-888 non-codable answer