<O. MY MOTHER WHO DOES NOT LIVE WITH ME (S4, 2019-20)

O1MOMNOTHOMS4 Do you have a natural mother (by birth) who is not living with you now?

1 Yes 

2 No

-9 Missing

O2MOMCONS4 Do you have any contact with her?

1 Yes 

2 No

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

The following questions refer to your natural mother (by birth).

O3MOMSCHS4 How far do you think she would like you to go in school?

1 Less than high school graduate

2 High school graduate

3 Vocational or technical school

4 Community 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

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O4MOMWRKS4 How often does she talk to you about her work?

1 Often

2 Sometimes

3 Rarely

4 Never

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O5MOMBELIKS4 How much do you want to be like the kind of person she is when you are older?

1 A lot

2 Quite a bit

3 Just a little bit

4 Not at all

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O6MOMCLSS4 How close do you feel to her?

1 Extremely close

2 Quite close

3 Fairly close

4 Not close at all

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O7MOMENJS4 How often do you do things with your mother that you enjoy?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O8MOMTLKS4 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

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O9MOMTYS4 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

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O10MOMLISS4 How often does she listen to your side of an argument?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother

O11MOMARGS4 In the last 12 months, how often have you argued or had a fight with your mother?

1 Not at all

2 Once

3 Twice

4 3 or 4 times

5 5 to 10 times

6 Very frequently, more than 10 times

-9 Missing

-8 No living birth mother outside household

-88 No contact with birth mother