Civic Participation

How active are your parents in politics or community affairs?

	Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
	yes, different prompt	I1		H6
Mother		CP1AS1		CP1AS3
Father		CP1BS1		CP1BS3

Please indicate below how much you agree or disagree with the following statements

	Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
	same prompt, different choices	I2	I1	H4
I am interested in events in my community.		CP2AS1	CP2AS2	CP2AS3
I keep up with news by reading news papers, watching news on TV, checking the Internet, etc.		CP2BS1	CP2BS2	CP2BS3
I understand the important political issues facing our country.		CP2CS1	CP2CS2	CP2CS3

Would you say you discuss community issues or political matters with...

	Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
	yes	I3	I2	H5	H1
Friends	more options	CP3AS1	CP3AS2	CP3AS3	H1CPFRNDS4
Other family members		CP3BS1	CP3BS2	CP3BS3	H1CPFAMS4
Co-workers		CP3CS1	CP3CS2	CP3CS3	H1CPCOWRKS4
People at your place of worship		CP3DS1	CP3DS2	CP3DS3
Other people		CP3ES1	CP3ES2	CP3ES3	H1CPOTHPS4

Did you vote in the YYYY presidential election? (YYYY is a specific year for each wave)

Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
yes	I4
	CP4S1

Did you vote in the YYYY presidential election? (YYYY is a specific year for each wave)

Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
yes	I4
	CP4S1

Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party?

	Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
	yes	I5	I3	H7	H2
		CP5S1	CP5S2	CP5S3	H2CPPPTYS4
Other- Please specify		CP5XS1	CP5XS2	CP5XS3

Which of the following best describes your political leanings?

Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
yes	I6	I4	H8	H3
	CP6S1	CP6S2	CP6S3	H3CPPLNS4

In general, do you feel things in the United States are going in the right or wrong direction?

Orig. Cohort?	S1	S2	S3	S4
yes	I7	I5	H9
	CP7S1	CP7S2	CP7S3