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NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF FRESHMEN PUBLIC RELEASE CODING MANUAL

WAVE 1, CONDUCTED FALL, 1999 Page 1

Revised September 1, 2006

WAVE 1 PUBLIC RELEASE CODEBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNIQUE CASE IDENTIFIERS............................................................................................................... 2

BACKGROUND VARIABLES............................................................................................................... 2

HOUSEHOLD SUMMARY VARIABLES, AGE 6, 13 AND RESPONDENT’S LAST YEAR

BEFORE COLLEGE................................................................................................................................ 4

PARENTAL CULTIVATION OF HUMAN AND CULTURAL CAPITAL AGE 6 ............................. 7

SCHOOL TYPE AGE 6 ........................................................................................................................... 8

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGE 6 ................................................................................................ 9

ETHNIC AND RACIAL COMPOSITION OF SCHOOL AND NEIGBHORHOOD AGE 6.............. 10

EXPOSURE TO SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD VIOLENCE AGE 6 ........................................ 11

SCHOOL TYPE AGE 13 ....................................................................................................................... 13

PARENTS’ CULTIVATION OF HUMAN AND CULTURAL CAPITAL AGE 13........................... 13

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGE 13 ............................................................................................ 14

NEIGHBORHOOD AND SCHOOL COMPOSITION AGE 13........................................................... 16

SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER AGE 13 .................................................................. 17

SCHOOL TYPE SENIOR YEAR .......................................................................................................... 19

PARENTAL CULTIVATION OF HUMAN AND CULTURAL CAPITAL SENIOR YEAR............ 19

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SENIOR YEAR............................................................................... 21

PARENTAL DISCIPLINE AND HOME INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT SENIOR YEAR...... 24

CULTIVATION OF INTELLECTUAL INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL CAPITAL...................... 28

HIGH SCHOOL ETHNIC AND RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS....................................................... 31

HIGH SCHOOL DISORDER ................................................................................................................ 33

HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC PREPARATION .................................................................................. 35

PEER SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC EFFORT SENIOR YEAR.......................................................... 40

SOCIAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE SENIOR YEAR .............................................................. 42

PEER SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC EFFORT ..................................................................................... 44

PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE ...................................................................... 46

HIGH SCHOOL QUALITY SENIOR YEAR ....................................................................................... 47

PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE ...................................................................... 49

NEIGHBORHOOD ETHNIC AND RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS SENIOR YEAR ...................... 50

NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER SENIOR YEAR................................................................................ 50

PAID WORK AND OTHER NONSCHOOL ACTIVITIES SENIOR YEAR...................................... 51

COLLEGE DECISIONS ........................................................................................................................ 54

COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS ................................................................................................................... 56

RACIAL AND ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS............................................................................................. 58

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS ............................................... 64

SELF-ESTEEM ...................................................................................................................................... 78

SELF-EFFICACY .................................................................................................................................. 79

FAMILY EDUCATION LEVELS OCCUPATION AND PLACE OF BIRTH.................................... 79

RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND AND PRACTICE ................................................................................ 86

FAMILY FINANCIAL STATUS SENIOR YEAR ............................................................................... 88

APPENDIX A: COLLGES INCLUDED IN NLSF SURVEY .............................................................. 89

APPENDIX B: OCCUPATIONAL CODES.......................................................................................... 89

APPENDIX C: COUNTRY CODES ..................................................................................................... 89

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UNIQUE CASE IDENTIFIERS

VARIABLE LABEL

caseid Case ID number

college Type of College Attended

1 Liberal Arts College

2 Private Research University

3 Public Research University

BACKGROUND VARIABLES

VARIABLE LABEL

sex Sex of Respondent

M Male

F Female

w1qzeth Respondent’s Ethnicity

B Black/African American

W Caucasian/White

A Asian

H Hispanic or Latino

skincolr

Interviewer Observation Question:

To The Best Of Your Ability, Give Your Judgment

As To The Lightness Or Darkness Of The

Respondent’s Skin Color.

0 Very Light

0-9

10 Very Dark

fborn Student born in the U.S.

1……Yes

2……No

996 Other

998 ..Don’t Know

997 ..Refused

(see w1q166 and w1q167 for parents’ nativity)

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w2result Wave 2 Interview Result

(use these codes for w2result and w3result)

41 Complete

51 Partial

52 Away for Duration of Study

53 Final Refusal

72 Located, but unavailable

73 Not located

74 Deceased

w3result Wave 3 interview result

(see codes for w2result)

w4result Wave 4 interview result

(use codes for w4result and w5result)

104, 178 Not Located

142 Complete

143 Partial, unavailable

144 Partial, refused

152 Final respondent refusal

153 Final informant refusal

170 Deceased

177 Located, but unavailable

178, 104 Not Located

252 Refused previously, not attempted

w5result Wave 5 interview result

(use codes for w4result)

104, 178 Not Located

142 Complete

143 Partial, unavailable

144 Partial, refused

152 Final respondent refusal

153 Final informant refusal

170 Deceased

177 Located, but unavailable

178, 104 Not Located

252 Refused previously, not attempted

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HOUSEHOLD SUMMARY VARIABLES, AGE 6, 13 AND RESPONDENT’S

LAST YEAR BEFORE COLLEGE

hsize6 Number of people in household (respondent age 6)

1-13

lforc6 Number of household members in labor force

(respondent age 6)

0-8

parnt6 Parents in household (respondent age 6)

1 Mother only

2 Father only

3 Both mother and father

4 Niether mother nor father

depnd6 Number of children 18 or under in household

(respondent age 6)

0-10

ysib6 Number of younger brothers and sisters

(respondent age 6)

0-10

osib6 Number of older brothers and sisters (respondent

age 6)

1-10

school6 Number of household members in school

(respondent age 6)

1-10

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hsize13 Number of people in household (respondent age

13)

1-24

labforce13 Number of household members in labor force

(respondent age 13)

1-24

parnt13 Parents in household (respondent age 13)

1 Mother only

2 Father only

3 Both mother and father

4 Neither mother nor father

depend13 Number of children 18 or under in household

(respondent age13)

1-10

ysib13 Number of younger brothers and sisters

(respondent age 13)

0-10

osib13 Number of older brothers and (respondent sisters

age 13)

0-10

school13 Number of household members in school

(respondent age 13)

1-10

hsizelyr Number of people in household (respondent last

year before college)

1-36

lforclyr Number of household members in labor force

(respondent last year)

1-36

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parntlyr Parents in household (respondent last year before

college)

1 Mother only

2 Father only

3 Both mother and father

4 Neither mother nor father

depndlyr Number of children under 18 (respondent last year

before college)

1-10

ysiblyr Number of younger brothers and sisters

(respondent last year before college)

0-10

osiblyr Number of older brothers and sisters (respondent

last year before college)

0-10

schoolyr Number of household members in school

(respondent last year before college)

1-10

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PARENTAL CULTIVATION OF HUMAN AND CULTURAL CAPITAL AGE 6

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q8a To Make It Easier For You To Answer Some Questions,

I Will Be Giving You Cards With Responses To Look

At During The Interview. You May Just Choose The

Answers That Come Closest To How You Feel.

Still Thinking About When You Were Six Years Old,

How Often Did Your Parents, Older Siblings, Or Other

Adults In Your Household Read To You? Please Look

At This Card And Tell Me If It Was Never, Rarely,

Sometimes, Often, Or Very Often. You Can Just Tell

Me The Number Of Your Answer.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q8a-w1q8o)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q8b Check If You’d Done Your Homework?

6 Didn’t Have Homework

w1q8c Participate In A Parent-Teacher Association?

6 Didn’t Have A Parent-Teacher

Association

w1q8d Help You With Your Homework?

6 Didn’t Have Homework

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q8b

w1q8e

Reward You For Good Grades?

6 Didn’t Have Grades

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q8e

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w1q8f Punish You For Bad Grades?

6 Didn’t Have Grades

Blank – Coded 6 For Q8e

w1q8g Punish You For Disobedience?

w1q8h Limit Your Tv Watching?

w1q8i Ask You To Do Household Chores?

w1q8j Take You To An Art Museum?

w1q8k Take You To A Science Center Or Museum?

w1q8l Take You To A Library?

w1q8m Take You To The Zoo Or Aquarium?

w1q8n Take You Traveling Within The U.S.?

w1q8o Take You On Trips To Foreign Countries?

SCHOOL TYPE AGE 6

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q9 Did You Attend All Or Most Of First Grade In?

1 A Public School

2 A Religious School

3 A Private Non-Religious School

4 Home Schooled

5 Other

9 Refused

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EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGE 6

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q10a During The Summer When You Were Six, (After

Your First Grade Year) Did You Participate In:

Summer School?_______________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q10a-w1q10f)

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q10b A Recreational Day Camp?

w1q10c Educational Day Camp?

w1q10d Sleep-Away Camp?

w1q10e Organized Day Care?

w1q10f A Family Vacation?

w1q10g

An Academic Enrichment Program?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q10s What was that? (Academic enrichment program)

1 Art

2 Math

3 Reading

5 Enrichment, other or unspecified

6 Tutor, other or unspecified

77 Specify

Don’t know

Refused

Blank – coded 5, 7, or 8 for q10g

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ETHNIC AND RACIAL COMPOSITION OF SCHOOL AND

NEIGBHORHOOD AGE 6

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q11a When You Were In First Grade, What Was The

Ethnic And Racial Composition Of All First Graders

In Your School. I’ll Be Asking You About All Ethnic

And Racial Groups, One Group At A Time. Out Of A

Total Of 100% Of All The First Graders, What

Percentage Were African Americans?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q11a-w1q11e)

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred Percent

998 Don’t Know (Please Give Me Your

Best Guess

997 Refused

Blank - Coded 4, 5 Or S In Q9

w1q11b What Percentage Were Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q11c What Percentage Were Asians?

w1q11d What Percentage Were Whites?

w1q11e What Percentage Of Other Racial Or Ethnic

Backgrounds I Have Not Already Mentioned?

w1q12a Now Think Back To The Ethnic And Racial

Composition Of The Three-Block Radius Where You

Lived When You Were About Six Years Old.

What Is Your Estimate Of The Percentage Of African

Americans?______________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q12a-w1q12e)

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred Percent

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q12b What percentage were Hispanics or Latinos?

w1q12c What percentage were Asians?

w1q12d What percentage were whites?

w1q12e What percentage were of other racial or ethnic

backgrounds I have not already mentioned?

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EXPOSURE TO SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD VIOLENCE AGE 6

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q13a In Your Grade School, When You Were Between The

Ages Of Six And Ten, Did You See Students

Fighting?

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q13a-w1q131)

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4, 5 Or S For w1q9

w1q13b Students Smoking?

w1q13c Students Cutting Class?

w1q13d Students Cutting School?

w1q13e Students Verbally Abusing Teacher’s?

w1q13f Did You See Physical Violence Directed At Teachers

By Students?

w1q13g Vandalism Of School Or Personal Property?

w1q13h Theft of school or personal property?

w1q13i Students consuming alcohol?

w1q13j Students taking illegal drugs?

w1q13k Students carrying knives as weapons?

w1q13l Students with guns?

w1q14a In your neighborhood, before you were ten, do you

remember seeing homeless people on the street?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q14b Prostitutes on street?

w1q14c Gang members hanging out on the street?

w1q

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w1q14d Drug paraphernalia on the street?

w1q14e People selling illegal drugs in public?

w1q14f People using illegal drugs in public?

w1q14g People drinking or drunk in public?

w1q14h Physical violence in public?

w1q14i Hearing the sound of gunshots?

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SCHOOL TYPE AGE 13

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q22 At Age 13, Did You Attend All Or Most Of The Year

In:

1 A Public School,

2 A Private Religious School, Or

3 A Private Non-Religious School?

4 Home Schooled

5 Other Specify, End With Iii [Specify]

6 Half In Private Catholic School

Half In Public School

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

PARENTS’ CULTIVATION OF HUMAN AND CULTURAL CAPITAL AGE 13

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q22a

Still Thinking About When You Were 13 Years Old,

How Often Did Your Parents Or Other Adults In Your

Household Check If You’d Done Your Homework?

You Can Just Tell Me The Number Of Your Answer.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q22a-w1q22s)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

6 Did Not Have Homework

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q22b Help You With Your Homework?

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q22a

w1q22c Participate In A Parent-Teacher Association?

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q22

w1q22d Talk With Your Friends?

w1q22e Reward You For Good Grades?

6 Did Not Get Grades

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w1q22f Did Your Parents Or Other Adults/Punish You For Bad Grades?

Blank – Coded 6 In w1q22e

w1q22g Punish You For Disobedience?

w1q22h Limit Your Tv Watching?

w1q22i Limit Your Playing Of Video Games?

w1q22 Limit The Time You Spent With Friends?

w1q22k Set An Hour To Return Home At Night?

w1q22l Ask You To Do Household Chores?

w1q22m Take You To An Art Museum?

w1q22n Take You To A Science Center Or Museum?

w1q22o Take You To A Library?

w1q22p Take You To Plays Or Concerts?

w1q22q Take You To Sporting Events?

w1q22r Take You Traveling Within The U.S.?

w1q22s Take You On Trips To Foreign Countries?

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AGE 13

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q23a About How Often Did You Participate In The

Following Activities When You Were 13 Years Old:

Organized Sports At School?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q22

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w1q23b (About How Often Did You Participate In (Item

Below) When You Were 13 Years Old?)

Organized Sports Outside Of School?____________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q23b-w1q23g)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q23c Dance Lessons?

w1q23d Music Lessons?

w1q23e Art Lessons?

w1q23f Scouting Activities?

w1q23g 4h Club?

w1q25a During the summer after your 13th birthday, did you

participate in:

Summer school?_________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q25a-w1q25f)

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w1q25b Recreational day camp?

w1q25c Educational day camp?

w1q25d Sleep-away camp?

w1q25e A family vacation?

w1q25f A summer job?

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NEIGHBORHOOD AND SCHOOL COMPOSITION AGE 13

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q26a The next question is about the ethnic and racial

composition of your school when you were 13.

Let’s start with your estimate of the percentage of

African Americans?_____________________

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w1q26a-

w1q26e)

<0-100> ZERO TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT

<998> DON’T KNOW

<997> REFUSED

BLANK – CODED 4, 6 OR s FOR q22

w1q26b What percentage were Hispanics or Latinos?

w1q26c What percentage were Asians?

w1q26d What percentage were whites?

w1q26e What percentage were of other racial or ethnic

backgrounds I have not mentioned already?

w1q27a Now Think Back To The Ethnic And Racial

Composition Of The Three-Block Radius Of Where

You Lived When You Were 13.

Let’s Start With Your Estimate Of The Percentage Of

African Americans_________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q27a-w1q27e)

0-100 Zero To One Hundred Percent

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q27b What percentage were Hispanics or Latinos?

w1q27c What percentage were Asians?

w1q27d What percentage were whites?

w1q27e What percentage were of other racial or ethnic

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backgrounds I have not mentioned already?

SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER AGE 13

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q28a When You Were 13, How Often Do You Recall

Witnessing Students Fighting In School, That Is, On

School Property During School Hours? You Can

Just Tell Me The Number Of Your

Answer._________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q28a-w1q28o)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q22

w1q28b Students smoking?

w1q28c Students kissing or “making out”

w1q28d Students being late for class

w1q28e Students cutting class

w1q28f Students cutting school

w1q28g Verbal abuse of teachers by students

w1q28h Physical violence directed at teachers by students

w1q28i Vandalism of school or personal property

w1q28j Theft of school or personal property

w1q28k Students consuming alcohol

w1q28l Students taking illegal drugs

w1q28m Students carrying knives as weapons

w1q28n Students carrying guns

w1q28o Robbery of students by other students

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w1q29a In your neighborhood, when you were 13, how often

do you recall seeing homeless people on the street?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q29a-w1q29i)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q29b Prostitutes on the street?

w1q29c Gang members hanging out on the street?

w1q29d Drug paraphernalia on the street?

w1q29e People selling illegal drugs in public?

w1q29f People using illegal drugs in public?

w1q29g People drinking or drunk in public?

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w1q29h Physical violence in public?

w1q29i The sound of gunshots?

SCHOOL TYPE SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q38 Did You Attend All Or Most Of Your Senior Year In:

1 A Public School

2 A Private Religious School

3 A Private Nonreligious School?

4 Home Schooled

8 Seminary Abroad

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

PARENTAL CULTIVATION OF HUMAN AND CULTURAL CAPITAL

SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q38a Last Year, How Often Did Your Parents Or Other Adults

In Your Household Check If You’d Done Your

Homework? Just Tell Me The Number Of Your Answer.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q38a – w1q38q)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

6 No Homework (w1q38 Only)

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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w1q38b Meet personally with your teachers?

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q38

w1q38c Help you with your homework?

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q38a.

w1q38d Talk with your friends?

w1q38e

Reward you for good grades?

6 No grades

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q8, or coded 6 for w1q38e

w1q38f Punish you for bad grades?

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38, or coded 6 for w1q38e

w1q38g Punish you for disobedience?

w1q38h Limit your TV watching?

w1q38i Limit your playing of video games?

w1q38j Limit the time you spent with friends?

w138k Set an hour to return home at night?

w1q38l Ask you to do household chores:

w1q38m Take you to museums?

w1q38n Take you to plays or concerts?

w1q38o Take you to sporting events?

w1q38p Take you traveling within the U.S.?

w1q38q Take you on trips to foreign countries?

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EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q39a Last Year, About How Often Did You Participate In

Sports At School?__________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q39a-w1q39n)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q38 (w1q39a & w1q39d-h

Only)

w1q39b Organized Sports (Outside Of School)?

w1q39c Drama Or Theater Activities?

w1q39d School Band Or Orchestra?

w1q39e School Debates

w1q39f School Cheerleading?

w1q39g Pep Club Or Related Activities?

w1q39h Student Government?

w1q39i Dance Lessons?

w1q39j Private Music Lessons?

w1q39k Private Art Lessons?

w1q39l Scouting Activities?

w1q39m 4h Club?

w1q39n Volunteer Work In The Community?

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w1q40a How Often Did You Read/Make Use Of

A Daily Newspaper Last Year?__________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q40a – w1q401)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

6 Didn’t Have Access

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q40b A Sunday Newspaper

w1q40c A Weekly News Magazine

w1q40d An Encyclopedia

w1q40e A Dictionary

w1q40f An Atlas

w1q40g A Typewriter Or Word Processor

w1q40h A Computer

w1q40i The Internet

w1q40j A Pocket Calculator

w1q40k A Piano

w1q40l Another Musical Instrument

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w1q41a How Often Did Your Mother, Father Or Other Adult

Most Responsible For You (Read/Make Use Of) A Daily

Newspaper Last

Year?_________________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q41-w1q411)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very often

6 Didn’t have access

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w1q41b A Sunday newspaper

w1q41c A weekly new magazine

w1q41d An encyclopedia

w1q41e A dictionary

w1q41f An atlas

w1q41g A typewriter or word processor

w1q41h A computer

w1q41i The internet

w1q41j A pocket calendar

w1q41k Another musical instrument

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PARENTAL DISCIPLINE AND HOME INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT

SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q42 Last Year, Approximately How Late You Allowed To

Stay

Out On A Week Night?

1 Before 8:00 P.M.

2 8:00 P.M. To 8:59 P.M.

3 9:00 P.M. To 9:59 P.M.

4 10:00 P.M. To 10:59 P.M.

5 11:00 P.M. To 11:59 P.M.

6 12:00 Midnight To 12:59 A.M.

7 1:00 A.M. To 1:59 A.M.

8 2:00 A.M. To 2:59 A.M.

9 3:00 A.M. Or Later

95 Not Allowed Out On Week Nights

96 No Curfew

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q43 Last Year, Approximately How Late Were You

Allowed To Stay Out On A Weekend Night?

1 Before 8:00 P.M.

2 8:00 P.M. To 8:59 P.M.

3 9:00 P.M. To 9:59 P.M.

4 10:00 P.M. To 10:59 P.M.

5 11:00 P.M. To 11:59 P.M.

6 12:00 Midnight To 12:59 A.M.

7 1:00 A.M. To 1:59 A.M.

8 2:00 A.M. To 2:59 A.M.

9 3:00 A.M. Or Later

95 Not Allowed Out On Weekend Nights

96 No Curfew

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q44 Did You Have A Room Of Your Own Last Year?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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w1q45 Did You Have A Specific Place Where You Could Study

Without Being Disturbed?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q46 Last Year, About How Many Books Were In Your

Household?

0 None

1 1-25

2 26-50

3 51-75

4 76-100

5 More Than 100

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q47 How Many Televisions Were In Your Household?

0 None

1-10 One To Ten

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q48 How Many VCR’s

0 None

1-10 One To Ten

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

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w1q49a I’m Going To Ask You About A Typical Seven-Day

Week Last Year. There Are 168 Hours In A Seven-Day

Week. Thinking Only Of The Time You Were Awake,

Please Estimate The Number Of Hours You Watched Tv

Or Videos During A Typical

Seven-Day Week Last Year.___________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q41a-w1q41i)

0 None

1-100 One To One-Hundred Hours

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q49b Played Video Games.

w1q49c Studied Or Did Homework Outside Of School.

w1q49d Read For Information Or Pleasure

w1q49e And During A Typical Seven-Day Week , Please

Estimate The Number Of Hours You Listened To

Recorded Music Last Year.

w1q49f Did Chores Or Housework

w1q49g Looked After Brothers Or Sisters At Home.

w1q49h Were Employed Outside Of The House

w1q49i Spent Socializing With Friends (Outside Of School).

w1q50a During A Typical Seven-Day Week, Please Estimate The

Number Of Hours Your Mother Or The Woman Most

Responsible For You (Read Item Below) Last Year.

Watched Tv Or Videos?_____________

(Use Codes Given For w1q50a-w1q50e)

0 None

0-100 One To One-Hundred Hours

995 No Mother Or Woman Responsible

For R In The Home

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

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w1q50b Read For Information Or Pleasure

Blank – No Mother (w1q50 b-e)

w1q50c Listened To Recorded Music

w150d Did Chores Or Housework

w1q50e Was Employed Outside The House

w1q51a

During A Typical Seven-Day Week., Please Estimate The

Number Of Hours Your Father Or The Man Most

Responsible For You (Read Item Below) Last Year.

Watched Tv Or Videos_____________

(Use Codes Given For w1q51a-w1q51e)

0 None

1-100 One To One Hundred Hours

995 No Father Or Man Responsible For R

In The Home

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q51b Read For Information Or Pleasure

Blank – No Father (w1q51 b-e)

w1q51c Listen To Recorded Music

w1q51d Did Chores Or Housework

w1q51e Was Employed Outside The House

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CULTIVATION OF INTELLECTUAL INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL

CAPITAL

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q52a Please Tell Me How Much You Agree Or Disagree With

The Following Statement About How Your Mother Or

The Woman Most Responsible For You Treated You

Last Year:

I Could Count On Her To Help Me Out With Problems.

You Can Just Tell Me The Number Of Your

Answer.______

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q52-w1q52q)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Somewhat Agree

3 Somewhat Disagree

4 Strongly Disagree

5 Neither Agree Nor Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 995 For w1q50a, b, c, d, e

w1q52b She Thought You Shouldn’t Argue With Adults.

w1q52c She Pushed Me To Do My Best.

w1q52d She Thought You Should Give In On Arguments Rather

Than Make People Angry.

w1q52e She Pushed Me To Think Independently.

w1q52f When I Got A Poor Grade In School, She Made Life

Miserable.

Blank – Coded 995 in w1q50a, b, c, d, or e or coded 4 or

7 in w1q38.

w1q52g She Helped Me With Schoolwork Whenever I Didn’t

Understand.

Blank– coded 995 in w1q50a, b, c, d, or e or coded 4 or, 7

in w1q38

w1q52h She Thought She Was Always Right And That I

Shouldn’t Question Her.

w1q52i When She Wanted Me To Do Something, She Always

Explained Why.

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w1q52j Whenever I Argued With Her, She Said, “You’ll

Understand When You Grow Up.”

w1q52k Whenever I Got A Poor Grade In School, She

Encouraged Me To Try Harder.

w1q52l She Knew Who My Friends Were.

w1q52m She Acted Cold And Unfriendly If I Did Something She

Didn’t Like.

w1q52n She Spent A Lot Of Time Just Talking To Me.

w1q52o If I Got A Poor Grade In School, She Made Me Feel

Guilty.

w1q52p She And I Did Fun Things Together.

w1q52q She Wouldn’t Let Me Do Things With Her Whenever I

Did Something She Didn’t Like.

w1qq52a Please Tell Me How Much You Agree Or Disagree With

The Following Statement About How Your Father Or

The Man Most Responsible For You Treated You Last

Year:)

I Could Count On Him To Help Me Out With Problems.

You Can Just Tell Me The Number Of Your Answer.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1qq52a-w1qq52q

1 Strongly Agree

2 Somewhat Agree

3 Somewhat Disagree

4 Strongly Agree

5 Neither Agree Or Disagree

6 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1qq52b He Thought You Shouldn’t Argue With Adults.

w1qq52c He Pushed Me To Do My Best.

w1qq52d He Thought You Should Give Arguments Rather Than

Make People Angry.

w1qq52e He Pushed Me To Think Independently.

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w1qq52f When I Got A Poor Grade In School, He Made Life

Miserable.

Blank– coded 995 in w1qq51a, b, c, d, or e or coded 4, 7

in w1qq38.

w1qq52g He Helped Me With Schoolwork Whenever I Didn’t

Understand.

BLANK – coded 995 in qq51a, b, c, d or e or coded 4, or

7 in w1q38

w1qq52h He Thought He Was Always Right And That I Shouldn’t

Question Him.

w1qq52i When He Wanted Me To Do Something, He Always

Explained Why.

w1qq52j Whenever I Argued With Him, He Said, “You’ll

Understand When You Grow Up.”

w1qq52k Whenever I Got A Poor Grade In School, He Encouraged

Me To Try Harder.

w1qq52l He Knew Who My Friends Were.

w1qq52m He Acted Cold And Unfriendly If I Did Something

He Didn’t Like.

w1qq52n He Spent A Lot Of Time Just Talking With Me.

w1qq52o If I Got A Poor Grade In School, He Made Me Feel

Guilty.

w1qq52p He And I Did Fun Things Together.

w1qq52q He Wouldn’t Let Me Things With Him Whenever I Did

Something He Didn’t Like.

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HIGH SCHOOL ETHNIC AND RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q53d Record High School State

Al Alabama

Ak Alaska

Ar Arkansas

Ca California

Co Colorado

Ct Connecticut

Dc District Columbia

De Delaware

Fl Florida

Ga Georgia

Hi Hawaii

Id Idaho

Il Illinois

In Indiana

Ia Iowa

Ks Kansas

Ky Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Other (Specify)

Don’t Know

Refused

Blank—Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38

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w1q55a The Next Question Is About The Ethnic And Racial

Composition Of The Student Body Of Your Last High

School.

Let’s Start With Your Estimate Of The Percentage Of

African Americans .______________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q55a-w1q55e)

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred Percent

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38

w1q55b What Percentage Were Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q55c What Percentage Were Asians?

w1q55d What Percentage Were Whites?

w1q55e What Percentage Were Of Other Racial Or Ethnic

Backgrounds I Have Not Already Mentioned?

w1q56a To Give Us An Idea Of What Your High School Was Like,

Please Tell Me, If During Your Senior Year, It Had A

Swimming Pool?

(Use Codes Below For w1q56a-w1q56p)

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 7 in w1q38

w1q56b Tennis Courts?

w1q56c A Track?

w1q56d An Indoor Gym?

w1q56e A Weight Room?

w1q56f A Library?

w1q56g A Tv Or Radio Station?

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w1q56h A Foreign Language Lab?

w1q56i Computers For Student Use?

w1q56j A Theater For Dramatic Productions?

w1q56k Non-Teaching Guidance Counselors?

w1q56l A School Psychologist?

w1q56m An Orchestra Or Band Rehearsal Room?

w1q56n Organized Visits From College Recruiters?

w1q56o Uniformed Security Officers?

w1q56p Metal Detectors At School Entrances?

HIGH SCHOOL DISORDER

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q57a As A High School Student, How Often Do You Recall

Witnessing Students Fighting In Your School, That Is,

On School Property During School Hours? Just Tell Me

The Number Of Your Answer.______________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q57a-w1q57p)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38

w1q57b Students Smoking

w1q57c Students Being Late For Class

w1q57d Students Cutting Class

w1q57e Students Cutting School

w1q57f Students Verbally Abusing Teachers.

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w1q57g Physical Violence Directed At Teachers By Students In

Your School During School Hours?

w1q57h Vandalism Of School Or Personal Property

w1q57i Graffiti On School Property

w1q57j Theft Of School Or Personal Property

w1q57k Gang Activity

w1q57l Students Consuming Alcohol

w1q57m Students Taking Illegal Drugs

w1q57n Students Carrying Knives As Weapons

w1q57o Students Carrying Guns

w1q57p Robbery Of Students By Other Students

w1q58 By the Beginning of Your Senior Year In High School,

What Percentage of Male Students In Your School Do

You Think Had Engaged In Sexual Intercourse At Least

Once?

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred Percent

995 No Male Students In School

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38

w1q59 By The Beginning Of Your Senior Year In High School,

What Percentage Of Female Students In Your School Do

You Think Had Engaged In Sexual Intercourse At Least

Once?

0-100 Zero To One- Hundred

995 No Female Students In School

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

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HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC PREPARATION

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q61a (In The Past 4 Years/ In High School), How Much

Course Work Did You Take In Each Of The Following

Subjects:

Algebra?_______________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q61a-w1q61z,

w1qq61a-w1qq61e)

0 None

.5 A Half Year

1 One Year

1.5 One And A Half Years

2 Two Or More Years

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q61b Geometry?

w1q61c Trigonometry?

w1q61c Calculus?

w1q61d General Mathematics?

w1q61f Biology?

w1q61g Chemistry?

w1q61f Physics?

w1q61i Computer Science?

w1q61j Earth Science Or Geology?

w1q61k Other Or General Sciences?

w1q611 U.S. History?

w1q61m World History?

w1q61n Economics?

w1q61o Business?

w1q61p Government, Politics, Or Civics?

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w1q61q Sociology?

w1q61r Psychology?

w1q61s English Language Or Literature?

w1q61t Foreign Language Or Literature?

w1q61u Religious Studies Or Philosophy

w1q61v Music?

w1q61w Drama?

w1q61x Art?

w1q61y Typing?

w1q61z Computing?

w1qq61a Wood Or Metal Shop?

w1qq61b Auto Shop?

w1qq61c Home Economics?

w1qq61d Health?

w1qq61e Sex Education?

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w1q61ap,

w1q61bp

w1q61cp,

w1q61dp,

w1q61ep,

w1q61fp,

w1q61gp,

w1q61hp

w1q61ip

w1q61jp

In which subjects, if any did you take an advanced placement

class? If you took more than one, please name one at a time.

First Mention Advanced Placement Class

1 Algebra 17 Sociology

2 Geometry 18 Psychology

3 Trigonometry 19 English Language or

Literature

4 Calculus 20 Foreign Language or

Literature

5 General

Mathematics

21 Religious Studies or

Philosophy

6 Biology 22 Music

7 Chemistry 23 Drama

8 Physics 24 Art

9 Computer

Science

25 Typing

10 Earth Science

or Geology

26 Computing

11 Other or

General Science

27 Wood or Metal Shop

12 U. S. History 28 Auto Shop

13 World History 29 Home economics

14 Economics 30 Health

15 Business 31 Sex education

16 Government, Politics, or Civics

77 Other

95 No Advance Placement Classes, or no 2nd, 3rd, Etc.

Advance Placement Class

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

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w1q62a,

w1q62b,

w1q62c,

w1q62d,

w1q62e,

w1q62f,

w1q62g,

w1q62h,

w1q62i,

w1q62j

Did You Pass The Advanced Placement Test For This

Course?

1 Yes

5 No

6 Didn’t Take Advanced Placement Tests

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – No A.P. Class, Or No 2nd, 3rd, Etc.

A.P. Class

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w1q63a For Each Of The Following Subjects, Did You Get Mostly A’s,

Mostly C’s, Mostly D’s, Or Mostly Grades Below D In:

English?________________________________

(Use codes given below for w1q63a-w1q63f)

1 Mostly A’s

2 Mostly B’s

3 Mostly C’s

4 Mostly D’s

95 Not graded

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w1q63b History?

w1q63c Mathematics?

w1q63d Natural Sciences?

w1q63e Social Studies?

w1q63f Foreign Languages?

w1q64a Measuring The Degree Of Difficulty On A Scale Of 0 To 10,

Where 0 Is Not Difficult At All And 10 Is Extremely Difficult,

How Hard Were Each Of The Following Subjects For You?

Feel Free To Use Any Number Between 0 And10.

English?_____________________

(Use Codes Below For w1q64a-f)

0-10 Not Difficult At All-Extremely Difficult

95 Never Had Subject

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q63a

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w1q64b History?

Blank– coded 6 for w1q63b

w1q64c Mathematics?

Blank – coded 6 for w1q63c

w1q64d Natural Sciences?

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q63d

w1q64e Social Studies?

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q63e

w1q64f Foreign Languages?

Blank – Coded 6 For w1q63f

PEER SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC EFFORT SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE VARIABLE NAME

w1q65a In Your High School, Do You Think Your Friends And

Acquaintances Viewed The Following Behaviors As

Very Uncool, Neither Cool No Uncool, Somewhat Cool,

Or Very Cool, Where “Cool” Refers To Behavior That

Is Respected Or Admired By Students?

Studying Hard Outside Of Class? You Can Just Tell Me

The Number Of Your Answer

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q65a-w1q65h)

1 Very Uncool

2 Somewhat Uncool

3 Neither Cool Nor Uncool

4 Somewhat Cool

5 Very Cool

8 Don’t Know

9 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38

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w1q65b Asking Challenging Questions In Class?

w1q65c Volunteering Information In Class?

w1q65d Answering Teachers’ Questions In Class?

w1q65e Solving Problems Using New And Original Ideas?

w1q65f Helping Other Students With Their Homework?

w1q65g Getting Good Grades In Difficult Subjects?

w1q65h Planning To Go To College?

w1q66a Among The Friends You Hung Out With Last Year, Was It Not

At All Important, A Little Important, Somewhat Important Or

Very Important To Attend Classes Regularly?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q66a-w1q661)

1 Not At All

2 A Little Important

3 Somewhat Important

4 Very Important

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q66b Study Hard?

w1q66c Play Sports?

w1q66d Get Good Grades?

w1q66e Be Popular Or Well-Liked?

w1q66f Finish High School?

w1q66g

Go To College?

w1q66h Have A Steady Boyfriend Or Girlfriend?

w1q66i

Be Willing To Party Or Get Wild?

w1q66j Participate In Religious Activities?

w1q66k Do Community Or Volunteer Work?

w1q66l Hold A Steady Job?

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SOCIAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q67a To What Extent Do You Agree Or Disagree With The

Following Statements About Your Experiences Last

Year:

You Acted And Thought Like Most People Your Age.

(Use Codes Given Below For w167a-w1q67d)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Somewhat Agree

3 Somewhat Disagree

4 Strongly Disagree

5 Neither Agree Nor Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q67b You Hung Out Where Most People Your Age Went.

w1q67c You Felt Comfortable Around Other People Your Age.

w1q67d You Valued The Same Things As Other People Your

Age.

w1q68a To What Extent Would You Have Agreed Or Disagreed

With The Following Statement:

Doing Well In School Helps You Later In Life.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q68a-w1q68e)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Somewhat Agree

3 Somewhat Disagree

4 Strongly Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q68b You Feel Your Future Is Limited.

w1q68c What You Are Taught In School Is Pretty Useless Once

You Graduate.

w1q68d There Are Better Things To Do Than Spend Your Time

School Work.

w1q68e Trying Hard In School Is A Waste Of Time.

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w1q69a (By The Time You Turned 18), How Many Of Your Closest

Friends (Have/Had) Dropped Out Without Graduating?

Was It:__________________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q68a-w1q68d)

1 None

2 Some

3 Most, Or

4 All

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q69b Used Illegal Drugs At Least Once?

w1q69c Got Drunk On Alcohol At Least Once?

w1q69d Had Sexual Intercourse At Least Once?

w1q69e By The Time You Turned 18 (Have/Had) You Engaged In

Sexual Intercourse At Least Once?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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PEER SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC EFFORT

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q70a Now, I Would Like You To Think Of Your Ten Closest

Friends Last Year. How Many Were:

African American?_________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q70a –w1q70e)

0 Zero

1-10 One To Ten

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q70b Hispanic Or Latino?

w1q70c Asian?

w1q70d White?

w1q70e Some Other Race Or Ethnicity?

w1q71a

Please Think Of Your Very Best Friend Last Year. Are

The Following Statements Not At All True, Somewhat

True, Or Very True About This Person?

Your Best Friend Got Good Grades.___________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q71a-w1q711)

1 Not At All True

2 Somewhat True

3 Very True

5 No Best Friend

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 5 for any w1q71a-k (Items w1q71b- 1

only)

w1q71b Was Interested In School.

w1q71c Studied Hard.

w1q71d Attended Classes Regularly.

w1q71e Planned To Go To College.

w1q71f

Was Popular With Others.

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w1q71g Played Sports.

w1q71h Read A Lot.

w1q71i Watched Tv A Lot.

w1q71j Had Sexual Intercourse.

w1q71k Took Illegal Drugs.

w1q71l Got Drunk On Alcohol.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE

VARIABLE VARIABLE NAME

w1q72a Were The Following Characteristics Not At All True,

Somewhat True, Or Very True Of You Last Year?

Socially Popular.__________________________

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q72a-w1q72g)

1 Not At All True

2 Somewhat True

3 Very True

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q72b Good Athlete.

w1q72c Good Student.

w1q72d Class Leader.

Blank – Coded 4 f or w1q72e

w1q72e Trouble Maker.

w1q72f Class Clown.

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q38

w1q72g Politically Active.

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HIGH SCHOOL QUALITY SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE VARIABLE NAME

w1q73a Thinking Of The High School You Attended In Your Senior Year, Please Rate The

Quality Of The Following Characteristics As Poor, Fair, Good, Or Excellent. Let

Me Know If The School Didn’t Have The Item When I Read It. How Would You

Rate The Schools Buildings?

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q73a-w1q731)

1 Poor

2 Fair

3 Good

4 Excellent

5 Didn’t Have

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q73b Classrooms?

w1q73c Audio-Visual Equipment

w1q73d Library?

w1q73e Computers For Students’ Use?

w1q73f How Would You Rate The Interest Teachers Show In Their

Students?

w1q73g Teacher Preparedness?

w1q73h Strictness Of Discipline?

w1q73i Fairness Of Discipline?

w1q73j School Spirit?

w1q73k Overall Quality Of The School?

w1q73l School’s Reputation In The Community?

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w1q74a How Often Did You Find Yourself Not Telling Your Friends When You Got Good

Grades Last Year?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q74a-w1q74e)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 for w1q38 (Item w1q74 Only)

w1q74b Acting Less Intelligent Than You Really Were

w1q74c Worrying About What Others Thought Of You.

w1q74d Doing Things So That Others Would Like You.

w1q74e Worrying About Being Called A “Nerd” Or “Brainiac”

w1q75 To What Extent Did Your High School Teachers Encourage Independent And

Critical Thinking?

Was It:

1 Never,

2 Rarely,

3 Sometimes,

4 Often,

5 Very Often, Or

6 Always?

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank –Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q76 On A Scale Of 0 To 10, How Self-Conscious Were You

About How African American Students Perceived You,

With 0 Meaning You Were Not Self-Conscious At All

And 10 Meaning That You Were Extremely Sensitive To

What They Thought? Feel Free To Use Any Number

Between 0 And 10.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q76-w1q80)

0-10 Not Self-Conscious At All—Extremely

Self-conscious

95 No African American Students

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 4 Or 7 For w1q38, Or Coded 0 For

w1q55a

w1q77 How Self-Conscious Were You About The Way That

Hispanic Or Latino Students Perceived You, With 0

Meaning That You Were Not Self-Conscious At All And

10 Meaning That You Were Extremely Sensitive To

What They Thought?

95 No Hispanic/Latino Students In School

Blank – Coded 4 or 7 for w1q38, or Coded 0 For w1q55b

w1q78 How Self-Conscious Were You About The Way That

Asian Students Perceived You?

95 No Asian Students In School

Blank - Coded 4 for w1q38 Or Coded 0 For w1q55c

w1q79 How About The Way That White Students Perceived

You?

95 No White Students In School

Blank - Coded 4 For w1q38, Or Coded 0 For Q55d

w1q80 Finally, How Self-Conscious Were You About The Way

That Your Teachers Perceived You?

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w1q81 What Was The Complete Address Of The Place Where

You Lived In May Of This Year? Let’s Start With The

Number And

Street Name.

1 Information Given

7 Refused

NEIGHBORHOOD ETHNIC AND RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS SENIOR

YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q82a Now Think Back To The Ethnic And Racial Composition

Of The Three-Block Radius Of Where You Lived Last

Year.

Let’s Start With Your Estimate Of The Percentage Of

African-Americans._______________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q82a-w1q82e)

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred Percent

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q82b What Percentage Were Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q82c What Percentage Were Asians?

w1q82d What Percentage Were Whites?

w1q82e What Percentage Were Of Other Racial Or Ethnic

Backgrounds I Have Not Already Mentioned?

NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q83a In Your Neighborhood, How Often Do You Recall Seeing

Homeless People On The Street Last Year?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q83a-w1q83n)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very Often

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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w1q83b Prostitutes On The Street

w1q83c Drug Paraphernalia On The Street

w1q83d People Selling Illegal Drugs In Public

w1q83e People Using Illegal Drugs In Public

w1q83f Seeing People Drinking Or Drunk In Public

w1q83g Graffiti On Neighborhood Businesses

w1q83h Graffitti On Neighborhood Homes

w1q83i Gang Members Hanging Out On The Street

w1q83j Physical Violence In Public

w1q83k Hearing Gunshots

w1q83l Seeing Someone Stabbed By A Knife.

w1q83m Someone Shot By A Gun

w1q83n Someone Getting Mugged

PAID WORK AND OTHER NONSCHOOL ACTIVITIES SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q84

Did You Ever Get Paid For Doing Work Outside Your Own

Home Last Year? Include Holidays And Breaks, But Not

Summertime.

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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w1q85 What Was It That You Usually Did?

Baby Sitting

Construction Work

Factory Worker

Fast Food Worker

Hospital Or Health Worker

House Cleaning

Lawn Or Garden Work

Manual Laborer

Mechanic

Odd Jobs

Office Or Clerical Worker

Store Clerk Or Salesperson

Waiter Or Waitress

Coach/Other Sports Related Activity

Tutor/Teaching Asst./Teacher

Worked In A Bank

Other Food Service Related Busboy, Dishwasher,

Hostess

Camp Or After School Counselor, Child Care Aide

Music/Dance-Related Playing, Music/Dancing,

Teaching, Music/Dance

Research/Lab/Survey Work

Food Manufacturing-Baker

Computer Related Technician, Consultant, Etc.

Other Specify

Don’t Know

Refused

Blank – Coded 5, 7 Or 8 For w1q84

w1q86 During A Typical Week Last Fall, How Many Hours Did

You

Work For Pay Outside Your Home?

0-80 Zero To Eighty Hours

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 5, 7 Or 8 For w1q84

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w1q87a During The Past Summer, About How Many Weeks Did You

Spend Working At A Summer Job?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q87a-w1q87h)

0-12 Zero To Twelve Weeks

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q87b Pre-College Program?

w1q87c Summer School?

w1q87d Day Camp?

w1q87e Sleep-Away Camp?

w1q87f Vacation Or Travel?

w1q87g Volunteer Work?

w1q87h Doing Something Else?

w1q87hs What Was It?

1 Hanging Out/Relaxing/Stayed Home/

Spent Time With Family And/Or Friends

2 Sports Related Activity

3 Recreation Related Activity

(Movies, Shopping, Building Models)

4 Preparing For School/College

5 Babysitting

6 Reading

7 Church/Related Activity

8 Camping/Outward Bound

77 Other (Specify)

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 0, 97 or 98 in w1q87h

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 54

w1q88d On The Last Job For Which You Were Paid Before Coming

To College To College, How Much Did You Earn Per Hour?

Dollars

0 Less Than One Dollar Per Hour

1-100 One To One-Hundred Dollars Per

Hour

995 Never Worked For Pay

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 5, 7 Or 8 for w1q84, or Coded 0 or

97-98 for w1q87a

w1q88c Cents

0-99 Cents

Blank – Coded 5, 7 or 8 for w1q84 or coded 0 or 97-98 For

w1q87a and Coded 995-998 in w1q88d

COLLEGE DECISIONS

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q89a On A Scale Of 0 – 10, How Important Were The

Following Considerations In Choosing Where To Attend

College, Where 0 Indicates It Was Extremely

Unimportant And 10 Indicates It Was Extremely

Important. Please Feel Free To Use Any Number

Between 0 And 10.

Cost?___________________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q89a-w1q89y)

0 Extremely Unimportant

1-9

10 Extremely Important

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q89b Availability Of Financial Aid

w1q89c Availability Of An Athletic Scholarship

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w1q89d Sports Opportunities

w1q89e Availability Of Academic Support Programs

w1q89f Recruitment Efforts Made By The School

w1q89g Availability Of Specific Courses

w1q89h Overall Academic Reputation

w1q68i Overall Athletic Reputation

w1q89j Overall Social Prestige

w1q89k School Social Life

w1q89l Availability Of Specialized Or “Theme” Dorms

w1q89m Distance To Home

w1q89n Religious Environment

w1q89o Security And Safety On Campus

w1q89p Job Placement Record

w1q89q Graduate School Placement Record

w1q89r Professional School Placement Record

w1q89s Admissions Standards

w1q89t Enough Members Of My Own Ethnic Group To Feel

Comfortable

w1q89u Enough Members Of My Ethnic Group In The

Surrounding Community

w1q89v Size Of School And Number Of Students

w1q89w Parents’ Connection To The School

w1q89x Parents’ Opinion Of The School

w1q89y Friendship With Students Or Alumni

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 56

COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q90 Which Of The Following Three Statements Best

Describes

Your Current Aspirations?

1 I Plan To Take College One Year

At Time And See How I Do

2 I Plan To Graduate From College

And Then Consider My Options.

3 I Plan To Graduate From College

And Go To Graduate Or Professional

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q91a Please Estimate The Probability That You Will

Complete Each Of The Following Educational

Milestones. That Is, On A Scale From 0 To 10, Where

0 Means It’s Extremely Unlikely And 10 Means It Is

Extremely Likely, What Is The Likelihood That You

Will Finish One Year Of College? Feel Free To Use

Any Number Between 0 And 10.

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q91a-w1q91e)

0 Extremely Unlikely

1-9

10 Extremely Likely

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q91b Finish Two Years Of College?

w1q91c Graduate From College?

w1q91d Go On For More Education After College?

w1q91e Complete A Graduate Or Professional Degree?

w1q92

Have You Already Chosen A Major?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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w1q93 What is it?

1 Actuarial Science 22 Nursing

2 Anthropology 23 Physics

3 Bio-Chemistry 24 Political Science

4 Bio-Engineering 25 Pre-Med

5 Biological basis of

behavior

26 Psychology

6 Biology 27 Sociology

7 Business/finance/

Accounting

28 Foreign Language

8 Chemical

Engineering

29 Math

9 Chemistry 30 Marketing

10 Civil Engineering 31 Science (other)

11 Communications/

telecommunications

32 Music

12 Computer Science 33 Architecture

13 Criminal Justice 34 Prelaw

14 Economics 35 Art History

15 Electrical

Engineering

36 Education

16 Engineering 37 Graphic

Design/Photography

17 English 38 Religion/Philosophy

18 History 39 Other Humanities/Social

Science/Interdisciplinary

19 International

Relations

40 Nutrition/Dietetics

20 Material Science

21 Mechanical

Engineering

77 Major (Specify, End with

III)

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 5, 7, or 8 in w1q92

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 58

RACIAL AND ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q94a Now I Have Some Questions About Different Racial And

Ethnic Groups In Our Society. I Want You To Rate Each

Group On A Seven-Point Scale On Which The Characteristics

Of People In A Group Can Be Rated.

In The First Statement, A Score Of 1 Means That You Think

Almost All Of The People In That Group Are “Rich”. A Score

Of 7 Means That You Think That Almost Everyone In The

Group Is “Poor”. A Score Of 4 Means You Think That The

Group Is Not Towards One End Or The Other, And, Of Course,

You May Chooses Any Number In Between That Comes

Closest To Where You Think People In The Group Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1 Means

Tends To Be Rich And 7 Means Tends To Be Poor?_______

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q94a-w1q94d)

1 Rich

2-6

7 Poor

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q94b Asians?

w1q94c African Americans ?

w1q94d Hispanics Or Latinos?

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w1q95a Next, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Be Lazy Or Hardworking. A Score Of 1 Means

That You Think Almost All Of The People In That Group Are

“Lazy”. A Score Of 7 Means That You Think Almost Everyone

In The Group Is “Hard-Working”. A Score Of 4 Means You

Think That The Group Is Not Towards One End Or The Other,

And, Of Course, You May Choose Any Number In Between

That Comes Closest To Where You Think

People In The Group Stand.___________________

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q95a-w1q95d)

1 Lazy

2-6

7 Hard Working

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q95b Asians?

w1q95c African Americans?

w1q95d Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q96a Next, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Be Peaceful Or Tend To Be Prone To Violence.

A Score Of 1 Means That You Think Almost All Of The People

In That Group Are “Peaceful”. A Score Of 7 Means That You

Think Almost Everyone In The Group Is “Prone To Violence”.

A Score Of 4 Means That The Group Is Not Towards One End

Or The Other, And, Of Course, You May Choose Any Number

In Between That Comes Closest To Where You Think People In

The Group Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1 Means

To Be Peaceful And 7 Means To Be Prone To Violence?

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q96a-w1q96d)

1 Peaceful

2-6

7 Prone To Violence

98 Refused

97 Don’t Know

w1q96b Asians?

w1q96c African Americans?

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w1q96d Hispanics And Latinos?

w1q97a Next, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Be Unintelligent Or Tend To Be Intelligent. A

Score Of 1 Means That You Think Almost All Of The People In

That Group Are “Unintelligent”. A Score Of 4 Means You

Think That The Group Is Not Towards One End Or The Other,

And, Of Course, You May Choose Any Number In Between

That Comes Closest To Where You Think People In The Group

Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1 Means

Tends To Be Unintelligent And 7 Means Tends To Be

Intelligent?

1 Unintelligent

2-6

7 Intelligent

98 Refused

97 Don’t Know

w1q97b Asians?

w1q97c African Americans?

w1q97d Hispanics Or Latinos?

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 61

w1q98a Next, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Prefer To Be Self-Supporting Or Tend To Prefer

To Live Off Welfare. A Score Of 1 Means That You Think

Almost All Of The People In That Group “Prefer To Be Self-

Supporting”. A Score Of 7 Means That You Think Almost

Everyone In The Group “Prefers To Live Off Welfare”. A Score

Of 4 Means You Think That The Group Is Not Towards One

End Or The Other, And, Of Course, You May Choose Any

Number In Between That Comes Closest To Where You Think

People In The Group Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1 Means

Tends To Prefer To Be Self-Supporting And 7 Means Tends To

Prefer To

Live Off Welfare?____________________________

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q98a-w1q98d)

1 Self-Supporting

2-6

7 Live Off Welfare

98 Refused

97 Don’t Know

w1q98b Asians?

w1q98c African Americans?

w1q98d Hispanic Or Latinos?

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 62

w1q99a Next, For Each Group I Want To Know If You Think They Tend To Be

Hard To Get Along With Or Tend To Be Easy To Get Along With.

A Score Of 1 Means That You Think Almost All Of The People

In That Group Are “Hard To Get Along With”. A Score Of 7 Means

That You Think That Everyone In The Group Is “Easy To Get Along

With”. A Score Of 4 Means You Think That The Group Is Not Towards

One End Or The Other, And, Of Course, You May Choose Any Number In

Between That Comes Closest To Where You Think People In The Group

Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1 Means Tends To

Be Hard To Get Along With And 7 Means Tends To Be Easy To Get

Along With?_______________________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q99a-w1q99d)

1 Hard To Get Along With

2-6

7 Easy To Get Along With

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q99b Asians?

w1q99c African Americans

w1q99d Hispanics Or Latino

w1q100a Next, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Be The People In That Group Are “Honest”. A

Score Of 7 Means That You Think Almost Everyone In The

Group Is “Dishonest”. A Score Of 4 Means You Think That

The Group Is Not Towards One End Or The Other, And, Of

Course, You May Choose Any Number In Between That

Comes Closest To Where You Think People In The Group

Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This On This Scale, Where

1 Means To Be Dishonest?_____________________

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q100a-w1q100d)

1 Dishonest

2-6

7 Honest

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 63

w1q100b Asians?

w1q100c African Americans?

w1q100d Hispanics Or Latinos

w1q101a Now, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Give Up Easily Or It You Think They Tend To

Stick With A Task Until The End. A Score Of 1 Means That

You Think Almost All Of The People In That Group Tend To

“Give Up Easily”. A Score Of 7 Means That You Think That

All Of The People In That Group Tends To “Stick With A

Task Until The End”. A Score Of 4 Means You Think That

The Group Is Not Towards One End Or The Other, And, Of

Course, You May Choose Any Number In Between That

Comes Closest To Where You Think People In The Group

Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1

Means Tends To Give Up Easily And 7 Means Tends To Stick

With A Task Until The End

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q101a-w1q101d)

1 Give Up Easily

2-6

7 Stick With It

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q101b Asians?

w1q101c African Americans?

w1q101d Hispanics Or Latinos

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w1q102a Finally, For Each Group I Want To Know Whether You Think

They Tend To Treat Members Of Other Groups Equally Or

Tend To Discriminate Against Members Of Other Groups. A

Score Of 1 Means That You Think Almost All Of The People

In That Group “Discriminates Against Members Of Other

Groups”. A Score Of 4 Means You Think That The Group Is

Not Towards One End Or The Other, And, Of Course, You

May Choose Any Number In Between That Comes Closest To

Where You Think People In The Group Stand.

Where Would You Rate Whites On This Scale, Where 1

Means Tends To Treat Members Of Other Groups Equal And 7

Tends To Discriminate Against Members Of Other Groups.

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q102a-w1q102d)

1 Treat Equally

2-6

7 Discriminate Against Others

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q102b Asians?

w1q102c African Americans?

w1q102d Hispanics Or Latinos?

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q103 The Next Questions Ask About Various Facets Of Interaction

With Different Groups To Get A Sense Of How Close To Or

Distant You Feel From Them. I Would Like You To Imagine

A Neighborhood That Had The Ethnic And Racial Mix You

Personally Would Feel Most Comfortable In.

Here Is A Blank Card Designed To Represent A

Neighborhood. Using The Letters “A” For Asian, “B” For

African American Or Black, “H” For Hispanic Or Latino,

And “W” For White, Please Put A Letter In Each Of These

Houses To Represent The Neighborhood You’d Most Like To

Live In. Please Give Me The Card After You’ve Recorded A

Letter In Every House.

w1q103a Interviewer: After R Gives You The Card, Be Sure That

There Is A Letter In Every House. If Not, Ask R To Fill In

The Blank House(S).

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 65

Read To R: It Will Take A Minute Or So For Me To Enter

The Codes In The Computer.

From The Neighborhood Card, Enter The Letter Of Each

House Next To The Number Of The House

House #1

A Asian

B Black

H Hispanic

W White

S Something Else

R Refused/Don’t Know

98 DON’T KNOW TO ENTIRE CARD

97 REFUSED TO ENTIRE CARD

w1q103b House #2

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q103b-w1q103n)

A Asian

B Black

H Hispanic

W White

S Something Else

R Refused/Don’t Know

Blank – Coded 97 or 98 in w1q103a

w1q103c House #3

w1q103d House #4

w1q103e House #5

w1q103f House #6

w1q103g House #7

w1q103h House #8

w1q103i House #9

w1q103j House #10

w1q103k House #11

w1q103l House #12

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w1q103m House #13

w1q103n House #14

w1qa103 Total Asians

(Use codes given below for w1qa103, w1qa103,

w1qw103, w1q103, w1qr103, w1qt103)

0-14

Blank– Coded 97 or 98 in w1q103a

w1qb103 Total Blacks

w1qh103 Total Hispanics

w1qw103 Total Whites

w1qs103 Total Other

w1qr103 Total Refused

w1qt103 Total Neighborhood Counter

w1q104 What Is The Lowest Percentage Of (R’s Race) You Would Be

Willing To Have In Your Neighborhood?

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred Percent

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q113

Now Consider Schools. If You Had Children, What Racial Or

Ethnic Mix Would You Personally Most Like Your Child’s

Classroom To Have?

Here Is A Blank Card Similar To The Neighborhood Card You

Just Completed. Using The Letters A For Asian, B For

African American Or Black, H For Hispanic, And W For

White, Please Put A Letter In Each Of These Desks To

Represent The Classroom You’d Most Like Our Children To

Be In. Please Give Me The Card After You’ve Recorded A

Letter On Every Desk.

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 67

w1q113a Interviewer: After R Gives You The Card, Be Sure That There

Is A Letter On Every Desk. If Not, Ask R To Fill In The

Blank Desk(S).

Read To R: It Will Take A Minute Or So For Me To Enter

The Codes In The Computer.

From The School Card, Enter The Letter Of Each Desk Next

To The Number Of The Desk.

Desk #1:

A Asian H Hispanic S Something Else

B Black W White R Refused/Don’t

Know

98 Don’t Know To Entire Card

97 Refused Entire Card

w1q113b Desk #2

(Use Codes Given Below for w1q113b-w1q113n)

A Asian H Hispanic S Something Else

B Black W White R Refused/Don’t

Know

Blank – Coded 97 or 98 in w1q113a

w1q113c Desk #3

w1q113d Desk #4

w1q113e Desk #5

w1q113f Desk #6

w1q113g Desk #7

w1q113h Desk #8

w1q113j Desk #9

w1q113k Desk #10

w1q113k Desk #11

w1q113l Desk #12

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 68

w1q113m Desk #13

w1q113n Desk #14

w1qa113 Total Asians

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q a113, w1qb113,

w1qh113, w1qw113, w1qs113, w1qr13, w1qt13)

0-14

Blank—Coded 97 or 98 in w1q113a

w1qb113 Total Blacks

w1qh113 Total Hispanics

w1qw113 Total Whites

w1qs113 Total Other

w1qr113 Total Refused

w1qt113 Total School Counter

w1q114 What Is The Lowest Percentage Of (R’s Race) You Would Be

Willing To Accept In Your Children’s Classroom?

0-100 Zero To One-Hundred

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

q121 Now I’m Going To Read A List Of Different Types Of

People. For Each Category, Tell Me How Close You Feel

To The People In Terms Of Your Ideas And Feelings About

Things. A Score Of 0 Means Very Distant And A Score Of

10 Means Very Close.

Whites?

(Use Codes Given For w1q121-w1q124m)

0 Very Distant

1-9

10 Very Close

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 69

w1qq122 African Americans?

w1qq123 Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1qq124 Asians?

w1q121a Religious Church-Going Whites?

w1q122a Religious, Church-Going African Americans?

w1q123a Religious, Church-Going Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q124a Religious, Church-Going Asians?

w1q121b Young White Men?

w1q122b Young African American Men?

w1q123b Young Hispanic Or Latino Men?

w1q124b Young Asian Men?

w1q121c Young White Women?

w1q122c Young African American Women?

w1q123c Young Hispanic Or Latino Women?

w1q124c Young Asian Women?

w1q121d Poor Whites?

w1q122d Poor African Americans?

w1q123d Poor Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q124d Poor Asians?

w1q121e Middle-Class Whites?

w1q122e Middle-Class African Americans?

w1q123e Middle-Class Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q124e Middle-Class Asians?

w1q121f Rich Whites?

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w1q122f Rich African Americans?

w1q123f

Rich Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q124f Rich Asians?

w1q121g White Elected Officials?

w1q122g African Americans Elected Officials?

w1q123g Hispanic Or Latino Elected Officials?

w1q124g Asian Elected Officials?

w1q121h White Business Owners?

w1q122h African American Business Owners?

w1q123h Hispanic Or Latino Business Owners?

w1q124h Asian Business Owners?

w1q121i White Newscasters?

w1q122i African American Newscasters?

w1q123i Hispanic Or Latino Newscasters?

w1q124i Asian Newscasters?

w1q121j White Doctors, Lawyers, And Other Professionals?

w1q122j African American Doctors, Lawyers, And Other

Professionals?

w1q123j Hispanic Or Latino Doctors, Lawyers, And Other

Professionals?

w1q124j Asian Doctors, Lawyers And Other Professionals?

w1q121k Whites With Caucasian First Names?

w1q122k African Americans With African First Names?

w1q123k Hispanics Or Latinos With Spanish First Names?

w1q124k Asians With Asian First Names?

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 71

w1q121l White Rappers And Hip-Hop Artists?

w1q122l African American Rappers And Hip-Hop Artists?

w1q1231 Hispanic Or Latino Rappers And Hip-Hop Artists?

w1qq124l Asian Rappers And Hip-Hop Artists?

w1q121m Whites Who Benefit From Affirmative Action?

w1q122m African Americcans Who Benefit From Affirmative Action?

w1q123m Hispanics Or Latinos Who Benefit From Affirmative Action?

w1q124m Asians Who Benefit From Affirmative Action?

w1q125 I Am Now Going To Read Some Statements About Various

Situations That Affect Minorities In The United States.

Please Listen To Statements Carefully And On A Scale Of 0

To 10, Tell Me How Much You Disagree Or Agree. If You

Completely Disagree, Say 0; If You Completely Agree, Say

10; And If You Are Neutral, Say 5. Feel Free To Use Any

Number Between 0 And 10.

Any African American Who Is Educated And Does What Is

Considered “Proper” Will Be Accepted And Eventually Get

Ahead.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q125-w1qQ139)

0 Strongly Disagree

1-9

10 Strongly Agree

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q126 Many African Americans Have Only Themselves To Blame

For Not Doing Better In Life. If They Tried Harder They

Would Do Better.

w1q127 When Two Qualified People, One African American And

One White, Are Considered For The Same Job, The African

American Won’t Get The Job No Matter How Hard He Tries.

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w1q128 The Best Way To Overcome Discrimination Is For Each

Individual African American To Be Even Better Trained And

More Qualified Than The Most Qualified White Person.

w1q129 The Future Looks Very Promising For Educated African

Americans.

w1q130 Any Hispanic Or Latino Who Is Educated Who Does What

Is Considered “Proper” Will Be Accepted And Eventually

Get Ahead .

w1q131 Many Hispanics Have Only Themselves To Blame For Not

Doing Better In Life. If They Tried Harder, They Would

Do Better.

w1q132 When Two Qualifed People, One Hispanic Or Latino And

One White, Are Considered For The Same Job, The

Hispanic Or Latino Would Get The Job No Matter How

Hard He Or She Tries.

w1q133 The Best Way To Overcome Discrimination For Each

Individual Hispanic Or Latino To Be Even Better Trained

And Ore Qualified Than The Most Qualified White Person.

w1q134 The Future Looks Very Promising For Educated Hispanics

Or Latinos.

w1q135 Any Asian Who Is Educated And Does What Is Considered

“Proper” Will Be Accepted And Get Ahead.

w1q136 Many Asians Have Only Themselves To Blame For Not

Doing Better In Life. If They Tried Harder, They Would

Do Better.

w1q137 When Two Qualified People, One Asian And One White,

Are Considered For The Same Job, The Asian Won’t Get

The Job No Matter How Hard He Or She Tries.

w1q138 The Best Way To Overcome Discrimination Is For Each

Individual Asian To Be Even Better Trained And More

Qualified That The Most Qualified White Person.

w1q139 The Future Looks Very Promising For Educated Asians.

NLSF Wave 1 Public Release Codebook, Fall 1999 Page 73

w1q140a Thinking About The Way Things Are Today Compared To

How They Were Before The Civil Rights Movement Of

The 1960s, Would You Say There Is More, Less, Or About

The Same Discrimination Against:

African Americans?_______________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q140a-w1q140c)

1 More Discrimination

2 Less Discrimination

3 Same Discrimination

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q140b Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q140c Asians?

w1q141a Twenty Years From Now, Do You Think There Will Be

More, Less, Or The Same Amount Of Discrimination

Against:

African American_______________________

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q 141a- w1q 141c)

1 More Discrimination

2 Less Discrimination

3 Same Discrimination

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q141b Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q141c Asians?

w1q142 What Do You Think Should Be More Important To African

Americans In The United States?

1 Being African American

2 Being American, Or

3 Should Both Identities Be Equally

Important?

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

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w1q143 What Do You Think Should Be More Important Hispanics

Or Latinos Such As Mexicans –Do You Think It Should Be

More Important For Them To Be:

1 Hispanic Or Latino

2 American, Or

3 Should Both Identities Be Equally

Important

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q144 And For Asian Groups Such As The Chinese – Do You

Think It Should Be More Important For Them To Be:

1 Asian

2 American, Or

3 Should Both Identities Be Equally

Important?

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q145a To What Extent Do You Think What Happens To African

Americans Will Affect What Happens To You In Your

Life? Would You Say It Will Not Affect You At All,

Affect You A Little, Affect You Somewhat, Or It Will

Affect You A Lot?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q146a- w1q146c)

1 Will Not Affect Me At All

2 Will Affect Me A Little

3 Will Affect Me Somewhat

4 Will Affect Me A Lot

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q145b Hispanics Or Latinos?

w1q145c Asians?

w1q146a How Much Do You Agree Or Disagree With Each Of The

Following Statements:

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w1q146b African Americans Should Always Vote For African

American Candidates.

1 Strongly Agree

2 Agree

3 Neither Agree Or Disagree

4 Disagree

5 Strongly Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q146c African American Women Should Not Date White Men.

w1q146d African American Men Should Not Date White Women.

w1q146e African Americans Should Marry Other African Americans.

w1q146f African American Children Should Have Mostly African

American Friends.

w1q146g African American Consumers Should Shop In African

American Owned Stores.

w1q146h African American Parents Should Give Their Children

African Names.

w1q146i African American Families Should Attend Predominantly

African American Schools.

w1q146j African American Families Should Live In Predominantly

African American Neighborhoods.

w1q146k Predominantly African American Schools Should Have

African American Teachers And Administrators.

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w1q147a Again, How Much Do You Disagree Or Agree With Each

Of The Following Statement:

Hispanic Or Latino Children Should Study Spanish?

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q147a- w1q147k)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Agree

3 Neither Agree Or Disagree

4 Disagree

5 Strongly Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q147b Hispanics Or Latinos Should Always Vote For Hispanic Or

Latino Candidates.

w1q147c Hispanic Or Latino Women Should Not Date White Men.

w1q147d Hispanic Or Latino Men Should Not Date White Women.

w1q147e Hispanics Or Latinos Should Marry Other Hispanics Or

Latinos.

w1q147f Hispanic Or Latino Children Should Have Mostly Hispanic

Or Latino Friends.

w1q147g Hispanic Or Latino Consumers Should Shop In Hispanic Or

Latino Owned Stores.

w1q147h Hispanic Or Latino Parents Should Give Their Children

Spanish Names.

w1q147i Hispanic Or Latino Students Should Attend Predominantly

Hispanic Or Latino Schools.

w1q147j Hispanic Or Latino Families Should Live In Predominantly

Hispanic Or Latino Neighborhoods.

w1q147k Predominately Hispanic Or Latino Schools Should Have

Hispanic Or Latino Teachers And Administrators.

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w1q148a Finally, Consider Asians. How Much Do You Agree Or

Disagree With Each Of The Following Statements.

Asian Children Should Always Vote For Asian Candidates.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q148a- w1q148k)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Agree

3 Neither Agree Or Disagree

4 Strongly Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q148b Asians Should Always Vote For Asian Candidates.

w1q148c Asian Women Should Not Date White Men.

w1q148d Asian Men Should Not Date White Women.

w1q148e Asians Should Marry Other Asians.

w1q148f Asian Children Should Mostly Asian Friends.

w1q148g Asian Consumers Should Shop In Asian-Owned Stores.

w1q148h Asian Parents Should Give Their Children Asian Names.

w1q148i Asian Students Should Attend Predominantly Asian Schools.

w1q148j Asian Families Should Live In Predominantly Asian

Neighborhoods.

w1q148k Predominantly Asian Schools Should Have Asian

Teachers And Administrators.

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SELF-ESTEEM

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q149a The Next Items Assess How You Feel About Yourself.

Please Tell Me How Much You Agree Or Disagree With

Each Of The Following Statements.

I Feel That I Am A Person Of Worth, Equal To Others.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q149a-w1q149j)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Agree

3 Neither Agree Or Disagree

4 Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q149b I Feel That I Have A Number Of Good Qualities.

w1q149c All In All, I Am Inclined To Feel That I Am A Failure.

w1q149d I Am Able To Do Things As Well As Most People.

w1q149e I Feel That I Do Not Have Much To Be Proud Of.

w1q149f I Take A Positive Attitude Toward Myself.

w1q149g On The Whole, I Am Satisfied With Myself.

w1q149h I Wish I Could Have More Respect For Myself.

w1q149i I Feel Useless At Times.

w1q149j At Times I Think I’m No Good At All.

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SELF-EFFICACY

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q150a Thinking About Your Life At The Moment, How Much Do

You Agree Or Disagree With The Following Statement.

I Don’t Have Control Over The Direction My Life Is Taking.

(Use Codes Given Below For w1q150a-w1q150f)

1 Strongly Agree

2 Agree

3 Neither Agree Or Disagree

4 Disagree

5 Strongly Disagree

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q150b In life, good luck is more important than hard work for

success.

w1q150c Every time I try to get ahead, something or somebody

stops me.

w1q150d When I make plans, I am almost certain I can make

them work.

w1q150e I feel left out of things going on around me.

w1q150f If I work hard, I can do well.

FAMILY EDUCATION LEVELS OCCUPATION AND PLACE OF BIRTH

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q151 What Is The Highest Level Of Schooling Achieved By

Your Mother Or The Woman Most Responsible For

Raising You?

1 Grade School

2 Some High School

3 High School Graduate

4 Some College

5 College Graduate

6 Some Post-Graduate

7 Graduate Or Professional Degree

95 No Mother/No Woman Responsible For

Raising R

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

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w1q152 What Is The Highest Level Of Schooling Achieved By

Your Father Or The Man Most Responsible For Raising

You?

1 Grade School

2 Some High School

3 High School Graduate

4 Some College

5 College Graduate

6 Some Post-Graduate

7 Graduate Or Professional Degree

95 No Father/No Man Responsible For

Raising R

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q153o Mother’s Occupation

(Use Occupational Codes Given In

Appendix B)

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

996 Other

Blank – No Mother (w1q151) Or No Mother In Home

(w1q30), Or Mother Not Working (w1q34)

w1q153

Has Your Mother Or The Woman Most Responsible For

Raising You Ever Worked?

1 Yes

5 No

6 No Mother/No Woman Responsible

For Raising R

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q151

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q154 Is Your Mother Or The Woman Most Responsible For

Raising

You Currently Working?

1 Yes

5 No

6 No Mother/No Woman Responsible

For Raising R

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q151 Or Coded 5, 6, 7 Or

8 for w1q154

w1q155 How Many Hours Per Week?

1-100 One To One-Hundred Hours

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q151 or Coded 5, 6, 7 Or 8 for

w1q153, or Coded 5, 6, 7 or 8 For w1q154

w1q156a (Is Her/Was Her Most Recent) Occupation The Same One

She

Had Last Year?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 for w1q151 or Coded 5, 6, 7 or 8

For w1q153, or Coded 5, 6, 7 or 8 for w1q154

or Blank in 153o

w1q156b What (Is/Was) Her Occupation?

(Use Occupational Codes Given In

Appendix B)

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q151 Or Coded 5, 6, 7 or

8 for w1q153, or Coded 6 for w1q154

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w1q157o Father’s Occupation

(Use Occupational Codes Given In Appendix B)

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

996 Other

Blank – No Father (w1q152) Or No Father In

Home Last Year (w1q130) Or Father

Father Not Working (w1q134)

w1q157

Has Your Father Or The Man Most Responsible For

Raising You Ever Worked?

1 Yes

5 No

6 No Father/No Man Responsible For

Raising R

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q157

w1q158 Is Your Father Or The Man Most Responsible For Raising

You Currently Working?

1 Yes

5 No

6 No Father/No Man Responsible For

Raising

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q152, Or Coded 5, 6, 7 Or

8 For w1q157 Or w1q158

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w1q159 How Many Hours Per Week?

1-100 One To One-Hundred Hours

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q152, or Coded 5, 6, 7 Or

8 for w1q157 Or w1q158

w1q160a

(Is His/Was His Most Recent) Occupation The Same One

He Had Last Year?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q152 or Coded 5, 6, 7 Or 8

For w1q157, or Coded 5, 6, 7 or 8 For

w1q158, or Blank in w1q157o.

w1q160b What (Is/Was) His Occupation?

(Use Occupational Codes Given In Appendix B)

996 Other

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q152 Or Coded 5, 6, 7 Or 8

For w1q157, Or Coded 6 In w1q158

w1q161 How Many Of Your Siblings, Including Step-Brothers,

Step-

Sisters, Half-Brothers And Half-Sisters Are Aged 18 Or

Older?

0 None

1-20 One To Twenty Siblings

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

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w1q162 How Many Have Graduated From High School?

0 None

1-20 One To Twenty Siblings

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 0 For w1q161

w1q163 How Many Of Your Siblings, Including Step-Brothers,

Step-Sisters, Half-Brothers And Half-Sisters Are Aged 25

Or Older?

0 None

One To Twenty Siblings

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 0 For w1q161

w1q164 How Many Have Graduated From College?

0 None

1-20 One To Twenty Siblings

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 0 For w1q161 Or Coded 0 For w1q163

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w1q166 Where Was Your Biological Or Adoptive Mother Born?

(Use Country Godes Given In Appendix C)

1 United States

60-990

999 Other (Specify)

996 Unable To Determine Location

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w1q167 Where Was Your Biological Or Adoptive Father Born?

(Use Country Codes Given In Appendix C)

1 United States

60-990

999 Other

996 Unable To Determine Location

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

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RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND AND PRACTICE

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q173 Is your religious background:

1 Catholic 11 Jehovah’s Witness

2 Protestant 12 Jewish & Catholic

3 Jewish 13 Jewish & Protestant

4 Muslim 14 Seventh Day Adventest

5 Hindu

6 Buddhist, Or 77 Something Else?

7 Greek/Eastern

Orthodox

8 Protestant & Other

Religion Combined

9 Jainism

10 Unitarian

94 Other Combination

95 No Religious

Background

96 Agnostic

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w1q174 On a scale of 0 to 10, how religious would you say you are?

Zero indicates you are extremely unreligious and 10

indicates you are extremely religious. Feel free to use any

number between 0 and 10.

0 Extremely Unreligious

1-10 Extremely Religious

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q173.

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w1q175 On a scale of 0 to 10, how observant would you say you are

of your religion’s customs, ceremonies, and traditions?

Zero is extremely unobservant and 10 is extremely

observant.

0 Extremely Unobservant

10 Extremely Observant

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q173

w1q176 Do you attend religious services:

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Often, But Not Every Week,

4 Once A Week, Or

5 More Than Once A Week

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

Blank – Coded 95 For w1q173

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FAMILY FINANCIAL STATUS SENIOR YEAR

VARIABLE LABEL

w1q177

Did Your Parent Or Parents Own The Home Or

Apartment Where You Spent Your Senior Year Of High

School?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q178 How Much Do You Think That Home Or Apartment Is

Worth?

That Is, How Much Do You Think It Would Sell For If It

Were

Put Up For Sale?

(Your Estimate Will Be Fine)

Dollars

0 Less Than One Dollar

1-1000000 One To One-Million Dollars

9,999,998 Don’t Know

9,999,997 Refused

Blank – Coded 5, 7 or 8 For w1q177

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w1q179 Please Look At This Card And Tell Me Your Estimate Of

The Annual Income Of The Household In Which You Spent

Your Senior Year Of High School? In Thinking About

Household Income, You Should Include The Wages And

Salaries Of All Household Members, Plus Any Self-

Employment Income They May Have Plus Any Self-

Employment Income They May Have Had, Along With

Interest, Dividends, Alimony Payments, Social Security,

Pensions, And Public Assistance. You Can Just

Tell Me The Letter.

1 A. Under $3,000

2 B. $3,000 - $3,999

3 C. $4,000 - $4,999

4 D. $5,000 - $5,999

5 E. $6,000 - $6,999

6 F. $7,000 - $7,999

7 G. $8,000 - $8,999

8 H. $9,000 - $14,999

9 I. $15,000 - $19,999

10 J. $20,000 - $24,999

11 K. $25,000 - $34,999

12 L. $35,000 - $49,999

13 M. $50,000 - $74,999

14 N. $75,000 OR MORE

Don’t Know

Refused

w1q180 Since The Time When You Were Six Years Old, Has Your

Family Ever Received Public Assistance?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

w1q181 Did You Apply For Financial Aid When You Sought

Admission To College?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t Know

7 Refused

APPENDIX A: COLLGES INCLUDED IN NLSF SURVEY

APPENDIX B: OCCUPATIONAL CODES

APPENDIX C: COUNTRY CODES

NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF FRESHMEN

APPENDIX A

LIST OF COLLEGES

<1> Barnard College

New York City, NY

<2> Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

<3> Columbia University

New York City, NY

<4> Denison College

Granville, OH

<6> Emory University

Atlanta, GA

<7> Georgetown University

Washington, DC

<9> Howard University

Washington, DC

<10> Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

<11> Miami University

Oxford, OH

<13> Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

<14> Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

<15> Penn State University

State College, PA

<16> Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

<17> Rice University

Houston, TX

<18> Smith College

Northampton, MA

<20> Stanford University

Palo Alto, CA

<21> Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

<22> Tufts University

Sommerville, MA

<23> Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

<24> University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

<25> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

<26> University of North Carolina, Chapel

Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

<27> University of Notre Dame

South Bend, IN

<28> University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

<30> Washington University

St. Louis, MO

<32> Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

<33> Williams College

Williamstown, MA

<35> Yale University

New Haven, CT

1990 Occupation Codes

(Go Back to Occupation Appendices Index)

This page presents the 1990 census occupational classification system recorded in the IPUMS

variable OCC

. The page shows each occupation category and its corresponding OCC code. The

occupations are organized into several large groupings of roughly descending socioeconomic

status (e.g., professionals). In addition to this contemporary system, the IPUMS codes all

census years into the 1950 occupation classification scheme, recording them in the variable

OCC1950. The OCC1950 classification has corresponding income and status measures

recorded in the variables SEI and OCCSCORE. The census occupation classification system

changed markedly in 1980, so the correspondence of 1990 (and 1980) occupations the 1950

categories is more problematic than for earlier census years.

NOT APPLICABLE

000 N/A (not applicable)

MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS

Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations

003 Legislators

004 Chief executives and general administrators, public administration

005 Administrators and officials, public administration

006 Administrators, protective services

007 Financial managers

008 Personnel and labor relations managers

009 Purchasing managers

013 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations

014 Administrators, education and related fields

015 Managers, medicine and health

016 Postmasters and mail superintendents

017 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments

018 Managers, properties and real estate

019 Funeral directors

021 Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.

MANAGERIAL AND

PROFESSIONAL

SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS

FARMING, FORESTRY,

AND FISHING

OCCUPATIONS

MILITARY

OCCUPATIONS

TECHNICAL, SALES, AND

ADMINISTRATIVE

SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS

PRECISION

PRODUCTION, CRAFT,

AND REPAIR

OCCUPATIONS

EXPERIENCED

UNEMPLOYED NOT

CLASSIFIED BY

OCCUPATION

SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

OPERATORS,

FABRICATORS, AND

LABORERS

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022 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.

Management Related Occupations:

023 Accountants and auditors

024 Underwriters

025 Other financial officers

026 Management analysts

027 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists

028 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products

029 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products

033 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c.

034 Business and promotion agents

035 Construction inspectors

036 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction

037 Management related occupations, n.e.c.

Professional Specialty Occupations

Engineers, Architects, and Surveyors:

043 Architects

Engineers:

044 Aerospace

045 Metallurgical and materials

046 Mining

047 Petroleum

048 Chemical

049 Nuclear

053 Civil

054 Agricultural

055 Electrical and electronic

056 Industrial

057 Mechanical

058 Marine and naval architects

059 Engineers, n.e.c.

063 Surveyors and mapping scientists

Mathematical and Computer Scientists:

064 Computer systems analysts and scientists

065 Operations and systems researchers and analysts

066 Actuaries

067 Statisticians

068 Mathematical scientists, n.e.c.

Natural Scientists:

069 Physicists and astronomers

073 Chemists, except biochemists

074 Atmospheric and space scientists

075 Geologists and geodesists

076 Physical scientists, n.e.c.

077 Agricultural and food scientists

078 Biological and life scientists

079 Forestry and conservation scientists

083 Medical scientists

Health Diagnosing Occupations:

084 Physicians

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085 Dentists

086 Veterinarians

087 Optometrists

088 Podiatrists

089 Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c.

Health Assessment and Treating Occupations:

095 Registered nurses

096 Pharmacists

097 Dietitians

Therapists:

098 Respiratory therapists

099 Occupational therapists

103 Physical therapists

104 Speech therapists

105 Therapists, n.e.c.

106 Physicians' assistants

Teachers, Postsecondary:

113 Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers

114 Biological science teachers

115 Chemistry teachers

116 Physics teachers

117 Natural science teachers, n.e.c.

118 Psychology teachers

119 Economics teachers

123 History teachers

124 Political science teachers

125 Sociology teachers

126 Social science teachers, n.e.c.

127 Engineering teachers

128 Mathematical science teachers

129 Computer science teachers

133 Medical science teachers

134 Health specialties teachers

135 Business, commerce, and marketing teachers

136 Agriculture and forestry teachers

137 Art, drama, and music teachers

138 Physical education teachers

139 Education teachers

143 English teachers

144 Foreign language teachers

145 Law teachers

146 Social work teachers

147 Theology teachers

148 Trade and industrial teachers

149 Home economics teachers

153 Teachers, postsecondary, n.e.c.

154 Postsecondary teachers, subject n.s.

Teachers, Except Postsecondary:

155 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten

156 Teachers, elementary school

157 Teachers, secondary school

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158 Teachers, special education

159 Teachers, n.e.c.

163 Counselors, educational and vocational

Librarians, Archivists, and Curators:

164 Librarians

165 Archivists and curators

Social Scientists and Urban Planners:

166 Economists

167 Psychologists

168 Sociologists

169 Social scientists, n.e.c.

173 Urban planners

Social, Recreation, and Religious Workers

174 Social workers

175 Recreation workers

176 Clergy

177 Religious workers, n.e.c.

Lawyers and Judges:

178 Lawyers

179 Judges

Writers, Artists, Entertainers, and Athletes:

183 Authors

184 Technical writers

185 Designers

186 Musicians and composers

187 Actors and directors

188 Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers

189 Photographers

193 Dancers

194 Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.

195 Editors and reporters

197 Public relations specialists

198 Announcers

199 Athletes

TECHNICAL, SALES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS

Technicians and Related Support Occupations

Health Technologists and Technicians:

203 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

204 Dental hygienists

205 Health record technologists and technicians

206 Radiologic technicians

207 Licensed practical nurses

208 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c.

Technologists and Technicians, Except Health:

Engineering and Related Technologists and Technicians:

213 Electrical and electronic technicians

214 Industrial engineering technicians

215 Mechanical engineering technicians

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216 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

217 Drafting occupations

218 Surveying and mapping technicians

Science Technicians:

223 Biological technicians

224 Chemical technicians

225 Science technicians n.e.c.

Technicians, Except Health, Engineering, and Science:

226 Airplane pilots and navigators

227 Air traffic controllers

228 Broadcast equipment operators

229 Computer programmers

233 Tool programmers, numerical control

234 Legal assistants

235 Technician, n.e.c.

Sales Occupations

243 Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations

Sales Representatives, Finance and Business Services:

253 Insurance sales occupations

254 Real estate sales occupations

255 Securities and financial services sales occupations

256 Advertising and related sales occupations

257 Sales occupations, other business services

Sales Representatives, Commodities Except Retail:

258 Sales engineers

259 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale

Sales Workers, Retail and Personal Services:

263 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats

264 Sales workers, apparel

265 Sales workers, shoes

266 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings

267 Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances

268 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

269 Sales workers, parts

274 Sales workers, other commodities

275 Sales counter clerks

276 Cashiers

277 Street and door-to-door sales workers

278 News vendors

Sales Related Occupations:

283 Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales

284 Auctioneers

285 Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

Administrative Support Occupations, Including Clerical

Supervisors, Administrative Support Occupations:

303 Supervisors, general office

304 Supervisors, computer equipment operators

305 Supervisors, financial records processing

306 Chief communications operators

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307 Supervisors; distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks

Computer Equipment Operators:

308 Computer operators

309 Peripheral equipment operators

Secretaries, Stenographers, and Typists:

313 Secretaries

314 Stenographers

315 Typists

Information Clerks:

316 Interviewers

317 Hotel clerks

318 Transportation ticket and reservation agents

319 Receptionists

323 Information clerks, n.e.c.

Records Processing Occupations, Except Financial:

325 Classified-ad clerks

326 Correspondence clerks

327 Order clerks

328 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping

329 Library clerks

335 File clerks

336 Records clerks

Financial Records Processing Occupations:

337 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks

338 Payroll and timekeeping clerks

339 Billing clerks

343 Cost and rate clerks

344 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators

Duplicating, Mail, and Other Office Machine Operators:

345 Duplicating machine operators

346 Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators

347 Office machine operators, n.e.c.

Communications Equipment Operators:

348 Telephone operators

353 Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

Mail and Message Distributing Occupations:

354 Postal clerks except mail carriers

355 Mail carriers, postal service

356 Mail clerks, except postal service

357 Messengers

Material Recording, Scheduling, and Distributing Clerks:

359 Dispatchers

363 Production coordinators

364 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks

365 Stock and inventory clerks

366 Meter readers

368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers

373 Expediters

374 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, n.e.c.

Adjusters and Investigators:

375 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators

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376 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance

377 Eligibility clerks, social welfare

378 Bill and account collectors

Miscellaneous Administrative Support Occupations:

379 General office clerks

383 Bank tellers

384 Proofreaders

385 Data-entry keyers

386 Statistical clerks

387 Teachers' aides

389 Administrative support occupations, n.e.c.

SERVICE OCCUPATIONS

Private Household Occupations

403 Launderers and ironers

404 Cooks, private household

405 Housekeepers and butlers

406 Child care workers, private household

407 Private household cleaners and servants

Protective Service Occupations

Supervisors, Protective Service Occupations:

413 Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations

414 Supervisors, police and detectives

415 Supervisors, guards

Firefighting and Fire Prevention Occupations:

416 Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations

417 Firefighting occupations

Police and Detectives:

418 Police and detectives, public service

423 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers

424 Correctional institution officers

Guards:

425 Crossing guards

426 Guards and police, except public service

427 Protective service occupations, n.e.c.

Service Occupations, Except Protective and Household

Food Preparation and Service Occupations:

433 Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations

434 Bartenders

435 Waiters and waitresses

436 Cooks

438 Food counter, fountain and related occupations

439 Kitchen workers, food preparation

443 Waiters'/waitresses' assistants

444 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations

Health Service Occupations:

445 Dental assistants

446 Health aides, except nursing

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447 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

Cleaning and Building Service Occupations, Except Household:

448 Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

449 Maids and housemen

453 Janitors and cleaners

454 Elevator operators

455 Pest control occupations

Personal Service Occupations:

456 Supervisors, personal service occupations

457 Barbers

458 Hairdressers and cosmetologists

459 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities

461 Guides

462 Ushers

463 Public transportation attendants

464 Baggage porters and bellhops

465 Welfare service aides

466 Family child care providers

467 Early childhood teachers' assistants

468 Child care workers, n.e.c.

469 Personal service occupations, n.e.c.

FARMING, FORESTRY, AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS

Farm Operators and Managers:

473 Farmers, except horticultural

474 Horticultural specialty farmers

475 Managers, farms, except horticultural

476 Managers, horticultural specialty farms

Other Agricultural and Related Occupations:

Farm Occupations, Except Managerial:

477 Supervisors, farm workers

479 Farm workers

483 Marine life cultivation workers

484 Nursery workers

Related Agricultural Occupations:

485 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

486 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

487 Animal caretakers, except farm

488 Graders and sorters, agricultural products

489 Inspectors, agricultural products

Forestry and Logging Occupations:

494 Supervisors, forestry, and logging workers

495 Forestry workers except logging

496 Timber cutting and logging occupations

Fishers, Hunters, and Trappers:

497 Captains and other officers, fishing vessels

498 Fishers

499 Hunters and trappers

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PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT, AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS

Mechanics and Repairers

503 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

Mechanics and Repairers, Except Supervisors:

Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics and Repairers:

505 Automobile mechanics

506 Automobile mechanic apprentices

507 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics

508 Aircraft engine mechanics

509 Small engine repairers

514 Automobile body and related repairers

515 Aircraft mechanics, except engine

516 Heavy equipment mechanics

517 Farm equipment mechanics

518 Industrial machinery repairers

519 Machinery maintenance occupations

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Repairers:

523 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment

525 Data processing equipment repairers

526 Household appliance and power tool repairers

527 Telephone line installers and repairers

529 Telephone installers and repairers

533 Misc. electrical and electronic equipment repairers

534 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

Miscellaneous Mechanics and Repairers:

535 Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers

536 Locksmiths and safe repairers

538 Office machine repairers

539 Mechanical controls and valve repairers

543 Elevator installers and repairers

544 Millwrights

547 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.

549 Mechanics and repairers, n.s.

Construction Trades

Supervisors, Construction Occupations:

553 Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters

554 Supervisors, carpenters and related workers

555 Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers

556 Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers

557 Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

558 Supervisors, construction, n.e.c.

Construction Trades, Except Supervisors:

563 Brickmasons and stonemasons

564 Brickmason and stonemason apprentices

565 Tile setters, hard and soft

566 Carpet installers

567 Carpenters

569 Carpenter apprentices

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573 Drywall installers

575 Electricians

576 Electrician apprentices

577 Electrical power installers and repairers

579 Painters, construction and maintenance

583 Paperhangers

584 Plasterers

585 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

587 Plumber, pipe fitter, and steamfitter apprentices

588 Concrete and terrazzo finishers

589 Glaziers

593 Insulation workers

594 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

595 Roofers

596 Sheetmetal duct installers

597 Structural metal workers

598 Drillers, earth

599 Construction trades, n.e.c.

Extractive Occupations

613 Supervisors, extractive occupations

614 Drillers, oil well

615 Explosives workers

616 Mining machine operators

617 Mining occupations, n.e.c.

Precision Production Occupations

628 Supervisors, production occupations

Precision Metal Working Occupations:

634 Tool and die makers

635 Tool and die maker apprentices

636 Precision assemblers, metal

637 Machinists

639 Machinist apprentices

643 Boilermakers

644 Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners

645 Patternmakers and model makers, metal

646 Lay-out workers

647 Precious stones and metals workers (jewelers)

649 Engravers, metal

653 Sheet metal workers

654 Sheet metal worker apprentices

655 Miscellaneous precision metal workers

Precision Woodworking Occupations:

656 Patternmakers and model makers, wood

657 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

658 Furniture and wood finishers

659 Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

Precision Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Machine Workers:

666 Dressmakers

667 Tailors

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668 Upholsterers

669 Shoe repairers

674 Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers

Precision Workers, Assorted Materials:

675 Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers

676 Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters

677 Optical goods workers

678 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians

679 Bookbinders

683 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

684 Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.

Precision Food Production Occupations:

686 Butchers and meat cutters

687 Bakers

688 Food batchmakers

Precision Inspectors, Testers, and Related Workers:

689 Inspectors, testers, and graders

693 Adjusters and calibrators

Plant and System Operators:

694 Water and sewage treatment plant operators

695 Power plant operators

696 Stationary engineers

699 Miscellaneous plant and system operators

OPERATORS, FABRICATORS, AND LABORERS

Machine Operators, Assemblers, and Inspectors

Machine Operators and Tenders, Except

Precision:

Metalworking and Plastic Working Machine Operators:

703 Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

704 Lathe and turning machine operators

705 Milling and planing machine operators

706 Punching and stamping press machine operators

707 Rolling machine operators

708 Drilling and boring machine operators

709 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators

713 Forging machine operators

714 Numerical control machine operators

715 Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machine operators

717 Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

Metal and Plastic Processing Machine Operators:

719 Molding and casting machine operators

723 Metal plating machine operators

724 Heat treating equipment operators

725 Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators

Woodworking Machine Operators:

726 Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators

727 Sawing machine operators

728 Shaping and joining machine operators

729 Nailing and tacking machine operators

733 Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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Printing Machine Operators:

734 Printing press operators

735 Photoengravers and lithographers

736 Typesetters and compositors

737 Miscellaneous printing machine operators

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Machine Operators:

738 Winding and twisting machine operators

739 Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators

743 Textile cutting machine operators

744 Textile sewing machine operators

745 Shoe machine operators

747 Pressing machine operators

748 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

749 Miscellaneous textile machine operators

Machine Operators, Assorted Materials:

753 Cementing and gluing machine operators

754 Packaging and filling machine operators

755 Extruding and forming machine operators

756 Mixing and blending machine operators

757 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators

758 Compressing and compacting machine operators

759 Painting and paint spraying machine operators

763 Roasting and baking machine operators, food

764 Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators

765 Folding machine operators

766 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food

768 Crushing and grinding machine operators

769 Slicing and cutting machine operators

773 Motion picture projectionists

774 Photographic process machine operators

777 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

779 Machine operators, n.s.

Fabricators, Assemblers, and Hand Working Occupations:

783 Welders and cutters

784 Solderers and brazers

785 Assemblers

786 Hand cutting and trimming occupations

787 Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations

789 Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations

793 Hand engraving and printing occupations

795 Miscellaneous hand working occupations

Production Inspectors, Testers, Samplers, and Weighers:

796 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners

797 Production testers

798 Production samplers and weighers

799 Graders and sorters, except agricultural

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations:

Motor Vehicle Operators:

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803 Supervisors, motor vehicle operators

804 Truck drivers

806 Driver-sales workers

808 Bus drivers

809 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs

813 Parking lot attendants

814 Motor transportation occupations, n.e.c.

Transportation Occupations, Except Motor Vehicles:

Rail Transportation Occupations:

823 Railroad conductors and yardmasters

824 Locomotive operating occupations

825 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators

826 Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

Water Transportation Occupations:

828 Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats

829 Sailors and deckhands

833 Marine engineers

834 Bridge, lock, and lighthouse tenders

Material Moving Equipment Operators:

843 Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

844 Operating engineers

845 Longshore equipment operators

848 Hoist and winch operators

849 Crane and tower operators

853 Excavating and loading machine operators

855 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators

856 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

859 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

864 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.

865 Helpers, mechanics and repairers

Helpers, Construction and Extractive Occupations:

866 Helpers, construction trades

867 Helpers, surveyor

868 Helpers, extractive occupations

869 Construction laborers

874 Production helpers

Freight, Stock, and Material Handlers:

875 Garbage collectors

876 Stevedores

877 Stock handlers and baggers

878 Machine feeders and offbearers

883 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c.

885 Garage and service station related occupations

887 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

888 Hand packers and packagers

889 Laborers, except construction

MILITARY OCCUPATIONS

903 Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers

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904 Non-commissioned Officers and Other Enlisted Personnel

905 Military occupation, rank not specified

EXPERIENCED UNEMPLOYED NOT CLASSIFIED BY OCCUPATION

909 Last worked 1984 or earlier

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NLSF Survey

Appendix B: Worldwide Geographic Location Codes Book

September 1987

Updated June 2006

CODE COUNTRY

066 Guam

100 Aruba

125 Algeria

149 Antigua and Barbuda

150 Argentina

160 Australia

165 Austria

180 Bahamas

182 Bangladesh

184 Barbados

185 Bosnia & Herzegovina

190 Belgium

205 Bolivia

211 Belarus

220 Brazil

227 Belize

245 Bulgaria

250 Burma

255 Cambodia

257 Cameroon

260 Canada

264 Cap Verde

272 Sri Lanka

275 Chile

280 China

281 Taiwan

285 Columbia

295 Costa Rica

300 Cuba

310 Czech Republic

318 Dominica

320 Dominican Republic

325 Ecuador

327 Eritrea

330 El Salvador

922 Egypt

335 Ethiopia

340 Finland

350 France

394 Germany

396 Ghana

400 Greece

406 Grenada

415 Guatemala

418 Guyana

420 Haiti

430 Honduras

435 Hong Kong

440 Croatia

445 Hungary

455 India

458 Indonesia

460 Iran

465 Iraq

470 Ireland

475 Israel

480 Italy

487 Jamaica

490 Japan

500 Jordan

505 Kenya

514 Korea (Dem. Peoples’ Republic)

515 Korea (Republic of)

520 Kuwait

530 Laos

540 Lebanon

545 Liberia

550 Libya

573 Macau

580 Malaysia

590 Malta

591 Martinique

593 Mauritius

595 Mexico

610 Morocco

630 Netherlands

660 New Zealand

665 Nicaragua

670 Nigeria

685 Norway

700 Pakistan

710 Panama

715 Paraguay

720 Peru

725 Philippines

730 Poland

072 Puerto Rico

735 Portugal

755 Romania

758 Rwanda

763 St. Christopher and Nev (SC)

770 St. Lucia

775 St. Vincent/Grenadines

785 Saudi Arabia

789 Slovenia

790 Sierra Leone

795 Singapore

800 Somalia

801 South Africa

825 Russia

830 Spain

835 Sudan

850 Sweden

855 Switzerland

281 Taiwan

865 Tanzania

875 Thailand

887 Trinidad and Tobago

888 United Arab Emirates

905 Turkey

910 Uganda

922 Egypt

925 United Kingdom

001 United States

927 Burkina

928 Ukraine

930 Uruguay

940 Venezuela

945 Vietnam

955 West Bank

078 Virgin Islands

990 Zambia

991 Africa

992 Europe

993 Caribbean/West Indies/Central America

994 South America

997 Refused

998 Don’t Know

999 Missing

NAT. LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF FRESHMEN PUBLIC CODING MANUAL

WAVE 2- CONDUCTED SPRING 2000 PAGE 1

WAVE 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CASE ID INFO ................................................................................................................. 2

FRESHMAN FALL TERM COURSES ......................................................................... 2

FRESHMEN WINTER TERM COURSES ................................................................... 3

FRESHMAN SPRING TERM COURSES..................................................................... 4

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................... 5

WORK, STUDY AND SOCIAL HABITS...................................................................... 6

OFF-CAMPUS VISITS .................................................................................................... 7

COLLEGE PAYMENTS ................................................................................................. 7

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES IN COLLEGE........................................................................ 8

TYPICAL BEHAVIORS IN COLLEGE ..................................................................... 12

INTERFERING PROBLEMS....................................................................................... 14

FINANCIAL MATTERS ............................................................................................... 16

RESPONDENT’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS COLLEGE ........................................... 22

ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND PEERS.................................................................. 24

PERCEPTIONS OF PREJUDICE ON CAMPUS....................................................... 26

RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE, AND CHILDCARE............................................. 28

NEXT YEAR’S COLLEGE PLANS............................................................................. 35

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CASE ID INFO

caseid CASE NUMBER

FRESHMAN FALL TERM COURSES

w2q4 Including any courses which you may have dropped,

how many courses did you register for at the

beginning of the Fall term?

0-10 Fall Courses

For questions w2q5b – w2q5e, the First, Second, Third,…Tenth courses

will be respectively referenced by the supplementary letters a, b, c,…j.

Ex: w2q5bb refers to the number of the second course taken in the Fall

term. Question w2q5de asks whether the fifth course of the Fall term was

completed.

w2q5ba - bj What was the number of the first-tenth course for which you registered in

the fall? (Courses 1-10)

BLANK – No 2nd, 3rd, etc. course

w2q5ca - cj In what department was it taught? Department Names for Courses 1-10

BLANK – No 2nd, 3rd, etc. course

(USE CODES GIVEN IN APPENDIX B FOR q5c- COURSES 1-10)

w2q5da - dj Did you complete that course? (Courses 1-10)

BLANK – No 2nd, 3rd course, etc.

1 Completed

5 Did not complete

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

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w2q5ea - ej What was your final grade in that course?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR COURSE 1-10)

1 A+/A 13 F

2 A- 14 Pass/Satisfactory

3 B+ 15 Fail

4 B 16 Pass/Fail

5 B- 17 Credit

6 C+ 18 No Credit

7 C

8 C- 995 Ungraded

9 D+ 777 Other

10 D 998 Don’t Know

11 D- 997 Refused

12 E 999 Unable to determine

FRESHMEN WINTER TERM COURSES

(Quarter system only)

w2q6 Including any courses which you may have dropped, how many courses

did you register for at the beginning of the Winter term?

0-10 Winter Courses

BLANK - Coded 5 in q1

For questions w2q7b – w2q7e, the First, Second, Third,…Tenth courses

will be respectively referenced by the supplementary letters a, b, c,…j.

Ex: w2q7cf refers to the department of the sixth course taken in the

Winter term. Question w2q7di asks whether the ninth course of the

Winter term was completed.

w2q7ba - bj What was the number of each course for which you registered in the

winter term? (Course number for Courses 1-10)

BLANK – Coded 5 in q1 or no 2nd, 3rd, etc. courses

w2q7ca - cj In what department was it taught? Department Names for Courses 1-10

BLANK – Coded in q1 or no 2nd, 3rd, etc. courses

(USE CODES GIVEN IN APPENDIX B FOR COURSES 1-10)

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w2q7da - dj Did you complete that course?

BLANK – Coded in q1 or no 2nd, 3rd, etc. courses

1 Completed course

5 Did not complete course

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q7ea - ej What was your final grade in that course?

(USE CODES GIVEN FOR w2q5e FOR COURSES 1-10)

BLANK – CODED 5 IN q1 OR NO 2nd, 3rd, etc. COURSE OR CODED

5, 7 or 8 IN q7d FOR THAT COURSE.

FRESHMAN SPRING TERM COURSES

w2q8a Including any courses which you may have dropped, how many courses

did you register for at the beginning of the Spring term?

0-10 Spring courses

For questions w2q9b – w2q9e, the First, Second, Third,…Tenth courses

will be respectively referenced by the supplementary letters a, b, c,…j.

Ex: w2q7bg refers to the number of the seventh course taken in the Spring

term. Question w2q7ec asks for the grade earned or expected for the third

course of the Spring term.

w2q9ba - bj What was the number of each course for which you registered in the

spring semester? Course number for Courses 1-10

BLANK – No 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. course

w2q9ca - cj In what department was it taught? Department name for Courses 1-10

(USE CODES GIVEN IN APPENDIX B FOR COURSE)

BLANK – No 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. course

w2q9d Are you still registered for that course; did you complete the course or did

you drop the course?

1 Still registered

2 Completed the course

3 Dropped the course

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

(IF DROPPED, DON’T KNOW OR REFUSED TO w2q9d, SKIP

TO NEXT COURSE. IF LAST COURSE DROPPED, SKIP TO

w2q10)

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w2q9da - dj Are you still registered, did you complete, or drop Courses 1-10?

BLANK – No 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. course

w2q9e What grade (do you expect to earn/did you earn)?

(USE CODES GIVEN FOR w3q5E FOR COURSES 1-10).

w2q9ea - ej Grades earned (or expected to earn) for Courses 1-10

BLANK – No 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. course or coded 5, 7 or 8 in q9e for that

course.

w2q10

What major, if any, have you declared?

(USE CODES GIVEN IN APPENDIX C)

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

w2q11 Do you presently live in:

01 an on-campus dormitory,

02 an off-campus dormitory,

03 an on-campus apartment,

04 an off-campus apartment,

05 a fraternity/sorority house,

06 with your parents,

07 with another relative, or,

08 What is your living arrangement?

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q12 With how many others do you share our (dorm/apartment/house/living

quarters)?

0-25 People

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q13 Do you have a separate bedroom?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

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w2q14 Do you share a bathroom with others?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

w2q15 Where you live, is there a place where you can be alone to read or study?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

WORK, STUDY AND SOCIAL HABITS

w2q16 The following questions are about things that may or may not have

occurred where you live. On a scale of zero to 10, where zero indicates

it never happened and 10 indicates that it happened virtually every day,

how often did the following things occur where you live;

(USE CODES BELOW FOR QUESTION w2q16a-16i)

0 Never

1-9

10 Every Day

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q16a I was trying study, but was distracted by talking or conversation.

w2q16b I was trying to study but was distracted by someone playing a stereo.

w2q16c I was trying to study but was distracted by someone watching TV.

w2q16d I was trying to study but was distracted by friends partying.

w2q16e I was trying to study but friends talked me into going out.

w2q16f I had to leave home to get my school work done.

w2q16g I stayed late at the library to avoid going home.

w2q16h I felt lonely and homesick.

w2q16i I felt like I just wanted to get away from campus for a while

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OFF-CAMPUS VISITS

w2q17a During the fall term, how many times, if ever, did you visit your father or

mother?

0 None

1-100 Times

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

BLANK – CODED 6 IN w2q11

w2q17b In total, how many days did you spend away from campus on those

visits?

1-100 Days

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

BLANK – CODED 6 IN 2w2q11 OR CODED 0 IN w2q17a

COLLEGE PAYMENTS

w2q18 About how much do you pay a month for your housing?

0-4000 Dollars

99998 Don’t care

99997 Refused

w2q19 How much does it cost you a month to eat regular daily meals?

0-2000 Dollars

9998 Don’t know

9997 Refused

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TYPICAL ACTIVITIES IN COLLEGE

w2q20a Please think back to the most recent Tuesday that school was

in session. On that Tuesday, what time did you awaken?

TIME (A.M. OR P.M.)

100-159 1:00-1:59

200-259 2:00-2:59

300-359 3:00-3:59

400-459 4:00-4:59

500-559 5:00-5:59

600-659 6:00-6:59

700-759 7:00-7:59

800-859 8:00-8:59

900-959 9:00-9:59

10:00-10:59 10:00-10:59

11:00-11:59 11:00-11:59

1200-1259 12:00-12:59

9998 DON’T KNOW

9997 REFUSED

w2qq20a (IF UNCLEAR, ASK:)

Was that am or pm?

1 A.M.

5 P.M.

w2q20b And on the most recent Tuesday that school was in session,

at what time did you retire for the evening to go to sleep?

TIME (AM OR PM)

100-159 1:00-1:59

200-259 2:00-2:59

300-3:59 3:00-3:59

400-459 4:00-4:59

500-559 5:00-5:59

600-659 6:00-6:59

700-759 7:00-7:59

800-859 8:00-8:59

900-959 9:00-9:59

10:00-10:59 10:00-10:59

11:00-11:59 11:00-11:59

9998 DON’T KNOW

9997 REFUSED

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w2qq20b (IF UNCLEAR, ASK:) Was that a.m. or p.m.?

1 A.M.

5 P.M.

The next questions are about how you spent the time from

when you awakened at (time in w2q20b).

w2q20c Beginning at (Time in q20a) until you retired for the night at

(time in q20b) on the most recent Tuesday that school’s in

session, what did you do for most of the first hour?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q20c-20aa)

1 Grooming/Getting

dressed or ready for bed

10 Exercising/Working out

2 Eating 11 Sleeping/Trying to sleep

3 Attending Class /

Taking an exam

or Napping/Trying to nap

4 Playing sports 12 Errands/Appointments/

Shopping/Attending meetings

5 Studying/Working

on homework or a

project/In the library

13 Traveling/Walking/Driving

6 Working for pay 14 Fraternity/Sorority Activity

7 Socializing/At a bar 15 Practicing or performing

Music/Drama/Dance

8 Relaxing (talking on

the phone, watching

TV, etc)

16 Other extracurricular activity

9 Volunteer work 17 Computer (email, etc)

77 Other (specify) 18 Reading for fun

BLANK – Unable to determine

w2q20d - z What was your principle activity for the (second - twenty-

fourth) hour?

w2q20aa What was your principal activity for the last hour?

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w2q21a Now, please think about how you spent your time during the

last full week of classes, from Monday through Friday. As I

read a list of activities, please estimate the total number of

hours, if any, that you spent doing each of these activities.

Please keep in mind that there are 120 hours in these 5 days.

Attending class or lab?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q21a-l)

0 None

1-120 Hours

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

w2q21b Studying?

w2q21c Doing extracurricular activities?

w2q21d Watching television?

w2q21e Listening to music?

w2q21f Working for pay?

w2q21g Doing volunteer work in the community?

w2q21h Playing or practicing sports?

w2q21i Attending a sporting event?

w2q2lj Attending parties?

w2q21k Socializing with friends (other than at parties)?

w2q2ll Sleeping?

w2q21m Doing something else?

0 NONE

1-20 HOURS

998 DON’T KNOW

997 REFUSED

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w2q21s What else (SPECIFY)?

(USE CODES GIVEN FOR w2q20c)

1 Grooming

2 Eating

8 Relaxing (phone, TV, etc.)

10 Exercising/Working out

12 Errands/Appointments/Shopping/Meetings

13 Traveling/In Transit/Walking

14 Pledging/Sorority/Fraternity Related

15 Music/Dance/Drama Related Activity

16 Other Extra-Curricular Activity

17 Computer/E-Mail

18 Reading/Writing/Drawing

19 Cleaning/Laundry/Chores

20 Religious Activity

777 One other activity

778 Multiple other activities

996 Nothing specific

997 Refused

998 Don’t know

999 Uncodeable Response

BLANK Unable to determine

w2q22a Now, please think about the most recent weekend

between two weeks when classes were being held and you

were on campus. In the 48 hours beginning on Saturday

morning and continuing through Sunday night, about how

many hours did you spend that weekend:

Attending class or lab:

(USE CODES BELOW FOR w2q22a-l)

0 None/No hours

1-48 Hours

98 Don’t Know

97 Refused

w2q22b Studying?

w2q22c Doing extra-curricular activities?

w2q22d Watching television?

w2q22e Listening to music?

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w2q22f Working for pay?

w2q22g Doing volunteer work?

w2q22h Playing or practicing sports?

w2q22i Attending a sporting event?

w2q22j Attending parties?

w2q22k Socializing with friends (other than at parties)?

w2q22l Sleeping?

w2q22m Doing something else?

0 None/No hours

1-48 Hours

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w2q22s What else? SPECIFY:

(USE CODES GIVEN FOR w2q21s)

BLANK – CODED 0, 997 OR 998 FOR q22m

TYPICAL BEHAVIORS IN COLLEGE

w2q23a On a scale of zero to 10, were 0 indicates you never engage in a behavior

and 10 indicates you always do, please tell me the frequency with which

you:

Ask professors questions in class.

(USE CODES BELOW FOR w2q23a-v)

0 Never

1-9

10 Always

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q23b Raise your hand during a lecture when you don’t understand something.

w2q23c Approach professors after class to ask a question.

w2q23d Meet with your professors in their offices to ask about material you don’t

understand.

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w2q23e Meet with professors in their offices to talk about other matters.

w2q23f Study in the library.

w2q23g Look for a book or article in the library.

w2q23h Use the campus computer lab.

w2q23i Use the internet for course-related research.

w2q23j Study with other students.

w2q23k Study by yourself.

w2q23l Organize study groups with friends or classmates.

w2q23m Seek help from a formal tutor.

w2q23n Use services available for disabled students.

w2q23o Seek academic help from a friend or classmate.

w2q23p Take special instruction to improve writing skills.

w2q23q Take special instruction to improve reading skills.

w2q23r Take special instruction to improve mathematical skills.

w2q23s Take special instruction to improve test taking skills.

w2q23t Take special instruction to improve study skills.

w2q23u Use college career placement services.

w2q23v Visit an academic advisor to discuss your progress.

w2q23w Speak to a financial aid counselor about money matters.

w2q23x Visit the student health clinic about a physical problem.

w2q23y Visit a counselor about a psychological issue.

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INTERFERING PROBLEMS

w2q24a I’m going to read a list of things that may happen in families that could

affect young people. Please tell me if in the last two years they happened in

your family.

Your parent(s) moved to a new home.

(USE CODES BELOW FOR w2q24a-d)

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q24b One of your parents got married.

w2q24c Your parents got divorced or separated.

w2q24d A parent lost a job.

w2qq24d Which parent was that?

1 Mother

2 Father

3 Both

7 Refused

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q24d

w2q24e A parent started a new job.

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2qq24e Which parent was that?

1 Mother

2 Father

3 Both

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q24e

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w2q24f You became seriously ill or disabled.

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q24f-p)

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q24g An unmarried sister became pregnant.

w2q24h A brother or sister dropped out of school.

w2q24i A parent went on public assistance.

w2q24j Another member of your immediate family went on

public assistance.

w2q24k A member of your immediate family used illegal drugs.

w2q24l A member of your immediate family spent time in a drug or alcohol

rehabilitation program.

w2q24m A member of your family was a victim of crime.

w2q24n A member of your family got into trouble with the law.

w2q24o A member of your immediate family became seriously

ill or disabled.

w2q24p A member of your immediate family became homeless for a period of time.

w2q24q A parent died.

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2qq24q Which parent was that?

1 Mother

2 Father

3 Both

7 Refused

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q24q

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w2q24r Another close relative died.

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

FINANCIAL MATTERS

w2q25 What is your best estimate of the total amount of money you needed to

attend school this current academic year? Please include tuition, academic

fees, room, board, and your daily expenses for living and entertainment.

0-200000 Dollars

s Other amount (specify)

999998 Don’t know

999997 Refused

w2q26a Of the (AMOUNT FROM q25) , how much will be funded from each of

the following sources:

Parental contributions?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q26a-h)

0-100000 Dollars

999998 Don’t know

999997 Refused

w2q26b Contributions from other family members?

w2q26c A grant or fellowship from the university?

w2q26d A grant or fellowship from another funding source or agency.

w2q26e A student loan?

w2q26f Personal savings?

w2q26g Earnings from a work-study job?

w2q26h Earnings from other work.

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w2q26i From other sources?

0 Dollars

1-30000 Dollar

999998 Don’t know

999997 Refused

w2q26j What other sources?

1 Credit card

777 Specify

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

BLANK – Coded 0, 999997 or 999998 in q26i

w2q27 At any time during the current academic year, have you worked for pay?

1 Yes

5 No (SKIP TO w2q29a)

8 Don’t know (SKIP TO w2q29a)

7 Refused (SKIP TO w2q29a)

w2q28a Altogether, how many weeks have you worked for pay since Fall classes

began?

1-40 Weeks

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q28b On average, about how many hours a week did you work since Fall classes

began?

1-60 Hours

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

On average, how much do you earn an hour?

w2q28c DOLLARS

1-60 Dollars

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

w2q28u CENTS

0-99 Cents

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w2q28d What kind of work did you do for pay on your most recent job?

1 BABYSITTING/CHILD CARE

2 FAST FOOD WORKER

3 HOSPITAL/HEALTH CARE WORKER

4 LIBRARY WORKER

5 OFFICE/CLERICAL WORKER/DATA ENTRY/MAILROOM

6 STORE CLERK/SALESPERSON/CASHIER

7 WAITER/WAITRESS/OTHER FOOD

8 TUTOR/TEACHING ASSISTANT

9 RESEARCH/SURVEY WORK/LAB

10 COACH/OTHER SPORTS RELATED

ACTIVITY/LIFEGUARD

11 CAMP/AFTER-SCHOOL COUNSELOR/CHILD CARE AID

12 ODD JOBS/MANUAL LABOR/LAWN & GARDEN

WORK/CLEANING/

MAINTENANCE

13 FUNDRAISING/TELEMARKETING/PHONE

SOLICITATION

14 MUSIC/DANCE RELATED/PLAYING

MUSIC/DANCING/TEACHING

MUSIC/DANCE

15 COMPUTER RELATED – TECHNICIAN,

16 CONSULTANT, ETC.

17 WORKED IN A BANK

77 OTHER

98 DON’T KNOW

97 REFUSED

99 UNCODEABLE RESPONSE

w2q28e Are you required to work as part of (College’s) financial aid package?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q28f (Apart from financial aid requirement, do/Do) you feel it is necessary to

work to finance your college educations?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

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w2q29a Other than birthday or holiday gifts or parental contributions toward your

education, have you received any money from family members since

you’ve been at college. This includes money to pay your debts.

1 Yes

5 No (SKIP TO w2q30a)

8 Don’t know (SKIP TO w2q30a)

7 Refused (SKIP TO w2q30a)

w2q29b From whom else did you receive money. What is that person’s

relationship to you?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q29b-bj)

FIRST RELATIVE

1 Mother 11 Daughter

2 Father 12 Son

3 Stepmother 13 Wife

4 Stepfather 14 Husband

5 Sister 15 Girlfriend/female partner

6 Brother 16 Boyfriend/Male partner

7 Niece 17 Grandmother

8 Nephew 18 Grandfather

9 Aunt 19 Cousin

10 Uncle 20 Other relative or Step-relative of R

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

996 No 2nd, 3rd, etc. relative

w2q29b2-9 SECOND-NINTH RELATIVE

w2q29bj TENTH RELATIVE

w2q29c How much did you receive from (YOUR PERSON IN q29b)?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q29c-29cj)

AMOUNT FROM FIRST PERSON

1-50000 DOLLARS

99998 DON’T KNOW

99997 REFUSED

BLANK – CODED 5, 7, OR 8 IN w2q29a OR NO 3RD, 4TH, ETC.

PERSON.

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w2q29c2-9 AMOUNT FROM SECOND-NINTH PERSON

w2q29cj AMOUNT FROM TENTH PERSON

w2q30a Other than birthday or holiday gifts, have you sent or given any money to

family members since you’ve been at college? This includes money you

may have sent or given to pay a family member’s debts.

1 Yes

5 No

8 DON’T KNOW

7 REFUSED

w2q30b To whom did you send or give money? What is that person’s relationship

to you?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR q30b-30bj)

1 Mother 11 Daughter

2 Father 12 Son

3 Stepmother 13 Wife

4 Stepfather 14 Husband

5 Sister 15 Girlfriend/Female

Partner

6 Brother 16 Boyfriend/Male Partner

7 Niece 17 Grandmother

8 Nephew 18 Grandfather

9 Aunt 19 Cousin

10 Uncle 20 Other Relative or Step Relative of R

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

996 No 2nd, 3rd, Etc. Relative

w2q30b2-9 SECOND-NINTH RELATIVE

w2q30bj TENTH RELATIVE

w2q30c How much did you send or give (YOUR PERSON IN q30b)? (ENTER

RELATIONSHIP AND AMOUNT)

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q30c-30cj)

1-7000 DOLLARS

99998 DON’T KNOW

99997 REFUSED

BLANK – NO 1ST, 2ND, ETC. PERSON

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w2q30c2-9 AMOUNT FOR SECOND-NINTH PERSON

w2q30cj AMOUNT FOR TENTH PERSON

w2q31a Do you have access to a credit card that you can use while you are here at

college?

1 YES

5 NO

8 DON’T KNOW

7 REFUSED

w2q31b About how much, in total, did you charge during the past 30 days?

0-10000 Dollars

99998 Don’t know

99997 Refused

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q31a

Who typically makes payments on your credit card bills?

w2q31d RESPONDENT

1 YES

BLANK – INAPPLICABLE

w2q31e PARENTS

2 YES

BLANK – INAPPLICABLE

w2q31f OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS

3 YES

BLANK – INAPPLICABLE

w2q31g OTHER PERSON

4 YES

BLANK – INAPPLICABLE

w2q31s Who was that?

s Specify

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

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RESPONDENT’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS COLLEGE

w2q32a On a scale of zero to 10, where zero indicates total

disagreement and 10 indicates total agreement, how much

do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about

college?

I am doing less well in college than I would like.

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR q32a-q33i)

0 Total Disagreement

1-9

10 Total Agreement

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q32b I am having problems with my financial aid.

w2q32c I am having problems at home with a family member.

w2q32d I have too little time to do schoolwork.

w2q32e I have too little time to do things at home or in the community.

w2q32f My high school prepared me well for college work.

w2q32g I am afraid of failing out of college.

w2q33a My course test scores in class are an accurate indicator of my academic

abilities.

w2q33b My course grades are an accurate indicator of my academic abilities.

w2q33c If I am having trouble with course material, other students probably are as

well.

w2q33d If I let my instructors know that I am having difficulty in class, they will

think less of me.

w2q33e If I let other students know that I am having difficulty in class, they will

think less of me.

w2q33f If instructors hold negative stereotypes about certain groups, it will not effect

their evaluations of individual students from that group.

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w2q33g If other students hold negative stereotypes about certain groups, it will not

affect their evaluations of individual students from that group.

w2q33h If I excel academically, it reflects positively on my racial

or ethnic group.

w2q33i If I do poorly academically, it reflects positively on my racial or ethnic

group.

w2q34 On a scale of zero to 10, where zero indicates no effort at all and 10 indicates

the maximum possible effort, how hard would you say you have been trying

during this past year of college.

0 No effort

1-9

10 Maximum effort

95 Not applicable

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q35a Measuring the degree of difficulty on a scale of zero to 10, where zero is not

difficult at all and 10 is extremely difficult, how hard were each of the

following subjects for you as a freshman this year.

English?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR q35a-q35f)

0 Not difficult at all

1-9

10 Extremely difficult

95 Not applicable

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q35b History?

w2q35c Mathematics?

w2q35d Natural Sciences?

w2q35e Social Studies?

w2q35f Foreign Language?

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w2q36a In thinking about how to try in your college studies, how important for

you is each of the following considerations?

We’re using a scale of zero to 10, were zero indicates no importance

whatsoever and 10 indicates the utmost importance.

I want to make my parents proud of me.

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q36a-q38p)

0 No Importance

1-9

10 Utmost importance

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q36b I don’t want to embarrass my family.

w2q36c My family is making sacrifices for my education.

w2q36d I want to learn the material.

w2q36e I need grades to get into graduate or professional school.

w2q36f Graduating from college will help me get a job.

w2q36g I want to keep up with my friends.

w2q36h My teachers expect me to do well.

w2q36i My teachers encourage me to work hard.

w2q36j I don’t want to look foolish or stupid in class.

w2q36k If I don’t do well, people will look down on others like me.

ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND PEERS

w2q37a Once again, using a scale of zero to 10, where zero indicates no

importance, and 10 indicates the utmost importance, how important is it

to your (parents or guardian) that you:

Attend (College)?

w2q37b Work hard in college?

w2q37c Get good grades in college?

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w2q37d Graduate from college?

w2q37e Play sports in college?

w2q37f Go on to graduate or professional school?

w2q37g Study something practical?

w2q37h Study what interests you?

w2q38a Using the same scale where zero indicates no importance and 10 indicates

utmost importance, how important is it to your friends and close

acquaintances at (College) to:

Attend classes regularly?

w2q38b Study hard?

w2q38c Play sports?

w2q38d Get good grades?

w2q38e Be popular and well-liked by students?

w2q38f Graduate from college?

w2q38g Have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend?

w2q38h Spend time with friends just hanging out?

w2q38i Be willing to party, get wild?

w2q38j Go on to graduate or professional school.

w2q38k Participate in religious activities?

w2q38l Be happy and personally satisfied?

w2q38m Do community work or volunteer?

w2q38n Have a part-time job to pay for school?

w2q38o Study something practical?

w2q38p Study something interesting and creative?

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PERCEPTIONS OF PREJUDICE ON CAMPUS

w2q39 How often, if ever, have students in your college classes ever made you

feel uncomfortable or self-conscious because of your race or ethnicity? Is

it:

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q39-q50)

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

5 Very often

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q40 How often, if ever, have any of your college professors made you feel

uncomfortable or self-conscious because of your race or ethnicity?

w2q41 Walking around campus, how often, if ever, have you been made to feel

uncomfortable or self-conscious because of your race or ethnicity?

w2q42 Except for security guards at building entrances, how often, if ever, have

the campus police asked you to present identification?

w2q43 How often, if ever, have you heard derogatory remarks made by fellow

students about your ethnic group?

w2q44 How often, if ever, have you heard derogatory remarks made by

professors about your racial or ethnic group?

w2q45 How often, if ever, have you heard derogatory remarks by other college

staff about your racial or ethnic group?

w2q46 How often, if ever, have you experienced any other form of harassment on

campus simply because of your race or ethnicity?

w2q47 How often, if ever, have you experienced harassment from members of

your own race or ethnic group because you interacted or associated with

members of some other group?

w2q48 How often, if ever, have you felt you were given a bad grade by a

professor because of your race or ethnicity?

w2q49 How often, if ever, have you felt you were discouraged by a professor

from speaking out in class because of your race or ethnicity?

w2q50 How often, if ever, have you been discouraged from a course of study by

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your advisor or professor?

w2q51a In the courses you have taken so far this year, how many of your

professors have been:

Female?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q51a-e)

0-25 Professors

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q51b African American or Black?

w2q51c Hispanic?

w2q51d Asian?

w2q51e White?

w2q52a Thinking back to the very first class you attended at (College), roughly

what percentage of the students were:

African American or Black?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR q52a-q52d)

0-100 Percent

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

w2q52b Hispanic?

w2q52c Asian?

w2q52d White?

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RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE, AND CHILDCARE

w2q53a Thinking about the 10 closest friends you have made since coming to

college, how many are:

Female?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q53a-e)

0-10 Friends

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q53b African American or Black?

w2q53c Hispanic?

w2q53d Asian?

w2q53e White?

w2q54a Since the beginning of the Fall term, how many, if any, steady

romantic relationships have you had?

0 None, no relationships

1-10 Relationships

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q54b Is the (first) person someone you met at college someone you knew

before college, or someone you met off-campus?

(USE CODES GIVEN BELOW FOR w2q54b-q54k)

FIRST PERSON

1 Met at college

2 Knew before

3 Met off-campus

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q54c-j SECOND-NINTH PERSON

BLANK – No 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. person

w2q54k TENTH PERSON

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w2q55 Since the beginning of the Fall term, have you engaged in sexual

intercourse?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q56a Have you ever shared a household with anyone as part of romantic

relationship.

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q56b Are you currently living with someone with whom you are in a

romantic relationship?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

9 Refused

BLANK – CODED 5, 7, OR 8 IN q56a OR CODED 0 IN q54

w2q56c For how many months have you lived with this person?

0 Less than one month

1-60 Months

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q56a OR IN q56b OR CODED 0 IN

q54

w2q57a Have you ever dated anyone from a racial or group different from

your own?

1 Yes

5 No (SKIP TO w2q58a)

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

What other groups have you dated?

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

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w2q57c Whites

1 Yes

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q57A OR NOT

MENTIONED

w2q57d African Americans or Blacks

2 Yes

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q57a OR NOT

MENTIONED

w2q57e Hispanics

3 Yes

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q57a OR NOT

MENTIONED

w2q57f Asians

4 Yes

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q57a OR NOT

MENTIONED

w2q57g Other

Yes

BLANK – CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q57a OR NOT

MENTIONED

w2q58a Have you ever been married?

1 Yes

5 No (SKIP TO w2q59a)

8 Don’t know (SKIP TO w2q59a)

7 Refused (SKIP TO w2q59a)

w2q58b Are you currently married?

1 Yes

5 No (SKIP TO w2q59a)

8 Don’t know (SKIP TO w2q59a)

7 Refused (SKIP TO w2q59a)

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w2q58c How long have you been married?

AMOUNT OF TIME

1-25 Months/Years

998 Don’t Know

997 Refused

w2q58u UNIT OF TIME

1 Months

5 Years

IF R IS MALE, SKIP TO w2q60A

w2q59a Have you ever given birth to any children?

1 Yes

5 No (SKIP TO w2q62a)

8 Don’t know (SKIP TO w2q62a)

7 Refused (SKIP TO w2q62a)

BLANK – R IS MALE

w2q59b How many children have you borne?

1-5 Children

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q59c Have you given (a/any) child up for adoption?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

BLANK – R IS MALE OR CODED 5, 7 OR 8 IN q59a

w2q59d Does your child currently live with you?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

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w2qq59d How many of your children currently live with you?

0-5 Children

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q59e Who has legal custody of your (child/children), you or

someone else?

1 Respondent

2 Someone else

3 Shared custody

4 Other

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q59f Who is that?

1 Child’s Father 9 Nephew

2 Mother 10 Aunt

3 Father 11 Uncle

4 Stepmother 12 Husband

5 Stepfather 13 Boyfriend/Male

Partner

6 Sister 14 Grandmother

7 Brother 15 Grandfather

8 Niece

s Other Relative or step-relative of R

t Other Non-Relative of R

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

BLANK – CODED 1 IN q59e

IF R IS FEMALE, SKIP TO w2q61A

w2q60a Have you ever fathered any children?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

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w2q60b How many children have you fathered?

1-5 Children

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q60c Have you given up (a/any) child for adoption?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2q60d Does your child currently live with you?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

w2qq60d How many of your children currently live with you?

0-5 Children

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q60e Who has legal custody of your (child/children), you or

someone else?

1 Respondent

2 Someone else

3 Shared custody

4 Other (Specify:)

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q60f Who is that?

1 Child’s Mother 9 Nephew

2 Mother 10 Aunt

3 Father 11 Uncle

4 Stepmother 12 Wife

5 Stepfather 13 Girlfriend/Female

partner

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6 Sister 14 Grandmother

7 Brother 15 Grandfather

8 Niece 16 Cousin

s Other Relative or Step-Relative of R: (Specify)

t Other Non-Relative of R

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

w2q61a On typical Monday through Friday, how many hours a

day do you spend caring for your (child/children)?

0-120 Hours

998 Don’t know

997 Refused

w2q61b On a typical weekend, how many hours a day do you

spend caring for your (child/children)?

0-120 Hours

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q61c In a typical month, how many school days do you miss

because of child care duties?

0-31 Days

98 Don’t know

97 Refused

w2q61d How often, if ever, do child care responsibilities interfere

with studying? Is it:

1 Never

2 Sometimes

3 Frequently

4 Very frequently?

8 Don’t know

9 Refused

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NEXT YEAR’S COLLEGE PLANS

w2q62a Thank you very much for your time and participation in

this important study. I want to be sure your money order

is sent to the correct name and address.

(NOT CODED)

w2q63 Do you plan to attend (current college) next year?

1 Yes

5 No

8 Don’t know

7 Refused

9 Missing

w2q64 What college, if any, do you expect to attend?

0 None

7777 Other, SPECIFY

9998 Don’t know

9997 CODED 1, 7, 8 OR 9 IN w2q63

NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF FRESHMEN

SPRING 2000 (2ND INT)

APPENDIX B

(USE CODES BELOW FOR QUESTIONS W2Q5CA-CJ, W2Q7C & W2Q9C)

<11> African American Studies <32> Religion/Theology

<12> Anthropology/Archaeology <33> Sociology

<13> Art History/Fine Arts/Visual Arts <34> Spanish

<14> Athletics/Physical Education/Kinesiology <35> Theater/Radio, Television/Film

<15> Biology/Human Biology <36> Womens Studies

<16> Business & Management <37> Engineering, all

<17> Chemistry <38> Foreign Languages/Other or Unspecified

Romance Languages

<18> Criminal Justice <40> Science, Other or Unspecified

<19> Computer/Information Science <41> Nursing

<20> Economics <42> Asian/Near-Eastern and Middle Eastern

Studies

<21> English/Comparative Literature/Literature

<43> Arts and Sciences/Arts and Letters

(Unspecified)

<22> Finance <45> Urban Studies

<23> Geography <48> Legal Studies

<24< History <49> Communications

<25> Journalism <50> Classical Studies

<26> Mathematics/Statistics <52> Linguistics/Speech

<27> Music/Dance <53> Social Sciences, Other or Unspecified

<28> Philosophy <54> Education

<29> Political Science <777> Other

<30> Physics <998> Don’t Know

<31> Psychology <997> Refused

<999> Unable to determine

(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)

APPENDIX B (Continued)

<55> Accounting <73> First Year Studies/Freshmen Seminar

<56> Agriculture <74> Geology

<57> Air Force <75> Government

<58> Allied Health <76> Health

<59> American Studies <77> Hispanic Studies/Latin American Studies

<60> Ames/Aims <78> Honors

<61> Applied Studies <79> Humanities

<62> Architecture <80> Human Development/Human

Performance

<63> Army <81> Interdisciplinary

Studies/Interdepartmental program

<65> Behavioral Science <82> Learning Assistance/Learning Systems

<66> Composition/Writing/& Critical Thinking <83> Marketing

<67> Comprehensive Studies <84> Military Science

<68> Core Curriculum/Class/University Studies

Course

<85> Nutrition/Dietetics

<69> Conservatory <86> Operation & Information

Management/OPIM

<70> Ecology/Environmental Science &

Design/Natural Resources

<87> Public Health

<71> Ethnic Studies <88> Rhetoric

<72> Experimental College <89> Zoology

<90> International Studies

NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF FRESHMENT SPRING 2000 CATI INTERVIEW

(2ND INT)

APPENDIX C

(CODES BELOW FOR QUESTION W2Q10)

<1> ACTUARIAL SCIENCE <31> ART/ART HISTORY

<2> ANTHROPOLOGY <32> ADVERTISING /PUBLIC RELATIONS/

MARKETING

<3> BIO-CHEMISTRY <33> AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

<4> BIO-ENGINEERING <34> AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

<5> BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR <35> AGRICULTURE/BOTANY

<6> BIOLOGICAL <36> ARCHITECTURE

<7> BUSINESS/FINANCE/ACCOUNTING <37> EDUCATION

<8> CHEMICAL ENGINEERING <38> ENGINEERING, OTHER OR

UNSPECIFIED

<9> CHEMISTRY <39> ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE/ENGINEERING

<10> CIVIL ENGINEERING <40> EXERCISE/SPORTS SCIENCE/

KINESIOLOGY

<11> COMMUNICATIONS/TELECOMMUNI-

CATIONS

<41> HEALTH/HEALTH CARE POLICY

<12> COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION

SCIENCE/COMPUTER ENGINEERING

<42> INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

<13> CRIMINAL JUSTICE <43> JOURNALISM

<14> ECONOMICS <44> MATH

<15> ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING <45> MUSIC/DANCE

<17> ENGLISH <46> NEUROSCIENCE

<18> HISTORY <47> PHARMACY

<19> INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/

DIPLOMACY/FOREIGN RELATIONS

<48> PHILOSOPHY

<20> MATERIAL SCIENCE <49> PHYSICAL THERAPY

<21> MECHANICAL SCIENCE <50> RADIO/TELEVISION/FILM/THEATRE/

DRAMA

<22> NURSING <51> RELIGION

<23> PHYSICS <52> SCIENCE, OTHER OR UNSPECIFIED

<24> POLITICAL SCIENCE <53> URBAN STUDIES

<25> PRE-MED <54> ZOOLOGY/WILDLIFE SCIENCE

<26> PSYCHOLOGY

<27> SOCIOLOGY

<28> FOREIGN LANGUAGE

<29> MATH

<30> MARKETING

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