Questionnaire Public Report11/15/2012 05:39:14 PM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997
Round:Youth Questionnaire 97 (R12)
Instrument :Youth
  1. Tell Us What You Think



YTEL-55 [T31624.00]Section: Tell Us What You Think

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? Please give me an answer from 1 to 10, where 1 means extremely dissatisfied and 10 means extremely satisfied.

 1   1 EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED
 2   2
 3   3
 4   4
 5   5
 6   6
 7   7
 8   8
 9   9
 10   10 EXTREMELY SATISIFIED

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YTEL-TIPI []Section: Tell Us What You Think

We'd like to end the interview with some questions about how you see yourself and how you are feeling about your life these days. Here are some personality traits that may or may not apply to you. You will hear several pairs of personality traits that are related but not exactly the same.

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YTEL-TIPIA [T31625.00]Section: Tell Us What You Think

(HAND R CARD WW)

Using a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 means disagree strongly and 7 means agree strongly, please rate how well each pair of traits applies to you, even if one characteristic applies more strongly than the other.

 - ....Extraverted, enthusiastic
 - ....Critical, quarrelsome
 - ....Dependable, self-disciplined
 - ....Anxious, easily upset
 - ....Open to new experiences, complex
 - ....Reserved, quiet
 - ....Sympathetic, warm
 - ....Disorganized, careless
 - ....Calm, emotionally stable
 - ....Conventional, uncreative
 1   1 -- Disagree strongly
 2   2 -- Disagree moderately
 3   3 -- Disagree a little
 4   4 -- Neither agree nor disagree
 5   5 -- Agree a little
 6   6 -- Agree moderately
 7   7 -- Agree strongly

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YTEL-IND [T31626.00]Section: Tell Us What You Think

(HAND R CARD WW)

Now I will read some statements that may or may not apply to you. On the same scale, where 1 means disagree strongly and 7 means agree strongly, please tell me how much you agree or disagree that each statement describes who you are and how you act.

 - I do not work as hard as the majority of people around me.
 - I do what is required, but rarely anything more.
 - I have high standards and work toward them.
 - I make every effort to do more than what is expected of me.
 1   1 -- Disagree strongly
 2   2 -- Disagree moderately
 3   3 -- Disagree a little
 4   4 -- Neither agree nor disagree
 5   5 -- Agree a little
 6   6 -- Agree moderately
 7   7 -- Agree strongly

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YTEL-TRAD [T31627.00]Section: Tell Us What You Think

(HAND R CARD WW)

Again on the same scale, where 1 means disagree strongly and 7 means agree strongly, how much do you agree or disagree that the following statements describe who you are and how you act.

 - I do not intend to follow every little rule that others make up.
 - When I was in school, I used to break rules quite regularly.
 - I support long-established rules and traditions.
 - Even if I knew how to get around the rules without breaking them, I would not do it.
 1   1 -- Disagree strongly
 2   2 -- Disagree moderately
 3   3 -- Disagree a little
 4   4 -- Neither agree nor disagree
 5   5 -- Agree a little
 6   6 -- Agree moderately
 7   7 -- Agree strongly

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YTEL-LOCATORCHECK [T31630.00]Section: Tell Us What You Think

{LOCATORCHANGE}==1

COMMENT: This respondent is to receive the alternate locator format

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YTEL-61

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YTEL-61 []Section: Tell Us What You Think

Those are all of the questions that we have for you this year. As usual we appreciate the time and the attention that you give to the NLSY97.

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