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Mail: Social and Civic Participation

Graduate Mail: Social and Civic Participation Module


OVERVIEW

Social and Civic Participation questions were initially introduced in the 1993
mail survey.  Most items from that round have been retained, in addition to
items regarding internet and email use.


BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS
    
    Ranges reference dataset/codebook order, not necessarily alphabetical
    _____________________________________________________________________
    IZ101RER-IZ103RER:      Political Participation

    IZ023RER-IZ024RER:      Past 4 Weeks Social Get Togethers

    IZ104RER-IZ107RER:      Past Social Get Together Frequency

    IZ114RER-IZ116RER:      Current and Past Telephone Use with Friend or 
                            Relatives

    IZ108RER-IZ113RER:      Current and Past Solitary Leisure Time Media 
                            Use

    IZ117RER-IZ131RER:      Current and Past Reading Behaviors

    IZ132RER-IZ164RER:      Current and Past Leisure Time Activities

    IZ165RER-IZ167RER:      Current and Past Solitray Light Physical 
                            Activity

    IZ168RER-IZ170RER:      Current and Past Group Light Physical
                            Activity

    IZ171RER-IZ173RER:      Current and Past Solitray Vigorous Physical 
                            Activity

    IZ174RER-IZ176RER:      Current and Past Group Vigorous Physical 
                            Activity

    IZ001RER:               Did Respondent Answer Any Org. Participation 
                            Questions?

    IZ002RER-IZ022RER:      Level of Involvement in Clubs or Organizations

    IZ177RER-IZ201RER:      Reasons for Obtaining Home Internet Access

    IZ202RER-IZ212RER:      Email Use Questions

    IZ213RER-IZ219RER:      WWW Use Questions

    IZ238RER-IZ240RER:      WWW/Email Summary Items
                            
    IZ220RER-IZ229RER:      Reasons for Volunteering

    IZ230RER-IZ232RER:      Volunteering Opinions

    IZ233RER:               Who are you Most Like?

    IZ234RER:               Who are you Least Like?
    

NOTE: See Cor813 in Appendix A for variable creation details

iz101rer: Which statement best describes your decision to vote in the November 2002 election?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q1sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 72 148 220
-1 Don't Know 2 1 3
1 I did not vote in the election in November 2002 353 402 755
2 I thought about voting in November 2002 but did not 65 79 144
3 I usually vote but did not vote in November 2002 88 114 202
4 I am sure I voted at the polls in the election in November 2002 2353 2715 5068
5 I am sure I voted by absentee ballot in November 2002 212 241 453

iz102rer: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or other?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q2sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 92 212 304
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Republican 1136 1185 2321
2 Democrat 696 1067 1763
3 Indep but leaning toward Republican 385 327 712
4 Indep but leaning toward Democrat 319 336 655
5 Independent 424 413 837
6 Other 93 159 252

iz103rer: Where would you place yourself on a liberal and conservative political scale?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 129 313 442
-1 Don't Know 1 4 5
1 Extremely liberal 24 30 54
2 Liberal 202 296 498
3 Slightly liberal 261 324 585
4 Moderate/middle of the road 909 1409 2318
5 Slightly conservative 592 567 1159
6 Conservative 931 661 1592
7 Extremely conservative 96 96 192

iz023rer: How many times, if at all, during the past four weeks have you gotten together with friends? We mean like going out together or visiting in each other's homes.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q4sp_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 122 186 308
-1 Don't Know 3 1 4
0 - 1 1066 887 1953
2 - 3 909 1018 1927
4 - 5 562 764 1326
6 - 24 477 829 1306
25 - 28 6 15 21

iz024rer: How many times, if at all, during the past four weeks have you gotten together socially with relatives?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q5sp_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 179 238 417
-1 Don't Know 1 2 3
0 - 1 964 771 1735
2 672 629 1301
3 - 4 791 1095 1886
5 - 12 490 861 1351
14 - 28 48 104 152

iz104rer: How often did you get together with friends about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q4sp_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 111 144 255
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Often 1753 2487 4240
2 Rarely 1227 1017 2244
3 Never 53 52 105

iz105rer: How often did you get together with friends when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q4sp_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 118 150 268
1 Often 2152 2775 4927
2 Rarely 834 731 1565
3 Never 41 44 85

iz106rer: How often did you get together socially with relatives about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q5sp_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 173 204 377
1 Often 1901 2605 4506
2 Rarely 1027 867 1894
3 Never 44 24 68

iz107rer: How often did you get together socially with relatives when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q5sp_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 181 211 392
1 Often 2017 2718 4735
2 Rarely 910 748 1658
3 Never 37 23 60

iz114rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you talk on the phone with friends or relatives?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spc_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 156 225 381
-1 Don't Know 3 9 12
0 - 1 1721 778 2499
2 630 796 1426
3 - 5 431 983 1414
6 - 168 204 909 1113

iz115rer: How often did you talk on the phone with friends or relatives about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spc_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 185 260 445
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Often 1105 2358 3463
2 Rarely 1782 1068 2850
3 Never 73 13 86

iz116rer: How often did you talk on the phone with friends or relatives when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spc_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 185 254 439
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Often 1053 2288 3341
2 Rarely 1812 1128 2940
3 Never 95 29 124

iz108rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you watch television?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spa_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 89 201 290
-1 Don't Know 4 12 16
0 - 8 609 711 1320
9 - 14 705 746 1451
15 - 20 835 779 1614
21 - 30 610 732 1342
31 - 168 293 519 812

iz109rer: How often did you watch television about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spa_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 120 246 366
-1 Don't Know 1 1 2
1 Often 1950 2037 3987
2 Rarely 1052 1390 2442
3 Never 22 26 48

iz110rer: How often did you watch television when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spa_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 125 241 366
-1 Don't Know 1 1 2
1 Often 1528 1558 3086
2 Rarely 1418 1815 3233
3 Never 73 85 158

iz111rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you spend reading books, magazines, newspapers or other reading material?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spb_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 100 198 298
-1 Don't Know 2 9 11
0 - 5 888 704 1592
6 - 9 672 665 1337
10 - 12 654 708 1362
13 - 20 640 983 1623
21 - 168 189 433 622

iz112rer: How often did you read books, magazines, newspapers or other reading material about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spb_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 142 251 393
-1 Don't Know 1 1 2
1 Often 2077 2638 4715
2 Rarely 897 788 1685
3 Never 28 22 50

iz113rer: How often did you read books, magazines, newspapers or other reading material when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spb_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 145 254 399
-1 Don't Know 1 1 2
1 Often 1867 2222 4089
2 Rarely 1066 1163 2229
3 Never 66 60 126

iz117rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you read on the job?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spd_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 180 359 539
-2 1584 1849 3433
-1 Don't Know 0 2 2
0 726 971 1697
1 - 5 388 298 686
6 - 58 267 221 488

iz118rer: How often did you read on the job about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spd_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 182 316 498
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 769 659 1428
2 Rarely 421 408 829
3 Never 189 468 657

iz119rer: How often did you read on the job when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spd_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 183 335 518
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 791 555 1346
2 Rarely 412 426 838
3 Never 175 535 710

iz120rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you read biographies or other non-fiction books?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spe_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 121 209 330
-2 1584 1849 3433
-1 Don't Know 1 5 6
0 765 688 1453
1 - 2 403 485 888
3 - 10 237 413 650
11 - 40 34 51 85

iz121rer: How often did you read biographies or other non-fiction books about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6sp3_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 161 239 400
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 286 500 786
2 Rarely 728 806 1534
3 Never 386 306 692

iz122rer: How often did you read biographies or other non-fiction books when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6sp3_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 161 246 407
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 269 418 687
2 Rarely 726 853 1579
3 Never 405 334 739

iz123rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you read the Bible or other religious materials?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spf_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 120 194 314
-2 1584 1849 3433
-1 Don't Know 1 3 4
0 888 760 1648
1 295 400 695
2 - 7 214 427 641
8 - 100 43 67 110

iz124rer: How often did you read the Bible or other religious materials about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spf_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 159 227 386
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 242 454 696
2 Rarely 610 762 1372
3 Never 550 408 958

iz125rer: How often did you read the Bible or other religious materials when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spf_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 162 239 401
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 199 392 591
2 Rarely 648 785 1433
3 Never 552 435 987

iz126rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you read magazines or newspapers?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spg_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 62 110 172
-2 1584 1849 3433
-1 Don't Know 0 4 4
0 - 1 307 379 686
2 - 3 321 370 691
4 - 7 476 592 1068
8 - 15 330 347 677
16 - 40 65 49 114

iz127rer: How often did you read magazines or newspapers about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spg_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 111 194 305
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 1065 1238 2303
2 Rarely 358 392 750
3 Never 27 27 54

iz128rer: How often did you read magazines or newspapers when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6spg_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 113 200 313
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 999 1116 2115
2 Rarely 412 489 901
3 Never 37 46 83

iz129rer: During the past year, how many hours per week did you read fiction?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6sph_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 133 192 325
-2 1584 1849 3433
-1 Don't Know 1 5 6
0 834 526 1360
1 - 3 335 399 734
4 - 10 206 542 748
11 - 50 52 187 239

iz130rer: How often did you read fiction about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6sph_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 177 258 435
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 285 843 1128
2 Rarely 637 499 1136
3 Never 462 251 713

iz131rer: How often did you read fiction when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q6sph_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 180 266 446
-2 1584 1849 3433
1 Often 273 704 977
2 Rarely 621 605 1226
3 Never 487 276 763

iz132rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you write letters, not including e-mail?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spa_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 207 334 541
-1 Don't Know 0 6 6
0 1890 1135 3025
1 668 1190 1858
2 - 8 337 943 1280
9 - 300 43 92 135

iz133rer: How often did you write letters, not including e-mail, about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spa_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 210 294 504
1 Often 270 950 1220
2 Rarely 1602 2095 3697
3 Never 1063 361 1424

iz134rer: How often did you write letters, not including e-mail, when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spa_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 216 308 524
1 Often 312 1182 1494
2 Rarely 1614 1877 3491
3 Never 1003 333 1336

iz135rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you play cards or board games, including games on a computer?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spb_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 161 302 463
-1 Don't Know 1 7 8
0 1156 988 2144
1 - 2 615 661 1276
3 - 8 608 780 1388
9 - 30 513 789 1302
32 - 210 91 173 264

iz136rer: How often did you play cards or board games, including games on a computer, about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spb_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 199 298 497
1 Often 681 1065 1746
2 Rarely 1622 1728 3350
3 Never 643 609 1252

iz137rer: How often did you play cards or board games, including games on a computer, when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spb_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 201 315 516
1 Often 822 1252 2074
2 Rarely 1454 1494 2948
3 Never 668 639 1307

iz138rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you paint, draw, or do another form of art?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spc_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 223 411 634
-1 Don't Know 1 6 7
0 2571 2468 5039
1 - 250 350 815 1165

iz139rer: How often did you paint, draw, or do another form of art about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spc_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 265 411 676
1 Often 173 449 622
2 Rarely 611 898 1509
3 Never 2096 1942 4038

iz140rer: How often did you paint, draw, or do another form of art when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spc_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 268 424 692
1 Often 177 471 648
2 Rarely 616 911 1527
3 Never 2084 1894 3978

iz141rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you play a musical instrument?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spd_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 222 396 618
-1 Don't Know 0 3 3
0 2707 2825 5532
1 - 200 216 476 692

iz142rer: How often did you play a musical instrument about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spd_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 265 393 658
1 Often 140 279 419
2 Rarely 296 555 851
3 Never 2444 2473 4917

iz143rer: How often did you play a musical instrument when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spd_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 271 402 673
1 Often 212 381 593
2 Rarely 300 559 859
3 Never 2362 2358 4720

iz144rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you spend going to the movies?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spe_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 204 359 563
-1 Don't Know 1 5 6
0 1578 1615 3193
1 - 2 696 762 1458
3 - 7 534 723 1257
8 - 72 132 236 368

iz145rer: How often did you go to the movies about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spe_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 204 312 516
1 Often 376 491 867
2 Rarely 1925 2236 4161
3 Never 640 661 1301

iz146rer: How often did you go to the movies when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spe_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 207 322 529
1 Often 527 556 1083
2 Rarely 1948 2254 4202
3 Never 463 568 1031

iz147rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you spend going to a lecture, concert, play, museum or other similar activity?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spf_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 221 384 605
-1 Don't Know 0 7 7
0 1413 1187 2600
1 - 2 919 1097 2016
3 - 8 510 836 1346
9 - 70 82 189 271

iz148rer: How often did you go to a lecture, concert, play, museum or other similar activity about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spf_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 234 381 615
1 Often 428 751 1179
2 Rarely 1789 1973 3762
3 Never 694 595 1289

iz149rer: How often did you go to a lecture, concert, play, museum or other similar activity when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spf_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 236 387 623
1 Often 450 676 1126
2 Rarely 1740 1984 3724
3 Never 719 653 1372

iz150rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you spend going out to a restaurant or bar?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spg_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 146 268 414
-1 Don't Know 3 9 12
0 - 3 669 816 1485
4 - 5 633 701 1334
6 - 8 612 779 1391
9 - 15 610 676 1286
16 - 630 472 451 923

iz151rer: How often did you go out to a restaurant or bar about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spg_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 163 280 443
1 Often 1744 1939 3683
2 Rarely 1208 1431 2639
3 Never 30 50 80

iz152rer: How often did you go out to a restaurant or bar when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spg_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 164 286 450
1 Often 1576 1435 3011
2 Rarely 1338 1820 3158
3 Never 67 159 226

iz153rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you work on a crossword puzzle or other word game?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7sph_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 229 347 576
-1 Don't Know 1 10 11
0 2104 1517 3621
1 - 4 415 870 1285
5 - 35 365 889 1254
36 - 720 31 67 98

iz154rer: How often did you work on a crossword puzzle or other word game about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7sph_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 259 363 622
1 Often 348 831 1179
2 Rarely 912 1435 2347
3 Never 1626 1071 2697

iz155rer: How often did you work on a crossword puzzle or other word game when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7sph_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 260 375 635
1 Often 288 648 936
2 Rarely 915 1452 2367
3 Never 1682 1225 2907

iz156rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you do crafts or hobbies such as needlework, woodworking, model trains, jigsaw puzzles, etc.?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spi_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 226 340 566
-1 Don't Know 1 13 14
0 1571 1196 2767
1 - 4 505 801 1306
5 - 15 503 752 1255
16 - 560 339 598 937

iz157rer: How often did you do crafts or hobbies such as needlework, woodworking, model trains, jigsaw puzzles, etc. about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spi_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 256 332 588
1 Often 696 1396 2092
2 Rarely 1093 1314 2407
3 Never 1100 658 1758

iz158rer: How often did you do crafts or hobbies such as needlework, woodworking, model trains, jigsaw puzzles, etc. when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spi_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 257 341 598
1 Often 640 1395 2035
2 Rarely 1130 1279 2409
3 Never 1118 685 1803

iz159rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you make home repairs, car repairs, or do other handy work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spj_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 157 406 563
-1 Don't Know 1 8 9
0 291 1717 2008
1 - 3 564 861 1425
4 - 10 1362 528 1890
12 - 365 770 180 950

iz160rer: How often did you make home repairs, car repairs, or do other handy work about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spj_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 178 410 588
1 Often 1879 701 2580
2 Rarely 951 1337 2288
3 Never 137 1252 1389

iz161rer: How often did you make home repairs, car repairs, or do other handy work when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spj_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 179 421 600
1 Often 1963 752 2715
2 Rarely 853 1245 2098
3 Never 150 1282 1432

iz162rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you hunt or fish in season?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spk_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 191 425 616
-1 Don't Know 0 2 2
0 1577 2869 4446
1 - 20 1014 356 1370
21 - 500 363 48 411

iz163rer: How often did you hunt or fish in season about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spk_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 192 441 633
1 Often 1104 243 1347
2 Rarely 865 578 1443
3 Never 984 2438 3422

iz164rer: How often did you hunt or fish in season when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q7spk_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 189 449 638
1 Often 1325 273 1598
2 Rarely 818 627 1445
3 Never 813 2351 3164

iz165rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you spend doing light physical activities that you do alone, such as light housework, gardening, or walking by yourself?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spa_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 156 302 458
-1 Don't Know 2 15 17
0 - 8 926 523 1449
9 - 15 742 562 1304
16 - 30 804 1056 1860
31 - 80 423 866 1289
82 - 720 92 376 468

iz166rer: How often did you spend doing light physical activities that you do alone, such as light housework, gardening, or walking by yourself about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spa_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 167 258 425
1 Often 1989 3030 5019
2 Rarely 905 392 1297
3 Never 84 20 104

iz167rer: How often did you spend doing light physical activities that you do alone, such as light housework, gardening, or walking by yourself when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spa_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 164 261 425
1 Often 1863 2958 4821
2 Rarely 952 444 1396
3 Never 166 37 203

iz168rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you do light physical activities that you do with others, such as walking with friends, bowling, playing softball or other team sports with light activity?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spb_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 193 374 567
-1 Don't Know 0 8 8
0 1321 1435 2756
1 - 5 627 719 1346
6 - 15 582 692 1274
16 - 600 422 472 894

iz169rer: How often did you do light physical activities that you do with others, such as walking with friends, bowling, playing softball or other team sports with light activity about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spb_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 215 369 584
1 Often 1005 1226 2231
2 Rarely 1404 1483 2887
3 Never 521 622 1143

iz170rer: How often did you do light physical activities that you do with others, such as walking with friends, bowling, playing softball or other team sports with light activity when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spb_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 215 375 590
1 Often 1425 1481 2906
2 Rarely 1069 1282 2351
3 Never 436 562 998

iz171rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you do vigorous physical activities that you do alone, such as jogging, swimming, biking, or going to the gym by yourself?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spc_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 207 399 606
-1 Don't Know 1 5 6
0 1656 2079 3735
1 - 10 719 750 1469
11 - 300 562 467 1029

iz172rer: How often did you do vigorous physical activities that you do alone, such as jogging, swimming, biking, or going to the gym by yourself about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spc_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 218 394 612
1 Often 872 761 1633
2 Rarely 1244 1326 2570
3 Never 811 1219 2030

iz173rer: How often did you do vigorous physical activities that you do alone, such as jogging, swimming, biking, or going to the gym by yourself when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spc_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 215 398 613
1 Often 1031 824 1855
2 Rarely 1108 1330 2438
3 Never 791 1148 1939

iz174rer: During the past year, how many hours per month did you do vigorous physical activities that you do with others such as playing team sports, jogging, swimming, biking, or going to the gym with friends?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spd_1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 227 413 640
-1 Don't Know 1 4 5
0 2221 2485 4706
1 - 20 621 684 1305
21 - 300 75 114 189

iz175rer: How often did you do vigorous physical activities that you do with others such as playing team sports, jogging, swimming, biking, or going to the gym with friends about 10 years ago?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spd_2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 241 404 645
1 Often 487 531 1018
2 Rarely 1311 1236 2547
3 Never 1106 1529 2635

iz176rer: How often did you do vigorous physical activities that you do with others such as playing team sports, jogging, swimming, biking, or going to the gym with friends when you were about 35?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q8spd_3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 240 412 652
1 Often 894 696 1590
2 Rarely 1044 1163 2207
3 Never 967 1429 2396

iz001rer: Were any of the organizational participation questions answered?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sr_:a-s

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
1 Yes 3080 3600 6680
2 No 65 100 165

iz002rer: What is your level of involvement with church-connected groups, but not the church itself?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 95 147 242
-1 Don't Know 0 2 2
1 Not involved 1706 1610 3316
2 Very little 627 647 1274
3 Some 436 653 1089
4 Quite a bit 208 414 622
5 A great deal 73 227 300

iz003rer: What is your level of involvement with a church, temple or other place of worship.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 75 114 189
1 Not involved 952 772 1724
2 Very little 433 381 814
3 Some 646 778 1424
4 Quite a bit 651 838 1489
5 A great deal 388 817 1205

iz004rer: What is your level of involvement with labor unions?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 86 140 226
1 Not involved 2644 3346 5990
2 Very little 217 131 348
3 Some 147 63 210
4 Quite a bit 34 15 49
5 A great deal 17 5 22

iz005rer: What is your level of involvement with veterans' organizations?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_d

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 85 131 216
1 Not involved 2522 3311 5833
2 Very little 254 117 371
3 Some 198 107 305
4 Quite a bit 54 21 75
5 A great deal 32 13 45

iz006rer: What is your level of involvement with fraternal organizations or lodges?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_e

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 86 134 220
1 Not involved 2571 3325 5896
2 Very little 193 80 273
3 Some 184 95 279
4 Quite a bit 69 48 117
5 A great deal 42 18 60

iz007rer: What is your level of involvement with business or civic groups?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_f

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 142 238
1 Not involved 2377 3022 5399
2 Very little 287 208 495
3 Some 244 196 440
4 Quite a bit 105 98 203
5 A great deal 36 34 70

iz008rer: What is your level of involvement with parent-teachers' associations?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_g

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 85 132 217
1 Not involved 2943 3438 6381
2 Very little 72 55 127
3 Some 38 48 86
4 Quite a bit 3 12 15
5 A great deal 4 15 19

iz009rer: What is your level of involvement with community centers?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_h

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 83 141 224
1 Not involved 2657 2950 5607
2 Very little 221 262 483
3 Some 137 240 377
4 Quite a bit 35 70 105
5 A great deal 12 37 49

iz010rer: What is your level of involvement with organizations of people of the same nationality?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_i

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 88 143 231
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 2844 3307 6151
2 Very little 111 111 222
3 Some 75 83 158
4 Quite a bit 21 39 60
5 A great deal 5 17 22

iz011rer: What is your level of involvement with sports teams?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_j

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 80 134 214
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 2287 3031 5318
2 Very little 282 139 421
3 Some 292 214 506
4 Quite a bit 141 127 268
5 A great deal 62 55 117

iz012rer: What is your level of involvement with country clubs?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_k

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 93 138 231
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 2604 3256 5860
2 Very little 140 96 236
3 Some 138 109 247
4 Quite a bit 121 63 184
5 A great deal 48 38 86

iz013rer: What is your level of involvement with youth groups, for example as a Scout leader?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_l

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 90 138 228
1 Not involved 2875 3402 6277
2 Very little 96 61 157
3 Some 58 52 110
4 Quite a bit 18 29 47
5 A great deal 8 18 26

iz014rer: What is your level of involvement with professional groups?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_m

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 94 157 251
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 2335 2948 5283
2 Very little 297 205 502
3 Some 288 262 550
4 Quite a bit 97 90 187
5 A great deal 33 38 71

iz015rer: What is your level of involvement with political clubs or organizations?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_n

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 98 147 245
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 2716 3213 5929
2 Very little 191 179 370
3 Some 108 113 221
4 Quite a bit 19 35 54
5 A great deal 12 13 25

iz016rer: What is your level of involvement with neighborhood improvement organizations?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_o

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 154 250
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 2409 2827 5236
2 Very little 345 344 689
3 Some 220 274 494
4 Quite a bit 53 69 122
5 A great deal 21 32 53

iz017rer: What is your level of involvement with charity or welfare organizations?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_p

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 102 156 258
-1 Don't Know 1 1 2
1 Not involved 2009 2084 4093
2 Very little 409 538 947
3 Some 412 585 997
4 Quite a bit 154 222 376
5 A great deal 58 114 172

iz018rer: What is your level of involvement with hobby groups?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_q

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 137 272 409
1 Not involved 2350 2453 4803
2 Very little 271 310 581
3 Some 249 399 648
4 Quite a bit 93 175 268
5 A great deal 45 91 136

iz020rer: What is your level of involvement with the first club/organization you are involved with other than church-connect groups, the church itself, labor unions, Veterans' organizations, fraternal organizations or lodges, business or civic groups, parent-teachers' associations, community centers, organizations of people of the same nationality, sports teams, country clubs, youth groups, professional groups, political clubs or organizations, neighborhood improvement organizations, charity or welfare organizations, and hobby groups?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_r

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 2477 2982 5459
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 358 238 596
2 Very little 5 4 9
3 Some 63 87 150
4 Quite a bit 132 212 344
5 A great deal 109 177 286
Note: A variable coding the specific activity was not created for this residual category.

iz022rer: What is your level of involvement with the second club/organization you are involved with other than church-connect groups, the church itself, labor unions, Veterans' organizations, fraternal organizations or lodges, business or civic groups, parent-teachers' associations, community centers, organizations of people of the same nationality, sports teams, country clubs, youth groups, professional groups, political clubs or organizations, neighborhood improvement organizations, charity or welfare organizations, and hobby groups?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q9sp_s

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 2724 3326 6050
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Not involved 338 228 566
2 Very little 3 3 6
3 Some 16 42 58
4 Quite a bit 34 53 87
5 A great deal 29 48 77
Note: A variable coding the specific activity was not created for this residual category.

iz177rer: Does your home not have Internet service?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ax

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-4 Not Ascertained 5 2 7
-3 Refused 96 172 268
1 Checked 875 1246 2121
2 Unchecked 2169 2280 4449

iz178rer: Was 'interested in using Web for recreation' not among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2aa

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 726 775 1501
2 NO 1443 1505 2948

iz179rer: For you, was 'interested in using Web for recreation' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ab

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 969 1003 1972
2 NO 1200 1277 2477

iz180rer: For your spouse, was 'interested in using Web for recreation' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ac

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 808 650 1458
2 NO 1361 1630 2991

iz181rer: For someone else in your household, was 'interested in using Web for recreation' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ad

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 177 165 342
2 NO 1992 2115 4107

iz182rer: Was 'doing tasks related to one's job' not among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ba

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 924 1140 2064
2 NO 1245 1140 2385

iz183rer: For you, was 'doing tasks related to one's job' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2bb

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 844 670 1514
2 NO 1325 1610 2935

iz184rer: For your spouse, was 'doing tasks related to one's job' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2bc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 506 439 945
2 NO 1663 1841 3504

iz185rer: For someone else in your household, was 'doing tasks related to one's job' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2bd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 100 99 199
2 NO 2069 2181 4250

iz186rer: Was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your children' not among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ca

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 466 457 923
2 NO 1703 1823 3526

iz187rer: For you, was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your children' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2cb

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 1157 1576 2733
2 NO 1012 704 1716

iz188rer: For your spouse, was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your children' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2cc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 1205 752 1957
2 NO 964 1528 2492

iz189rer: For someone else in your household, was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your children' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2cd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 101 69 170
2 NO 2068 2211 4279

iz190rer: Was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your siblings' not among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2da

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 725 664 1389
2 NO 1444 1616 3060

iz191rer: For you, was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your siblings' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10spdb

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 918 1292 2210
2 NO 1251 988 2239

iz192rer: For your spouse, was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your siblings' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2dc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 936 540 1476
2 NO 1233 1740 2973

iz193rer: For someone else in your household, was 'using e-mail to communicate with one of your siblings' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2dd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 96 84 180
2 NO 2073 2196 4269

iz194rer: Was 'using e-mail to communicate with other relatives' not among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ea

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 503 442 945
2 NO 1666 1838 3504

iz195rer: For you, was 'using e-mail to communicate with other relatives' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2eb

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 1058 1566 2624
2 NO 1111 714 1825

iz196rer: For your spouse, was 'using e-mail to communicate with other relatives' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ec

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 1127 633 1760
2 NO 1042 1647 2689

iz197rer: For someone else in your household, was 'using e-mail to communicate with other relatives' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2ed

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 112 88 200
2 NO 2057 2192 4249

iz198rer: Was 'using e-mail to communicate with friends' not among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2fa

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 282 237 519
2 NO 1887 2043 3930

iz199rer: For you, was 'using e-mail to communicate with friends' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2fb

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 1325 1779 3104
2 NO 844 501 1345

iz200rer: For your spouse, was 'using e-mail to communicate with friends' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2fc

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 1309 781 2090
2 NO 860 1499 2359

iz201rer: For someone else in your household, was 'using e-mail to communicate with friends' among the most important reasons why your household first obtained Internet access?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q10sp2fd

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 96 172 268
-2 880 1248 2128
1 YES 164 128 292
2 NO 2005 2152 4157

iz202rer: Have you never used e-mail from any location?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11spx

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-4 Not Ascertained 253 313 566
-3 Refused 69 132 201
1 Checked 'Never use email' 1004 1139 2143
2 Left Unchecked 1819 2116 3935

iz203rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages from your spouse?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 238 514 752
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 120 64 184
2 More than once per week 122 62 184
3 More than once per month 102 51 153
4 Less than once per month 156 122 278
5 Never 1269 1596 2865

iz204rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages from your children?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 164 289 453
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 147 226 373
2 More than once per week 497 622 1119
3 More than once per month 597 633 1230
4 Less than once per month 339 341 680
5 Never 263 298 561

iz205rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages from your siblings?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_c
Revisions: Updated 07/07     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 195 322 517
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 79 133 212
2 More than once per week 260 382 642
3 More than once per month 454 551 1005
4 Less than once per month 402 389 791
5 Never 617 632 1249

iz206rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages from your grandchildren?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_d
Revisions: Updated 07/07     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 256 420 676
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 22 40 62
2 More than once per week 90 163 253
3 More than once per month 208 290 498
4 Less than once per month 349 459 808
5 Never 1082 1037 2119

iz207rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages from other relatives?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_e
Revisions: Updated 07/07     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 176 308 484
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 74 114 188
2 More than once per week 235 336 571
3 More than once per month 473 600 1073
4 Less than once per month 551 567 1118
5 Never 498 484 982

iz208rer: How often do you send or receive job-related e-mail messages from co-workers?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_f
Revisions: Updated 07/07     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 246 415 661
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 233 226 459
2 More than once per week 168 152 320
3 More than once per month 177 144 321
4 Less than once per month 191 158 349
5 Never 992 1314 2306

iz209rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages not relating to your job from co-workers?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_g
Revisions: Updated 07/07     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 260 436 696
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 100 118 218
2 More than once per week 164 176 340
3 More than once per month 200 203 403
4 Less than once per month 271 237 508
5 Never 1012 1239 2251

iz210rer: How often do you send or receive personal e-mail messages from friends?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q11sp_h

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 122 226 348
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 382 569 951
2 More than once per week 536 695 1231
3 More than once per month 527 528 1055
4 Less than once per month 304 239 543
5 Never 136 152 288

iz211rer: How often do you receive forwarded messages sent to you by people you know, but originally created by someone you don't know? These include messages that are joking, spiritual, political, etc. in nature, but not advertisements.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q12sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 103 186 289
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 594 863 1457
2 More than once per week 514 593 1107
3 More than once per month 362 409 771
4 Less than once per month 266 215 481
5 Never 168 143 311

iz212rer: How often do you forward messages that are joking, spiritual, political, etc. in nature, but not advertisements, on to other people you know?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q13sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 104 185 289
-2 1138 1291 2429
1 Almost daily or more 203 287 490
2 More than once per week 315 436 751
3 More than once per month 311 378 689
4 Less than once per month 463 498 961
5 Never 611 625 1236

iz213rer: Do you not use either the World Wide Web or e-mail?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_chk

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
1 Do not use WWW or email, Checked 1072 1238 2310
2 Unchecked 2073 2462 4535

iz214rer: About how many hours each week do you use the World Wide Web at home?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_a1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 370 589 959
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 - 1 440 727 1167
2 - 3 371 443 814
4 - 7 382 376 758
8 - 20 439 283 722
21 - 168 71 44 115

iz215rer: About how many hours each week do you use the World Wide Web at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_a2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 803 1223 2026
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 880 940 1820
1 - 6 278 234 512
7 - 56 112 65 177

iz216rer: About how many hours each week do you use the World Wide Web at another location?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_a3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 952 1329 2281
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 1068 1089 2157
1 25 19 44
2 13 9 22
3 0 2 2
4 1 3 4
5 6 5 11
6 2 3 5
7 1 0 1
10 4 3 7
13 1 0 1

iz217rer: About how many hours each week do you use e-mail at home?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_b1

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 333 468 801
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 - 1 575 583 1158
2 - 3 454 528 982
4 - 6 356 415 771
7 - 20 338 431 769
21 - 100 17 37 54

iz218rer: About how many hours each week do you use e-mail at work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_b2

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 809 1202 2011
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 837 892 1729
1 - 5 266 266 532
6 - 50 161 102 263

iz219rer: About how many hours each week do you use e-mail at another location?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_b3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 982 1343 2325
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 1027 1078 2105
1 33 23 56
2 8 9 17
3 2 0 2
4 6 3 9
5 5 0 5
6 3 2 5
7 1 0 1
8 1 0 1
10 4 4 8
13 1 0 1

iz235rer: Is there an e-mail address where we can send you information about the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q19sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 332 429 761
1 Yes 1470 1479 2949
2 No 1343 1792 3135

iz238rer: Total number of hours Graduate Respondent uses e-mail and/or the World Wide Web each week.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_a/b:1,2,3

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 - 1 365 561 926
1.25 - 4 401 614 1015
4.25 - 9 371 548 919
9.10 - 19 508 427 935
20 - 200 428 312 740

iz239rer: Total number of hours Graduate Respondent uses the World Wide Web each week.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_a:1,2,3
Revisions: Replacement 7/2012      Archived variable: iz236rer

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 442 733 1175
0.10 - 2 468 749 1217
2.10 - 6 438 490 928
6.50 - 20 604 417 1021
21 - 168 121 73 194
Note: IZ239RER now replaces the previously mislabeled IZ236RER. IZ236RER was mislabled as "Total number of hours Graduate Respondent uses e-mail each week" prior to release 12.28. IZ236RER has since been archived.

iz240rer: Total number of hours Graduate Respondent uses e-mail each week.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q14sp_b:1,2,3
Revisions: Replacement 7/2012      Archived variable: iz237rer

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-2 1072 1238 2310
0 - 0.50 408 522 930
1 - 2 605 687 1292
2.30 - 5 454 571 1025
5.20 - 13 417 494 911
14 - 100 189 188 377
Note: IZ240RER now replaces the previously mislabeled IZ237RER. IZ237RER was mislabled as "Total number of hours Graduate Respondent uses the World Wide Web each week" prior to release 12.28. IZ237RER has since been archived.

iz220rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'Others with whom I am close place a high value on community service'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 296 417 713
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 713 847 1560
2 395 366 761
3 380 381 761
4 631 724 1355
5 403 477 880
6 241 298 539
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 86 189 275

iz221rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'Volunteering helps me work through my own personal problems'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 297 411 708
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 1374 1366 2740
2 546 500 1046
3 293 381 674
4 356 516 872
5 176 260 436
6 76 185 261
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 27 80 107

iz222rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'I feel compassion toward people in need'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 279 370 649
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 235 123 358
2 170 98 268
3 316 243 559
4 573 564 1137
5 668 711 1379
6 614 809 1423
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 290 782 1072

iz223rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'I can explore my own strengths'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_d

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 321 452 773
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 734 510 1244
2 343 313 656
3 363 362 725
4 628 742 1370
5 457 594 1051
6 217 454 671
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 82 272 354

iz224rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'Volunteering makes me feel needed'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_e

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 297 401 698
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 646 426 1072
2 323 243 566
3 311 287 598
4 566 608 1174
5 490 666 1156
6 382 604 986
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 130 464 594

iz225rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'Volunteering makes me feel better about myself'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_f

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 297 407 704
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 494 335 829
2 247 179 426
3 260 246 506
4 510 569 1079
5 620 736 1356
6 518 675 1193
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 199 552 751

iz226rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'I feel it is important to help others'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_g

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 283 366 649
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 177 107 284
2 128 82 210
3 244 141 385
4 448 363 811
5 625 620 1245
6 705 900 1605
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 535 1121 1656

iz227rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'Volunteering is an important activity to the people I know best'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_h

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 301 409 710
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 628 630 1258
2 414 372 786
3 372 376 748
4 585 643 1228
5 442 532 974
6 274 408 682
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 129 330 459

iz228rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'Volunteering is a good escape from my own troubles'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_i

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 295 409 704
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 1352 1385 2737
2 564 500 1064
3 331 349 680
4 315 448 763
5 170 276 446
6 80 196 276
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 38 137 175

iz229rer: How important or accurate, for you, is the following reason for why people engage in volunteer activities: 'I can learn how to deal with a variety of people'?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q15sp_j

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 296 404 700
1 Not at all important/accurate (1) 715 489 1204
2 309 249 558
3 353 336 689
4 616 685 1301
5 459 663 1122
6 284 520 804
7 Extremely important/accurate (7) 113 354 467

iz230rer: To what extent do you agree that doing volunteer work is something you rarely even think about?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q16sp_a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 149 260 409
-1 Don't Know 1 0 1
1 Agree Strongly (1) 661 417 1078
2 451 283 734
3 361 374 735
4 471 605 1076
5 365 435 800
6 326 479 805
7 Disagree Strongly (7) 360 847 1207

iz231rer: To what extent do you agree that you would feel a loss if you were forced to give up volunteer work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q16sp_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 188 354 542
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Agree Strongly (1) 237 528 765
2 271 346 617
3 245 325 570
4 446 583 1029
5 349 408 757
6 580 446 1026
7 Disagree Strongly (7) 829 709 1538

iz232rer: To what extent do you agree that volunteering is an important part of who you are?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q16sp_c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 180 333 513
-1 Don't Know 0 1 1
1 Agree Strongly (1) 243 572 815
2 276 346 622
3 305 349 654
4 524 623 1147
5 331 408 739
6 547 445 992
7 Disagree Strongly (7) 739 623 1362

iz233rer: What type of person most resembles your views on work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q17sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 82 193 275
-2 1561 1851 3412
-1 Don't Know 0 3 3
1 Category A people work primarily enough to support their lives outside of their jobs. If they were financially secure, they would no longer continue with their current line of work, but would rather do something else instead. They don't see their work as making the world a better place, nor are they focused on advancing to a higher level job. Their jobs are basically a necessity of life, a lot like breathing or sleeping. Category A people are eager to retire. 585 750 1335
2 Category B people basically enjoy their work, but do not expect to be in their current jobs five years from now. Instead, they plan to move on to a higher level job. They have several goals for their futures pertaining to the positions they would eventually like to hold. They don't see their work as making the world a better place. Category B people can't wait to get a promotion. For them, a promotion means recognition of their good work, and is a sign of their success in competition with coworkers. 347 290 637
3 For Category C people, work is one of the most important parts of life. They tend to take their work home with them and on vacations, too. They love their work and think it makes the world a better place. For them, work is about more than making a living. They are not focused on advancing to a higher level job. Category C people are not particularly looking forward to retirement. 570 613 1183

iz234rer: What type of person least resembles your views on work?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: q18sp

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1846 1626 3472
-3 Refused 85 191 276
-2 1561 1851 3412
-1 Don't Know 0 2 2
1 Category A people work primarily enough to support their lives outside of their jobs. If they were financially secure, they would no longer continue with their current line of work, but would rather do something else instead. They don't see their work as making the world a better place, nor are they focused on advancing to a higher level job. Their jobs are basically a necessity of life, a lot like breathing or sleeping. Category A people are eager to retire. 622 534 1156
2 Category B people basically enjoy their work, but do not expect to be in their current jobs five years from now. Instead, they plan to move on to a higher level job. They have several goals for their futures pertaining to the positions they would eventually like to hold. They don't see their work as making the world a better place. Category B people can't wait to get a promotion. For them, a promotion means recognition of their good work, and is a sign of their success in competition with coworkers. 228 380 608
3 For Category C people, work is one of the most important parts of life. They tend to take their work home with them and on vacations, too. They love their work and think it makes the world a better place. For them, work is about more than making a living. They are not focused on advancing to a higher level job. Category C people are not particularly looking forward to retirement. 649 742 1391

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