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Monitoring the Future, 12th GradersForm
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Religiosity: Rel importance + Religious Attendance
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Religious Importance
RESPONSES: 1 = Not Important; 2 = A Little Important; 3 = Pretty Important; 4 = Very Important
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 3-4 is now 1 = Important		1-6
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Religious Attendance:
RESPONSES: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely ; 3 = Once or Twice a Month; 4 = About Once a Week or More
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 3-4 is now 1 = Important		1-6
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Politics:
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political preference:
RESPONSES: 1 =strong republican; 2 = mild republican; 3 = mild democrat; 4 = strong democrat; 5 = independent
Responses were merged: 1-2 is now 1 = republican; 3-4 is now 2 = democrat"		1-6
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Conservatism:
RESPONSES: 1 =Very conservative; 2 = conservative; 3 = moderate; 4 = liberal; 5 = very liberal
Responses were merged: 1-2 is now 1 = conservative; 4-5 is now 2 = liberal		1 and 6
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Father lives wth you
R'S HSHLD FATHER
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Mother lives with you
R'S HSHLD MOTHER		1-6
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Fathers edu level
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Mother edu level
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Parents edu: Father + Mother
If both have no education
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Time online: About how many hours a week do you spend playing electronic games on a computer, TV, ph one, or other device?
RESPONSES: 1="None" 2="Less than 1 hour" 3="1-2 hours" 4="3-5 hours" 5="6-9 hours" 6="10-19 hours" 7="20-29 hours" 8="30 or More" 9="40 or More"
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 1 = Greater than 10hrs, 0 = all else
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Meet up with friends2 and 6
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Social media use:
Item:
"About how many hours a week do you spend . . . D: . . . visiting social networking websites like Facebook? 1=""None"" 2=""Less than 1 hour"" 3=""1-2 hours"" 4=""3-5 hours"" 5=""6-9 hours"" 6=""10-19 hours"" 7=""20-29 hours"" 8=""30-39 hours"" 9=""40 or more""
"RESPONSES: 1=""None"" 2=""Less than 1 hour"" 3=""1-2 hours"" 4=""3-5 hours"" 5=""6-9 hours"" 6=""10-19 hours"" 7=""20-29 hours"" 8=""30-39 hours"" 9=""40 or more""		3
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Trust in other: Item: "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?" "Would you say that most of the time that people try to be helpful, or that they are just mostly looking out for themselves?" "Do you think that most people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance or would they try to be fair?"
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Loneliness: I often feel lonely
RESPONSES: 1 = Disagree; 2 = Mostly Disagree; 3 = Neither; 4 = Mostly Agree; 5 = Agree
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 1-2 is now 0 = All else		5-6
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Meaninglessness: Life often seems meaningless
"E01: How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? E01b. Life often seems meaningless
RESPONSES: 1 = Disagree; 2 = Mostly Disagree; 3 = Neither; 4 = Mostly Agree; 5 = Agree
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 1-2 is now 0 = All else		5-6
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Self derogation:
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I feel that my life is not very useful
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I feel I do not have much to be proud of
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Sometimes I think I am no good at all
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I Feel that I can't do anything right
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Close friends:
Item: Do you agree or disagree with each of the following? I usually have a few friends around that I can get together with
RESPONSES: 1 = Disagree, 2 = Mostly Disagree, 3 = Neither, 4 = Mostly Agree, 5 = Agree
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 1-2 is now 0 = All else
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Have someone to talk to: 5
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Parents at home?
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Dating: Have you ever been on a date
1 = no, 2 = yes
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uselessness: I feel that my life is not very useful5-6
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sleep: Often get 7 hours of sleep
RESPONSES: 1 = Never; 2 = Seldom; 3 = Sometimes; 4 = Most days; 5 = Nearly Every Day; 6 = Every Day		2
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Satisfied with life
ITEM 1: How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
ITEM 2: How satisfied are you with . . . yourself?"
RESPONSES: 1 = Comp Disastisfied; 2 = Quite Disatisfied; 3 = Somewhat Disatisfed; 4 = Neither; 5 = Somewhat Satisfied; 6 = Quite Satisfied, 7 = Completely Satisfied
Responses were merged into a binary variable: 1-4 is now 0 = All else, 1 = Satisfied
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go out for fun1-6
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Always someone to help me5
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Usually someone to talk to5
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