A1-17
SECTION 500:
FUTURE PLANS II
BASE: SCHOOL/PAPER RESPONDENTS (C/?) (N=1067)
Q505
How old will you be when you do each of the following things?
Do Not
No
Years Old
Expect To Do This
Answer
[RANGE 13 - 99]
Mean
A. Get married
|__|__|
25.1
2
6
3
B. Get your first full-time job
|__|__|
21.1
2
2
3
C. Have your first child
|__|__|
26.7
2
8
3
D. Buy your first house
|__|__|
25.6
2
3
3
E. Retire
|__|__|
61.2
2
7
5
F. Buy your first car
|__|__|
19.3
2
1
3
BASE: ALL QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS
Q510
When you think about your life when you finish your education, do you think that you will have <U>more</U> than, the
<U>same amount</U> as, or <U>less</U> than your parents did of each of the following?
[GRID]
[ROTATE]
More Than The Same As Less Than
No
My Parents My Parents My Parents
Answer
A. Money
1
72
2
23
3
5
*
B. Time for family
1
31
2
57
3
12
*
C. Time for hobbies and other activities
1
46
2
44
3
10
*
D. Job opportunities
1
68
2
27
3
5
*
E. Happiness
1
54
2
43
3
3
*
INTERNET ONLY (C/?): IF QUALIFIED RESPONDENT (IN U.S. AND GRADES 7 - 12) (Q115/07 - 12 AND
Q126/U.S.),
THEN CREATE SCORE: LIFE SCORE = Q510A + Q510B + Q510C + Q510D + Q510E;
IF QUALIFIED RESPONDENT (IN U.S. AND GRADES 7 - 12) (Q115/07 - 12 AND Q126/U.S.) AND LIFE SCORE >=13,
THEN ASK Q515;
IF QUALIFIED RESPONDENT (IN U.S. AND GRADES 7 - 12) (Q115/07 - 12 AND Q126/U.S.) AND LIFE SCORE <=7,
THEN SKIP TO Q517;
ALL OTHERS SKIP TO Q520
BASE: INTERNET AND QUALIFIED AND LIFE WILL BE WORSE (LIFE SCORE>=13)
Q515
You seem to feel that overall, your life will be worse than your parents' lives. Why do you feel that way?
[TEXT BOX]
BASE: INTERNET AND QUALIFIED AND LIFE WILL BE BETTER (LIFE SCORE<=7)
Q517
You seem to feel that overall, your life will be better than your parents' lives. Why do you feel that way?
TEXT BOX]
