ABSTRACT
Participation in this survey is voluntary. For those who choose to participate, your answers are completely anonymous. Do not put your name on this form or on the answer sheet. We will use the results of the completed surveys to generate discussion about several issues during the course. If you choose to participate, please be as honest as possible. Circle the letter that best summarizes your answer. Thank you for your contribution.
What is your sex?
female
male
What is your race/ethnicity/origin?
Hispanic
Black
White
Asian
Other or Mixed
What is your current marital status?
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never Married
When you were fourteen, would you say your family income was below average, average, or above average?
Below average
Average
Above average
While growing up, did you ever live in a single parent or step family?
Yes
No
How often do you attend religious services?
At least weekly
About once a month
About once a year
Less than once a year
147If you were asked to use one of four names for your social class, in which would you say you belong?
Lower class
Working class
Middle class
Upper class
Should divorce in this country be easier or more difficult to obtain than it is now?
Easier
More difficult
Stay as is
What do you think is the ideal number of children for you to have?
0
1
2
3
4 or more
How many children do you now have?
0
1
2
3
4 or more
Having children interferes too much with the freedom of parents—do you agree or disagree?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Watching kids grow up is life’s greatest joy—do you agree or disagree?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
148Which of these would you say is more important in preparing children for life…to be obedient or to think for themselves?
To be obedient
To think for themselves
About how often do you spend a social evening with relatives?
Not often
Monthly
Weekly
It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Taken all together, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
Answer this Question Only if you are Currently Married: Taking things all together, how would you describe your marriage? Would you say that your marriage is very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
If a male and female in their early teens, say fourteen to sixteen years old, have sex relations before marriage do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
Always wrong
Almost always wrong
Wrong only sometimes
Not wrong at all
Is homosexuality wrong?
Always wrong
Almost always wrong
Sometimes wrong
Not at all wrong
149Do you think being homosexual is something people choose to be, or do you think it is something they cannot change?
Choose
Cannot change
Do you think marriages between homosexuals should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?
Should
Should not
Do you agree or disagree that it is sometimes necessary to discipline a child with a good, hard spanking?
Agree
Disagree
Families should receive financial benefits for child care when both parents work—do you agree or disagree?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
How important to you is being married?
One of the most important things
Important
Not too important
How important to you is having children?
The most important thing
Important
Less important than some other things
Have you ever been punched or beaten by another person?
Yes
No
How close do you feel to your mother?
Extremely close
Quite close
Fairly close
Not very close
150How close do you feel to your father?
Extremely close
Quite close
Fairly close
Not very close
How old were you when you began dating?
14 or less
15
16
17
18 or more
How old were you when you had voluntary sexual intercourse for the first time?
15 or younger
16
17
18 or over
Haven’t had sexual intercourse
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Was there ever a time when you were forced to have sex against your will, or raped?
Yes
No
How many of your friends have had sexual intercourse?
Most
Several
Just a few
None
Before you turned eighteen did you ever run away from home?
Yes
No
