0 = Refusal
1 = 1 to 8 students
8 = 1 to 8 students
9 = Nine or more students

0 = 0 to 8 Girls
8 = 0 to 8 Girls
9 = Nine or more Girls

Problem for Class of 2000
1 = Drugs
2 = Drinking Alcohol
3 = Violence/Crime/Gangs/Guns/Fear of Violence
4 = Cigarettes/Smoking/Cancer
5 = Pregnancy/Abortions
6 = Sex/Premarital Sex
7 = AIDS/HIV
8 = Peer Pressure/Fitting In
9 = Lack of Self-esteem/Sense of Worth
10 = Parents/Pressure from Parents/Don't Understand
11 = Jobs/Getting a Job
12 = The Economy
13 = College: Getting into/Affording/Graduating from
14 = Future/Will There be One/What Will It be Like
15 = Lack of Education/Poor Quality
16 = School.Grades/General School Problems
17 = Lack of Discipline/Lack of Structure
18 = Low Morals/Low Ethics
19 = Environment/Pollution
20 = Racism/Black and White Conflicts
96 = Everything
97 = Nothing
98 = Other
99 = DK/NA

Type of School
1 = Public
2 = Private
3 = Parochial
4 = Home schooled (VOL)
9 = DK/NA

After High School
1 = Work
2 = Armed services
3 = College -- 4 YEAR
4 = College -- 2 YEAR
5 = College -- Vocational/Technical
9 = DK/NA

Job Availability
1 = Very easy
2 = Somewhat easy
3 = Somewhat difficult
4 = Very difficult
9 = DK/NA

Worry About Job Availability
1 = Worry
2 = Don't worry
9 = DK/NA

Grow Up Now vs Parents
1 = Harder
2 = Easier
3 = Same
9 = DK/NA

Future vs Parents Now
1 = Better
2 = Worse
3 = Same
9 = DK/NA

Parents Marital Status
1 = Married
2 = Divorced
3 = Separated
4 = Never married
5 = Widowed (vol.)
6 = No father (vol.)
7 = No mother (vol.)
8 = No mother or father (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Parents Reside With
1 = Both parents
2 = One parent, mother
3 = One parent, father
4 = One parent, mother and a step-parent
5 = One parent, father and a step-parent
6 = Someone else (Specify)
9 = DK/NA

Adult Relationship
1 = Excellent
2 = Good
3 = Fair
4 = Poor
9 = DK/NA

Number of Siblings
0 = Only child
1 = Actual Number
98 = Actual Number
99 = DK/NA

Father's Employment
1 = Employed outside
2 = Employed working at home
3 = Not employed
4 = No father/father died (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Mother's Employment
1 = Employed outside
2 = Employed working at home
3 = Not employed
4 = No mother/mother died (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Feel About Self
1 = Very positive
2 = Somewhat positive
3 = Somewhat negative
4 = Very negative
9 = DK/NA

Feel About Looks
1 = Very happy
2 = Somewhat happy
3 = Somewhat UNhappy
4 = Very UNhappy
9 = DK/NA

Ever Dieted
1 = Yes
2 = No
9 = DK/NA

Lying Ever Justified-Dec98
1 = Justified
2 = Never
3 = Depends (vol)
9 = DK/NA

U.S. Race Relations-Dec98
1 = Good
2 = Bad
9 = DK/NA

U.S. Race Realtions in '00-Dec98
1 = Better
2 = Worse
3 = About the same
9 = DK/NA

Racial Antidiscrimination Laws Necessary
1 = Necessary
2 = Not necessary
9 = DK/NA

Race Discrimination Today-Dec98
1 = A lot
2 = Some
3 = Not very much
4 = None (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Continue Affirmative Action-Dec98
1 = Continued
2 = Eliminated
9 = DK/NA

Dec98
9 = DK/NA

Parents React Date Other Race Dec98
1 = Against
2 = Not against
9 = DK/NA

Prejudice Ever End in U.S.
1 = Always be a lot
2 = Real hope of ending it
9 = DK/NA

Homosexuality Moral-Dec98
1 = Morally wrong
2 = Okay
3 = Don't care much
9 = DK/NA

Homosexual by Choice-Dec98
1 = Choose to be
2 = Cannot change
9 = DK/NA

HS prejudiced homosexuals-Dec98
1 = A lot
2 = Some
3 = Hardly any
4 = None
9 = DK/NA

Gay abuse in School-Dec98
1 = Are made fun of and/or abused
2 = Generally treated the same
3 = Don't know any
9 = DK/NA

Cheating OK-Dec98
1 = Justified
2 = Never
3 = Depends (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Lie to Parents-Dec98
1 = A lot
2 = Some of the time
3 = Hardly ever
4 = Never
9 = DK/NA

Ever Smokes Cigarettes-Dec98
1 = No, never
2 = Yes, regular smoker
3 = Yes, but just a few times
4 = Quit smoking (Vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Age First Smoked-Dec98
3 = Actual Age
25 = Actual Age
99 = DK/NA

Reason Kids Smoke-Dec98
1 = Because it's Cool
2 = To Fit In/Peer Pressure/Their Friends Smoke
3 = Everyone Smokes/It's THE Thing to Do
4 = To Act Older/Be Like Adults
5 = Boredom/It's Just Something to Do
6 = Their Parents Smoke
7 = Because They Like It/Something They Enjoy
8 = They're Addicted/Can't Stop/Can't Help Themselves
9 = Because they're Dumb/Stupid/Don't Know Any Better
96 = Everything
97 = Nothing
98 = Other
99 = DK/NA

Parents Smoke-Dec98
1 = NO, NEITHER SMOKE
2 = Yes, both smoke
3 = Yes, only mom
4 = Yes, only dad
9 = DK/NA

Alcohol With Friends-Dec98
1 = At least once a week
2 = Few times a month
3 = Once a month
4 = Hardly ever
5 = Never
6 = Used to drink, not anymore (Vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Smoke Marijuana With Friends-Dec98
1 = At least once a week
2 = Few times a month
3 = Once a month
4 = Hardly ever
5 = Never
6 = Used to smoke pot, not anymore (Vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Marijuana For Personal Use-Dec98
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose
9 = DK/NA

More Harmful Vice
1 = Cigarettes
2 = Marijuana
3 = Alcohol
4 = All equal (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Dec98
1 = Cigarettes
2 = Marijuana
3 = Alcohol
9 = DK/NA

Result of Pregnancy-Dec98
1 = Abortion
2 = Kept child
3 = Gave for adoption
4 = Combo/know more than one person (Vol.)
5 = Had a miscarriage (Vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Premarital Sex-Dec98
1 = Okay some of the time
2 = Always wrong
9 = DK/NA

4-Way Abortion Choice-Dec98
1 = Generally available
2 = Stricter limits
3 = Only for rape/incest/save life
4 = NOT permitted at all
9 = DK/NA

Use Computer at Home-Dec98
1 = Actual hours
96 = Actual hours
97 = None, don't use the computer at home
98 = Don't have a home computer
99 = DK/NA

Hours On-Line-Dec98
1 = Actual hours
96 = Actual hours
97 = None, don't surf the net at home
98 = Don't have an internet connection at home
99 = DK/NA

HS race-Dec98
1 = Mostly white
2 = Mostly Black
3 = Mostly some other race
4 = Fairly evenly mixed
9 = DK/NA

Know of Teen Suicide Attempt-Dec98
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Yes, self (vol.)
9 = DK/NA

Grade Average-Dec98
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = D
5 = F
9 = DK/NA

Daily Religion Importance-Dec98
1 = Extremely important
2 = Very important
3 = Somewhat important
4 = Not at all important
9 = DK/NA

Religious Preference Today
1 = Protestant (Specify)
2 = Catholic
3 = Jewish
4 = Other (Specify)
5 = None
9 = Don't know/ No answer

Religious Attendance-Dec98
1 = Every week
2 = Almost every week
3 = Once/twice month
4 = Few times a year
5 = Never
9 = DK/NA

Actual Age
1 = 11 or Under
2 = 12
3 = 13
4 = 14
5 = 15
6 = 16
7 = 17
8 = 18 or Over
9 = Refused

Birth Month
1 = January
2 = February
3 = March
4 = April
5 = May
6 = June
7 = July
8 = August
9 = September
10 = October
11 = November
12 = December
99 = DK/NA

1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Other
9 = Refused

hispanic
1 = Hispanic
2 = Not hispanic
9 = Don't know/ No answer

1 = Gave name, talkative
2 = Gave name, not talkative
3 = Refused name