DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS, YOUTH

Sources:

Questions 1 – 5: Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2001

Questions 6, 7: YRBSS

QUESTION 1

How old are you?

  1. 12 years old or younger
  2. 13 years old
  3. 14 years old
  4. 15 years old
  5. 16 years old
  6. 17 years old
  7. 18 years old or older

77 Don’t Know

99 Refused

QUESTION 2

What is your gender?

  1. Female
  2. Male

77 Don’t Know

99 Refused

 

QUESTION 3

In what grade are you?

  1. 9th grade
  2. 10th grade
  3. 11th grade
  4. 12th grade
  5. Ungraded or other grade

77 Don’t Know

99 Refused

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 4

How do you describe yourself?

a. American Indian or Alaska Native

b. Asian

c. Black or African American

d. Hispanic or Latino

e. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  1. White

77 Don’t Know

99 Refused

 

QUESTION 5

During the past 12 months, how would you describe your grades in school?

a. Mostly A’s

b. Mostly B’s

c. Mostly C’s

d. Mostly D’s
  1. Mostly F’s
  2. None of these grades
  3. Not sure

77 Don’t Know

99 Refused

QUESTION 6

How much education did your father/stepfather complete. Give your best guess if not sure.

(IF RESPONDENT HAS BOTH A FATHER AND STEPFATHER ASK ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF THE PERSON HE/SHE LIVES WITH OR THE PRIMARY FATHER FIGURE)

1 Elementary or junior high school

2 High school

3 Some college of technical school

4 Graduated from a Midyear college or technical school

5 Graduated from a Midyear college

6 Some school beyond Midyear college

7 Professional or graduate degree (Ph.D., M.D., M.A., law degree, etc)

77 Don't know

99 Refused

 

 

 

QUESTION 7

How much education did your mother/stepmother complete. Give your best guess if not sure.

(IF RESPONDENT HAS BOTH A MOTHER AND STEPMOTHER ASK ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF THE PERSON HE/SHE LIVES WITH OR THE PRIMARY MOTHER FIGURE)

1 Elementary or junior high school

2 High school

3 Some college of technical school

4 Graduated from a Midyear college or technical school

5 Graduated from a Midyear college

6 Some school beyond Midyear college

7 Professional or graduate degree (Ph.D., M.D., M.A., law degree, etc)

77 Don't know

99 Refused