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Section C: Cognition (N = 11596) VAR # _____ HHID HHID HRS Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHID 11596 47924 23344 1 99587 PN PN HRS Person Number ____________________________________________________________ PN Code Frequency ------------------ 10 5807 11 70 20 3151 21 3 30 1099 31 1 40 1465 W2SUBHH W2SUBHH HRS Wave 2 Sub-Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ W2SUBHH Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 11232 1 103 2 84 3 177 HHIDPN HHIDPN HRS Household Identifier + Person Number ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHIDPN 11596 47924304 23344388 1010 99587010 W5800 CFA2T. Let's start with the weather. Weather forecasters often say something like, "There's a 10-20 percent chance of rain tomorrow," meaning there's not much chance that it will rain. Using the same idea, what do you think the chances are that it will be sunny tomorrow? ____________________________________________________________ PROBE IF NECESSARY: ("0" means a zero chance of sunny weather, and "100" means a 100 percent chance and you may say any number in between.) 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5800 11596 155 271 0 999 W5801 CFA102. Sometimes people are permanently laid off from jobs that they want to keep. On the same scale from 0 to 100 where 0 equals absolutely no chance and 100 equals absolutely certain, what are the chances that you will lose your job during the next year? W5802 CFA103. Suppose you were to lose your job this month. What do you think are the chances that you could find an equally good job in the same line of work within the next few months? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; is not currently working as an employee (FA3?1 or 8 or 9); does not apply Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5801 11596 551 489 0 999 W5802 11596 470 472 0 999 W5803 CFA103a. On this same 0 to 100 scale, what are the chances that you will be working for pay at some time in the future? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R is currently working for pay (FA2=1); does not apply Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5803 11596 656 465 0 999 W5804 CFA104. (Thinking about work in general and not just your present job,) What do you think the chances are that you will be working full-time after you reach age 62? W5805 CFA105. And what about the chances that you will be working full-time after you reach age 65? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 996. Already age 62/65 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R is not currently working for pay (FA2?1) and there is no chance that he/she will do so in the future (CFA103a=0); R is older than age 62/65; does not apply Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5804 11596 408 465 0 999 W5805 11596 569 480 0 999 W5806 CFA106. What about the chances that your health will limit your work activity during the next 10 years? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 996. Already limits work activity 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R is not currently working for pay (FA2?1) and there is no chance that he/she will do so in the future (CFA103a=0); does not apply Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5806 11596 350 450 0 999 W5807 CFA106a. You told us earlier that you were looking for a new job. On this 0 to 100 scale, what are the chances that you will find a job like the one you're looking for within the next few months? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R is not currently working for pay (FA2?1) and there is no chance that he/she will do so in the future (CFA103a=0); R is not looking for a new job (FA109?1 or FB69?1 or FC28?1); does not apply Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5807 11596 923 252 0 999 W5808 CFA107. Suppose you were to look for a job with the same pay and benefits as your (current/last) job, but where you could work only three days a week if you wanted to. What are the chances that you could find a job like that within a few months? W5809 CFA108. Suppose you were willing to take a 20 percent pay cut to find a job like your (current/last) job, but where you could work only three days a week if you wanted to. What are the chances that you could find a job like that within a few months? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R is not currently working for pay (FA2?1) and there is no chance that he/she will do so in the future (CFA103a=0); does not apply Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5808 11596 330 451 0 999 W5809 11596 339 451 0 999 W5810 C1. Part of this study is concerned with people's memory and ability to think about things. First, how would you rate your ability to think quickly at the present time? Would you say it is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Excellent 2. Very Good 3. Good 4. Fair 5. Poor 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap W5810 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 917 1 1741 2 3477 3 3524 4 1531 5 385 8 8 9 13 W5811 C2. Compared with 2 years ago, how would you rate your ability to think quickly? Would you say it is much better now, somewhat better now, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse now than it was then? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Much better 2. Somewhat better 3. Same 4. Somewhat worse 5. Much Worse 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF W5811 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 917 1 222 2 483 3 8639 4 1156 5 160 8 10 9 9 C3. I'll read a set of 20 words and ask you to recall as many as you can. We have purposely made the list long so that it will be difficult for anyone to recall all the words -- most people recall just a few. Please listen carefully as I read the set of words. When I finish, I will ask you to recall aloud as many of the words as you can, in any order. Do you have any questions? PROBE AS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING OF TASK AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE. READ THE ITEMS AT A SLOW, STEADY RATE AS THEY COME UP ON THE SCREEN, APPROXIMATELY ONE WORD EVERY TWO SECONDS. C4. Now please tell me the words you can recall. PERMIT AS MUCH TIME AS R WISHES -- UP TO ABOUT 2 MINUTES. RECORD RESPONSE ON THE COVERSHEET. REMAIN IN THIS SCREEN UNTIL DONE. W5812 C4. 1st recall- ARMY W5813 C4. 1st recall- BIRD W5814 C4. 1st recall- CABIN W5815 C4. 1st recall- CAR W5816 C4. 1st recall- CAT W5817 C4. 1st recall- CITY W5818 C4. 1st recall- COFFEE W5819 C4. 1st recall- CORN W5820 C4. 1st recall- DOOR W5821 C4. 1st recall- DUST W5822 C4. 1st recall- FOREST W5823 C4. 1st recall- IRON W5824 C4. 1st recall- LAKE W5825 C4. 1st recall- MOUNTAIN W5826 C4. 1st recall- PIPE W5827 C4. 1st recall- PLANT W5828 C4. 1st recall- SHIP W5829 C4. 1st recall- STEAM W5830 C4. 1st recall- TICKET W5831 C4. 1st recall- WINTER ____________________________________________________________ 0. Did not recall word 1. Recalled word 6. R refused to participate W5812 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6255 1 4012 6 1329 W5813 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6607 1 3660 6 1329 W5814 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 5700 1 4567 6 1329 W5815 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 3380 1 6887 6 1329 W5816 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 5324 1 4943 6 1329 W5817 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7141 1 3126 6 1329 W5818 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 5934 1 4333 6 1329 W5819 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7316 1 2951 6 1329 W5820 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6113 1 4154 6 1329 W5821 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 5268 1 4999 6 1329 W5822 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 5642 1 4625 6 1329 W5823 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7449 1 2818 6 1329 W5824 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 2176 1 8091 6 1329 W5825 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 5562 1 4705 6 1329 W5826 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7906 1 2361 6 1329 W5827 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7542 1 2725 6 1329 W5828 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6738 1 3529 6 1329 W5829 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7079 1 3188 6 1329 W5830 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 8362 1 1905 6 1329 W5831 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6653 1 3614 6 1329 W5832 C4. Number of words recalled ____________________________________________________________ 0. Tried; none remembered 1-20. Number of words recalled 96. R refused to participate W5832 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 33 1 38 2 140 3 361 4 647 5 1026 6 1334 7 1442 8 1360 9 1076 10 881 11 577 12 494 13 339 14 219 15 127 16 79 17 40 18 29 19 17 20 8 96 1329 W5833 C5. Now using the same scale as before where "0" is absolutely no chance and "100" means that it is absolutely certain, please tell me what you think are the chances that you will move in the next two years? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5833 11596 105 279 0 999 W5834 C5a. Do you think you will move to another state? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [GO TO C5c] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO C5c] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO C5c] 0. Inap; C5=0-59 W5834 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 10271 1 430 5 880 8 15 W5835 C5b. Which state? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: The following has been recoded from state-level data to Census Region and Division data for reasons of confidentiality.] Northeast Region 01. New England Division (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) 02. Middle Atlantic Division (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) Midwest Region 03. East North Central Division (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) 04. West North Central Division (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas) South Region 05. South Atlantic Division (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida) 06. East South Central Division (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi) 07. West South Central Division (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) West Region 08. Mountain Division (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada) 09. Pacific Division (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii) 10. U.S., NA state 11. Not in a Census Division (includes U.S. territories) 97. Other 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Not Ascertained; NA 00. Inap; C5=0-59; C5a=5,8,9 W5835 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 11166 1 8 2 21 3 15 4 12 5 149 6 25 7 29 8 73 9 25 11 3 97 22 98 48 W5836 C5c. Do you think you will buy or build a home, rent, move in with someone else or what? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Buy or build [GO TO C5e] 2. Rent [GO TO C5e] 3. Move in with someone else 4. Moving but already own [GO TO C5e] 5. Staying [GO TO C5e] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO C5e] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO C5e] 0. Inap; C5=0-59 W5836 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 10271 1 796 2 376 3 78 4 45 5 10 8 18 9 2 W5837 C5d. With whom would you live? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Child 2. Parent 3. Other relative 7. Other (specify) 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; C5=0-59; C5c=1,2,8,9 W5837 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 11519 1 23 2 12 3 21 7 21 W5838 C5e. What are the chances that you will move to another location when you retire? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 995. Already retired 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5838 11596 270 419 0 999 W5839 C6. (What is the percent chance) that you will live to be 75 or more? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK; "I hope so" 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R's age is over 65 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5839 11596 219 348 0 999 W5840 C7. (What is the percent chance) that you will live to be 85 or more? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R's age is 75 or more; C6=0 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5840 11596 209 361 0 999 W5841 C9. (Using a number from 0-100) What are the chances that you [or your (husband/wife/partner)] will GIVE financial help totalling $5,000 or more to grown children, relatives or friends over the next ten years? [NOTE: Include college tuition payment but not shared housing or food.] W5842 C9a. What are the chances that you [or your (husband/ wife/partner)] will RECEIVE financial help totalling $5,000 or more from your children, relatives or friends over the next 10 years? [NOTE: Include those that are related to you and live with you as your immediate family here.] ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5841 11596 128 286 0 999 W5842 11596 103 286 0 999 W5843 C10. And what are the chances that you [or your (husband/ wife/partner)] will leave an inheritance totalling $10,000 or more? [NOTE: Include properties and other valuable items as well as actual money here.] ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance [GO TO C11] 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5843 11596 157 279 0 999 W5844 C10a. What are the chances that you [or your (husband/ wife/partner)] will leave an inheritance totalling $100,000 or more? [NOTE: Include properties and other valuable items as well as money here.] ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance [GO TO C11] 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; C10=0 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5844 11596 306 427 0 999 W5845 C11. And how about the chances that you will receive an inheritance within the next 10 years? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance [GO TO C12] 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5845 11596 115 289 0 999 W5846 C11a. About how large do you expect that inheritance to be? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Do not probe DK.] 0. None [GO TO C12] 1-9999993. Dollar amount [GO TO C12] 9999994. $9,999,994 or more [GO TO C12] 9999998. Don't Know; DK 9999999. Refused; RF 9999996. Inap; C11=0 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5846 11596 7943570 4026310 0 9999999 W5847 C11b-C11e. Brackets ____________________________________________________________ Code C11b C11c C11d C11e Bracket ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- -------------------------- 1 Yes Inap Yes Yes x > $1,000,000 2 Yes Inap Yes No $1,000,000 >= x > $250,000 3 Yes Inap Yes DK/NA x > $250,000 4 Yes Inap No Inap $250,000 >= x > $50,000 5 Yes Inap DK/NA Inap x > $50,000 6 No Yes Inap Inap $50,000 >= x > $10,000 7 No No Inap Inap $10,000 >= x 8 No DK/NA Inap Inap $50,000 >= x 9 DK/NA Inap Inap Inap (no information) 0. Inap. W5847 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 9923 1 7 2 63 3 3 4 336 5 26 6 578 7 402 8 42 9 216 W5848 C12. (What is the percent chance) that you will move to a nursing home in the next five years? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Nursing homes are institutions primarily for people who need constant nursing supervision or are incapable of living independently. Nursing supervision must be provided on a continuous basis for the institution to qualify as a nursing home. Please don't include stays in adult foster care facilities or other short-term stays in a hospital.] 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap; R's age is less than 60 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5848 11596 729 440 0 999 W5849 C13. And how about the chances that the U.S. economy will experience double-digit inflation sometime during the next 10 years or so? W5850 C14. What do you think are the chances that the U.S. economy will experience a major depression sometime during the next 10 years or so? ____________________________________________________________ 00. Absolutely no chance 1-99. Some chance less than certainty 100. Absolutely certain 997. Other (specify) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Refused; RF 996. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W5849 11596 183 332 0 999 W5850 11596 160 320 0 999 W5851 C17. Now I'd like to ask you to compare your living standard with those of your parents. When your parents were your age, were their living standards higher, lower, or the same as yours are now? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Higher 2. Lower [GO TO C17b] 3. Same [GO TO C18] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO C18] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO C18] 0. Inap W5851 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 920 1 1128 2 6938 3 2398 7 10 8 182 9 20 W5852 C17a. Would you say much higher? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [GO TO C18] 5. No [GO TO C18] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO C18] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO C18] 0. Inap; C17=2,3,8,9 W5852 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 10465 1 664 5 462 8 5 W5853 C17b. Would you say much lower? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; C17=1,3,8,9 W5853 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 4659 1 4842 5 2074 8 18 9 3 W5854 C18. When your children get to be your age, do you think their household earnings will be higher, lower, or the same as yours are now? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Higher 2. Lower [GO TO C18b] 3. Same [GO TO C19] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO C19] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO C19] 0. Inap; R has no children W5854 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 921 1 7518 2 1019 3 1320 7 565 8 242 9 11 W5855 C18a. Would you say much higher? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [GO TO C19] 5. No [GO TO C19] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO C19] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO C19] 0. Inap; R has no children; C17=2,3,7-9 W5855 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 4062 1 5598 3 4 5 1874 8 55 9 3 W5856 C18b. Would you say much lower? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R has no children; C17=1,3,7-9 W5856 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 10582 1 434 5 567 8 12 9 1 C19. A little while ago, I read you a list of words and you repeated the ones you could remember. Please tell me any of the words that you remember now. W5857 C19. 1st recall- ARMY W5858 C19. 1st recall- BIRD W5859 C19. 1st recall- CABIN W5860 C19. 1st recall- CAR W5861 C19. 1st recall- CAT W5862 C19. 1st recall- CITY W5863 C19. 1st recall- COFFEE W5864 C19. 1st recall- CORN W5865 C19. 1st recall- DOOR W5866 C19. 1st recall- DUST W5867 C19. 1st recall- FOREST W5868 C19. 1st recall- IRON W5869 C19. 1st recall- LAKE W5870 C19. 1st recall- MOUNTAIN W5871 C19. 1st recall- PIPE W5872 C19. 1st recall- PLANT W5873 C19. 1st recall- SHIP W5874 C19. 1st recall- STEAM W5875 C19. 1st recall- TICKET W5876 C19. 1st recall- WINTER ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Respondents refusing for the first word recall at C4 were automatically marked as refusing to participate here.] 0. Did not recall word 1. Recalled word 6. R refused to participate W5857 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7191 1 2913 6 1492 W5858 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7107 1 2997 6 1492 W5859 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6514 1 3590 6 1492 W5860 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 4593 1 5511 6 1492 W5861 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6241 1 3863 6 1492 W5862 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7864 1 2240 6 1492 W5863 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6574 1 3530 6 1492 W5864 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7828 1 2276 6 1492 W5865 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6831 1 3273 6 1492 W5866 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7514 1 2590 6 1492 W5867 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6258 1 3846 6 1492 W5868 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7884 1 2220 6 1492 W5869 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 3562 1 6542 6 1492 W5870 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 6064 1 4040 6 1492 W5871 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 8213 1 1891 6 1492 W5872 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 8013 1 2091 6 1492 W5873 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 8202 1 1902 6 1492 W5874 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 7559 1 2545 6 1492 W5875 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 8718 1 1386 6 1492 W5876 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 8138 1 1966 6 1492 W5877 C19. Number of words recalled ____________________________________________________________ 0. Tried; none remembered 1-20. Number of words recalled 96. R refused to participate W5877 Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 559 1 284 2 440 3 730 4 1077 5 1429 6 1404 7 1220 8 927 9 691 10 458 11 307 12 199 13 159 14 87 15 53 16 25 17 31 18 8 19 10 20 6 96 1492 [Return to Beginning] [Table of Contents] [Previous Section] [Next Section]