Home and family circumstances |
â–Ş Moving |
â–Ş Major family events: includes divorce or death of a parent |
â–Ş Household composition |
â–Ş Family economic conditions: description of, how they changed over time, housing tenure |
â–Ş Parents' educational attainment |
Neighborhood |
â–Ş Type of Neighborhood |
â–Ş Ethnic composition of neighborhood |
Work and money |
â–Ş Work experiences: age began to work |
â–Ş Sources of money |
â–Ş Spending habits: how money was spent (e.g. gave to parents, bought candy, bought clothes) |
Potential for advancement through schooling |
â–Ş Parents' attitude toward education |
â–Ş Perception of participant of education as a way to get ahead |
Schooling quality and content |
â–Ş Quality of middle and high school |
â–Ş Types of courses in high school: "college prep" or vocational classes at high school |
Discrimination |
Unfair treatment by teachers or other school staff believed by participants to be based on skin color or language spoken (other than English). |
Influence and support of adults |
Who and how much support or discouragement provided by adults. Examples are parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles, teachers, and school counselors |
Leisure activities |
â–Ş After school activities |
â–Ş Summer |
â–Ş recreation |