Career optimism Purpose To determine how optimistic respondents are when thinking about their careers. Variables Wave/ Variable Variable Year name type Variable label Question 5/2013 LEJ001B Num J1B Thinking about On a scale from zero to ten where zero means my career inspires strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, me how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career: Thinking about my career inspires me. LEJ001C Num J1C I get excited On a scale from zero to ten where zero means when I think about strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, my career how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career: I get excited when I think about my career. LEJ001D Num J1D I am eager to On a scale from zero to ten where zero means pursue my career strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, dreams how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career: I am eager to pursue my career dreams. 8/2016 LHJ001B Num J1B Thinking about On a scale from zero to ten where zero means my career inspires strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, me how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career? Thinking about my career inspires me. LHJ001C Num J1C I get excited On a scale from zero to ten where zero means when I think about strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, my career how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career? I get excited when I think about my career. LHJ001D Num J1D I am eager to On a scale from zero to ten where zero means pursue my career strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, dreams how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career? I am eager to pursue my career dreams. Values Wave/ Variable Year name Values Values label 5/2013 LEJ001B 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
Career optimism Purpose To determine how optimistic respondents are when thinking about their careers. Variables Wave/ Year Variable name Variable type Variable label Question 5/2013 LEJ001B Num J1B Thinking about my career inspires me On a scale from zero to ten where zero means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career: Thinking about my career inspires me. LEJ001C Num J1C I get excited when I think about my career On a scale from zero to ten where zero means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career: I get excited when I think about my career. LEJ001D Num J1D I am eager to pursue my career dreams On a scale from zero to ten where zero means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career: I am eager to pursue my career dreams. 8/2016 LHJ001B Num J1B Thinking about my career inspires me On a scale from zero to ten where zero means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career? Thinking about my career inspires me. LHJ001C Num J1C I get excited when I think about my career On a scale from zero to ten where zero means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career? I get excited when I think about my career. LHJ001D Num J1D I am eager to pursue my career dreams On a scale from zero to ten where zero means strongly disagree and ten means strongly agree, how much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements when thinking about your career? I am eager to pursue my career dreams. Values Wave/ Year Variable name Values Values label 5/2013 LEJ001B 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10