Sample type
State - from zip merge
Community type (alpha) - from zip merge
Parent's sex
Do you ever use an online social networking website like LinkedIn or Facebook?
Does your child have a cell phone?
Does this child use an online social network like Facebook or MySpace?
Are you friends with or otherwise connected to this child on an online social network?
Do you ever check to see what information is available online about your child?
Have you ever -- Used parental controls or other means of blocking, filtering or monitoring your child’s online activities?
Have you ever -- Checked which websites your child visited?
Have you ever -- Used parental controls to restrict your child’s use of their cell phone?
As far as you know, in the past 12 months, has your child seen or experienced something on the internet that has bothered (him/her) in some way?
Would you say internet and cell phones do an excellent, good, fair or poor job -- Connecting your child to friends and family?
Would you say internet and cell phones do an excellent, good, fair or poor job -- Helping your child be more independent?
Would you say internet and cell phones do an excellent, good, fair or poor job -- Connecting your child to information?
Are you very, somewhat, not too or not at all concerned about -- Your child’s exposure to inappropriate content through the internet or cell phones?
Are you very, somewhat, not too or not at all concerned about -- Your child’s internet or cell phone use taking time away from face to face interactions with friends or family?
Are you very, somewhat, not too or not at all concerned about -- How teens in general treat each other online or on their cell phones?
Parent's age
Are you currently married, living with a partner, divorced, separated, widowed, or have you never been married?
What is the last grade or class you completed in school?
Are you, yourself, of Hispanic or Latino origin or descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Latin American background?
What is your race? Are you white, black, Asian, or some other race?
Last year -- that is in 2010 -- what was your total family income from all sources, before taxes?
Teen's sex
How often do you use the Internet?
Do you have -- A cell phone... or a Blackberry, iPhone or other device that is also a cell phone?
Do you have -- A desktop or laptop computer?
Is that a smartphone or not... or are you not sure?
Is there a computer that you can use at home?
In the last 30 days, have you used the internet on -- A cell phone?
In the last 30 days, have you used the internet on -- A desktop or laptop computer?
In the last 30 days, have you used the internet on -- A game console?
In the last 30 days, have you used the internet on -- An MP3 player or iPod?
In the last 30 days, have you used the internet on -- A tablet computer or iPad?
Do you ever -- Use an online social networking site like MySpace or Facebook?
Do you ever -- Use Twitter?
Do you ever -- Have a video chat conversation with other people using applications like Skype, Googletalk or iChat?
Do you ever -- Stream video live to the internet for other people to watch?
Do you ever -- Record and upload videos?
Do you ever -- Use a service on your cell phone like Foursquare or Gowalla to ‘check in’ to certain locations or share your location with friends?
On an average day, about how many text messages do you send and receive on your cell phone?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Post comments to something a friend has posted?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Send private messages to a friend within the social networking site?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Send instant messages to or chat with a friend through the social networking site?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Tag people in posts, photos or videos?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Post a status update?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Post a photo or video?
We’d like to know some of the specific ways you use social networking sites. Do you ever -- Play a game on a social networking site?
About how often do you visit social networking sites?
Thinking about the profile you use most often, is it set to public so everyone can see it... is it partially private, so that friends of friends or your networks can see it... or is it private, so that only your friends can see?
Have you ever decided not to post something online because you were concerned that it might reflect badly on you in the future?
Overall, in your experience, are people your age mostly KIND or mostly UNKIND to one another on social networking sites?
When you’re on a social networking site, how often do you see people being mean or cruel... frequently, sometimes, only once in a while or never?
In the past 12 months when you have been on a social networking site, has anyone been mean or cruel to you?
When people act mean or cruel on social networking sites, how often have you seen other people -- Tell the person to stop being mean or cruel?
When people act mean or cruel on social networking sites, how often have you seen other people -- Defend the victim who is being harassed?
When people act mean or cruel on social networking sites, how often have you seen other people -- Join in the harassment?
When people act mean or cruel on social networking sites, how often have you seen other people -- Just ignore what is going on?
And how about you? How often have you -- Told the person to stop being mean or cruel?
And how about you? How often have you -- Defended the victim who is being harassed?
And how about you? How often have you -- Joined in the harassment?
And how about you? How often have you -- Just ignored what is going on?
Have you, personally, ever had an experience on a social networking site that -- Resulted in a face to face argument or confrontation with someone?
Have you, personally, ever had an experience on a social networking site that -- Caused a problem with your parents?
Have you, personally, ever had an experience on a social networking site that -- Resulted in a physical fight with someone else?
Have you, personally, ever had an experience on a social networking site that -- Ended your friendship with someone?
Have you, personally, ever had an experience on a social networking site that -- Made you feel nervous about going to school the next day?
Have you, personally, ever had an experience on a social networking site that -- Got you in trouble at school?
As far as you know, have your parents ever -- Used parental controls or other means of blocking, filtering or monitoring your online activities?
As far as you know, have your parents ever -- Checked which websites you visited?
As far as you know, have your parents ever -- Checked your profile on a social networking site?
As far as you know, have your parents ever -- Used parental controls to restrict your use of your cell phone?
Have you ever said you were older than you are so you could get onto a web site or sign up for an online account, such as for email or a social networking site?
Have you ever shared one of your passwords with a friend or a boyfriend or girlfriend?
In the past 12 months, have you been bullied -- In person?
In the past 12 months, have you been bullied -- By phone call – that is, on a landline or cell?
In the past 12 months, have you been bullied -- By text message?
In the past 12 months, have you been bullied -- Online [IF NECESSARY: such as through email, a social networking site or instant messaging]?
Have you ever -- Sent a sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photo or video of yourself to someone else?
Have you ever -- Received a sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photo or video of someone else you know?
Standardized Weight
Child's age
Parent's concern about inappropriate content
Parent's concern about time spent on Internet
Parent's concern about how child treats others on Internet
Index of Parental Internet Concern
Parent: Internet and cellphones connect kids to friends and family
Parent: Internet and cellphones give kids independence
Parent: Internet helps children find information
Index of Parental Impression of Internet
Parent is child's friend on social network
Parent has checked child's online identity
Parent has blocked child's Internet access to certain sites
Parent has checked where child has been on Internet
Parent has blocked child's cellphone
Index of Parental Checking and Blocking
Parent use social network
Par: Does child have cell?
Par: does child use social network?
Par: has child been bothered?
Recoded parental marital status
Parental Education in Years
Household Income in 1000's
Parent's Race
Community type
Community is rural
Community is urban
Parent race is black
Parent race is Hispanic
Parent race is asian
Parent race is American Indian
Parent race is other
Marital status partnered
Marital status divorced/separated
Marital status widowed
Marital status never married
Parent's sex (0=M, 1=F)
Child's sex (M=0, F=1)
Child has cellphone
Child has computer
Child has access to a computer
Child has smartphone
Child uses Internet on cellphone
Child uses Internet on computer
Child uses Internet on game console
Child uses Internet on iPod
Child uses Internet on tablet
Child: Child uses social network
Child uses Twitter
Child uses video chat
Child streams live video for others to watch
Child uploads videos
Child uses Foursquare
Child comments on SNS
Child messages on SNS
Child instant messages on SNS
Child tags on SNS
Child posts status updates on SNS
Child posts photos on SNS
Child plays games on SNS
Child times per week on SNS
Child careful @ posting
Someone has been cruel to child on SNS
Others' reaction to internet cruelty: stop it
Others' reaction to internet cruelty: defend victim
Child's reaction to internet cruelty: stop it
Child's reaction to internet cruelty: defend victim
Others' reaction to internet cruelty: join in
Others' reaction to internet cruelty: ignore
Child's reaction to internet cruelty: join in
Child's reaction to internet cruelty: ignore
Consequence of SN: confrontation
Consequence of SN: trouble with parents
Consequence of SN: fight
Consequence of SN: end friendship
Consequence of SN: nervous @ school
Consequence of SN: trouble @ school
Child: parent has blocked cellphone
Child: parent has blocked Internet
Child: parent has checked child's Internet identity
Child: parent has checked where child's has been on Internet
Child has sent sext message
Child has received sext message
Child has shared password with friend
Child has lied about age for access to website
Child has been bullied in person
Child has been bullied online
Child has been bullied by phone
Child has been bullied by text message
Index of Devices on which Child Uses Internet
Index of Child's Technology Use
Index of Child's Social Networking Uses
Index of Child's Perception of Others' Cyberbully Enabling
Index of Child's Own Cyberbully Enabling
Index of Child's Negative Social Networking Consequences
Index of Child's Perception of Parental Checking and Blocking
Index of Child's Bad Cyberbehavior
Index of Child's Experiences Being Bullied
Interaction: Child's Sex x Parent's Sex
Parent's Race (W=0, B=1)
Interaction: Child's Sex x Age
Parent's Race (W=0, NW=1)
Square of Parental Education
Square of Child's Age