Table 1. Demographic Correlates and Time Trend Significance Tests by Item from Generalized Linear Models.

Work Values	Femalea	Blackb	Other Racesb	High Parent Educationc	2-Year College Plansd	4-Year College Plansd	Time Trend Likelihood Ratio χ2
Importance of Work
Work Centrality	−.05***	.63***	.09***	−.08***	.07**	.13***	1208.22***
Work Even if Unnecessary	.38***	.11***	.26***	.04*	.14***	.24***	650.21***
Overtime	.32***	.18***	−.10***	−.06*	.13***	.25***	675.55***
Job Allows Time for Leisure
Vacation Time	−.53***	.20***	.23***	.06***	.05**	−.01	1020.77***
Life Outside of Work	−.39***	.09**	.04	.004	.06*	.02	225.98***
Job Stability
Security	.21***	.23***	−.10**	−.21***	.30***	.19***	207.02***
Keep the Same Job	−.04**	−.23***	−.33***	−.09***	.05†	.06**	379.01***
Extrinsic Rewards
Status and Prestige	−.21***	.90***	.47***	−.21***	.13***	.13***	696.31***
Respect	.21***	.49***	.21***	−.09***	.20***	.25***	246.20***
Advancement	−.22***	.64***	.01	−.21***	.27***	.21***	253.86***
Earn Money	−.39***	1.00***	.33***	−.36***	−.48***	−.38***	270.63***
Materialism
Earn Lots of Money	.57***	.82***	.42***	−.05***	.08***	−.002	1319.22***
Expect More than Parents	−.30***	.89***	.36***	−.35***	.36***	.61***	728.39***
Happy w/ More than Parents	−.27***	1.19***	.72***	−.44***	.14***	.13***	501.15***
Intrinsic Rewards
Interesting Job	.80***	−.97***	−.74***	.26***	.35***	.85***	165.53***
Use Skills	.57***	−.10*	−.16***	.12***	.26***	.49***	181.77***
See Results	.39***	.26***	.06†	−.02	.17***	.37***	437.49***
Learn New Skills	.37***	.90***	.53***	−.20***	.06†	−.16***	370.92***
Adaptable Work Skills	.06***	.27***	.08**	−.14***	−.04	−.15***	241.78***

Notes. Reference groups are:

^aMales

^bWhites

^cParticipants whose parents had a high school diploma or less

^dparticipants with no college plans.

^†p ≤ .10.

^*p ≤ .05.

^**p ≤ .01.

^***p ≤ .001.