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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2013 Jul 15;42(6):1519–1541. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.07.002

Table A1. Life Goals Survey Questions.

Family Aspirations
 Finding the right person to marry and having a happy family life
 Having strong friendships
 Living close to parents/relatives
 Having children
Extrinsic Motivation
 Being successful in my line of work
 Having lots of money
 Being able to find steady work
 Giving children better opportunities
Intrinsic Motivation
 Helping others in the community
 Working to correct inequalities

Note: These questions are based on a single survey stem that takes the form: “How important is each of the following to you in your life? (Not important; Somewhat important; Very important)”. The three indexes are represented along with the questions that comprise the index. Each index has a range of 1-3.