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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: Surv Pract. 2015;8(2):http://www.surveypractice.org/index.php/SurveyPractice/article/view/302/pdf_29.

Table A1.

Baseline survey measures.

Construct Question stem Response options and data coding
Sex What is your sex? 1 Male
0 Female

Race/ethnicity How do you describe yourself?

(Mark all that apply.)
1 White (Caucasian)
0 Black or African American
0 Mexican American or Chicano
0 Cuban American
0 Puerto Rican
0 Other Hispanic or Latino Asian American
0 American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander

Parental education What is the highest level of schooling your father completed? 0 Completed grade school or less
0 Some high school
0 Completed high school
1 Some college
What is the highest level of schooling your mother completed? 1 Completed college
1 Graduate or professional school after college
. Don’t know, or does not apply

College plans How likely is it that you will graduate from college (four-year program) after high school? 0 Definitely won’t
0 Probably won’t
0 Probably will
1 Definitely will

Alcohol: Lifetime On how many occasions (if any) have you had an ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE to drink – more than just a few sips…
…in your lifetime?
0 0 Occasions
1 1–2 Occasions
1 3–5 Occasions
1 6–9 Occasions
1 10–19 Occasions
1 20–39 Occasions
Alcohol: Last 12 months …during the last 12 months? 1 40 or More
Alcohol: Binge, last 2 weeks Think back over the LAST TWO WEEKS. How many times have you had 5 OR MORE drinks in a row? 0 None
1 Once
1 Twice
1 Three to five times
1 Six to nine times
1 Ten or more times

Marijuana: Lifetime On how many occasions 0 0 Occasions
(if any) have you used MARIJUANA OR HASHISH…
…in your lifetime?
…during the last 12 months?
1 1–2 Occasions
1 3–5 Occasions
1 6–9 Occasions
1 10–19 Occasions
1 20–39 Occasions
1 40+ Occasions
Marijuana: Last 12 months
Other illegal drug use: Lifetime On how many occasions (if any) have you used ANY OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGS…
…in your lifetime?
Other illegal drug use: Last 12 months …during the last 12 months?