1. Are you the parent or guardian of any school-age children who currently live with you, or not?

2. Grade of oldest child

3. Please tell me, is this child a girl or a boy?

4. Which of these comes closest to describing your child's day-to-day schedule?

5. There are lots of things that parents worry about when it comes to their children. Which of these things—if any—is most likely to worry you?

6. Which comes closer to your own view?

7. Which of these comes closer to describing your child's after-school routine?

8. And which would be your ideal routine? For your child to have:

9.How comfortable are you leaving your child home alone for a few hours after school? Would you say it is:

10. And in a typical school week, how often is your child home alone after school?

11. Did your child participate in any kind of sports activitieseither after school or on weekends, or not?

12. Did your child participate in any school clubs or extracurricular activities after school or on weekends, or not?

13. Did your child take lessons in things like music, dance or art after school or on weekends, or not?

14. Did your child participate in an organization like the Scouts after school or on weekends, or not?

15. Did your child get regular tutoring or extra academic preparation after school or on weekends, or not?

16. Did your child participate in religious instruction or a church youth group after school or on weekends, or not?

17. Did your child do volunteer work after school or on weekends, or not?

18. Did your child participate in an after-school program either at school or another location, or not?

19. Did your child have a part-time job after school or on weekends, or not?

20. Is there some other activity that I haven't mentioned that your child took part in after school or on weekends?

21. Typically, did these things take place only on school days, only on weekends or both?

22. Thinking back, how active and involved was your child in organized activities and programs?

23. Think about the organized activity your child took part in most recently. Would you describe it as:

24. Generally speaking, when it comes to joining organized activities or programs, is your child usually:

25. Whether or not your child participates in any organized activities or programs, how carefully would you say your family has looked into the options available in your community?

26. How about things that are run by adults you could trust—do you think that is very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard to find?

27. How about things that are affordable—do you think that is very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard to find?

28. How about things that are conveniently located—do you think that is very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard to find?

29. How about things that are interesting to your child—do you think that is very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard to find?

30. How about things that are appropriate for your child's age—do you think that is very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard to find?

31. How about things that are of high quality—do you think that is very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat hard, or very hard to find?

32. Other than safety, which of these do you think is the best reason for a child to be involved in organized activities and programs when they are not in school?

33. Thinking about how your child spends his/her time when she/he's not in school, if you could choose, would you basically stick with things the way they are now, or would you want to change things?

34b. Suppose you were looking at different activities or programs for your child when s/he is not in school. Which of these three would be the best match? A program that focused on:

35b. Suppose you were looking at different activities or programs for your child when s/he is not in school. Which of these three would be the best match? A program that focused on:

36b. Now if you had to choose between [top choices in Q34b and Q35b], which of these two would you pick as the best match:

37b. How important would it be to you to find an after-school program that provides time for your child to do homework in a supervised setting—is that:

42. Which of these groups would you trust most to run a program?

43. When it comes to deciding how your child spends his/her time when s/he's not in school, would you say that ultimately:

44. As a parent, how much of a struggle is it for you to make sure your child has things to do when s/he's not in school? Is it:

45. And which time would you say is the hardest to make sure your child has things to do? Is it during:

46. Are you generally satisfied with the organized activities and programs available to your child during the summer months, or do you find that you really don't have enough good options?

47. For the most part, have you already decided what your child is going to be doing during the summer, or are things still pretty much up in the air?

48. How about that your child will be bored if she/he has nothing to do?

49. How about that you might have trouble finding someone to watch him/her?

50. How about that s/he will fall behind on academics?

52. How about that there’s not enough things to capture his/her interest?

53. These days, is it your sense that the public schools in your community are raising academic standards and expectations for students, lowering them, or are things not changing either way?

54. Are there academic subjects where you feel your child needs extra help and attention, or not?

55. Which statement comes closer to your own view?

56. Does your child use the Internet at home to surf the Web, play games or chat, or not?

57. And do you mostly see this as:

58. Does your child have his/her own cell phone, or not?

59. Do you find that you give your child more freedom to move from place to place because the cell phone allows you to check in with each other, or is this not the case for you?

60. Is the mall a place where your child sometimes goes to hang out, or not?

61. In general, which of these comes closest to your view of the mall as a place for kids to hang out?

62. Think about the times when your child has nothing in particular to do. Do you think that this time usually ends up being:

63. Do you think that your child is the type who might do the wrong thing if s/he’s hanging out with the wrong crowd, or is this not an issue for your child?

64. Would you say your neighborhood is generally the kind of place where:

65. And would you say your neighborhood is the kind of place where people really watch out for each other’s kids, or not?

66. When it comes to having enough things for elementary school children to do, do you think your community is doing as much as can be expected, or do you think that it could realistically do much more?

67. And how about when it comes to having enough things for TEENAGERS to do? Do you think your community is doing as much as can be expected, or do you think that it could realistically do much more?

68. When it comes to giving kids things to do when they're not in school, what do you think your local government's role should be? Is it enough to make sure there are parks, playgrounds and libraries in the community, or should it also provide quality organized activities and programs?

69. How often do you rely on your child to keep an eye on his/her younger siblings when you are not home?

70. In your family, who takes care of most of the day-to-day needs of the children?s it mom, dad, equally split between the two of you, or is it someone else?

71. And how personally involved would you say you are in deciding how your child spends his/her time when they're not in school?

72. Which of these best describes your family's current employment situation?

73. How often, if ever, do you attend religious services?

74. What is the highest level of school you completed?

75. Are you white, black or African American, Hispanic, Asian, or something else?

76. I'm going to read some ranges of annual household income. Please stop me when I read the one that best describes your total household income in 2003.

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