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Social Support and Civic EngagementGeneral Social Support (8-item scale, Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.80)1. There are people I know will help me if I need it.2. There is no one I feel comfortable talking about problems with. [responses werereversed in order to calculate the scale score]3. I am with a group of people who think the same way I do about things.4. If something went wrong, no one would help me. [responses were reversed]5. I have a trustworthy person to turn to if I have problems.6. I do not think that other people respect what I do. [responses were reversed]7. There is no one who likes to do the things I do. [responses were reversed]8. There are people who value my skills and abilities.Response categories: Strongly disagree (1)Disagree (2)Agree (3)Strongly agree (4)Responses were summed and averaged. Scores range from 1 to 4.Friends Value Education (5-item scale, Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.91)Among your friends, how important is it to…1. Go to college?2. Get good grades?3. Complete a college degree or training program?4. Use a college degree or program certificate to get a better job?5. Pursue advanced study after college?Response categories: Not very (1)Somewhat (2)Quite a bit (3)Extremely (4)Responses were summed and averaged. Scores range from 1 to 4.114
Civic Engagement (4-item summative scale, Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.54)1. Are you registered to vote?2. Did/do you plan to vote in the 2004 presidential election? 13. Since [date of random assignment], have you donated your time or money to apolitical campaign?4. Since [date of random assignment], have you attended a political speech, rally,or march?Each item has two response categories (1 = Yes and 0 = No). The four items areadded together and divided by 4. Response range is 0 to 1.Health OutcomesMental HealthStress (4-item scale, Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.71)During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel…1. That you were unable to control the important things in your life?2. Confident about your ability to handle your personal problems? [responseswere reversed in order to calculate the scale score]3. That things were going your way? [responses were reversed]4. That difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?Response categories: Never (1)Almost never (2)Sometimes (3)Fairly often (4)Very often (5)Responses were summed and averaged. Scores range from 1 to 5.1 Some sample members were surveyed before the election and some were surveyed afterwards.115
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OPENING DOORSMORE GUIDANCE,BETTER R
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ContentsOverviewList of Tables, Fig
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PrefaceIf approved by Congress, the
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guidance on the study. Thomas Brock
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Chapter 1IntroductionOver the last
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The Opening Doors DemonstrationTabl
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