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2. High school graduate

3. Some college

4. College graduate

5. Master's degree

6. Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or other advanced degree

47. What is your occupation?

1. Manager, administrator, proprietor, business person

2. Secretary, clerical, sales

3. Professional with M.D., Ph.D., J.D., etc.

4. Nurse, schoolteacher, social worker, counselor

5. Other professional (e.g., clergy, artist, writer)

6. Technician, craftsworker

7. Homemaker

8. Student

9. Other

48. What is your personal annual income? (Exclude that of other family members.)

1. $10,000 or less

2. $10,001 to $30,000

3. $30,001 to $60,000

4. $60,001 to $100,000

5. $100,001 to $200,000

6. $200,001 or more

49. What is your partner's annual income?

1. $10,000 or less

2. $10,001 to $30,000

3. $30,001 to $60,000

4. $60,001 to $100,000

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5. $100,001 to $200,000

6. $200,001 or more

7. Not applicable, no current partner

50. What is your marital status

1. Single, never married

2. Married (first marriage)

3. Second or later marriage

4. Divorced or separated

5. Widow

51. Are you currently living with

1. A male sexual partner?

2. A female sexual partner?

3. Neither

52. How many children do you have that are less than 15 years old?

53. How many children do you have that are 15 years or older?

54. How would you describe your sexual orientation?

1. Heterosexual, exclusively

2. Primarily heterosexual, but with some homosexual experience

3. Bisexual, with about equal homosexual and heterosexual

experience

4. Primarily homosexual, but with some heterosexual experience

5. Homosexual, exclusively

55. How do you feel about the feminist movement?

1. Very pro feminist

2. Somewhat pro feminist

3. Neutral

4. Somewhat anti feminist

5. Very anti feminist

56. How would you describe the community in which you live?

1. Rural

2. Town of less than 50,000

3. City of 50,001 to 250,000

4. City of 250,001 to 500,000

5. Metropolitan area of 500,001 to 1 million

6. Metropolitan area of more than 1 million

57. What area of the U.S do you live in?

1. West

2. Midwest

3. South

4. Northeast

5. Hawaii or Alaska

6. Not applicable, another country

58. What is your height? --ft--in

59. What is your weight? --lbs

60. How much exercise do you engage in during a typical week?

1. None

2. Less than 1 hour

3. 1 to 4 hours

4. 4 to 10 hours

5. More than 10 hours

61. Which of the following appearance-enhancing products or procedures has your male partner or boyfriend used? Circle Y for "yes' " N for "no' " and "?" for "don't know." If you have no current male partner or boyfriend, circle all the question marks.

A. Y N ? Cosmetic surgery

B. Y N ? Hair coloring

C. Y N ? Cologne

D. Y N ? Hairpiece

62. How would you rate your physical attractiveness, compared to others your age?

1. Much more attractive

2. Somewhat more attractive

3. About the same

4. Somewhat less attractive

5. Much less attractive

63. How would you rate your male partner or boyfriend's physical attractiveness, compared to others his age?

1. Much more attractive

2. Somewhat more attractive

3. About the same

4. Somewhat less attractive

5. Much less attractive

6. Not applicable, no male partner

64. What is your male partner or boyfriend's approximate height?

A. --ft--in

B. Not applicable, no male partner

65. What is your male partner or boyfriend's approximate weight?

A. --lb

B. Not applicable, no male partner

REPLY FORM

For each of the questions, circle the number or letter of your answer or fill in the requested information in the space provided. Both men and women can use this form, but note that some of the responses are applicable only to women.

1 1 2 3 4

2 A B C D

3 1 2 3 4* (*last response is applicable to women only)

4 A B C D

5 1 2 3 4 5* (*women only)

6 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 -2 -1 0 +1 +2

8 -2 -1 0 +1 +2

9 -2 -1 0 +1 +2

10 -2 -1 0 +1 +2

11 -2 -1 0 +1 +2

12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

13 1 2 3 4 5

14 1 2 3 4 5 6

15 A B C D E F G

16 A B C D E F

17 1 2 3 4

18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

19

A -1 0 +1

B -1 0 +1

C -1 0 +1

D -1 0 +1

E -1 0 +1

20

A -1 0 +1

B -1 0 +1

C -1 0 +1

D -1 0 +1

E -1 0 +1

21 1 2 3 4 5* (*women only)

22 A B C D E F

23 A B C D E

24 1 2 3 4

25 1 2 3 4

26 A B C D E

27 1 2 3 4 5

28 1 2 3* (*women only)

29 A B C D E F G H

30 1 2 3

31 1 2 3

32 -2 -1 0 +1 +2

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