The Life Patterns Questionnaire, containing both open-ended and precoded questions, elicited background information, college experiences, activities since graduation, and future aspirations.
Acquired data are in computer-accessible form.
Original responses to the open-ended questions are also available. The questionnaire elicited information on education, occupation, and marital and family status. Respondents were also asked for a chronicle of life activities since graduation, including especially high points and low points. They were then asked to indicate the people or events that influenced them. In addition, they were asked retrospectively about the satisfactions and disappointments of their college experience.