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This scale is composed of four bipolar adjectives with a seven-point response format measuring a consumer's opinion of a store's social status on the basis of the occupation, dwelling area, family income, and education level of those who are thought to shop there.
Three, five-point Likert-type statements are used to measure the degree to which a person believes that a job described in an advertisement is suitable and relevant given his/her education, experience, and interests.
Six, seven-point Likert-type items are used to measure the value a person places on work in his/her life.
The scale is composed of four, seven-point Likert-type statements that measure the degree to which a person is satisfied with the institution where he/she received some formal education.
The scale is composed of five questions that are purported to measure a person's sense of the extent to which certain professions are part of the workforce. These particular occupations are specified due to being highlighted in prime-time TV shows and could be perceived as a larger proportion of the population than they really are.
Three, five-point Likert-type statements are intended to measure a person's (e.g., former student's) evaluation of the decision made several years previous regarding a university to attend.
