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12- Item Grit Scale
Directions for taking the Grit Scale: Please respond to the
following 12 items. Be honest – there are
no right or wrong answers!
1. I have overcome setbacks to conquer an important challenge.
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
2. New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous
ones.*
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
3. My interests change from year to year.*
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
4. Setbacks don’t discourage me.
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
5. I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a
short time but later lost interest.*
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
6. I am a hard worker.
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
7. I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one.*
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
8. I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take
more than a few months to
complete.*
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
9. I finish whatever I begin.
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
10. I have achieved a goal that took years of work.
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
11. I become interested in new pursuits every few months.*
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
12. I am diligent.
� Very much like me
� Mostly like me
� Somewhat like me
� Not much like me
� Not like me at all
Scoring:
1. For questions 1, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12 assign the following
points:
5 = Very much like me
4 = Mostly like me
3 = Somewhat like me
2 = Not much like me
1 = Not like me at all
2. For questions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 assign the following points:
1 = Very much like me
2 = Mostly like me
3 = Somewhat like me
4 = Not much like me
5 = Not like me at all
Add up all the points and divide by 12. The maximum score on
this scale is 5 (extremely gritty), and
the lowest scale on this scale is 1 (not at all gritty).
Duckworth, A.L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M.D., & Kelly, D.R.
(2007). Grit: Perseverance and
passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 9, 1087-1101.
© 2013 Angela Duckworth
Do not duplicate or distribute without the consent of the author.
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PACFSPC3: Text
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12- Item Grit Scale Directions for taking the Grit Scale

  • 1. 12- Item Grit Scale Directions for taking the Grit Scale: Please respond to the following 12 items. Be honest – there are no right or wrong answers! 1. I have overcome setbacks to conquer an important challenge. � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 2. New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones.* � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me
  • 2. � Not like me at all 3. My interests change from year to year.* � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 4. Setbacks don’t discourage me. � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 5. I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest.* � Very much like me � Mostly like me
  • 3. � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 6. I am a hard worker. � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 7. I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one.* � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all
  • 4. 8. I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete.* � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 9. I finish whatever I begin. � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 10. I have achieved a goal that took years of work. � Very much like me � Mostly like me
  • 5. � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 11. I become interested in new pursuits every few months.* � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all 12. I am diligent. � Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all
  • 6. Scoring: 1. For questions 1, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12 assign the following points: 5 = Very much like me 4 = Mostly like me 3 = Somewhat like me 2 = Not much like me 1 = Not like me at all 2. For questions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 assign the following points: 1 = Very much like me 2 = Mostly like me 3 = Somewhat like me 4 = Not much like me 5 = Not like me at all Add up all the points and divide by 12. The maximum score on this scale is 5 (extremely gritty), and
  • 7. the lowest scale on this scale is 1 (not at all gritty). Duckworth, A.L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M.D., & Kelly, D.R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 9, 1087-1101. © 2013 Angela Duckworth Do not duplicate or distribute without the consent of the author.
  • 8. MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English Table Of Contents SU_ID: Text ............................................................................................... ........................................... 35 BALLOT: Text .................................................................................... ........... ........................................ 35 VERXY: Text ............................................................................................... .......................................... 35 RANDOM: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 36 VIGVER18: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 36 ADDRESS: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 36 APRTMNT: Text ....................................................................................... ........ .................................... 36
  • 9. CITY: Text ............................................................................................... ............................................. 36 STATE: Text ............................................................................................... .......................................... 36 ZIP: Text........................................................................................ ....................................................... 36 SKIPTOEND: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 37 QUEXLANG: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 39 SkipSection: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 40 HANDCARD: Info ............................................................................................... .................................. 41 SEX: Categorical (Single)................................................................................... ................................... 41 HLTHSTRT: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 42
  • 10. PRECONSENT: Info ............................................................................................... ............................... 42 CONSENT: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 42 ACONFIRM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 43 NATSPAC: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 43 NATENVIR: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 44 NATHEAL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 44 NATCITY: Categorical (Single)................................................................................... ........................... 45 NATCRIME: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 45 NATDRUG: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 46
  • 11. NATEDUC: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 46 NATRACE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 46 NATARMS: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 47 NATAID: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 47 NATFARE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 48 NATSPACY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 48 MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English NATENVIY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 49 NATHEALY: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 12. ........... 49 NATCITYY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 49 NATCRIMY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 50 NATDRUGY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 50 NATEDUCY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 51 NATRACEY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 51 NATARMSY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 52 NATAIDY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 52 NATFAREY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 52 NATROAD: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 13. ............ 53 NATSOC: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 53 NATMASS: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 54 NATPARK: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 54 NATCHLD: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 54 NATSCI: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................. 55 NATENRGY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 55 USWARY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 56 PRAYER: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 56 COURTS: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 14. ............... 56 FEPOL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .................. 56 FECHLD: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 57 FEPRESCH: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 57 FEFAM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................. 57 MEOVRWRK: Categorical (Single) ................................................................................. .............. ........ 58 FEJOB1: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 58 FEJOB2: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 58 FEJOB3: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 58 DISCAFFM: Categorical (Single)...................................................................................
  • 15. ........................ 59 FEHIRE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................. 59 DISCAFFW: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 59 RES16: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .................. 60 REG16: Long [1, 11 .. 16, 21 .. 23, 31 .. 35, 41 .. 47, 51 .. 59, 61 .. 64, 71 .. 74, 81 .. 88, 91 .. 95] ...... 60 MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English REG16SPC: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 60 STSAME: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 60 CITYSAME: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 60 FAMILY16: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 16. ............ 61 FAMSPEC: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 61 FAMDIF16: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 61 FDIFSPEC: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 62 OCCPA: Text ............................................................................................... ......................................... 63 MAINPA: Text ............................................................................................... ....................................... 63 INDPA: Text ............................................................................................... .......................................... 63 WHATPA: Text ............................................................................................... ...................................... 63 PAWRKSLF: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 64 PAGRADE: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 17. ............. 64 PADIPLMA: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 64 PACOL: Categorical (Single)................................................................................... .............................. 64 PACOLCOM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ......... 65 PACOLDEG: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 65 PADEGHI: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 65 MAGRADE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 66 MADIPLMA: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 66 MACOL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 66 MACOLCOM: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 18. ........ 67 MACOLDEG: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ......... 67 MADEGHI: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 67 MAWRKGRW: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ....... 67 OCCMA: Text ............................................................................................... ........................................ 68 MAINMA: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 68 INDMA: Text ............................................................................................... ......................................... 68 WHATMA: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 68 MAWRKSLF: Categorical (Single)................................................................................... ...................... 69 MARITAL: Categorical (Single) ...............................................................................................
  • 19. .............. 69 MARTYPE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 69 DIVORCE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 69 MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English WIDOWED: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 70 POSSLQY: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 70 POSSLQ: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 70 ethtext: Info ............................................................................................... ......................................... 72 ETHSING: Long [1 .. 27, 29 .. 36] ............................................................................................... .......... 72 ETH1: Long [1 .. 27, 29 .. 36]
  • 20. ............................................................................................... ................ 72 ETH2: Long [1 .. 27, 29 .. 36] ............................................................................................... ................ 72 ETH3: Long [1 .. 27, 29 .. 36, 99] ............................................................................................... .......... 72 ETHSPEC0: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 73 ETHSPEC1: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 73 ETHSPEC2: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 73 ETHSPEC3: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 73 ETHPICK: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 75 SIBS: Long [0 .. 49, 50 .. 99] ............................................................................................... .................. 76 WRKSTAT: Categorical
  • 21. (Single)................................................................................... ......................... 76 WRKSPEC: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 77 HRS1: Long [1 .. 168] ............................................................................................... ............................ 77 HRS2: Long [1 .. 168] ............................................................................................... ............................ 77 EVWORK: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 77 OCCSLF: Text ............................................................................................... ........................................ 78 MAINSLF: Text ............................................................................................... ...................................... 78 INDSLF: Text ............................................................................................... ......................................... 78 WHATSLF: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 79 WRKSLF: Categorical (Single)
  • 22. ............................................................................................... ............... 79 SELFEMS: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 79 NUMEMPS: Long [1 .. 99999] ............................................................................................... ............... 79 WRKSLFFAM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........ 79 WRKGOVT: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 80 LOCALNUM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ......... 80 WEEKWRK: Long [0 .. 52] ............................................................................................... ..................... 80 PARTFULL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 80 JOBLOSE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 81 JOBFIND: Categorical (Single)
  • 23. ............................................................................................... .............. 81 MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English RICHWORK: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 81 SATJOB: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 82 SPWRKSTA: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 82 SWRKSPEC: Text ............................................................................................... ................................... 82 SPHRS1: Long [1 .. 168] ............................................................................................... ........................ 82 SPHRS2: Long [1 .. 168] ............................................................................................... ........................ 83 SPEVWORK: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 83
  • 24. OCCSP: Text ............................................................................................... .......................................... 83 MAINSP: Text ............................................................................................... ....................................... 84 INDSP: Text........................................................................................ .................................................. 84 WHATSP: Text ............................................................................................... ...................................... 84 SPWRKSLF: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 84 SPWRKSLF1: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ......... 85 SPWRKSLF2: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ......... 85 WKSUB: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 85 WKSUBS: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 85
  • 25. WKSUP: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 85 WKSUPS: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 86 YOUSUP: Long [0 .. 99] ............................................................................................... ......................... 86 SPWKSUP: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 86 SPKATH: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 87 COLATH: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 87 LIBATH: Categorical (Single) ....................................................................................... ........ ................. 87 SPKRAC: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 87 COLRAC: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 87
  • 26. LIBRAC: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................. 88 SPKCOM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 88 COLCOM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 88 LIBCOM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 88 SPKMIL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................. .. ................ 88 COLMIL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................ 89 LIBMIL: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................. 89 SPKHOMO: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 89 MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English
  • 27. COLHOMO: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 89 LIBHOMO: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................. .. ............ 90 SPKMSLM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 90 COLMSLM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 90 LIBMSLM: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 90 CAPPUN: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 90 GUNLAW: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 91 FEAR: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .................... 91 HUNT: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................... 91
  • 28. OWNGUN: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............ 92 PISTOL: Categorical - (Multiple) ............................................................................................... ........... 92 GUNSPEC: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 92 ROWNGUN: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .......... 92 CLASS: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................... 92 SATFIN: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................. 93 FINALTER: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............. 93 FINRELA: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 93 HISP1: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................... 94
  • 29. HISP2: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ................... 94 HIS2SPEC: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 94 RACECEN1: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 94 AMINSPC1: Text ............................................................................................... ................................... 95 ASIASPC1: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 95 PACFSPC1: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 95 OTRCSPC1: Text........................................................................................ ........................................... 95 RACECEN2: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 95 AMINSPC2: Text ............................................................................................... ................................... 96
  • 30. ASIASPC2: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 96 PACFSPC2: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 96 OTRCSPC2: Text..................................................................................... ... ........................................... 96 RACECEN3: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ........... 97 AMINSPC3: Text ............................................................................................... ................................... 97 ASIASPC3: Text ............................................................................................... ..................................... 97 MDDtoDOC - GSS2018 Ballot 1 - English PACFSPC3: Text ............................................................................................... .................................... 97 OTRCSPC3: Text........................................................................................
  • 31. ........................................... 98 RACOPEN: Categorical (Single)................................................................................... ......................... 98 RACLIVE: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... ............... 98 RACDIF1: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 98 RACDIF2: Categorical (Single) ............................................................................................... .............. 99 RACDIF3: Categorical (Single) …