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THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS -

WAVE 3 Instrument Files

These files are listed chronologically as they appear in the interview. They are the
original CASES instrument files and retain the programming code that drives the
skip logic and "reads-in" data collected from previous interviews.

Main Respondent/Spouse Interview
(Focal Child Interview here)

Household Composition (hhcomp2.q)
Household Tasks (se1new.q)
Kid History (kidhist.q)
Caregiving and Receiving (care.q)
Parent Questions (parent.q)
Living with Parents (lwpar.q)
Adult Child Questions (adulkid.q)
Health and Well-Being (se2.q)
Siblings (sibetc.q)
Family History p. 1 (fh1.q)
Family History p. 2 (fh2.q)
Family History p. 3 (fh3.q)
Recent Marital Disruptions (se3.q)
Unmarried/Not Cohabiting (se4.q)
Cohabiting Questions (se5.q)
Marriage Questions (se6.q)
Fertility (fert.q)
Parenting Questions p. 1 (parent3.q)
Parenting Questions p. 2 (parent7.q)
Parenting Questions p. 3 (parent8.q)
Residence History (reshist.q)
Educational History (edhist.q)
Work History p. 1 (wh1new.q)
Work History p. 2 (wh2new.q)
Current Employment (emp.q)
Economic Questions (econ.q)
Proxy Questions (proxy.q)
Family Attitudes, Social Participation, and Work (se18.q)


Focal Child Interview

Name,Age,Address(startq.q)
Living w/ Parents, Family History, Residence History, Cohabitation History, Educational History p. 2(FC11.q)
Educational History p. 2 (FC112.q)
Dating (FC113.q)
Fertility (FC114.q)
Relationship with Mother (FC115.q)
Military/Work History, Current Employment, Income (FC22.q)
Household Chores, Relations w/ Father, Marital/Cohab Happiness, Social Integration/Support(cont..->)
(cont..->)Health and Well-Being, Sexual Activity, Tobacco/Alcohol Use, Problems in Family(FC223.q)
Relationship with Step-Parents(FC33.q)
Siblings and Grandparents(FC332.q)
















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