PRIMARY RESPONDENT/CURRENT SPOUSE/EX-SPOUSE
INTERVIEW
Household
Composition (MA1-MA9, MB1-MB23)
Birthdate | Marital status | Detailed household composition | Householder
| If absent spouse: reason for absence
Sons
and Daughters Living Elsewhere (MC1-MC40)
Own and spouse/partner's
Goings
and Comings of Children (MC41-MC44, MD1-MD42) Own and
spouse's
Children on T1 and not mentioned in above | Children on roster at both
T1 and T2 | Children on roster at T2 but not T1 | Children on roster
at T1 but not T2 | Children under 18 on roster at neither T1 nor T2
Caregiving
and Receiving (ME1-ME55)
Long-term physical or mental conditions for all household members | Anyone
in household need assistance | R given/received assistance in last
12 months to/from anyone not living with them | R given/received help
in last 12 months to/from anyone living with them
Relationship
with Parents (MF1-MF120)
Mother, father, spouse/partner's mother, spouse/partner's father, step-parents:
Living, age, date died, health (not for step), relationship with, marital
status, where live, frequency of contact | Parent types alive at T1:
Ever live in R's household since T1 | Own parents: Ever live in household
of R's sibs since T1; ever patient in nursing home or long-term care
facility since T1 | All parent types: help given and received in past
month, hospitalization, physical and mental health, income problems
Coresidence
with Parents (MF121-MF148)
R lived with parent both T1 and T2: anytime not living with parent since
T1 | R lived with parent T1 not T2: date and reason apart | R lives with
parent T2 not T1: date and why began living with parent | R lived with
parent at neither T1 nor T2: live with parents at any time since T1
Relationships
with Adult Children (MG1-MG19)
All children (and spouse/partner's children) aged 19 or older, help given/received
in past month
Siblings
(MH1-MH8)
Number of living sibs including step and half | How far away | How often
see any, phone or letter
Grandparenting
(MH9-MH22) All respondents whose children have children
Number of grandchildren | Age youngest, age oldest | Nights which any
grandchild stayed overnight without parent in past 12 months | Frequency
contact in last 12 months | Relationship quality | Responsibility for
a grandchild for 6 months or more
Characteristics
of New Spouses (MH23-MH46)
Parental family intact | Mother's education, father's education | Race/ethnicity
| T1 characteristics
Marriage,
Cohabitation, Dating and Widowhood (MI1-MI203)
Dates of marriages, separations, divorces and widowhoods since T1 | Dates
of beginning and end of all cohabitations since T1 | Characteristics
of partners for those married since T1 (or first cohabitation partner
if no marriage since T1 | If neither cohabiting nor married at T2: how
likely to ever marry, cohabit ; dating; if have steady partner | Widowed
since T1: cause of death, medical conditions, care required, where lived,
help from others, when last worked | Characteristics if spouse was a
nonrespondent at T1
Fertility
(MJ1-MJ34)
Women under age 50 and Men with a wife/partner under age 50
Biological and adopted children since T1 | Currently pregnant | Future
birth plans
Problem
Inventory, all Children 5-17 (MK1-MK43)
(Format is to ask "if any" with respect to a list of all children,
then which)
Difficulty or ease in raising | Long-lasting physical condition, mental
or emotional problem | Dropped out of school or not been able to attend
school for at least 3 months | Repeated a grade | In trouble with police
| Skipped school or cut classes | Gotten [someone] pregnant while not
married | Seen a therapist for emotional problems since T1
Focal
Child Age 5-17, Behavior and Outcomes (ML1-ML91)
Global health, height, weight | Grade in school | Average grades | Good
at athletics or sports, art or design, music, making or fixing mechanical
things | Total education parent thinks child will get | Friends | Spend
time last week in one-on-one activities | Rewards and punishments | Frequency
in last 30 days talk about: something worrying child, something child
was excited about | Given child a hug/kiss or spanked child in past week
| How influence | Allowed to be home alone at certain times | Curfew
| R and child's contact about school | School child attends | R's involvement
in child's school | TV watching | Chores and allowance | Other money
earned | Proportion of child's earnings saved and spent | Driver's license
| Vehicle ownership and access | Dating | Open disagreements | Overall
quality of relationship | Child's relationship with R's parents
Problem
Inventory, Children 18-23 (MK44-MK72)
(Format is to ask "if any" with respect to a list of all children,
then which)
Difficulty or ease in raising | Long-lasting physical condition, mental
or emotional problem | Dropped out of school before completing high school
| In trouble with police | Gotten [someone] pregnant while not married
| Seen a therapist for emotional problems since T1
Relationships
with Focal Child Age 18-23 (ML92-ML139)
Time spent together | Open disagreements | Avoid talking about certain
topics because leads to arguments | Global relationship | How handle
disagreements | Relationship quality | How happy with child's schooling,
relationships and occupation | How likely to talk with child | How influence
| If child living here: how works out, pay for room or board, amount
| How much R pays for child's expenses
Problem
Inventory, Child Under Age 5 (MK73-MK86)
(Format is to ask "if any" with respect to a list of all children,
then which)
Difficulty or ease in raising | Long-lasting physical condition, mental
or emotional problem | Seen a therapist for emotional problems since
T1
New
Focal Child Under Age 5 (ML140-ML183)
Global health, height, weight | Ready for kindergarten | Behaviors during
feeding | Sleeping and eating patterns | Crying and fussing | One-on-one
time spent | TV watching | Preschool | Time spent per day taking care
of child | Relationship | Child's relationship with R's parents
Resident
Child's Absent Parent (MM1-MM86)
Children before those with R | Characteristics at time child was born
| Current marital/cohab status, had children since | Miles away | Work
and income | Contact with child | How often would like child to spend
time with | Grandparents on other parent's side | Influence other parent
has | Frequency talk with about child | Conflict over child | R's satisfaction
with other parent | Amount of child support | Legal agreement about custody
and visitation
Absent
Child's Other Parent (MM87-MM165)
Children before those with R | Current marital/cohab status, had children
since | State | Work and income | Contact with child | How often would
like to spend time with child | Grandparents on R's side | Influence
R has | Frequency talk with about child | Conflict over child | R's satisfaction
with situation and other parent | Amount of child support paid | Legal
agreement about custody and visitation
Rersidence
History (MN1-MN10)
Since T1, any other address or city; for each intercity move, date, city,
state, and number of addresses at that location
Religion
(MN11-MN13)
Religious preference, denomination, frequency attend
Educational
History (MN14-MN34)
If less than high school grad at T1: since T1 high school diploma or
GED | Dates of each spell of enrollment in each school type since T1
and whether each spell mostly full-time or mostly part-time | Degrees
since T1 and dates | Active duty in the military since T1
Work History
(MO1-MO40)
Whether still at T1 job | Dates of each spell of employment and full
or part-time | Whether looked for a job during periods when not working
| If working continuously since T1: hours worked
Current
Employment (MP1-MP101)
Main job: hours worked, employer, occupation, wage, work at home, schedule:
days and times, minutes travel to work | Second job: hours, seasonal
or year round, hours work at home, schedule: days and times | How many
of past 52 weeks: working, unemployed, out of labor force | Looked for
work in last 4 weeks | Last job: wage rate, occupation, same occupation
as at age 50 (if 60-64) | Spouse's work
Income, Assets,
and Debts (MQ1-MQ100)
Amount of income for R, and if householder or spouse of householder,
for each household member age 16+ | Years since 1987 in which received
public assistance | If R is householder and has adult parent or child
in household, payments received, living expenses R pays, gifts or loans
between R and person | If R is not householder and not a child of householder:
payments made, living expenses R pays | gifts or loans between R and
person | Home purchases | Inheritences | Gifts or loans from/to friends
or relatives | Help given/received for living or educational expenses
| Value of home, real estate and vehicles | Amount of savings and investments
| Debt amounts and payments | Monthly rent
Interviewer
Observations, Contacting Focal Child and Parent for Interviews, Interview
Date (MR1-MR35)
Residence structure | Who present during interview | Respondent's: ability
to understand, cooperativeness, interest | Amount of interruption | Rapport
| Contact information for Focal Child and Parent interviews | Contact
person for Respondent | Date of interview
PARENT INTERVIEW
Household
Compositions (CPPAR1: PA1-PA65)
Household compostion | R's marital status, age, education | Children
and grandchildren | If absent spouse, reason for absence | Householder
| Contact with children | Children living elsewhere | Global quality
of relationship
Marriage
(CPPAR1: PC1-PC10)
Times married, for each: when began, how end, date death, divorce, separation
| If cohabiting, date began | If unmarried: how likely will get (re)married
someday, times dated in last month
Health and
Well-Being (CPPAR1: PD1-PD40)
Global happiness | Frequency worry about family's expenses and bills
| Global health | Marital happiness | Physical or mental conditions that
limit activities | Depression scale | Alcohol use | Attitudes on obligations
between parents and children | Social participation, church attendance
Caregiving
and Receiving (CPPAR1: PE1-PE53)
Long-term physical or mental conditions for all household members | Anyone
in household need assistance | R given/received assistance in last 12
months to/from anyone not living with them | R given/received help in
last 12 months to/from anyone living with them
Relationships
with Parents (CPPAR2: PF1-PF120)
Mother, father, stepparent, spouse/partner's mother, spouse/partner's
father: living, age, date died, health (not for step), relationship with,
marital status, where live, frequency of contact | Parent types alive
at T1: ever live in R's household since T1; ever patient in nursing home
or long-term care facility since T1 | Own parents: ever live in household
of R's sibs since T1 | All parent types: help given and received in past
month, hospitalization, physical and mental health, income problems
Relationships
with Adult Children (CPPAR3: PG1-PG26)
All children (and spouse/partner's children) aged 19 or older, help and
support given/received in past month | All spouse/partner's children:
long lasting physical condition; long lasting mental or emotional problem
Siblings
(CPPAR3: PH1-PH8)
Number of sibs including step and half | Distance sibs live | Frequency
contact
Grandparenting
(CPPAR3: PH9-PH22)
All respondents whose children have children
Number of grandchildren | Age youngest, age oldest | Nights which any
grandchild stayed overnight without parent in past 12 months | Frequency
contact in last 12 months | Relationship quality | Responsibility for
a grandchild for 6 months or more
Current
Employment (CPPAR3: PP1-PP16)
Self and spouse: employed, (if not) when last worked, usual hours, occupation;
how many of past 52 weeks: working, unemployed, out of labor force
Income,
Assets and Debts (CPPAR3: PQ1-PQ48)
Amount of income for each household member age 16+ | Gifts or loans between
R and friends or relatives | Householders or spouses only: value of home,
real estate and vehicles | Amount of savings and investments | Debt amounts
and payments | Monthly rent FOCAL CHILD (AGE 10-17) INTERVIEW
School
(CKYOUNG: FY1-FY33)
Date of birth | Grade in school | Frequency in past year: had something
stolen, been offered drugs, been threatened, got in fight, how feel about
school, skipped school | School grades| Usual hours per week: organized
athletics, other school extra-curricular activities, organized religious
activities, other community youth organizations | Expected educational
attainment | Occupational aspiration
Friends
and Psychological Well-Being (CKYOUNG: FY34-FY52)
Friends | Frequency friends come to child's home | Dating | Sexual behavior
(age 13+) | Efficacy | Self-esteem | How good looking thinks is
Activities
and Attitudes (CKYOUNG: FY53-FY68)
TV watching | Cigarette, alcohol and marijuana use | Marriage aspirations
| Fertility plans | Global life evaluation
Parents
and Siblings (CKYOUNG: FY69-FY127)
Living with biological parents | If not living with bio parents, who
is responsible for R? | Time spent with parents | Hugs and kisses from
parents | How parent tries to influence R | Criticism and praise | Number
of siblings | Relationship with siblings | Allowed to be home alone at
certain times | How much parents know about: who R spends time with,
how R spends money and what R does with free time | Parent's educational
aspiration for R | Relationship with parents: admiration and global measure
of relationship | Family atmosphere
Absent
Parent (CKYOUNG: FY128-FY150)
Contact with absent parent | Changes in plans to visit | How influence
| Criticism, praise | Educational aspirations for R | Talk to parent
| Admiration for parent | Global relationship | Time spent with both
parents | Admiration for and global relationship with absent parents
of partner/spouse
Relationship
with Biological Parent if Live with Neither Parent (CKYOUNG: FY151-FY160)
Contact with mother | Admiration for and global relationship with mother|
Contact with father | Admiration for and global relationship with father
Grandparents
(CKYOUNG: FY161-FY177)
Which grandparents living | Contact and global relationship with grandparents
on mother's side | Contact and global relationship with grandparents
on father's side
FOCAL CHILD (AGE 18-23) INTERVIEW
Living
Arrangements and History (CKOLD1: FO1-FO35)
Current living situation | Marital/cohab status | Number of others in
household, for each: name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to
R | Householder | (Only if stepchild of R1 for whom may not have from
R1 history): Parent history: periods of six months or more NOT living
with biomother/biofather | Ever lived on own for four months or longer
| If lives with parent, how living with parent works out
Marital
History (CKOLD1: FO36-FO89)
Number of marriages; dates | First spouse and current spouse (if not
first), second, third and fourth: cohabitiation with spouse before marrying
| Cohabitation
Education
(CKOLD1: FO90-FO141)
High school diploma or currently attending high school | (If not hs grad)
plan (expect) graduation or GED in next 12 months | Expected educational
attainment, grades | Postsecondary education | Grades | Degrees and certificates/year
each
Dating
(CKOLD1: FO142-FO153)
In past 30 days, times dated | Number of different dates in past 12 months
| Steady boy/girlfriend | Marriage plans
Fertility
(CKOLD2: FO154-FO163)
Fertility: number of children, for each: birth date and with whom living,
currently pregnant, want child sometime, desired family size, feelings
if never had a (another) child, how happy first learned going to have
a child
Relationships
with Mother (CKOLD2: FO164-FO199)
Frequency contact | Disagreements | Arguing and fighting | Global relationship
| Feelings about aspects of relationship | How happy with child's schooling,
relationships and occupation | How likely to talk with parent | How influence
Age,
Religion and Economic Variables (CKOLD2: FO200-FO282)
Birthdate| Religion | Funding sources and expenses for school | Active
duty | Employment history | Current employment | Occupational aspirations
| Spouse/partner's employment | Self/spouse income past 12 months | Amount
of savings, credit card or installment debt, other loans
Relationships
with Father (CKOLD2: FO283-FO319)
Frequency contact | Disagreements | Arguing and fighting | Global relationship
| Feelings about aspects of relationship | How happy with child's schooling,
relationships and occupation | How likely to talk with parent | How influence
| Frequency do things with both parents
Partner
Relationships (CKOLD2: FO320-FO326)
MARRIED: Global marital happiness, stability
COHABITING: Likelihood will marry partner, global relationship with partner,
stability
Social
Support (CKOLD2: FO327-FO329)
Leisure time with friends | How many persons could ask for help or advice
(relatives other than parents, friends)
Attitudes
and Psychological Well-Being (CKOLD3: FO330-FO372)
Gender roles, parenting, marriage, divorce, family obligations | Self-esteem
| Global well-being| Satisfaction with: school achievement, career
prospects, financial situation, leisure time, friendships, health,
love life, physical appearance | Global health, height, weight | Partial
CESD Depression scale, other depression items, efficacy
Sex and
Drugs (CKOLD3: FO373-FO387)
Sexual activity | Cigarette, alcohol and marijuana use | Ever live with
problem drinker or drug abuser
Relations
with Stepparents (CKOLD3: FO388-FO428)
Ever lived with stepparent | Contact | Disagreements | Arguing and fighting
| Global relationship| Feelings about aspects of relationship | How happy
with child's schooling, relationships and occupation | How likely to
talk with parent | How influence
Siblings
and Grandparents, Interview Date (CKOLD3: FO429-FO454)
Number siblings | Relationship with siblings | Contact and relationship
with grandparents on mother's side of family | Contact and relationship
with grandparents on father's side of family | Interview date |
